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I found a recording of a song called: Tenderness IS (not "in") His Way by Gladys Knight. Is this it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSEreG6Wj0I
If so, I couldn't find the lyrics nor the chords online. You could listen to it and transcribe the lyrics yourself.
If you are still monitoring this thread, shout back and I can probably pick out the chords for you.
Im booking progression, I managed to play the first 2 chords almost perfectly like the song,
but still stuck on the third chord...
It's a slow process, but if you are satisfied with the way you are playing the Dm and the C then you are definitely making progress.
I would say that ALL guitar players struggle with the double-barre shape needed to play the Bb, because in order to nail it "perfectly", it requires a bunch of things to happen simultaneously, all of which take practice:
> strong "clamping" muscles (which takes a while to obtain),
> the top joint of your ring finger to bend in an unnatural way to be able to cleanly fret the D, G and B strings while simultaneously staying clear of the high e (so that you don't mute it), and
> touching the low E with the tip of your index finger to mute it.
One tip for you on the Bb: Don't worry about the high e. Many players find that they are satisfied if they can play it as x1333x, with the high e muted by the middle joint of your ring finger. You may find that the sound is OK for you with the high e muted. Like I said, a lot of players are.
I've been working on that shape for a couple of years and still manage to hit it only about half the time. The good news is once you get good with it, you probably realized that it can be moved all the way up the fretboard (slide up 2 frets for C, slide up 2 more for D, etc.).
Anyway, try that open chord progression (starting with Em) and it will help you work on the strumming. And again, if you tune down two half-steps, you'll be in tune with the record, but you'll notice that there is something not "quite" right about the sound. That's because the chords are the same, but the chord VOICING is a bit different. Once you get the strum down, tune back up and work on the chords.
Good luck. Keep me posted.
Precisely.
YESSS! I rock! Well, I occasionally teeter back and forth a bit anyway.
Maybe some of this theory stuff is starting to take hold. 
Thank you.
sal meo wrote:still cant get on.
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If you can't get on, I'm confused as to how you left a message.
LOL! I'm assuming that was a joke. If so, he(?) gotcha!
As of the time I am typing this, the post above shows as your first post, so if you had previously submitted a song request to this forum, we didn't see it.
Regardless, there are no guarantees that anyone will get a response to a song request. It depends on the users of the forum as to whether they feel like they can help you out. If you see your post work its way to the second page of the forum and nobody has helped, then it means that they probably can't.
Anyway, if there is a specific song you are looking for, start another thread with the song title in the title of the post and include a link to a recording of it if possible. Those kinds of posts seem to get the most responses.
A C D E G A
So without looking it up, that's 1-b3-4-5-b7-(1), right? Regardless, I'm guessing that's MINOR pentatonic, because of the b3?
I don't think I can make a video.
I don't know how good of a player you are, but if you are struggling with the chords, it might be good to practice your strumming pattern with easier chords while you get the strumming pattern down. Personally I have difficulty learning new things with both left and right hands simultaneously.
You can get the same sound (almost) if you practice using this progression instead of the original one:
Em - D - C - G - C - G - C - D (these can all be played open).
If you tune each string down 2 steps using a digital tuner (DGCFAd), you'll be in tune with the recording. The voicing will be a bit different, but it will be close.
Anyway, assuming you are more adept at playing open chords than barres (as most people are), you can use this advice to work on your strum and not have to worry as much about the chords. After you get the strum down, then tune back up and work on the chords in the original progression.
Alright, I worked on "a" strumming pattern for this which sounds sorta (but not exacltly) like the song.
Break the progression into pairs as follows:
Dm - C
Bb - F
Bb - F
Bb - C
For each pair, use this pattern:
1st chord 2nd chord
D d-u-D u* D-u-D-D d-u*
D - loud downstroke
d - soft downstroke
u = soft upstroke
u* = soft upstroke while changing chords
Think: boom chucka-boom de boom de boom boom chucka
I hope that helps. It sure reads like it won't.
GO TEXANS!
I pick with my heart, not my head.
Welcome to the forum.
I used the studio version (first link) and this is what I heard:
Slow Part of intro (0:01 – 0:17): Em – D – C – B7
Faster part of intro (0:18 – 0:28): Em – Am – D – G – B7
Verse (0:29 – 0:50): Em – Am – D – G – B7 - Em – Am – D – G – G
Pre-Chorus (0:51 – 1:02): C#m7 – C – F#m7 - B
Chorus (1:03 – 1:24): E – G#m – A– F#m - B E – G#m – A – G – B7
Intro for the second verse (1:25-1:35): Em – Am – D – G-B7
Second verse, Pre-chorus and Chorus same as above.
Then a solo starting around 2:33 which follows the verse chords.
Then another pre-chorus. Then the last chorus.
The last chorus has some different chords in the second half of it. This probably isn't 100% right, but it's close (starting at 3:18): E – G#m – A
(3:26): A - G#m - F#m – B7 (this is the part I'm not sure about)
Outro: Em – Am – D – G - B7
End on Em
It could use a second set of ears to check it out, but that's what I hear. Good luck with it.
