Post by anthony on Oct 19, 2004 6:00:42 GMT -5
Hey I found this tab for Rock You Like a Hurricane by the Scorpions. I wanted to show a little something about learning chords.
C Em C Em D C
e|--------------------|-----------------|--------
h|--------------------|-----------------|--------
G|--------------------|-----------------|--------
D|----5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-9-9-7-7-7-|--------
A|----3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-7-7-5-5-5-|--etc.--
E|--------------------|-----------------|--------
If you take a look at the tabs, placing your fingers on the 3 fret A string and 5th fret of the D string gives you the notes C and G.
The notes C and G are the root note and the fifth of the C major scale. The name of this chord is actually "C5". The chord made up of the notes D and A is called "D5". And the name of the chord made up of the notes E and B is actually "B5". These chords are not the C chord, the D chord, nor the Em chord as labeled above.
Why is this important? Well it's a power chord and it's neither major nor minor. To make the C5 into a C major chord you would need to add the major third, which is the the note E. Thus C-E-G make up the C chord. D-F#-A make up D major.
And now to the minor. A minor consists of the root, minor third, and fifth. So E minor actually needs E-G-B.
Correctly naming the chords gives so much more of an understanding and it will increase your learning. If the chord is not named correctly you will be playing the wrong chord. And you want to play the right chord. Not only that but since you now know D5 is neither major or minor, you can follow it with either the D major chord or the D minor chord to define the sound as major or minor.
So what should you take with you from all of this? Name the chords correctly and you will be amazed how your understanding and playing improves.
C Em C Em D C
e|--------------------|-----------------|--------
h|--------------------|-----------------|--------
G|--------------------|-----------------|--------
D|----5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-9-9-7-7-7-|--------
A|----3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-7-7-5-5-5-|--etc.--
E|--------------------|-----------------|--------
If you take a look at the tabs, placing your fingers on the 3 fret A string and 5th fret of the D string gives you the notes C and G.
The notes C and G are the root note and the fifth of the C major scale. The name of this chord is actually "C5". The chord made up of the notes D and A is called "D5". And the name of the chord made up of the notes E and B is actually "B5". These chords are not the C chord, the D chord, nor the Em chord as labeled above.
Why is this important? Well it's a power chord and it's neither major nor minor. To make the C5 into a C major chord you would need to add the major third, which is the the note E. Thus C-E-G make up the C chord. D-F#-A make up D major.
And now to the minor. A minor consists of the root, minor third, and fifth. So E minor actually needs E-G-B.
Correctly naming the chords gives so much more of an understanding and it will increase your learning. If the chord is not named correctly you will be playing the wrong chord. And you want to play the right chord. Not only that but since you now know D5 is neither major or minor, you can follow it with either the D major chord or the D minor chord to define the sound as major or minor.
So what should you take with you from all of this? Name the chords correctly and you will be amazed how your understanding and playing improves.
