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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Scherf on May 17, 2013, 09:17:39 PM
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As part of my ongoing mid-life crisis, I'm trying to take up the guitar.
Assuming the statement is correct, which three chords do I need to be able to rawk?
:rock :old: :rock
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Depends on your mood.
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A free - printable chord chart.
http://www.guitar-skill-builder.com/free-printable-guitar-chord-chart.html
:cheers: Oz
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G, C, and D. Throw in an Em, A, F and a capo and you can play several songs. :aok
#S#
Josh
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Cheers gents.
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G, C, and D. Throw in an Em, A, F and a capo and you can play several songs. :aok
#S#
Josh
Don't forget E, B flat, and Am!
But if it is only three, then I concur, G, C, and D would be it. You could probably cover a good number of C&W songs with those three chords.
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what chords if you have fat stiff uncoordinated fingers?
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Asus A
:cheers: Oz
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Learn the number system.Basically just the number of the notes of the scale of a particualr key you are playing in.. You'll find a lot of Rock,country,are built around a 1,4,5 pattern,or sight variations. 1,minor 3rd,4(Smoke on the Water)which would be G,B flat,and C,etc.. Country,especially modern country will sometimes add a 6th in the mix somewhere. Wouldn't worry about slash chords yet. Learn the basics and go from there.After a while you will here similar patterns,just played in a different place on the neck. Listen to any Steely Dan album for example of more complex chord structures. Aja' is highly recommended.
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with a bit more effort you can learn 4 chords and then you can play pretty much every pop hit song in the last 30 years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ
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G C D with a capo gives you access to like 30% of contemporary music and like 75%+ of blues and early rock and roll
Add Am and Em in the same key and you've got like 80% of music since the decline of jazz
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what chords if you have fat stiff uncoordinated fingers?
(http://newdrumset.com/New%20Drum%20Set%20Photos/drum%20set%20blue%20black%20red%20silver%20green%20pink%20yellow.jpg)
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Don't forget E, B flat, and Am!
But if it is only three, then I concur, G, C, and D would be it. You could probably cover a good number of C&W songs with those three chords.
Skuzzy agreed with me :O :D
Yeah can't forget those chords either. But like you said, G, C, and D will take you a long way (especially with a capo). I've heard lot of "real" guitarists talk bad about using capos, but let me tell you, they can be a life saver for new guitarists, especially if you're playing a singing. I've only been playing for about three year, so I'm not great, but I know a little bit :)
#S#
Josh
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or you could pick up rocksmith. makes it much easier to get started
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You could try this.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=106324836241564
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what chords if you have fat stiff uncoordinated fingers?
any one just sing them.
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You can play "TNT" by "AC/DC" with one finger except for the guitar solo.
Whatever you do, don't use the crutch that is "drop-d" tuning otherwise known as the "smelly cat chord" pioneered by shred mistres Phoebe.........until she learned how to fret a proper chord in later episodes.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RmO6fc-FdE
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C, G, Am, F
^^^
with these chords you can play any song on earth
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You can play "TNT" by "AC/DC" with one finger except for the guitar solo.
Whatever you do, don't use the crutch that is "drop-d" tuning otherwise known as the "smelly cat chord" pioneered by shred mistres Phoebe.........until she learned how to fret a proper chord in later episodes.
cant you play pretty much every ACDC song with one finger...... :rofl
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Ask Nickelhack....they sound like roosters and only know three chords.
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Learn minor and major bar chords and the world is your oyster. Its a lot of fun too, a past AH player once wrote a song for me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33APM05_k1M
so I wrote him one back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPLT62gw8eo
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"I'm so bloody rich...HAHAHAHA
I own apartment buildings and shopping centers..HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
And I only know three chords...BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH AAH"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSuHVYv_dh4
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"I'm so bloody rich...HAHAHAHA
I own apartment buildings and shopping centers..HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
And I only know three chords...BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH AAH"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSuHVYv_dh4
I had the 45 of that song!
(that aside, watch any Ramones or AC/DC video, most bands use very few)
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what chords if you have fat stiff uncoordinated fingers?
An open tuning, then just move one fat, stiff finger up and down the fretboard as needed. :D
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That's the smelly cat tuning.
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That's the smelly cat tuning.
Which? The Dropped D, or open?
I've always thought of open tunings as Keith Richards' tunings. :)
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Which? The Dropped D, or open?
I've always thought of open tunings as Keith Richards' tunings. :)
Yeah I had a Tele copy that I kept in open G with the low E string taken of that I called Keef.
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what chords if you have fat stiff uncoordinated fingers?
Bass
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Which? The Dropped D, or open?
I've always thought of open tunings as Keith Richards' tunings. :)
Hate the users, not the tunings.
I'm referencing the talentless hacks from the hard rock radio stations who you see in guitar player fretting with a single finger.
"phoebe" from "friends" originally played "smelly cat" that way but quickly learned how fret proper chords in later episodes.
She has my gratitude.
I went through an entire issue last year and only one picture in the entire magazine had someone fretting a proper chord........and it was a doug marks advertisement.
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Hate the users, not the tunings.
I'm referencing the talentless hacks from the hard rock radio stations who you see in guitar player fretting with a single finger.
"phoebe" from "friends" originally played "smelly cat" that way but quickly learned how fret proper chords in later episodes.
She has my gratitude.
I went through an entire issue last year and only one picture in the entire magazine had someone fretting a proper chord........and it was a doug marks advertisement.
