Dave's A Chords

[Grandpagotgame]

I know Dave usually bars and A chord with his first finger. But does he play, or do you guys play it like? 0222x ...... or 02222 ????

[dmbguitar718]

well, 02222 isn't an A chord. it's an A6.

I play it with my index finger. makes transitions so much easier.

[Coldchillin]

well, 02222 isn't an A chord. it's an A6.

I play it with my index finger. makes transitions so much easier.

[Appfro]

i use my index finger to do the x02220 a chord too cause you're right, the transitions are much easier. but i think my fingers are too big cause when i do that, or when i barre the same chord (x23332 x34443 etc) i can never get the high e string to play. i'm always muting it by accident. oh well, only sucks when i'm doing arppegios or something.

[Grandpagotgame]

That's my deal, it's impossible for me to bar it and play the high E as well, so do you guys just mute it and it sounds okay or what?

[Appfro]

i just mute it

[littlefriend]

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I just go with it.

[Sciaracastro]

i just mute it

[a1075dd63aa12]

i barre it

[Grandpagotgame]

well while we're talking about chords, how many of you play the open D string in songs like Billies, Grey Street, you know what chords I am talking about. I play it open and think it sounds fine, and I think that Dave plays it open too.

[Senior Gomez]

like:

--------
--------
2---4----2---4-----7----6
0---0----0---0-----0----0
x---x----x---x-----x----x
2---3----2---3-----7----5

thats the billies intro, i recoment using all ur fingers and it flows so smooth watch the vid if u need too
grey st:

--
--
7---4----6----2
0---0----0----0
x---x----x----x
7---3----5----2

play around its easy to hear it and go, see the pattern?

[Kahn]

I know Dave usually bars and A chord with his first finger. But does he play, or do you guys play it like? 0222x ...... or 02222 ????

i read in a dave interview that he plays his A chord un-barred if thats a word. he was commenting that he plays it weird with his fingers going:
2 1 3

[Grandpagotgame]

like:

--------
--------
2---4----2---4-----7----6
0---0----0---0-----0----0
x---x----x---x-----x----x
2---3----2---3-----7----5

thats the billies intro, i recoment using all ur fingers and it flows so smooth watch the vid if u need too
grey st:

--
--
7---4----6----2
0---0----0----0
x---x----x----x
7---3----5----2

play around its easy to hear it and go, see the pattern?

Thanks, yeah I can play them fine, I was just curious how many people play the open D. Because I think the tabs on this site are wrong and that Dave plays and open D.

[Kahn]

i play the open d. sometimes the b too. its all good, just go with what sounds good to you.

[charliemike]

I know Dave usually bars and A chord with his first finger. But does he play, or do you guys play it like? 0222x ...... or 02222 ????

i read in a dave interview that he plays his A chord un-barred if thats a word. he was commenting that he plays it weird with his fingers going:
2 1 3

That's how I play it. I play it that way because G, A, and D were the first chords I learned so going from D to A just made it logical to use that fingering