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Answer Title

Answer to Problem #17

Category

Chords

Jeff's Guitar's tuning

Standard E, A, D, G, B, E

Guitar Jeff used

Single Coil Stratocaster

Key of

Effects Jeff was using if any

Reverb, (mild level of compression)

Solution notes

This problem was a little tricky in that it wasn't just basic Major and or minor chords all the way through. 75% of you came very close if not dead on with this problem. I was very impressed. On the video I give you some helpful association tips as well as try to give you some suggestions for figuring out chords in the future.

Video Lesson

"Actual" TABS for the problem

Main

I will only write each chord once as this problem was about figuring out the chords themselves.

The strumming pattern is a basic, Down stroke, Down stroke, up stroke, Down stroke, up stroke.

Basic chords in play

Em A7 Dm G F E7 Gm6/D

E__0_____0______1___3______1____0_____3<optional note_______
B__0_____2______3___0______1____0_____3_______________
G__0_____0______2___0______2____1_____3_______________
D__2_____2______0___0______3____0_____0_______________
A__2_____0__________2______3____2_____x_______________
E__0________________3______1____0_____0<optional note_______

x's are strummed hits.

Em A7

E__0_______________________0__________________________
B__0_______________________2__________________________
G__0_______________________0__________________________
D__2_______________________2__________________________
A__2_______________________0__x_x_x_x__x__x_x_x_x_____
E__0__x_x_x_x__x__x_x_x_x_____________________________

Em A7

Dm G

E_1_______________________3_______________________
B_3_______________________0_______________________
G_2_______________________0_______________________
D_0__x_x_x_x__x__x_x_x_x__0_______________________
A_________________________2_______________________
E_________________________3__x_x_x_x__x__x_x_x_x__

F E7 Gm6/D

E_1________________________0______________________
B_1________________________0_______3~_____________
G_2________________________1__________3~__________
D_3________________________0________________0_____
A_3________________________2______________________
E_1__x_x_x_x__x__x_x_x_x___0___________________0x_

F E7 Gm6/D

E_1________________________0______________________
B_1________________________0_______3~_____________
G_2________________________1__________3~_______3x_
D_3________________________0________________0_____
A_3________________________2______________________
E_1__x_x_x_x__x__x_x_x_x___0______________________

F E7

E_1__________________________0__________________________
B_1__________________________0__________________________
G_2__________________________1__________________________
D_3__________________________0__________________________
A_3__________________________2__________________________
E_1_x_x_x_x_x__x_x_x_x_x_x___0_x_x_x_x_x__x_x_x_x_x_x___

F E7 Gm6/D

E_1_________________________0______________________
B_1_________________________0_________3________3~__
G_2_________________________1______3_____3_____2~__
D_3_________________________0____0__________0__0___
A_3_________________________2______________________
E_1_x_x_x_x_x__x_x_x_x_x_x__0______________________

Kick in thing tabbed (not technically part of the problem but many of you tried anyway so here are the tabs)

D5 Dm Em7 Dm

E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B__3_________3____________3_______3___________3_______3__________3_______3___________________
G__2_________2____________0_______0___________0_______0__________0_______0_________and repeat_
D__0__0x_0x_____0x_3x_3x____3x_3x____3x_2x_2x___2x_2x___2x_3x_3x___3x_3x____3x_0x____________
A____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________