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Post by blny on Apr 17, 2014 20:16:01 GMT -5
Loving Pete Thorn's stuff right now. Pete, from the Edmonton area, has established himself in the States as a quality session guy and touring guitarist for a variety of acts (Melissa Ethridge to Chris Cornell)
His 2011 album "Guitar Nerd" is strictly instrumental. What I'm liking the most at the moment is his use of pedals and production skills. He doesn't use a pedal for the whole song like some do. He'll add in a track here and there with a pedal as an accent that takes you from one part of the song to the next. He's also really good at 'assembling' the whole package. Damn fine player too.
This one is brand new:
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 23, 2014 10:50:02 GMT -5
How good is this!? Support live music!
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Post by franko on Jul 21, 2014 20:07:25 GMT -5
bored.
A-OOOOOOOoooooo
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 21, 2014 22:24:35 GMT -5
Amazing how a repetitive 3-chord progression (same pattern as Sweet Home Alabama) can be worked into a hit song.
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Post by franko on Jul 22, 2014 5:55:50 GMT -5
same three chord progression everyone uses, no? and if you want to be really fancy throw in that 4th along the way. ooooooo
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 22, 2014 8:10:38 GMT -5
same three chord progression everyone uses, no? and if you want to be really fancy throw in that 4th along the way. ooooooo I can't think of too many songs that use the same 3-chord pattern from intro to fade out. No change up for the chorus….no bridge. Both Sweet Home and Werewolves use the D-C-G foundation throughout. |
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Post by franko on Jul 22, 2014 9:36:01 GMT -5
hmmm . . . you may be right . . . hadn't thought of that.
America beats them, though: Horse with No Name, 2 chords [OK, there is a bridge there].
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 22, 2014 17:06:52 GMT -5
hmmm . . . you may be right . . . hadn't thought of that. America beats them, though: Horse with No Name, 2 chords [OK, there is a bridge there]. I bought an acoustic back in 1983 to help out in the classroom (I was teaching Grades 2/3 at the time.) Pre-internet, so I got a copy of a chord chart and taught myself to play. "A Horse With No Name" is a great tune for a beginning player. 4 chords: 2 for the verse, 2 for the chorus. No bridge. All 4 can be played with the same two fingers on the second fret! |
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Post by franko on Jul 22, 2014 17:28:01 GMT -5
hmmm . . . you may be right . . . hadn't thought of that. America beats them, though: Horse with No Name, 2 chords [OK, there is a bridge there]. I bought an acoustic back in 1983 to help out in the classroom (I was teaching Grades 2/3 at the time.) Pre-internet, so I got a copy of a chord chart and taught myself to play. "A Horse With No Name" is a great tune for a beginning player. 4 chords: 2 for the verse, 2 for the chorus. No bridge. All 4 can be played with the same two fingers on the second fret! OK, if you are going to call Em9 a second chord  I called the "interlude" a bridge. oops. |
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 22, 2014 17:57:26 GMT -5
I bought an acoustic back in 1983 to help out in the classroom (I was teaching Grades 2/3 at the time.) Pre-internet, so I got a copy of a chord chart and taught myself to play. "A Horse With No Name" is a great tune for a beginning player. 4 chords: 2 for the verse, 2 for the chorus. No bridge. All 4 can be played with the same two fingers on the second fret! OK, if you are going to call Em9 a second chord I called the "interlude" a bridge. oops. Under the interlude, you can use the same chord progression as the verse. Do you play guitar, franko? |
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Post by franko on Jul 22, 2014 18:09:38 GMT -5
OK, if you are going to call Em9 a second chord I called the "interlude" a bridge. oops. Under the interlude, you can use the same chord progression as the verse. Do you play guitar, franko? give it a shot. chord, none of that fancy pickin' stuff. got an S&P 12 and an S&P 6. wife still gives me a hard time about learning to play: first song: Ain't No Sunshine. "Everyday people is a 2-chorder: G & C [some might prefer a G&T]. all the youtube videos have been edited and dubbed. |
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Post by franko on Jul 22, 2014 18:47:08 GMT -5
learning "Ain't No Sunshine"
[chord] ain't no sunshine when she's . . .
