Dave's Standard Chord Songs

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Dave's Standard Chord Songs

Unread post by Doron Diamond » Sun Apr 06, 2003 7:21 am

What songs does Dave have that can more or less be played with Standard chords?

I know Grey Street, Busted Stuff, Billies, Everyday, and a few others can be played (not sounding official, but good enough for a beginner) with standard chords, what about anything else? Can Stay, for instance, sound good with any standard chords? Again, does anybody know what I'm even talking abiout? :roll:

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Re: Dave's Standard Chord Songs

Unread post by cave_cricket » Sun Apr 06, 2003 8:33 am

Doron Diamond wrote:What songs does Dave have that can more or less be played with Standard chords?

I know Grey Street, Busted Stuff, Billies, Everyday, and a few others can be played (not sounding official, but good enough for a beginner) with standard chords, what about anything else? Can Stay, for instance, sound good with any standard chords? Again, does anybody know what I'm even talking abiout? :roll:
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Unread post by Doron Diamond » Sun Apr 06, 2003 1:31 pm

I just realized Spoon, and more or less Dancing Nancies. Sheesh, even What Would You Say can be played (not too well though) with only chords. Any others?

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Unread post by Pickles » Sun Apr 06, 2003 3:09 pm

WWYS played with chords? why would you want to do that? thats like playing the stone with only chords.. its just wrong..
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Unread post by Doron Diamond » Sun Apr 06, 2003 3:50 pm

Oh, I know it's wrong. Well actually, it's not "wrong." If someone asks you to play it like Dave it's be wrong but it's not really wrong if it sounds like it. But anyway:) I know it's considered wrong, but for my own curiousity I like to know which songs can be played with chords and sound like it.

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Unread post by gravedigger » Sun Apr 06, 2003 5:21 pm

Gravedigger, GiG, BEF, WAYG, space between, If I had it all, ...... not very many.
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Unread post by KevinGTArch » Sun Apr 06, 2003 7:20 pm

Two Step works about as well using fundamental chord voicings as Tripping Billies does - they both require a lot of speed in the changes but can be pulled off.

I would have to say the easiest and the one I have seen done the most is #41. Almost everyone who hasn't seen a REAL tab of the song really loves to voice it with the typical Am progression.

As for songs Dave has actually done with basic chord voicings, I agree, not many. You can check Song That Janes Likes, Ants Marching(aside from the little riff), and Gravedigger.

I'm not entirely sure Stay would work out to well for you with basic voicings. It relies a lot on those quick little moves and slides in that opening riff.

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Unread post by fraggle » Sun Apr 06, 2003 7:43 pm

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fraggle wrote:SMTS just ask Jimmy Fallon
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Sun Apr 06, 2003 8:41 pm

KevinGTArch wrote:Two Step works about as well using fundamental chord voicings as Tripping Billies does - they both require a lot of speed in the changes but can be pulled off.

I would have to say the easiest and the one I have seen done the most is #41. Almost everyone who hasn't seen a REAL tab of the song really loves to voice it with the typical Am progression.



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My first 2 songs that I learned of Dave...well in a way...I played 2step with your regular Dm and other "open chords"...the same for #41...little could my ear tell (at the age of 11) that it was so complicated (stretch wise) lol
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Unread post by ryopan » Mon Apr 07, 2003 12:16 am

the song that jane likes uses alot of standard chording. and im spent.
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Unread post by gravedigger » Mon Apr 07, 2003 8:07 pm

I used to play Two Step, Crush, BOWA, Say Goodbye with all standard chords. it can be done with all of his songs. well maybe not all.
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Re: Dave's Standard Chord Songs

Unread post by PilotC150 » Tue Apr 08, 2003 12:40 am

cave_cricket wrote:
Doron Diamond wrote:What songs does Dave have that can more or less be played with Standard chords?

I know Grey Street, Busted Stuff, Billies, Everyday, and a few others can be played (not sounding official, but good enough for a beginner) with standard chords, what about anything else? Can Stay, for instance, sound good with any standard chords? Again, does anybody know what I'm even talking abiout? :roll:
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IBYU with open chords? Except for that funky 4x245x chord, i guess. But that chord sounds so f'in cool.

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