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Baseball, softball, track, fishing tournaments (got as far as having sponsers and the use of sponser boats), bowling (there was a time when I averaged well over 200 in several different leagues and came very close to getting my PBA card - then after I shot a 779 series in a pro-am tournament and won ZERO I realized I wasn't as good as I thought I was) My main sport, today, is going to the mall, sitting on a bench and booty watching.

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Naolslager, that was a fine thing to do for your brother. Now that he has a new guitar and hopefully embraces the aspect of learning to play you need to be sure it let him know that I am currently selling memberships to Chordie. Since he is your brother I do believe I can get him in under the family discount plan. Be sure to have him contact me for details as these memberships are going fast.

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Memphis in July - OH Boy. Memphis style B - B - Q, fried catfish, Tennessee sippin' whiskey, Graceland, the Ducks at the Peabody Hotel, soft breezes blowin' in off the mighty Mississippi and 'skeeters big enough to stand flatfooted and make love to a turkey. You sure missin' a good time.

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Well, the best I can tell is with my old ears is thst the song is in the Key of E but starts and ends with a B chord. That how i'm playing it anyway.

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Beamer, with your permission I would like to send you a chord progression chart that is easy to use and understand. I just play rythem guitar, too many problems (surheries) with my hands, and mainly stay with the open chords although I do and can play ba few barr chords when needed. I don't sing but my wife does and since we have get together with a group 2 weekends each month to play I need to be able to play in a different chord progression. This chart I made does help me along with a capo. Let me know.

Nela

My question is how does this help them if the only chords they know how to play does not fit their voice range or the voice of the person with them who is doing the singing? I agree it is great to be able to call up a song that is in the key of (place key here) and to be able to play it. Gives you a feeling of accomplishment. I think that if one learns SEVERAL simple basic progressions (leave out the key of B or F and any of the flat keys) a whole different world then opens up for you. Then learn how to transpose a song to a different key or the proper use of a capo and you can open up the universe. This tool (search by chords) is a well thought out item but don't limit your learning of playing by depending on this as the answer to you becoming a GUItar GOD.

Nela

Ok, I've been playing this song all afternoon and to my tired old ears it sounds correct to the Randy Trsvis version on You Tube. During Randy's proformance of this song he is mainly holding his guitar while making repeated trips to a Dixie Cup located behind him, on stage. Since he does very little playing on this video I cannot see the chords he is playing. In listening to the band I hear the chords as;

B....A..E....A..E....B....A..E....B....A..E....B....A..E....B....A..E....B....A..E..B....A....F#....F#....F#....F#....F#.

For me I get a more correct sound by capoing the 2nd fret and playing A....G..D................. which is still in the key of B.

I know this chord progression is outside the norm BUT that's how I hear the song and when I go to different sites to view the song they show this chord progression. Could this be an exception to the 1 - 4 - 5 - 7 rule (the 7 being an F#dim)

Any way - does anyone else have any comments about this song? JJ do you play this song? If so, what key and chords do you play?

Could someone with better ears than be listen to this song and offer any comments?

Nela

Pop A top, again.

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If you are looking for 100 songs that use ONLY the chords C - D - E you are outta luck. These chords C - D - E do not fit into a useful chord progression. If you are asking for songs that use the Key of C, Key of D and the Key of E then you are asking a completely different question.

In the Key of C your 3 chord progression would be C - F - G.

In the Key of D your 3 chord progression would be D - G - A.

In the key of G your 3 chord progression would be G - C - D.

Depending upon your voice ANY song can be transposed into a KEY you can sing in.

Rethink your question and ask it correctly.

Nela

Ok, your open tuning is E - A - D - G - B - e. (all strings strummed open)

If you tune down 1/2 step the open tuning would be Eb - Ab - Db - Gb - Bb - eb. (all strings strummed open) Say the key to this song is "Gb". Your chord progression would be Gb - B - Db. (this is if you were playing in open E tuning) These are difficult chords to make so by tuning down 1/2 step you can play tour simple open G - C - D chords and the voicing will be correct.

So get your guitar and tune down 1/2 step for the songs where you need this tuning. Now you have just played your songs with this tuning and want to play something that is in a typical open E tuning. Instead of having another guitar standing by in open E tuning and having to swap in order to play your next song you would simply place your capo on the 1st fret and you would be back to E - A - D - G - B - e and could play all your bacsic chords without any problems.

A capo can be your best friend once you learn to use it. Some people call it a "cheater" but it is a good tool to have.  As a quick lesson, you are playing in open E tuning (E - A - D - G - B - e) in the key of "G" (the chord progression is G - C - D). The next song called out is in the key of "A"
(that chord progression A - D - E) You can put your capo on the 2nd fret, play your G - C - D chords and the voicing will be A - D - E. Move the capo to the 4th fret, play your G - C - D chords and you will be playing in the chord progression for the key of "B". Capo placed on the 5th fret and the G - C - D chords and you will be playing the chord progression for the key of "C".

Learn your notes on the fret board. Learn the root notes to your chords. Learn to transpose the key of a song.

Hope I have not confused this issue.

Nela