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Topic: Help to play Friends in Low Places, John Denver

Hi,

I'm trying to learn how to play Friends in Low Places, I've been playing for a few months and can play Country Road, John Denver and Jolene, Dolly but cannot get Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places.  I'm struggling with the b, can anyone tell me what b is and what e dim mean and where I can go on line to watch someone play it so I can copy.  Would appreciate any help.  Thanks

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Re: Help to play Friends in Low Places, John Denver

Sorry I meant Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks.  Maria

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Re: Help to play Friends in Low Places, John Denver

Here, try this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAXWyLoeQFw

There is also a tab at ultimate guitar which matches the video.

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Re: Help to play Friends in Low Places, John Denver

Thanks for bringing this one up.  Fun song that I've been thinking about learning. 

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Re: Help to play Friends in Low Places, John Denver

steelstrings wrote:

Here, try this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAXWyLoeQFw

There is also a tab at ultimate guitar which matches the video.

Props to the guy for trying, but I think he makes it bit harder than it needs to be.  This may not be perfect, but FWIW here's how I play it:

Intro:
A - pick 5, 4, 3, 2
A9 (x02320 - it's a D shape on strings 2 thru 4) - pick 4, 3, 2, 1
Bm - pick 4, 3, 2, 1 and 1 again on fret 5
E - pick 4, 3, 2 and 1 on fret 4

Verse: chord (word)
A (all) -- A9 (showed) -- Bm (ruined) -- E (last one to know) --  A (last one you thought)
A (saw) -- A9 (fear) -- Bm (I) -- Dm (-pagne)
E (I toasted)

Chorus chords:  A -- Bm -- E -- (optional E7 after OK) --  A -- A6 (on O-asis, strum X02222 and let it ring) -- Bm -- E -- A

Anyway, that's my 2 cents.

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