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Post by franko on Jul 22, 2014 18:47:22 GMT -5
. . .
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Post by franko on Jul 22, 2014 18:47:34 GMT -5
. . .
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Post by franko on Jul 22, 2014 18:48:25 GMT -5
[chord] go . . . [nope, fingering off] gon . . . [nope, fingering off] . . . [#*^!] gone!
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Post by blny on Jul 22, 2014 19:48:33 GMT -5
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Post by franko on Jul 22, 2014 21:31:34 GMT -5
go with the four chord soundalike
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 22, 2014 21:52:34 GMT -5
dcg, ead, 4/4 standard time 440 tuning, it's amazing more songs don't sound alike. Yeah, it's all about the melodies and the extra instrumentation. Some melodies fit over other arrangements. For example…here's a great mash-up of Paperback Writer and My Sharona… Similarities in hooks/progressions also serve to make some songs natural segues into others… Our classic rock band (in which I'm the drummer) goes from Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" into "Day Tripper". And "Dirty Deeds" into "Enter Sandman". Crowds love it. |
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Post by franko on Jul 23, 2014 6:11:23 GMT -5
ya, I try to segue song to song as often as I can. not playing your stuff though . . . but I can hear it.
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 23, 2014 9:54:42 GMT -5
^^
Thumbs up!
And thanks for posting the 4 Chords vid.
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 24, 2014 16:41:00 GMT -5
I found 3 two-chord hits. Other than intro/extro hooks and lead breaks...there ain't much there. 1. "Tulsa Time" by Danny Flowers…recorded by Don Williams and Eric Clapton to name just two. 2. "Memphis, Tennessee" by Chuck Berry. Notably covered by Johnny Rivers. 3. "Achy Breaky Heart". 'nuff said. Mind-numbing, IMO. But there's a big slice of pie for "simple". |
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Post by franko on Jul 24, 2014 18:56:40 GMT -5
I think . . .
depends how fancy you play I guess.
and . . .
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Post by blny on Jul 24, 2014 19:10:21 GMT -5
There's only two chords in America's "Horse with no name". E minor, and a variation of D.
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 24, 2014 21:03:47 GMT -5
There's only two chords in America's "Horse with no name". E minor, and a variation of D. I learned it as 4 separate chords out of a song book…all played in the second fret. Two chords in the verses…..two in the choruses. I explained it above. |
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Post by blny on Jul 24, 2014 21:31:32 GMT -5
Missed that. Without looking it up, all I can recant is the e minor and the d6add9.
1-open
2-open
3-2nd fret
4-open
5-open
6-2nd fret
Weird chord. Sounds nice though.
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Post by CentreHice on Jul 24, 2014 21:57:59 GMT -5
Missed that. Without looking it up, all I can recant is the e minor and the d6add9. 1-open 2-open 3-2nd fret 4-open 5-open 6-2nd fret Weird chord. Sounds nice though. Yes…intro and verses with the Em and the chord you've illustrated. For the choruses and the la-las: alternate the following two chords. Sounds great! Been through the desert on a 1-2nd fret 2-open 3-open 4-open 5-2nd fret 6-open horse with no name... 1-open 2-2nd fret 3-2nd fret 4-open 5-x 6-x |
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Post by blny on Jul 25, 2014 5:58:45 GMT -5
So, basically a cheat C, and whatever the heck that is lol.
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Post by franko on Jul 25, 2014 7:47:09 GMT -5
actually Em and D-ish
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Post by blny on Jul 25, 2014 7:57:44 GMT -5
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Post by franko on Jul 25, 2014 8:27:00 GMT -5
Been through the desert on a 1-2nd fret 2-open 3-open 4-open 5-2nd fret 6-open think it should be 1-open 2-2nd fret 3-open 4-open 5-open 6-2nd fret you can play the whole thing through Em and D6/9, hence the 2 chords . . . hence the discussion as to whether or not it qualifies as a 2-chorder  |
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