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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on March 2, 2010 at 2:16am

What a great idea, I have nothing to ad to the list but I will be taking from it, thanks. Very new to playing so this may help get me started.

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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on March 2, 2010 at 2:36am

Simple question of open tuning. If I am tuned GDG as has been recomended is this a G chord? and do the rest of the barred chords follow the scale down the neck, ie A B C D... I know it sound obvious but 3 string stuff isn't in any of my books, thanks.
Oh and while I am at it what would other open chords be and what note are they? ( I'm sure it is on the site somewere but this seems like a good place to put it again, to go with the songs) Thanks and happy strumming.

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Permalink Reply by Grizz on March 2, 2010 at 2:56am

It's actually a G5 chord because it has no third which would be a "B". It can therefore be used with either major or minor chords. Two frets down would be an A5 chord..notes= A-E-A. Four frets down would be a B5... B-F#-B and five frets C ...C-G-C and on and on. A I-IV-V progression would be G5--C5--D5 (open-5th fret-7th fret) I'm being very basic here. You probably know all this.

MichaelS said:

Simple question of open tuning. If I am tuned GDG as has been recomended is this a G chord? and do the rest of the barred chords follow the scale down the neck, ie A B C D... I know it sound obvious but 3 string stuff isn't in any of my books, thanks.
Oh and while I am at it what would other open chords be and what note are they? ( I'm sure it is on the site somewere but this seems like a good place to put it again, to go with the songs) Thanks and happy strumming.

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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on March 2, 2010 at 4:20am

Can never be to basic for me, thanks Grizz now I get it. Now to ry some simple 3 chord songs as this thread was intended to do. : )

Grizz said:

It's actually a G5 chord because it has no third which would be a "B". It can therefore be used with either major or minor chords. Two frets down would be an A5 chord..notes= A-E-A. Four frets down would be a B5... B-F#-B and five frets C ...C-G-C and on and on. A I-IV-V progression would be G5--C5--D5 (open-5th fret-7th fret) I'm being very basic here. You probably know all this.

MichaelS said:

Simple question of open tuning. If I am tuned GDG as has been recomended is this a G chord? and do the rest of the barred chords follow the scale down the neck, ie A B C D... I know it sound obvious but 3 string stuff isn't in any of my books, thanks.
Oh and while I am at it what would other open chords be and what note are they? ( I'm sure it is on the site somewere but this seems like a good place to put it again, to go with the songs) Thanks and happy strumming.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on March 2, 2010 at 4:39am

LOL...and my purpose was to come up with some stuff that people who are not musicians could play, and not need to know anything about what notes they were playing.

MichaelS said:

Can never be to basic for me, thanks Grizz now I get it. Now to ry some simple 3 chord songs as this thread was intended to do. : )

Grizz said:

It's actually a G5 chord because it has no third which would be a "B". It can therefore be used with either major or minor chords. Two frets down would be an A5 chord..notes= A-E-A. Four frets down would be a B5... B-F#-B and five frets C ...C-G-C and on and on. A I-IV-V progression would be G5--C5--D5 (open-5th fret-7th fret) I'm being very basic here. You probably know all this.

MichaelS said:

Simple question of open tuning. If I am tuned GDG as has been recomended is this a G chord? and do the rest of the barred chords follow the scale down the neck, ie A B C D... I know it sound obvious but 3 string stuff isn't in any of my books, thanks.
Oh and while I am at it what would other open chords be and what note are they? ( I'm sure it is on the site somewere but this seems like a good place to put it again, to go with the songs) Thanks and happy strumming.

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Permalink Reply by Grizz on March 2, 2010 at 6:10am

Sorry Iggy, couldn't help myself. Must be the engineer in me. My wife always tells me too much detail, too much detail.

Iggy said:

LOL...and my purpose was to come up with some stuff that people who are not musicians could play, and not need to know anything about what notes they were playing.

