NUGGETS
Nuggets:
8 Hip Rock
Chord
Voicings
By Dave Rubin
To paraphrase “Keef” Richards: “The trick is to find
new ways to play the same thing so it is still rock
‘n’ roll and not some other form of music.” Sage
that he is, he could have been referring to the music from
the dawn of rock creation in the early 1950s onward. And
while standard open E and open A-derived barre chords
are the backbone of many classic rock tunes, some of
the greatest guitarists have utilized partial barres, triadic
voicings, and other chord progressions featuring pedal
tones to produce memorable harmonies. By the way,
if any of the following examples suggest the mythical
“Lost Chord,” your search is over.
Along with teaching private lessons in NYC, Dave Rubin
has written over 100 blues, classic rock, jazz, and country
guitar books for the Hal Leonard Corporation. His latest is
Inside Rock Guitar: Four Decades of the Greatest Electric
Rock Guitarists. www.musicdispatch.com
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