#41 Verse

[Beauford33]

I mess around with the normal intro chords and the picked chords timmy uses on the crash version.

I also strum those. btw, I prefer playin 41police then #41. just a bad ass jam with some lyrics.

[Davy28]

I've started playing the sojurn of arujna more often. Hats off to whoever tabbed it.

[Ranting Thespian]

honestly, I still like #40 more then #41

[Itamien]

I saw in several posts that #41 would be a good first song to learn. I've only been playing about a month, and the song doesn't seem too difficult. But I have a really hard time playing the first chord.

Intro
E:--------------------------------
B:---------------8---3--3----3----
G:---5-----7-----4---x--0h4--x----
D:---2-----4-----5---4--x----0h4--
A:---3-----5---7-7---5--5----5----
E:-5-5---7-7----------------------

I can't seem to make my 3rd finger reach the 5th fret for the low E while keeping my second finger on the 3rd fret of the A string. Any suggestions on how I may be able to get better at this? or is it just going to take time and a lot of practice to make the reach.

[hcole]

I saw in several posts that #41 would be a good first song to learn. I've only been playing about a month, and the song doesn't seem too difficult. But I have a really hard time playing the first chord.


I can't seem to make my 3rd finger reach the 5th fret for the low E while keeping my second finger on the 3rd fret of the A string. Any suggestions on how I may be able to get better at this? or is it just going to take time and a lot of practice to make the reach.

It's a tough stretch especially for a beginner. I know I struggled with those intro chords when I first started trying to play it. As I tried to play it more and more the stretch has gotten to be quite a bit easier and now I have no problems with it. So just keep practicing.

[tjmac66pc]

actually i make it a little easier, i use these chords


-------- 2-----------------------------
--1---- 3-----8------3--------------------
--0----- 4-----7------0-------------------
--2----- 4-----5------4-------------------
-------- 2----- 7----- 5-------------------
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wow, sorry that looks like hell, but you get the idea

that's almost Howie Day style right there...i like the fullness of using these similar chords...kinda a unique way of playing it

[Mykoal]

When playing the verse...I just have my first finger lay on all the strings when hitting the low e...and when playing the A - just laying over all the strings and push the low e on the side to mute that with your first finger...cake...this way you can strum harder when you want to without other strings ringing out