MichaelS said:

Can never be to basic for me, thanks Grizz now I get it. Now to ry some simple 3 chord songs as this thread was intended to do. : )

Grizz said:

It's actually a G5 chord because it has no third which would be a "B". It can therefore be used with either major or minor chords. Two frets down would be an A5 chord..notes= A-E-A. Four frets down would be a B5... B-F#-B and five frets C ...C-G-C and on and on. A I-IV-V progression would be G5--C5--D5 (open-5th fret-7th fret) I'm being very basic here. You probably know all this.

MichaelS said:

Simple question of open tuning. If I am tuned GDG as has been recomended is this a G chord? and do the rest of the barred chords follow the scale down the neck, ie A B C D... I know it sound obvious but 3 string stuff isn't in any of my books, thanks.
Oh and while I am at it what would other open chords be and what note are they? ( I'm sure it is on the site somewere but this seems like a good place to put it again, to go with the songs) Thanks and happy strumming.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on March 2, 2010 at 8:19am

LOL..it's OK.

So, do you have any songs to suggest?

Grizz said:

Sorry Iggy, couldn't help myself. Must be the engineer in me. My wife always tells me too much detail, too much detail.

Iggy said:

LOL...and my purpose was to come up with some stuff that people who are not musicians could play, and not need to know anything about what notes they were playing.

MichaelS said:

Can never be to basic for me, thanks Grizz now I get it. Now to ry some simple 3 chord songs as this thread was intended to do. : )

Grizz said:

It's actually a G5 chord because it has no third which would be a "B". It can therefore be used with either major or minor chords. Two frets down would be an A5 chord..notes= A-E-A. Four frets down would be a B5... B-F#-B and five frets C ...C-G-C and on and on. A I-IV-V progression would be G5--C5--D5 (open-5th fret-7th fret) I'm being very basic here. You probably know all this.

MichaelS said:

Simple question of open tuning. If I am tuned GDG as has been recomended is this a G chord? and do the rest of the barred chords follow the scale down the neck, ie A B C D... I know it sound obvious but 3 string stuff isn't in any of my books, thanks.
Oh and while I am at it what would other open chords be and what note are they? ( I'm sure it is on the site somewere but this seems like a good place to put it again, to go with the songs) Thanks and happy strumming.

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Permalink Reply by Ballymack on March 2, 2010 at 8:40am

Hi,

I know nothing about this don't play a guitar but my CBG which I bought of ebay arrived today and is tuned GDG. So to start with where would I find some of these songs with explanation on how to play or are you just putting a list together. I like the video on Red Dog Guitars site where he plays and it tours round an old house it is also on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz5wMGovkuQ you have to watch him walk up and turn his amp on etc but once he starts playing its quite nice.

Hope someone can point me in the right direction.

Cheers
Ballymack

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Permalink Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on March 2, 2010 at 8:46am

I got one for you Iggy, only 2 chords, Jumbalaya, a classic Hank Williams tune. Just C and G. Don't have to move far for that one.

Another 3 chord tune, Should I stay or should I go, the Clash. G, D and F I think. You can find it online somewere, doesn't get much easier than punk rock on Cigar box!

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Permalink Reply by John Drake on March 2, 2010 at 9:53am

Have a look at the Strumstick site. They have a song book you can purchase and you can view them all on line. Most are well known and traditional songs. They are simple melody lines that you can pick out if you have a dulcimer fret layout and many include chords for accompaniment. They are all for a 3 string GDG tuning. You will find it here. Regards John D

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Permalink Reply by Ballymack on March 2, 2010 at 9:54am

Thanks John will take a look

John Drake said:

Have a look at the Strumstick site. They have a song book you can purchase and you can view them all on line. Most are well known and traditional songs. They are simple melody lines that you can pick out if you have a dulcimer fret layout and many include chords for accompaniment. You will find it here. Regards John D

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Permalink Reply by ross harper (rustic luthiery) on March 2, 2010 at 12:10pm

Michael, my knowledge of chords and stuff is extremely basic too.A muso friend of mine wrote this out for me when I made my first CBG,tuned DGDG (open G),and you just move down to whatever chord you are tuned to and start from there. G ( open)
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G (12thFret)
G# etc etc

Just move the starting (open) chord to whatever you're tuned to and go down from there. Hope that helped,it sure made it a lot clearer for me.

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