“Don’t say no” to some acoustic guitar practicing!
Posted: August 28th, 2012 | Author: David | Filed under: post | Tags: acoustic guitar, chords, lynne, merrymakers, petty, soundshine, strumming |Following the “incredible success” (hey, I got one comment, didn’t I!?) of this summer’s posting of the chords for “Looking For A Life” (check it out even if you already did – updated layout!) it’s time to take up guitar practicing again. We’ll just have to move in from the camp fires to the in-door log fire. In today’s acoustic guitar master class by senior lecturer Myhr we’re going to study the famous chords of C and F. Well there’s one or two more but not many. We’re talking basic stuff here! However what’s a F/C? Easy! That’s a F but using the 5th note (the C) as the bass note. Em/G? Same way of thinking. Use your logic! The C -> F/C is a popular trick used many times in rock history. For instance in “Like a rolling stone”, “Angel of Harlem”, “I’ve gotta feeling” (though in the key of A), and many more. And now my song from my album Soundshine called “Don’t say no” can be added to the list.
So, all you acoustic guitar strummers out there – by “popular demand”, or at least from P J in Florida and his dogs (see comment to the previous blog plost) – here’s the lyrics and chords for “Don’t say no” (please comment if the font size is to tiny or if you find other problems) :
Feel free to listen to the song by clicking the Spotify widget to the right (song #7).
And if you want inspiration on how to strum this song with your right hand and how to move your body while playing in a classic Petty / Jeff Lynne style check out this video from the actual moment of recording please feel free to enjoy this video (blame my MacBook for making the image mirrored after filming with PhotoBooth…):
Remember to not keep pushing your dreams away! Thanks a lot for stopping by!
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You know what? This is really cool. I’m not a needy fan, I don’t require pictures, handshakes, or autographs, but for an artist to extend a gesture like showing song chords impresses me.
I saw your post regarding Paul Simon. I always thought the production of his solo stuff was terrific. Great sound. Not too busy, room to breathe, well balanced. I’d put Soundshine in that category as well. Throw in Band On The Run and the second Jellyfish record, too.
Thanks again-
PJ in Florida
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