| Author |
Topic: Need just a little help...... |
Charles Curtis
|
Posted 19 May 2006 3:14 pm |
|
| The song "New Kid In Town", in "E", bear in mind I'm an ear player (don't read); just before the line, "Johnny come lately" there are about 15 notes, the chords I've been told are, G then Em then A. In the E9 tuning, where would you find these in that order to fit this song? Thanks on behalf on all who love this song. |
|
|
|
Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
|
Posted 19 May 2006 5:52 pm
|
|
A bunch of places depending on how you like the sound- 1) all on 8th fret- G (with E's lowered using 7th string, Em- same place with same lever- diff strings, A- A and F lever
2)3rd fret open, 3rd fret A pedal, 5th fret open
3)6th fret A and F, 7th fret 1/2 A pedal and B, and then 8th fret A and F, etc. |
|
|
|
Charles Curtis
|
Posted 20 May 2006 4:04 am
|
|
| Thanks Jim. I'll try to work this out; I guess this is the "hook" of the song, Lord knows I've listened umpteen times. As a friend of mine told me about forty years ago, "you have to get the sound in your mind first". I think it's a killer instrumental on the steel. |
|
|
|
Marc Friedland
From:
Fort Collins, CO
|
Posted 20 May 2006 11:42 am
|
|
Charles,
Jim was assuming that the chords G Em A are correct.
No disrespect intended for those who told you the chords, they may even be right, but my findings were quite different.
My wife just found the CD for me and here's what it sounds like to my ears:
Yes, the song is in the key of "E"
Just before the line "Johnny come lately" is
"Even your old friends treat you like you're something new"
The chords at that point are A to B leading into those "approx 15 notes" starting at about the point they're singing "something new"
Those chords are
E Esus4 G#7sus4 G#7
They not only sound good to me ears while playing along with it, but it also makes sense from a music theory perspective, leading into the C#m to F# chords of the chorus.
I understand you're an ear player, and don't read music - that's totally fine.
I can explain to you where to find those chords rather easily on your E9 tuning.
Don't let their fancy names intimidate you, you'll be able to play them rather quickly.
Do you want to play those approx 15 notes, or play the chords that sound good while the guitarist or someone else is playing those notes?
Feel free to send me an email to:
marc4music@aol.com
Marc
|
|
|
|
