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TUNE SOP/ALT/TEN – – – – – TUNE BARITONE

Tuning by ear

SOP/ALT/TEN – – – – – – – BARITONE

gCEA tuning – Top string is A which matches the fifth fret on the next string, and the second fret on the bottom string.
The next string is E which matches the fourth fret on the next string.  Watch video for example.

DGBE tuning is easier – Fifth fret, fourth fret, fifth fret.  (demo – no video)

The Structure of Chords – – – – Later: SELF STUDY

Today we learn three chord songs.

Examine Same Fingering – Different Chords

Easy Three Chord Songs

Here are twenty easy songs that can be played with just three chords.

Let’s start out with Happy Birthday VERY SLOWLY.

LET’S TRY A FEW SONGS AS A CLASS

      1. All Shook Up 1/4/5.   G/C/D.   C/F/G.   A/D/E.   E/A/B.  
      2. Auld Lang Syne  1/4/5.   C/F/G – LISTEN TO THE SONG
      3. Bicycle Built for Two  1/4/5.   C/F/G – LISTEN TO THE SONG
      4. Blue Suede Shoes   1/4/5.   C/F/G  – LISTEN TO THE SONG
      5. Bye Bye Love (discuss 7th chords)
      6. Cab Driver  1/4/5.   C/F/G  – LISTEN TO THE SONG
      7. Can’t you Hear my Heart Beat  D/A/G
      8. Cotton Fields Back Home  1/4/5.   C/F/G
      9. For the Good Times  1/4/5.   C/F/G  – LISTEN TO THE SONG
      10. Great Balls of Fire
      11. Happy Birthday  1/4/5.   C/F/G  – LISTEN TO THE SONG
      12. Hound Dog
      13. Just a Closer Walk with Thee   A/D/G – LISTEN TO THE SONG
      14. King of the Road   1/4/5.   G/C/D- LISTEN TO THE SONG
      15. Little Boxes on a Hilltop   1/4/5.   A/D/E- LISTEN TO THE SONG
      16. Oh Suzanna
      17. Red River Valley / Sunshine Medley  1/4/5.   A/D/E  (A7)
      18. Shall We Gather at the River
      19. Unicorn Song, The
      20. You are my Sunshine  1/4/5.   C/F/G   – LISTEN TO THE SONG

HERE ARE LOTS MORE THREE CHORD SONGS

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