[elixer35]

hi,
i can change relatively smoothly between certain chords now and was wondering what songs use the chords G,C,D,A,E,Amin,Emin,Cmin.
also songs that don't change too quickly between the chords,lol
maybe some songs that only change between 4 strums or 3 strums per chord.

hope you can point me in the direction of a few songs that fit the above requirement.
thanks.

[Stratrat]

There are probably only a few thousand songs that use some combination of those chords.....if you can play and change between all of them, you've got a lot of possibilities! I don't have any specific suggestions, but if you start browsing some guitar tab sites you'll come up with a LOT of songs to choose from. What kind of music do you like to play?

[elixer35]

i like all kinds of music really,lol that narrows it down a bit
rock,pop,hip-hop,dance,little country,
i have looked at some tab sites but i suppose i'm really looking for slower changes between chords to start with.

[Fretsource]

Originally Posted by elixer35

hi,
i can change relatively smoothly between certain chords now and was wondering what songs use the chords G,C,D,A,E,Amin,Emin,Cmin.
also songs that don't change too quickly between the chords,lol
maybe some songs that only change between 4 strums or 3 strums per chord.

hope you can point me in the direction of a few songs that fit the above requirement.
thanks.

Let it Be

Verse
G D Em C
G D C G

Chorus
Em D C G
G D C G

[knight46]

Elixer35,
You might try the fingerpicking lessons that Kirk has on this site, a lot of good songs and most are in the keys that you mentioned.

Sorry about that, the chords that you mentiond.

[picassov7]

if you do a search here for "Bad Moon Rising" on this site, i think hilch posted a thread on it. it only uses G, D, and A. it might be a little faster of a rhythm than you want, but you can always slow it down and slowly work your way faster.

oh and congrats on your progress

[elixer35]

thanks i'll check it out

[TenThumbs]

Try this site -

http://www.chordie.com/

Zillions of tunes there. Usually, down the right side of every tune, there is a clickable that even lets you change the key of the tune - and it changes all the chords n the song for you.

[LeeB]

You sound primed for "Knocking on Heaven's Door"
There is even a lesson here somewhere....try under beginner's lessons

my biggest advice to you is now start working on fingering the open g-chord with your middle, ring and pinky fingers..... it may take some time to get the pinky and ring finger to agree to a separation

[wcostley]

Thanks Mike, for turning me and probably others too, onto the Chordie site, it's great.
I especially enjoyed looking up some old songs and seeing the words (on some of them) that I had forgot a long time ago.
Skip ..

[elixer35]

yeah i second that!
the chordie site is great.
now i know how to change between chords and other than keep practacing and getting them smoother, do i add more chords or try and learn some bar chords?

[agent0064life]

Originally Posted by LeeB

You sound primed for "Knocking on Heaven's Door"
There is even a lesson here somewhere....try under beginner's lessons

my biggest advice to you is now start working on fingering the open g-chord with your middle, ring and pinky fingers..... it may take some time to get the pinky and ring finger to agree to a separation

Yeah... I am still not able to naturally do that G chord fingering.... I'm still fast enough to switch from G to C and the likes to not have to use that fingering but wow... I really need to practice that.

[Chris C]

Originally Posted by elixer35

yeah i second that!
the chordie site is great.
now i know how to change between chords and other than keep practacing and getting them smoother, do i add more chords or try and learn some bar chords?

Congratulations on your progress. The door that leads to hundreds of songs is opening up for you now. Maybe check out some more of the early Dylan, as well as the one mentioned?

It might be good to do a little of all of the things that you talk about above. Definitely keep working on getting faster and smoother, and building up a little library of songs you can play. Now that you've got some really useful tools in your chord kit you can add a few more, reasonably slowly - better to have a smaller selection that you can do well than a big range that are all too rough to do much with.

But I would start doing a bit of work on bar chords. Simply because it can take months to get them working well, so a few minutes each day would be useful. Don't stress about getting them right in a few days, just add a bit of practice on them each day - without worrying about nailing them, just slowly getting the feel of how they work - and then a few weeks down the track they'll start sneaking up on you. (Read Solidwalnut's great sticky above here for tips).

Once you can do bars your range of chords simply explodes as each shape below a bar gives you ten or so chords you can do simply by moving it down the neck. But although it's neat to be able to say that you now know over a hundred chords (or varieties of chord positions) it's also somewhat overwhelming. Which ones to work one getting smooth out of that lot?? So just do a bit of ground work on them, no real rush to get to the finish line.

Sooner or later that dreaded F is going to be useful so that's one to slowly work on too. If you can do C you should be able to do an F. The essential notes of F are F A C. So if you use xx3211 that's F A C F. That's one F more than the basics, which are xx321x. So if you can mute that high E or just play the 3 strings and miss the others, then you do have an F. It's not too hard to get it working with the end of your index finger picking up the two at fret 1 though. Maybe try to feel the difference between using the index on the B string 3 ways - 1) leaving the E string open (xx3210 is a nice sounding chord too) 2) muting the high E and then - 3) Fretting the E to let the chord start and finish on an F note. Further down the track you can try the full bar version. (Oh, and lightly resting that spare pinky on the E can mute it too. Don't rely on the mute for too long though )

Good luck, you're well on the way.

Cheers,

Chris

[Chris C]

Oh, and..

One of the easiest songs I know is a version of Amazing Grace that just uses A, D and E. It has the advantage that you can play and sing it real slow.

Another great tune with only 3 chords is "Me and the Birds" by local GB&B songwriter Trevor Hilcher. It's here:

Me and the Birds

It uses a capo on the second fret, and D A and G. It's catchy, fun to play, and easy to improvise your own version of too.

Cheers,

Chris

[tomg123]

Wish you were here is a favorite of lots of people