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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Song requests → Miriam Makeba - Strawberries
Hi, Im wanting to learn how to play this song to impress my girl but I just cant nut it out. Its a classic from 1960 from the late great Miriam Makeba, has a lovely gentle riff and a haunting sort of melody.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxSvqbp0geY
Id really appreciate any help on this!
Sean
The chords are C and B. You can approximate the sound if you do this:
1. Put a capo on fret 5 and pretend it's the nut.
2. Play an open G (320003) and fingerpick strings 1, 2 and 3. (Really all you need to do is fret the high e on fret 3.)
3. Play a D shape on fret 5 (xx00565), and again, fingerpick strings 1-3.
Thanks but I dont think that works...
Seems to me the chords are C-Em, also I tried the riff pattern and it doesnt sound at all the same. Thanks anyway but I think Ive mostly worked it out now.
OK. Whatever works for you.
My ear definitely does NOT hear C-Em, but if that's what you hear, cool.
I did make one mistake. I said the chords were C and B, but I think it should be C and Bb. I get really close to the sound when I capo 5 and play open G and a D shape on fret 5 (which is really fret 10), playing strings 1-3 only.
Good luck!
Astronomikal is right, the chords are C and Bb, played at 12th and 10th frets, but the bass should play C all along, so the 2nd chord is Bb/C.
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