• From: Frederick, MD
  • Registered: 2006-12-28
  • Posts: 851

Topic: Another tough one...

Hey all!

I heard this song on youtube recently and it brought tears to my eyes.
Could anyone help me figure out the chords?
I know that there is an F and an F# in there but the opening chords are a mystery to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMn4jmlz … r_embedded

Thank you all!!

=]
dm

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  • From: Frederick, MD
  • Registered: 2006-12-28
  • Posts: 851

Re: Another tough one...

Thank you all, I figured it out.
It's in the key of A and using hendrix style chords.

Starts out in A and goes to A# with an embellishment and a drop-back on the pointer finger. Then goes back to a hendrix-A with picked embellishments on the G and B strings. Then drops back to a Am7 with a 6th for the embellishment.

2nd half starts out on F# and drops down to F then goes to two open chords with roots on the 2nd fret (don't know the actual names of the chords).

Now once I get home and can use my delay and reverb I can nail it!

I can't wait!!!

big_smile
Dm

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Re: Another tough one...

big_smile  Glad you were able to figure it out DM!!

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Re: Another tough one...

What's a Hendrex A?

  • Registered: 2009-11-16
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Re: Another tough one...

So all what is a Hendrix A!!!! Waiting, Waiting!!!!!!

6 Reply by steelstrings (edited by steelstrings 2011-05-11 12:10:35)

  • From: Western Australia (born in NZ)
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Re: Another tough one...

I seriously cannot believe that he played that on an electric guitar. It sounds like it's being played on a classical.

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7 Reply by Detman101 (edited by Detman101 2011-05-11 12:44:35)

  • From: Frederick, MD
  • Registered: 2006-12-28
  • Posts: 851

Re: Another tough one...

A hendrix-A looks like....

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFJb8c9STiWDGnak8mkgC4c4-fSUqeUsUGcNNk7KJFbC2ajR08http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQn_6RsytXrs1NoHBMwbTFR5xdtl706rUPwul-u3GFaoHe0V6T1


And yes, that sounded soooo unlike electric when he played it. Absolutely amazing. I haven't figured out all of the chords....especially where he drops down to F# and F. The stretched chord he plays after them looks like a jazz chord.

The last one is just a first fret E, but at the second fret.

Dm

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but mediocrity knows nothing more than itself."

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