4 Chord Songs video (I V VI IV) - The Axis of Awesome

Four chords Song with the chord progression (I  V  Am  IV), a common use of the scale tone chords.

 - look at the sheet with Get Back at the top, in the middle is the 4-chord main chord progression for I'm Yours by Jason Mraz. It's the very same chord progression, in fact, that song is in this video. Try playing it.

Axis of Awesome - 4 Chord songs

Burnamthorpe - Week 4 Tues Oct 16 - Songs

Time of Your Life - Greenday
- just strum along! big 8th note strumming.

 


 I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
- 1 - 5 - 6 - 4 (I  - V  - IV  - IV) chord progression
- reggae beat
- barre chords





Walk Don't Run Guitar Lesson 
Thanks to Bruce who just saved me a lot of work! This is the most correct guitar lesson of Walk Don't Run that I have found. He includes some "double stops" in the melody but just play the melody as we learned it. He plays it the very same as I was showing you, even with the hammer-on and pull-off. Check it out.
You don't have to watch the whole video (it's long), you can just play along with him at the beginning when he plays the tune. Notice that he is playing it in the key of A MINOR. (no major chord, I like that)
Notice, for the Bridge (the B section) all you have to do is play the chords.





Walk Don't Run (an later Ventures version)
- play the bass line
- strum along

Don Mills Oct 15 Week Four

What we did >>
(Videos at the bottom)
Theory:

1) The 7 chord, a.k.a. "dominant 7" chord, "flat 7" chord, "b7" chord

• The 5th step chord in any key is called the DOMINANT position and the chord formed by the 5th step of a key is called the DOMINANT CHORD. *** So, the DOMINANT CHORD is the 5th step of another key. Example: G7 is the DOMINANT CHORD in the key of C because G is the 5th step in the key of C.  
• It is called the DOMINANT CHORD because it has a strong pull back the "1" chord of the Key. Example: G ->C
• We can add another note to the BASIC TRIAD (1+3+5) to create a DOMINANT 7 CHORD (1+3+5+b7). This gives a feeling of TENSION and wanting to RESOLVE. Remember that the 5 chord wants to pull back to it's "1".
  Example: G7 -> C

To create a Dominant 7 chord

• Add the b7 step of a scale to the basic triad which includes 1, 3, and 5. Start at any root, play 1+3+5+b7 to create the new 7 chord. 
• NOTE that the note you added to the chord is ONE WHOLE TONE DOWN from the root of the chord.

Why is it called a "flat 7" chord?
There are 2 types of 7 chords *, so we say "flat 7" to distinguish between the 2 chords.
Example: In a G major scale, the natural 7th step is an F# (remember your G scale) so when we add an "F natural" note to a G chord (basic triad) you are adding the "flat 7" in relation to G.

* There are actually 3 types of 7 chords but for the purposes of most musical applications we'll deal with 2 types of 7 chords.

The 2 types of 7 chords

1) "Major 7" chord; and 2) "Dominant 7" chords

As a "Major 7" chord = Gmaj7 = 1+3+5+7 = G  B  D  F#

As a "Dominant 7" chord = G7 = 1+3+5+b7 = G  B  D  F(natural)

Generally speaking:

• Gmaj7 is in the key of G and contains an F#
• G7 is in the key of C and contains an F natural G7 -> C 

2) Cycle of Fifths

• Take the information about dominant chords about and create a cycle where ONE CHORD NATURALLY LEADS TO THE NEXT CHORD in the 5 -> 1  (V -> I) relationship. 
• For example: Start on E7, then go to A7, then D7, then G7, then land to C. 

3) The Relative Minor chord

• The 6th step of a major scale is called the RELATIVE MINOR. a.k.a the "VI" (6) chord
• The relative minor chord accompanies the basic 1, 4 and 5 chords in songs like Heart of Gold, Stand By Me, I'll Be Your Man (James Blunt), Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd), and dozens of other familiar songs. 

SONGS

Stand By Me
This is in the KEY of A (chords A - F#m - D - E). 
What we learn:
1) Uses the Relative Minor chord to create a common chord progression. 
2) Listen to the rhythm figure (that we practiced) and play along
3) Listen to the bass line




Ain't No Sunshine  (Bill Withers)
Here's a guitar lesson from youtube just like we practised it.




Walk Don't Run
We played part of the first "A" section but you can at least listen and get the vibe, and play along if you want to. The other section gets hard so only try to play the "A" sections.

<< Here's a chart, if you want it.

TOP 100 SONGS in many genres- - top100sradio.com

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James blunt i'll be your man

I'll Be Your Man by James Blunt.

Things to learn from this song:
1) Uses a "Bo Diddley rhythm"
2) Adds the Relative Minor chord to basic 1 4 5 chord group to create a common chord progression, the 1 - 5 - 6 - 4 chord progression  (I  V  VI  VI). Practise this chord progression in different keys.
Chords = A - E  - F#m - D

Week 2 - Sept 25 Lesson Recap

Week 2 Sept 25, 2012 – What we did

Note: when doing these exercises, don’t clutch the neck or cramp your hand. If you are, stop and replace your hands on the neck. Keep your hand, fingers and thumb very relaxed, but still firmly in place. Remember thumb position. Keep your elbow away from your body. 

1) 1 finger per fret exercise – play up 4 frets using 1 finger per fret, all the way up the strings, to the high E string and back down again. You can also change the direction of the movement. It’s a good stretch warm up exercise and forces your fingers into 1 finger per fret mode, which you will need to play melodies and other chords. Note: If you’re using a pic, use up and down strokes.

2) Rock n’Roll riff – Using the “A” chord (middle 4 strings, 1^st finger across strings). Helps you to open up the space between the fingers. (Note: You’re still in “1 finger per fret” mode when playing this riff.) Thumb position – Middle of the back of the neck, perpendicular to the neck (not horizontal), firmly gripping but not clutching.

How to play the riff - *Play the open A string as the bottom note of this chord.

While strumming the chord, use your 3^rd finger and 4^th finger to play the F# and the G notes (4th and 5th frets) on the D string, taking them on and off to create the riff. 

3) The 12-bar blues progression in the key of A – Use the rock n’roll riff to play a 12 bar blues in the key of A. The chord are A, D and E, like you wrote on your music sheets. Use the same pattern for all of the chords.

4) C major scale (no sharps or flats) going up the neck from the low E string to the high E string.

Homework - Do the same thing but in the key of G, playing a G major scale, using F#’s instead of F’s. Again, use up and down strokes if you’re using a pic.

Here's what these scales look like in musical notation >>

 4) Ode to Joy - Simple fingerpicking – Thumb, finger, finger, finger.

Key of C. Play the pattern through the whole song.  

Extra work if you like: Use the C scale you just played to play the melody for Ode to Joy (on the sheet). The chart above tells you where the notes are. 

Have fun! 

Marg

The Coconut Song

The Coconut Song by Harry Nilsson

This is a:
1) One-chord song -> C (C7 actually but just play "C")
2) Alternating bass note (I-> V) or ("Root" -> V)

Listen to the alternating bass, that's all the song is. Play C chord and try to copy it, and play along.