Topic: Commodores...help

Does ayone have the chords, bridge, to the Commodores song "To Hot Ta Trot"?  I've been very unsucessful.....Thanks in advance

Re: Commodores...help

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.

"Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid." - Despair, Inc.

Re: Commodores...help

Astro - you've been hard at work on a lot of Song Requests.  From all the members, I want to say THANK YOU!  smile

Art and beauty are in the eyes of the beholder.
What constitutes excellent music is in the ears of the listener.

Re: Commodores...help

I'll second Amy's comment. THANK YOU!

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

Re: Commodores...help

You're welcome.  I use these as an opportunity to do ear training.  Sometimes it works, sometimes not.

"Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid." - Despair, Inc.