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Chords Quotes

Trane was the perfect saxophonist for Monk's music because of the space that Monk always used. Trane could fill up all that space with all them chords and sounds he was playing then Picture Quote #1

He was a God of rock. He nearly solved all the world’s problems with nothing but power chords and anguished cries into a microphone Picture Quote #1

I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That’s when I was born Picture Quote #1

I use a lot more chords than most organists and I’m careful to phrase them with the guitar Picture Quote #1

A friend of mine, that I had known for some time, came up one day with an old guitar. I don’t know where he got it, I don’t know how long he’d had it, but he knew about two chords on it. He proceeded to teach them to me, and then we proceeded to go crazy over music Picture Quote #1

Except for a few guitar chords, everything I’ve learned in my life that is of any value I’ve learned from women Picture Quote #1

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Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I think when I play. I have a photographic memory for chords, and when I’m playing, the right chords appear in my mind like photographs long before I get to them Picture Quote #1

I can plunk out enough chords to write a song, but I’m completely afraid to play guitar in front of other people. It’s a fear of failure, I guess Picture Quote #1

To put your hands in a river is to feel the chords that bind the earth together Picture Quote #1

Even if chords are simple, they should rub. They should have dissonances in them. I’ve always used a lot of alternate bass lines, suspensions, widely spaced voicings. Dfferent textures to get very warm chords. Sometimes you’re setting up strange chords by placing a chord in front of it that’s going to set it off like a diamond in a gold band. It’s not just finding interesting chords, it’s how you sequence them, like stringing together pearls on a string... Interesting chords will compel interesting melodies. It’s very hard to write a boring melody to an interesting chord sequence Picture Quote #1

You see, pops, that’s the kind of talk that’s ruining the music. Everyone’s trying to do something new, no one trying to learn the fundamentals first. All them young cats playing their wierd chords. And what happens? No one’s working Picture Quote #1

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My songs, they have just the one chord, there’s none of that fancy stuff you hear now, with lots of chords in one song. If I find another chord I leave it for another song Picture Quote #1

Most beginners want to learn lead because they think it’s cool.. consequently, they never really develop good rhythm skills.. since most of a rock guitarists time is spent playing rhythm, it’s important to learn to do it well.. learning lead should come after you can play solid backup and have the sound of the chords in your head Picture Quote #1

I also generally play slide guitar in standard tuning, which enables me to switch back and forth between using the slide and fretting notes and chords conventionally without having to relearn the fretboard, as one must do when playing in an open tuning Picture Quote #1

Jazz is my adventure. I’m after new chords, new ways of syncopating, new figures, new runs. How to use notes differently. That’s it. Just using notes differently Picture Quote #1

Playing octaves was just a coincidence. And it’s still such a challenge, like chord versions, block chords like cats play on piano. There are a lot of things that can be done with it, but each is a field of its own. I used to have headaches every time I played octaves, because it was extra strain, but the minute I’d quit I’d be all right. But now I don’t have headaches when I play octaves Picture Quote #1

I don’t know that many chords. I’d be loaded if I knew that many. But that’s not my aim. My aim is to move from one vein to the other without any trouble. The biggest thing to me is keeping a feeling, regardless what you play. So many cats lose their feeling at various times, not through the whole tune, but at various times, and it causes them to have to build up and drop down, and you can feel it Picture Quote #1

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You think it’s all written, but it’s not. There’s always another way to twist those three chords around Picture Quote #1

When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague ideas Picture Quote #1

All them weird chords which don’t mean a thing... you got no melody to remember, and no beat to dance to Picture Quote #1

Notes and chords have become my second language and, more often than not, that vocabulary expresses what I feel when language fails me Picture Quote #1

I’d been thinking I’d have to learn how to play really well, but obviously the message of punk was that you just learn three chords in a week and you’re away Picture Quote #1

Any idiot who knows five chords can bang a song together. But it’s probably going to be rubbish Picture Quote #1

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As soon as you get off stage, that’s the most dangerous time for a singer to kiss people because your vocal chords are receptive to any kind of germ Picture Quote #1

I don’t write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords Picture Quote #1

I am the consequence of a particular type of demographic movement, one that has always involved paying a high price. But I don’t know much about styles or genres. I only know notes and chords Picture Quote #1

I sometimes try to write something that is actually really simple and I can’t do it. So, then, it’s not simple anymore. It’s really hard and it gets all messed up. I sometimes sit down and try to write a song with just three chords and it doesn’t work Picture Quote #1

My sister played the piano. She’s two years older than me, and I always wanted to play something. So my grandmother got the guitar for me, and showed me a couple of chords to start off. And then I got me a book. Next thing you know, I was playing along with sister Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it’s tough because I’ve got to sleep 15 hours to sing the way I want to. It’s not easy because my vocal chords are different than most people’s Picture Quote #1

