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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject: The Intro (Chords) Game

The game is to try to name the song from the intro chords.
But you HAVE to say what band it is.
Otherwise it would probably be too hard.

So, if you write:

by Soundgarden -
Asus4
C6/9
G5
F#5
Fsus4
E7sus4

...the answer is:
"Black Hole Sun"

Or, if you write:

by XTC -
Em
Fmaj7b5/E
Em7
E7

...the answer is:
"Humble Daisy"

And you don't have to be totally right on the chords,
just close enough so if you play it you can hear what it is.

So here's the first one:

by the Kinks -
C _ _ _ C _ _ _
C C C C _ D D _
E

ColinEd · Drums and Wires Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 59

Lola

Sweet
Db-DDDDDDD
Db-DDDDDDD

Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:54 am Post subject:

I thought that was "Urgent" by Foreigner if it was transposed up a whole step.
Smile

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

ColinEd wrote:

Sweet
Db-DDDDDDD
Db-DDDDDDD

Ballroom Blitz (I think).

Here is one by:

The Rolling Stones

Am_ _ _ Am_ _ _ E7_ _ _ E7_ _ _
G_ _ _ FsusF_ _ C_ _G _ _ E7_

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Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:13 am Post subject:

I wanna say "Angie" but it's different at the end.

paranoid android · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject:

I think it is 'Angie', but the last chord is wrong?

I'll try it when I get home.

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

Can I just make stuff up?

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paranoid android · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject:

Definitely 'Angie', surely!

Here's an easy one:

G - D(F#bass)- E(G#bass) - Am - D

It's by XTC.

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paranoid android · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject:

spidermage wrote:

Can I just make stuff up?

Well, of course, this is Jeff's thread, and it's not my place to say...

but yes!

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Science Eriction · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:26 pm Post subject:

paranoid android wrote:

Definitely 'Angie', surely!

Here's an easy one:

G - D(F#bass)- E(G#bass) - Am - D

It's by XTC.

Books are Burning. Nice.

How about this early New Wave hit (I'll be too easy if I tell you the artist):

C#min-C#min
D - D
D/Ebass - D/Ebass (4 more beats)
A - E - G- D...

paranoid android · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject:

Science Eriction wrote:

How about this early New Wave hit (I'll be too easy if I tell you the artist):

C#min-C#min
D - D
D/Ebass - D/Ebass (4 more beats)
A - E - G- D...

I think it's 'Is She Really Going Out With Him' by the fabulous Joe Jackson.

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

Jeff Truzzi wrote:

I wanna say "Angie" but it's different at the end.

Yes you're right. Haven't played this one since the seventees and I used to play E7/B just before the verse begins. But when I listen to it now Keith seems to play the arpeggio B (2nd fret A string) D (open string) and C (1st fret B string). And that is definetely not an E7.

C'mon paranoid, don't know if you're right but give us a new song anyway.

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Science Eriction · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject:

paranoid android wrote:

Science Eriction wrote:

How about this early New Wave hit (I'll be too easy if I tell you the artist):

C#min-C#min
D - D
D/Ebass - D/Ebass (4 more beats)
A - E - G- D...

I think it's 'Is She Really Going Out With Him' by the fabulous Joe Jackson.

Spot on! Got another one for us?

paranoid android · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:17 am Post subject:

Christ - you've put me on the spot now!

Ok - aff the tap o' ma heid..another easy wan:

Some nice chords later on in the song, but the intro is:

Dm7 - G7

OR

E flat minor7 & A flat 7

(I think it's aff-pitch?)

I'ts by Toddzilla!

Good game, this!

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Science Eriction · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

paranoid android wrote:

Christ - you've put me on the spot now!

Ok - aff the tap o' ma heid..another easy wan:

Some nice chords later on in the song, but the intro is:

Dm7 - G7

OR

E flat minor7 & A flat 7

(I think it's aff-pitch?)

I'ts by Toddzilla!

Good game, this!

OK, I'm stumped....Toddzilla isn't in my repertoire.