Chords for Dream Pop Deconstruction - Voicings & Picking Patterns

Tempo:
76.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

C

G

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dream Pop Deconstruction - Voicings & Picking Patterns chords
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[D]
[G]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[Em] [D]
[C]
[Em] [D]
[C]
[Em] Okay, so we're mellowing out somewhat.
There's not as much of a [A] jangly sort of feel or sound to this one.
[G] What's interesting about this, and it's a really key concept in my own compositions and style,
is the use of the power chord shape with open strings.
So basically what we're doing here in a lot [E] of it is utilizing the E power chord.
So that's the E in the B note on the A in the D string.
Seventh position.
[D] The D power chord a whole step lower and another whole step lower for the C [C] power chord.
And [Ab] you can get a lot of mileage out of these.
So if you know all your power chords across the neck and the key that you're in at the time,
it usually works best with G major or E minor, C major and A minor.
At the moment we're in the key of G major.
So it works well with that and through experimentation you can add different notes and things and get lots of really cool sounds.
As you'll get to know once you've learned this example.
So we're going to start with that power chord shape and use the open G string with it.
[Em] So it'll sound and look like this.
[C] And as is pretty much common throughout the examples, there's a lot of repetition in the picking pattern and the strings that we're hitting.
So we just move that down two [D] frets.
Another two [G] frets.
So that's the first four bars.
In the next four there's a slight variation to the picking pattern.
So we'll have a look at that.
Back into [Em] the seventh position.
So this time the last three picks we're picking from the A to the D and the G string.
Whereas before we picked from the G to the D to the A string.
So we're going from lower to higher this time.
[D] Down a couple.
[G] [C] Down another couple.
[G] [Eb] And a little bit more of a technical picking pattern here.
[G]
[Ab] So basically what I'm doing is just [C] filling it out a bit more.
[G]
[Em] Now this is into the next key concept.
So we're kind of using what we've been doing, similar type of thing.
But what we're going to do now is introduce melodic notes on the B string.
And this is one of the things that I love to do.
So instead of playing a standard E minor bar chord or jazz shape.
[D] And the D and the [C] C.
Well we can instead omit the third string fretted note.
Just keep that as the open G string.
[Em] So we get [D] that
[G] [Eb] G string open.
[C] So we've got the power chord shape, open G [G] string.
And then we've got the scale tone on the B string.
In this case E.
With the [D] D.
We've got the F sharp.
That's the 7th on the B string.
[Em] And then the E minor.
Got the 8th fret on the B string.
[Ab] So in the first bar of this bit, we're going to do this.
You notice it's pretty much the same rhythm as what we were doing before.
Just with that addition of the more melodic note.
Take that concept down into the D [D] position, 5th position.
[C] Then we take that same concept down into the C position, 3rd position.
We're going to fill it out a bit more towards the end of that.
With that part.
[Em] So I'll just play these four bars for you now.
Here we go.
This is from the 9th bar to the 12th bar.
[D] [C]
[Cm]
[Bb] [B] Basically what we're doing now is taking the same sort of chord shapes.
[C] [F] And just moving those.
[Em] Sorry not moving them.
But what we're doing is we're just sort of making them into a slightly different picking pattern.
And we're actually using that melodic note another time within the bar.
As you'll notice there.
Just here.
So we're [Eb] emphasizing that.
[D] Down into the D position.
[C] C position.
[N] Okay, so I'm going to play these last four bars.
And we'll see how we go with that.
[Em] [D] [C]
[Em]
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
Ab
134211114
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Okay, so we're mellowing out somewhat.
There's not as much of a [A] jangly sort of feel or sound to this one.
[G] What's interesting about this, and it's a really key concept in my own compositions and style,
is the use of the power chord shape with open strings.
So basically what we're doing here in a lot [E] of it is utilizing the E power chord.
So that's the E in the B note on the A in the D string.
Seventh position.
[D] The D power chord a whole step lower and another whole step lower for the C [C] power chord.
_ _ _ And [Ab] you can get a lot of mileage out of these.
So if you know all your power chords across the neck and the key that you're in at the time,
it usually works best with G major or E minor, C major and A minor.
At the moment we're in the key of G major.
So it works well with that and through experimentation you can add different notes and things and get lots of really cool sounds.
As you'll get to know once you've learned this example.
So we're going to start with that power chord shape and use the open G string with it.
[Em] So it'll sound and look like this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] And as is pretty much common throughout the examples, there's a lot of repetition in the picking pattern and the strings that we're hitting.
So we just move that down two [D] frets. _ _ _ _ _ _
Another two [G] frets. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So that's the first four bars.
In the next four there's a slight variation to the picking pattern.
So we'll have a look at that.
Back into [Em] the seventh position. _ _ _ _
So this time the last three picks we're picking from the A to the D and the G string.
Whereas before we picked from the G to the D to the A string.
So we're going from lower to higher this time. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Down a couple. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] Down another couple.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] And a little bit more of a technical picking pattern here.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] So basically what I'm doing is just [C] filling it out a bit more.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Now this is into the next key concept.
So we're kind of using what we've been doing, similar type of thing.
But what we're going to do now is introduce melodic notes on the B string.
And this is one of the things that I love to do.
So instead of playing a standard E minor bar chord or jazz shape.
[D] And the D and the [C] C.
Well we can instead omit the third string fretted note.
Just keep that as the open G string.
[Em] So we get [D] that _ _ _
_ _ [G] [Eb] G string open.
[C] So we've got the power chord shape, open G [G] string.
And then we've got the scale tone on the B string.
In this case E.
With the [D] D.
We've got the F sharp.
That's the 7th on the B string.
[Em] And then the E minor.
Got the 8th fret on the B string.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ So in the first bar of this bit, we're going to do this. _ _ _ _
You notice it's pretty much the same rhythm as what we were doing before. _ _ _
Just with that addition of the more melodic note. _ _ _
_ _ _ Take that concept down into the D [D] position, 5th position. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Then we take that same concept down into the C position, 3rd position. _
_ _ _ _ We're going to fill it out a bit more towards the end of that.
_ _ _ _ _ _ With that part.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] So I'll just play these four bars for you now.
Here we go.
This is from the 9th bar to the 12th bar. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ [B] Basically what we're doing now is taking the same sort of chord shapes.
_ [C] _ [F] And just moving those.
[Em] Sorry not moving them.
But what we're doing is we're just sort of making them into a slightly different picking pattern. _ _ _
_ _ _ And we're actually using that melodic note another time within the bar.
As you'll notice there.
_ Just here.
So we're [Eb] emphasizing that.
_ [D] Down into the D position. _ _
_ _ [C] C position. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ Okay, so I'm going to play these last four bars.
And we'll see how we go with that.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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