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"I'm of the opinion that open B doesn't exist, as a chord"
That's what I was thinking, too. I just didn't feel good saying it. I'm glad you did. I, also, play B7 when the chart calls for B major. On a side note, I remember Paul McCartney gave an interview once about how one time he, John, and George were still kids at school. They were talking to their friends about playing guitar, and one of the friends mentioned that they knew a kid who lived on the other side of town, and that kid knew how to play a B7 chord. Neither he, John, nor George knew how to play a B7 chord at that time. So the next day they brought their guitars to school, and after school they hopped on a city bus. They had to change busses twice to get to this kid's neighborhood. Then they had to ask around until they found someone who knew where he lived. They knocked on his door, and asked him to show them how to play a B7 chord. The next day they all proudly showed off the B7 chord to their mates.
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Hi George, If you can effect 1st position chords easily, then te "learn some songs" advice is good. I teach people at various levels and I find that this simple Johnny Cash song is useful to familiarise folks with rhythm, right hand technique, and cord changes with a G,D,D (I-IV-V) progression with one Em (VI) in the chorus. [YOUTUBE] Hi George, If you can effect 1st position chords easily, then the "learn some songs" advice is good. I teach people at various levels and i find that this simple Johnny Cash song is useful to familiarise folks with the G,C,D (I-IV-V) progression with on Em (VI) in the chorus. It also helps with right hand technique and rhythm consistency.
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This is sort of what I'm talking about hybridizing open chords and abbreviated chord forms further up the neck. I'm mostly a solo player, I like sounding as big as possible and I like carrying common notes through my chord progressions, so this kind of thing is a pretty big part of the way I play. Last edited by Bushleague; 03-18-2022 at 03:07 PM. |
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B major is a totally simple and easy chord to play, for all that we make fun of it sometimes. First finger, play the B note second fret, fifth string. Lay your third finger down across the next three strings (partial barre) at the fourth fret. Like sliding an A chord up two frets. Mute the sixth string and the first string. Play the middle four strings. B major chord, boom. Second or third most common rock and roll chord shape, after power chords and the good old F barre chords shape.
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Ahhh.... But then you have to find an F# maj, G maj, C# min and G# min to follow someone singing a song in B maj. Soooo much easier to put a capo on fret 4 and bang away in your G shape cowboy chords, taking advantage of all those lovely bluegrass licks, fills and bass runs.
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Hello All,
So a handful of you suggested that I take a look at the Bluegrass Fakebook; so I ordered it the other day and I received it yesterday. Ironically, it is by Bert Casey who is also the author of an acoustic guitar book that I already own, and with another one by him that has been back ordered for me. I look forward to receiving that book. I think this book will be very helpful to me as a way to improve my skills by learning songs and where my focus should be as it pertains to chords by learning songs. Many of the songs are in the Key of G; I am very comfortable with these chords, so learning some of these songs won’t be discouraging when when I stumble. Additionally, the book also contains the melodies for the songs. I can read basic music notation and I can play one or two simple exercises on the first two strings so expanding to a couple of more strings by learning some actual songs is very exciting and can only improve my skills even further. So, thank you all for your recommendation. George |
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That is, the key of B major can be played without a capo - and the IV chord (E) has a standard open position shape - but otherwise you'll be using barre chords. IOW, there is no "open B chord shape". The reason for choosing a capo would be to play various typical country/bluegrass patterns and licks, because that's going to be a whole lot easier with capo on 4 and G shapes. Capo on 2 and A shapes might be an alternative. Of course, if you are just strumming, then barre chords are fine, especially if you want fret-muted affects.
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IOW, there are many ways to fret that B shape in 2nd position, but I wouldn't call any of them "totally simple and easy". The easiest B major shape is probably the 7th fret "E shape" barre, but I also fine a 4th position G shape not too hard: 7-6-4-4-4-7, or 7-x-4-4-4-7. Or 7-x-4-4-4-x, with pinky on 6th string, index barre muting the 1st (leaving middle and ring for embellishments on the middle strings). I actually find all those easier than the double barre on 2. YMMV, obviously. Just throwing in these alternatives!
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