You're welcome. I use these as an opportunity to do ear training. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
You're welcome. Keep practicing and you'll get it.
Thanks for the tip on the song. I had never heard it before. I like it.
Ok wojee, I couldn't find it on the interwebz, so I took a shot at it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiLAlTfdBuE
Funk songs are sometimes hard to pick out chords for because the guitarist often uses a lot of muting so it's hard to hear what he/she's doing, but having said that, here's my take on it.
The verses are entirely variations of E chords. No changes except for some work on a couple of the strings while continuing to play E. You can get the riff a couple of ways:
String: Fret
> D:2-2-0-2-4-2
> e:0-0 B:3 e:0-2-0
Keep playing that until you get to the bridge at 1:04. At that point alternate between C#m and A three times and then on "(girl I) WANT", play a C on "want".
Then go back to funkin' out with the E.
Between 1:45 and 2:33, I got nothin. After that, they finish on the funky E stuff.
Good luck, and welcome to the forum.
I can't help much with the strumming pattern, but I think the most important thing is to make sure you do a good (loud) downstroke as the first strum on a chord change, because that also serves as the beat for the song. Aside from that, I suggest you just listen to it closely and try to either mimic it or find one which sounds nice to you and go with it.
As far as the Bb goes, I would play it as a double barre, aka A-shape barre: x13331.
I would not play the Bb as an E-shape barre on fret 6. The voicing will be wrong.
The problem is that unless you're a practiced player, neither of those chord shapes are "easy".
You could cheat and play it as xx3331. Make an A shape with fingers 2-4 on fret 3 (D, G and B strings), and use your index on the high e fret 1. Some people find that easier to do, but you'll miss the Bb in the bass.
Welcome to the forum.
The song is in the key of F. This is what I hear: Dm - C - Bb - F - Bb - F - Bb - C (one beat per chord)
2X for the intro,
4X for verse 1,
2X for the chorus,
4X for verse 2,
2X for the chorus,
2X for the soft interlude,
4X for the two back-to back choruses at the end.
End on Dm.
In short, play that progression through 20 times and end on Dm and there it is.
Nice song.
**EDIT: assuming this is it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB6rWVHkzng
I can't help with the riff, but here's a version of the chords:
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/t/talle … 04_crd.htm
If it were me I would transpose it +5 and play it in C to match the recording, and forget about the F9 (just play F).
Good luck with it.
He has a capo on fret 3 and I think he's tuned 1/2 step down. So if you are using standard tuning, put your capo on fret 2.
Using the capo as the nut (fret 0) I think the intro and verse is:
>A weird C#5 (x46600)
>Esus4-E (022200 - 022100)
>A weird B5 (x24400)
He's using the B and high e strings (open) as ______ notes. I don't know what they are called in this context but it means that you keep them as part of the chord even though they don't belong. (Same thing that happens on those two strings on Wonderwall, i.e. to play it as Noel Gallagher does keep them fretted on 3 throughout.)
Starting at 0:38 it sounds like he alternates between Asus2 (x02200) and E. At 1:00 on ("this") he uses that funky B5 to resolve back to the pattern of the intro.
Anyway, that's my ear. Good luck with it.
Song sent.
*** UPDATE ***
The situation has been resolved: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/de … 19266.html
Delta is paying for the guitar, but the coolest part is that Gibson came through with an offer for repairs on the guitar, as well as an offer for a new one. Gibson rocks.
I'm not a big fan of social media, but when a story like this spreads because of social media and the negative fallout for a company forces the company to do the right thing in spite of themselves, then maybe social media has its purpose.
Never heard the song before and I couldn't find the chords on the web, so I won't be much help.
It's in A, and my ear tells me that the intro alternates between A and G. After that, I get lost because the doo-doo-doo's are too loud.
I hear a F#m in there from time to time, and since it is in A there will likely be D and E also.
Like I said, not much help.
Here's one. Don't know how good it is, though.
It's cool, but I gotta say that it's not really "fair" that the drummer has four arms.
The little guy underneath must be his drum tech.
Got it.
How? I haven't sent it yet. Need for you to reply to that email I sent you so I can get your email address.
(That sounded stupid.)
To explain, I don't see how to send an attachment via the chordie email form. I think if you reply to the one I sent, it will come to my inbox. Then I can reply with the attachment you wanted.
I'd like to see it.
Check your email.
I've become a big fan of this kid. He's a fingerstyle guitarist from Korea who plays some really intricate covers of popular songs. If the videos on his YouTube channel are any indication, it looks like he's been playing since he could hold a guitar. Here are a couple worth listening to:
Creep (Radiohead): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htTPcxckjf0
Jeff (Topdown): We know you like to play that one, so we expect you to be able to play it just like this on the next Skype jam.
Change the World (Clapton) - duet with some guy I'm not familiar with but he's pretty awesome also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKJRDmOLy_w
Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
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