No argument from me on the lack of chops and musicianship that abounds today.
It's sad that people are shocked when they hear somebody can read music rather than just tabs...
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The problem is that a lot of/most people who can play very well would rather sit and fellate themselves over jazz progression backing tracks than do anything interesting that pushes artistic boundaries
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What Ive found to be the hardest thing is finding 3 other musicians that can get along, share the passion, control their egos, are disciplined to practice as a band, willing to try new music they havent played comfortably the past 20 years, and are also talented. Usually you get 1-2 of those from each player, and rarely even those are the same.
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What Ive found to be the hardest thing is finding 3 other musicians that can get along, share the passion, control their egos, are disciplined to practice as a band, willing to try new music they havent played comfortably the past 20 years, and are also talented. Usually you get 1-2 of those from each player, and rarely even those are the same.
When I would jam with friends and friend's bands, back around 1990 or so, the ego was the biggest issue.
Now it's like you say, except there aren't the chops to back up that ego. For the most part. It's still out there, but it seems what used to be the norm in bands/music is the rarity now.
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Just play G, D, Em, F, C, D over and over again for 10 minutes and supresto you have the rhythm section of Free Bird. :rock
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As part of my ongoing mid-life crisis, I'm trying to take up the guitar.
Assuming the statement is correct, which three chords do I need to be able to rawk?
:rock :old: :rock
While you're learning the actual chords it can be a lot of fun to fool around with power chords on the top two strings. Power chords are really just the top two otes of barre chords and can be moved up and down the neck just like barre chords. Much easier to learn than regular chords, and can keep you having fun as you learn. Especially if you have an electric guitar.
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Open tuning and some idea of intervals combined with naive lyrics might even get you a recording contract: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD7Fyev-h7U (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD7Fyev-h7U)
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You can do a lot with 2 turn tables and a microphone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndjdG0yXz8A
(http://l3.kottonmouthkings.com/sites/default/files/media-youtube/ndjdG0yXz8A.jpg)
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I suggest you go with 4 chords ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ
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I suggest you go with 4 chords ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ
D, A, Bm, G?
I looked at some of the comments. Seems quite a few people are different on opinion.
:cheers: Oz
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D, A, Bm, G?
Yea, that's the 4 from the video
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I'm referencing the talentless hacks from the hard rock radio stations who you see in guitar player fretting with a single finger.
Some "talentless hacks"
Sinister Gates http://youtu.be/94bGzWyHbu0
Brian May http://youtu.be/VMnjF1O4eH0
Eddie Van Halen http://youtu.be/xx86CxKYtg0
Robbie Krieger http://youtu.be/e9TmQQQGddQ
Bullet for my Valentine http://youtu.be/9sTQ0QdkN3Q
Black Veil Brides http://youtu.be/f0EQlIzPowM
System of a Down http://youtu.be/CSvFpBOe8eY
Shinedown http://youtu.be/OoHGZFyMCHU
...I could do this all day. The idea that the 2nd most common tuning is primarily used for some kind of cheat based on an actress in a long gone sitcom is utterly absurd.
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Hate the users, not the tunings.
I'm referencing the talentless hacks from the hard rock radio stations who you see in guitar player fretting with a single finger.
"phoebe" from "friends" originally played "smelly cat" that way but quickly learned how fret proper chords in later episodes.
She has my gratitude.
I went through an entire issue last year and only one picture in the entire magazine had someone fretting a proper chord........and it was a doug marks advertisement.
I don't see why you would think that's it's the left hand makes any difference. For me it's the strumming and picking that's the mark of a good guitarist.
Heck, chords are just a couple weeks practice. And once you learn a D chord your fingers will never forget it.
But right hand technique is rhythm and taste and a musical sense. And if you don't play for a while it comes back a lot slower than how to fret a chord.
I can play all types of chords but I can't make a simple A chord or even a one-finger dropped D chord sound even a tenth as good as any of the guys Murdr listed.
Yes, practice helps a lot with rhythm, but for my money it's still a hell of a lot harder to learn than making the chord shapes.
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Only know three chords??? THEN PLAY EM LOUDER! :rock
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I write primarily in drop C# because it's a good anchor for my singers range, but we also have composed songs in C# standard, and D# standard. A lot of modern rock bands write in dropped and dropped baritone tunings for the low bottom notes (breaking ben drop A#) or because it suites their vocalist (drowning pool drop C). Here's a couple I composed, and there isn't much going on in the way of dropped bar chords http://www.reverbnation.com/baddseed/song/15980393-wide-open
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What would you guys think of these?
Song name: Slinger's Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mDWzu5yxLg
Song name: In Case of Trouble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jU9EFTMhbY
And who here could play them?
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I believe I could. Sounds like Firefly music to me. Theres always alot of stuff going on in songs, picking out the part you wish to play can be a challenge. Sometimes the part you want to play has pieces of another's part.
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Sounds like Firefly music to me.
That 2nd one really does, don't it?
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Try this chord line, just a D-minor brainfart what came across my mind - this cicle with a few modifications can fit on a couple folk songs i play.
Dm G C (G) C7 C7 F D7 Gm E7 A A7 Dm
Actually, most songs are much more simple. Here is the most basic I IV V I (with the parallel minor)
C F G C (A-minor D E Am)
B C F B (G-minor C D Gm)
F B A F (D-minor G A Dm)
depending on the tune the song is played