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do players use 'cowboy' chords mostly


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if you take the majority of popular songs, do the players use the basic open position chords? like in a I IV V in A. wouldn't it be easiest for most to just play the basic chord shapes??

 

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yes and no

i transcribe alot for my students, and i do hear alot of open chords being used, often in drop tunings or with capos. alot of times the chords are played with slight alterations, maybe so open strings can ring throughout a progression.

the more heavily produced tunes will have layers of guitar, throwing in power chords or barred chords.

i wish i could tell you specific tunes, but i write em down and forget em.

 

peace

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Originally posted by lazaraga

yes and no

i transcribe alot for my students, and i do hear alot of open chords being used, often in drop tunings or with capos. alot of times the chords are played with slight alterations, maybe so open strings can ring throughout a progression.

the more heavily produced tunes will have layers of guitar, throwing in power chords or barred chords.

i wish i could tell you specific tunes, but i write em down and forget em.


peace

 

 

:)

 

i like to watch other players to try to see what shapes they're playing but often its too fast and you miss them.

 

i always write songs/tunes and never write the progression or key down and then i go back to it later and "think how on earth did i play that??" especially when its got a few tracks layed down on it.... so frustrating :(

 

 

 

anyone else, what chords do you find you use the most open shapes? barres? power chords??

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:idea:

I just discovered cowboy chords are a great setting

to practice your alternate picking/polyphonic/counterpoint

stuff. A couple minutes of noodling and you have this

magical, Windham Hill vibe. :D

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It really depends on the player and the song. For some songs I will play all open chords, and for others I won't play any. Obviously, the key will be a big factor in the chord choice as well. A song in F# major doesn't lend itself to using a lot of open chords.

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