D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
Can anyone tell me the correct D Chord shape for the intro to "American Girl?"
I have been playing a standard open D chord, but I know it's incorrect.
I have been playing a standard open D chord, but I know it's incorrect.
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Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
I play it :
e|--10
B|--7
G|--7
D|--0
A|--X
E|--X
e|--10
B|--7
G|--7
D|--0
A|--X
E|--X
If it is to be, it is up to me.
Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
Tom ('64 Strat in studio, Ric 12 live):
Standard open D
Mike (on Broadcaster/Telecaster):
e: 10
B: 10
G: 11
D: 12
A: X
E: X
That's how I've seen it done, anyway. Like in the videos:
Let me know if it helps, Bob.
Standard open D
Mike (on Broadcaster/Telecaster):
e: 10
B: 10
G: 11
D: 12
A: X
E: X
That's how I've seen it done, anyway. Like in the videos:
Let me know if it helps, Bob.
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Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
I've seen Campbell play it in this fashion also:
E A D G B E
12TH X
13TH
14TH X X
15TH X
E A D G B E
12TH X
13TH
14TH X X
15TH X
Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
Try this:
E - 10
B - 10
G - 7
D - O
A - X
E - X
E - 10
B - 10
G - 7
D - O
A - X
E - X
Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
I've played it:
e: 10
B: x
G: 7
D: 0
A:
E:
I've tried some of the other ways and they either have too much to them or they don't have that drone to them that I hear in the song.
e: 10
B: x
G: 7
D: 0
A:
E:
I've tried some of the other ways and they either have too much to them or they don't have that drone to them that I hear in the song.
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Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
+1lennon211 wrote:I've played it:
e: 10
B: x
G: 7
D: 0
A:
E:
I've tried some of the other ways and they either have too much to them or they don't have that drone to them that I hear in the song.
I use this on the C63, with some compression and an analog delay (Carbon Copy) set about 9 o'clock for regen and 2-3 o'clock for delay.
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Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
BuddyDog wrote:+1lennon211 wrote:I've played it:
e: 10
B: x
G: 7
D: 0
A:
E:
I've tried some of the other ways and they either have too much to them or they don't have that drone to them that I hear in the song.
I use this on the C63, with some compression and an analog delay (Carbon Copy) set about 9 o'clock for regen and 2-3 o'clock for delay.
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Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
RutleDirk wrote:Try this:
E - 10
B - 10
G - 7
D - O
A - X
E - X
This is the way i have always played it in single guitar bands.
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Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
Sounds (& looks) right to me. In early videos it's the form Campbell uses on a Tele.crimson_dynamo wrote:RutleDirk wrote:Try this:
E - 10
B - 10
G - 7
D - O
A - X
E - X
This is the way i have always played it in single guitar bands.
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Re: D Chord Shape For "American Girl" Intro?
what a great song