Showing posts with label Guitar and Songs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guitar and Songs. Show all posts

Monday, January 24, 2011

Now Try This~

Assalamualaikum and good evening~

Last time I have taught you a simple song, made up from only three simple chords. Okay, this time around, let's try to add one more chord, and as I mentioned before, you will be playing a famous song. Let's take a look at the new chord first.


This is the E Minor Chord


I forgot to tell you guys that the the 'X' and 'O' in each chord diagrams represents, which string you must strum. 'X' is must left open and you must strum the strings which are marked with 'O'. The numbers in each chord diagram like '1', '2', '3' is the fingers that you are gonna use in the chord. '1' is for the index finger, '2' is for middle finger, and '3' is for the ring finger. The top string is the one that placed at the left chord diagram. The las string is placed at the right chord diagram.Last but not least, the bold line on top of the chord diagram represents the head nut. I hope you understand or else Insya-Allah (with God's will) I'll try to explain more deeper. Now you can try to play this !!!

Avril Lavigne - Complicated

G
     Chill out what are you yelling for?
Em
Lay back it's all been done before
C                D
And if you could only let it be
You will see
G
I like the way you are
Em
When we're driving in your car
C                    D
And you're talking to me one-on-one
But you become
C
Somebody else round everyone else
Em
Watching your back like you can't relax
C
You trying to be cool
              D
You like a fool to me, tell me


CHORUS:

Em                        C             D
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
                    Em                    C
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
            D
Gets me frustrated, life's like this you
Em            C
You fall and you crawl and you break and
    G                       D
you take what you get and you turn into
Em                      C                  D     C
Honestly, you promised me I'm never gonna find you fake it...No


G
You come over announced
Em
Dressed up like you're something else
C                        D
Where you are and where it's at you see
You're making me
G
Laugh out when you strike a pose
Em
Take off all your preppy clothes
C                     D
You know you're not fooling anyone
When you become
C
Somebody else round everyone else
Em
Watching your back like you can't relax
C
You trying to be cool
                     D
You look like a fool to me, tell me


CHORUS:

Em                        C             D
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
                    Em                    C
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
            D
Gets me frustrated, life's like this you
Em            C
You fall and you crawl and you break and
    G                       D
you take what you get and you turn into
Em                      C                  D     C
Honestly, you promised me I'm never gonna find you fake it...No
G               Em

(no no no) No no (no no no)
C                  D
No no (no no no) No no


G
     Chill out what are you yelling for?
Em
Lay back it's all been done before
C               D
And if you could only let it be
You will see
C
Somebody else round everyone else
Em
Watching your back like you can't relax
C
You trying to be cool
             D
You like a fool to me, tell me


CHORUS:

Em                        C             D
Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
                    Em                    C
I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
            D
Gets me frustrated, life's like this you
Em            C
You fall and you crawl and you break and
    G                       D
you take what you get and you turn into
Em                      C                  D     C
Honestly, you promised me I'm never gonna find you fake it...No...2x

Friday, January 21, 2011

Try To Rock On Guys !!!

Assalamualaikum and hello there~

This time around, I want to teach you guys how to play a guitar...yes, you are gonna learn to play an INSTRUMENT !!!
Well, I'm not that good in playing guitar but then I think it is not wrong to share some knowledge here...right?
First of all you need to have a guitar. I'm started playing guitar when I was 15, and that was around late 2007. At first, I was so jealous looking at my friend playing guitar in our farewell party, and I was the singer. So I tried to play with my father's guitar which I found a crack at its neck. I glue it back by using a super glue and started playing. Hahaha. Enough said, lets take a look at simple chords down here...

I'm gonna teach you three chords first...and you can already play a song!

This is the G major chord


This is the C major chord


And this is the D major chord


I already gave you the images of the chords and how to lay your fingers on the guitar. Now you better start practicing by trying to change from one chord to another chord without strumming the strings first. Later on, after you had already mastered how to change the chords, you can start strumming by using a pick or your right thumb and your right index finger. Try to strum the string downstroke and upstroke. Downstroke by using your right index finger and upstroke by using right thumb finger. After you can play the chords well...You can try to play this!

The Lion Sleeps Tonight


Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh


G                C
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
G              D
the lion sleeps tonight
G                 C
In the village, the peaceful village
G                 D
the people sleep tonight


G                        C  
Aweem away, aweem away, aweem away
              G
aweem away, aweem away, aweem away
D
aweem away, aweem away


G                    C
Near the viilage the peaceful village
G               D
The lion sleeps tonight
G                    C
Near the village the quite village
G               D
The lion sleeps tonight

G                        C  
Aweem away, aweem away, aweem away
              G
aweem away, aweem away, aweem away
D
aweem away, aweem away

G                  D
Hush my darling don't fear me darling
G               C
The lion sleeps tonight
G                  D
Hush me darling don't fear me darling
G                C
The lion sleeps tonight


G                        C  
Aweem away, aweem away, aweem away
              G
aweem away, aweem away, aweem away
D
aweem away, aweem away

Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh


Well that's all for now...this post is already too long...
xP


Hope you can play this song nicely. You might think this is a funny song and a kid's play, but it is a good way to kick start your guitar playing career. Next post would be a famous song from a rock artist. Stay tuned to this blog and be amazed with an additional basic chord, you can play a top-charted song. Till then, Assalamualaikum and have a good evening~