This is a Chord (2016)
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This is a Chord (2016)
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#2Love this... and I agree with it
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#3The real punk rock thing is: "here's a power chord, slide it around, NOW FORM A BAND"
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#4The real punk rock thing is: "here's a power chord, slide it around, NOW FORM A BAND"
Like 0-4-5, 0-4-6-5, 0-4-5-4-0? It may be off by a step or two, it has been years since I last touched a fretboard.
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#5That's quite an unusual collection of chords, maybe because B major chord is too hard for beginners. I-bIII-IV is some Bela Bartok-level shit.
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#6"One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz." -Lou Reed
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#7That's quite an unusual collection of chords, maybe because B major chord is too hard for beginners. I-bIII-IV is some Bela Bartok-level shit.
I guess D would make more sense than E, but also G E A sound great in a progression
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#9It's probably the first time I see a tumblr post on HN.
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#10I think this is a good way of approaching life. Learn the absolute basics, then start making things.
Trying to learn everything first will keep you in the consumer mindset. Be a producer.