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Trane was the perfect saxophonist for Monk's music because of the space that Monk always used. Trane could fill up all that space with all them chords and sounds he was playing then (Chords Quotes) He was a God of rock. He nearly solved all the world’s problems with nothing but power chords and anguished cries into a microphone (Chords Quotes) I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That’s when I was born (Chords Quotes) I use a lot more chords than most organists and I’m careful to phrase them with the guitar (Chords Quotes) A friend of mine, that I had known for some time, came up one day with an old guitar. I don’t know where he got it, I don’t know how long he’d had it, but he knew about two chords on it. He proceeded to teach them to me, and then we proceeded to go crazy over music (Chords Quotes) Except for a few guitar chords, everything I’ve learned in my life that is of any value I’ve learned from women (Chords Quotes) Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own (Chords Quotes) I don’t think I think when I play. I have a photographic memory for chords, and when I’m playing, the right chords appear in my mind like photographs long before I get to them (Chords Quotes) I can plunk out enough chords to write a song, but I’m completely afraid to play guitar in front of other people. It’s a fear of failure, I guess (Chords Quotes) To put your hands in a river is to feel the chords that bind the earth together (Chords Quotes) Even if chords are simple, they should rub. They should have dissonances in them. I’ve always used a lot of alternate bass lines, suspensions, widely spaced voicings. Dfferent textures to get very warm chords. Sometimes you’re setting up strange chords by placing a chord in front of it that’s going to set it off like a diamond in a gold band. It’s not just finding interesting chords, it’s how you sequence them, like stringing together pearls on a string... Interesting chords will compel interesting melodies. It’s very hard to write a boring melody to an interesting chord sequence (Chords Quotes) You see, pops, that’s the kind of talk that’s ruining the music. Everyone’s trying to do something new, no one trying to learn the fundamentals first. All them young cats playing their wierd chords. And what happens? No one’s working (Chords Quotes) My songs, they have just the one chord, there’s none of that fancy stuff you hear now, with lots of chords in one song. If I find another chord I leave it for another song (Chords Quotes) Most beginners want to learn lead because they think it’s cool.. consequently, they never really develop good rhythm skills.. since most of a rock guitarists time is spent playing rhythm, it’s important to learn to do it well.. learning lead should come after you can play solid backup and have the sound of the chords in your head (Chords Quotes) I also generally play slide guitar in standard tuning, which enables me to switch back and forth between using the slide and fretting notes and chords conventionally without having to relearn the fretboard, as one must do when playing in an open tuning (Chords Quotes) Jazz is my adventure. I’m after new chords, new ways of syncopating, new figures, new runs. How to use notes differently. That’s it. Just using notes differently (Chords Quotes) Playing octaves was just a coincidence. And it’s still such a challenge, like chord versions, block chords like cats play on piano. There are a lot of things that can be done with it, but each is a field of its own. I used to have headaches every time I played octaves, because it was extra strain, but the minute I’d quit I’d be all right. But now I don’t have headaches when I play octaves (Chords Quotes) I don’t know that many chords. I’d be loaded if I knew that many. But that’s not my aim. My aim is to move from one vein to the other without any trouble. The biggest thing to me is keeping a feeling, regardless what you play. So many cats lose their feeling at various times, not through the whole tune, but at various times, and it causes them to have to build up and drop down, and you can feel it (Chords Quotes) You think it’s all written, but it’s not. There’s always another way to twist those three chords around (Chords Quotes) When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague ideas (Chords Quotes) All them weird chords which don’t mean a thing... you got no melody to remember, and no beat to dance to (Chords Quotes) Notes and chords have become my second language and, more often than not, that vocabulary expresses what I feel when language fails me (Chords Quotes) I’d been thinking I’d have to learn how to play really well, but obviously the message of punk was that you just learn three chords in a week and you’re away (Chords Quotes) Any idiot who knows five chords can bang a song together. But it’s probably going to be rubbish (Chords Quotes) As soon as you get off stage, that’s the most dangerous time for a singer to kiss people because your vocal chords are receptive to any kind of germ (Chords Quotes) I don’t write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords (Chords Quotes) I am the consequence of a particular type of demographic movement, one that has always involved paying a high price. But I don’t know much about styles or genres. I only know notes and chords (Chords Quotes) I sometimes try to write something that is actually really simple and I can’t do it. So, then, it’s not simple anymore. It’s really hard and it gets all messed up. I sometimes sit down and try to write a song with just three chords and it doesn’t work (Chords Quotes) My sister played the piano. She’s two years older than me, and I always wanted to play something. So my grandmother got the guitar for me, and showed me a couple of chords to start off. And then I got me a book. Next thing you know, I was playing along with sister (Chords Quotes) Sometimes it’s tough because I’ve got to sleep 15 hours to sing the way I want to. It’s not easy because my vocal chords are different than most people’s (Chords Quotes)

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