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paranoid android · Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:44 am Post subject:

Sorry, a bit obscure , maybe -and lots of tunes have those chords in 'em.

It was...'I Saw the Light'.

Right - somebody else 'ave as go!

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject:

Okay.

Early Beatle single.

C _ D _ _ _
C _ D _ _ _
C _ D _ D6 _ D _ D6
D7 _ _ "Oh yeah...."

Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject:

spidermage wrote:

Can I just make stuff up?

Sure. I might do better than I am at the real ones.

Terra Incognita · Wasp Star Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 3702

Jeff Truzzi wrote:

Okay.

Early Beatle single.

C _ D _ _ _
C _ D _ _ _
C _ D _ D6 _ D _ D6
D7 _ _ "Oh yeah...."

I Want to Hold Your Hand

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject:

Very good, Terra!

Your turn.

Terra Incognita · Wasp Star Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 3702

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Christmas Classic:

G Am D D7
C Am G G4 G
D G G7
C Am
G Em Am D D7

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spidermage · Wasp Star Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 4423

O Little Town Of Bethlehem?

(I've no idea what I'm talking about - I just wanted to join in.)

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject:

WRONG!

But nice try anyway.
Wink

Terra Incognita · Wasp Star Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 3702

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Just strum the first four chords, and badaBING-badaBOOM! it'll come to you.

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lokrume04 · Black Sea Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 107 Location: Sweden

Could it be ¨Stilla natt¨? (Silent Night)

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spidermage · Wasp Star Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 4423

Jeff Truzzi wrote:

WRONG!

But nice try anyway.
Wink

I took a shot.

How many Christmas songs can there be? Very Happy

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Terra Incognita · Wasp Star Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 3702

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You lads are not "movieing" in the right direction...

Is December 25 not a holiday inn your country?

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:30 am Post subject:

I think we must have different Christmas songs.
I actually got out my guitar (for the first time in months) to play it and I couldn't figure it out.

Terra Incognita · Wasp Star Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 3702

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I didn't give enough info... Forgive an amateur!

Intro:

G (8 beats)
Am (4 beats)
D (1 beat)
D7 (3 beat)

Most of the rest:

C (4 beats)
Am (4 beats)
G (4 beats)
D (2 beats)

D (2 beats)
G (4 beats)
G7 (4 beats)

C (4 beats)
Am (4 beats)

G (4 beats)
Em (4 beats)
Am (4 beats)
D (1 beat)
D7 (3 beats)

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Science Eriction · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:10 am Post subject:

Terra Incognita wrote:

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I didn't give enough info... Forgive an amateur!

Intro:

G (8 beats)
Am (4 beats)
D (1 beat)
D7 (3 beat)

Most of the rest:

C (4 beats)
Am (4 beats)
G (4 beats)
D (2 beats)

D (2 beats)
G (4 beats)
G7 (4 beats)

C (4 beats)
Am (4 beats)

G (4 beats)
Em (4 beats)
Am (4 beats)
D (1 beat)
D7 (3 beats)

I'm dreaming of a "White Christmas", no?
Particularly appropriate as we just got hit with about a foot of snow here in Boston!

Here's another Christmas one for all the kids that grew up watching TV in the 60's/70's. Remember, it's the Intro:

GG
FF
Em Em
Dm Dm
C C
B B
Dm/A G (pause)

Dm7 Em G9 C
Dm7 Em G9 C
A E7/B Am/C Am/E
Am7 D9 G7