Chords for For What It's Worth Guitar Lesson - Buffalo Springfield
Tempo:
89.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#
C#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] Hey guys, it's Carl Brown [N] for GuitarLessons365.com.
Today we're going to learn how to play For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield.
Now the main thing about this is there's multiple guitars going on at the same time through
most of the song.
We have those kind of classic harmonics that everybody knows, and then we have that riff
that I just played, and then we have the actual underlying chords being played as well.
We're going to take a look at all of them, and then we're going to go through the chorus
as well and take a look at the main solo part.
So let's start here with what I just played.
That's the basic riff that's going on through a lot of the song.
It's really just based around two power chord [E] shapes.
We have the low E string.
We're in standard tuning here.
And then the second fret there on the A string.
[C#] Then you can [E] play, [C#] that's kind of a muted fourth [D] fret on the A [C#] string [E] back to the second
fret [F] on the [E] D string [C#] back to the fourth fret on the A.
[E] [C#] [Dm] Now we're going to play the A [A] power chord, so that's the open A string, the second fret
on the D together.
Then the [E] same little [C#]
fill [E] back to the low E power chord.
So you just rotate between those two chords
[C#] [F] with that little fill [E] in between it.
So we have this.
[A]
[E] [A] [E]
[D] Now sometimes he slides into that note on the fifth string there, [E] so it's [A] [E]
[A] [E] a good way
to kind of make it a little bit more interesting.
Now that is based around an E and an A chord.
So we have another guitar player playing those two full chords, E major [A] and A [E] major.
[Am] And [E] obviously that kind of [A] just goes with those E and A power chords.
[Em] And then we have those harmonics.
Well over the E chord we have [A] the harmonic, open natural harmonic of the twelfth fret
on the high E string.
Play that and let that ring.
[F#] And then play the natural harmonic of the fifth fret on the B string over [D] the A chord.
[A]
[E] So over this one, we have this.
[A]
[E] Now the harmonics come in on the upbeat.
[A]
[Bm] So you want to kind of [N] concentrate on coming in on the right part of those harmonics and
just let them ring out.
So that's basically the verse of the song.
And then we have the chorus, which consists of these [E] chords.
[D]
[A] [E] [A]
The fact of the [G] verse there.
Now they extend the chorus [A#] a little bit at the end.
But the chorus is [E] basically just the E major, more kind of a slump style.
[Em]
So D [D] major.
[A] So an A major chord.
And then you're just going to release [Am] the note that's on the G string, so it can be
an [A] open G, and [C#m] make that an [A] A7 chord.
[E] [A]
[Bm] Alright, now we have this solo that we'll take a look at here.
It kind of sounds like [G#m] this.
[C#m] [Em]
[D] [C#] [C#m] [G]
[E] That [C#] takes us back to the verse.
So we're going to do a hammer-on from zero to two on the B string.
While you're holding that, grab the fourth fret on the high E string.
Do that a couple times.
Then just pick up the pinky and [C#m] play that same note that's the second fret on the B
string along with the open high E string.
[C#]
So it's like this.
[C#m]
And we have this [G] little ending.
[F#] [Bm] That's [C#] hammering zero to two on the B [G] again, [Cm] third fret on the high [F#m] E, and then a pulse
that bend [A#] on the fifth fret on the [G] high E string.
[B]
Then we have the same figure start over [C#] again, [C#m]
but we have a different [G] ending this time.
[E]
[F#] So that's half step bend [A] at the second fret on the [F#] high E, pinky release, [E] and then just
the open E string, or just the E [F#] major chord.
[Gm]
[F#] [E] [A] [Am] Alright, so it's a very simple structure to the song.
A couple little solo licks.
There's other [C#] solo licks in it, but they're really kind of [C#m] [N] based around that idea a lot.
But they just kind of wander throughout the song somewhat.
But those are the basic chords to it, what they're doing there in that riff.
So if you have a couple guitar players, you can probably get away with making it sound
pretty close to the recording.
Alright, hope you guys enjoyed it.
I'll see you again soon for Guitar Lessons 365.
[A] [E]
[A] [E] Hey guys, it's Carl Brown [N] for GuitarLessons365.com.
Today we're going to learn how to play For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield.
Now the main thing about this is there's multiple guitars going on at the same time through
most of the song.
We have those kind of classic harmonics that everybody knows, and then we have that riff
that I just played, and then we have the actual underlying chords being played as well.
We're going to take a look at all of them, and then we're going to go through the chorus
as well and take a look at the main solo part.
So let's start here with what I just played.
That's the basic riff that's going on through a lot of the song.
It's really just based around two power chord [E] shapes.
We have the low E string.
We're in standard tuning here.
And then the second fret there on the A string.
[C#] Then you can [E] play, [C#] that's kind of a muted fourth [D] fret on the A [C#] string [E] back to the second
fret [F] on the [E] D string [C#] back to the fourth fret on the A.
[E] [C#] [Dm] Now we're going to play the A [A] power chord, so that's the open A string, the second fret
on the D together.
Then the [E] same little [C#]
fill [E] back to the low E power chord.
So you just rotate between those two chords
[C#] [F] with that little fill [E] in between it.
So we have this.
[A]
[E] [A] [E]
[D] Now sometimes he slides into that note on the fifth string there, [E] so it's [A] [E]
[A] [E] a good way
to kind of make it a little bit more interesting.
Now that is based around an E and an A chord.
So we have another guitar player playing those two full chords, E major [A] and A [E] major.
[Am] And [E] obviously that kind of [A] just goes with those E and A power chords.
[Em] And then we have those harmonics.
Well over the E chord we have [A] the harmonic, open natural harmonic of the twelfth fret
on the high E string.
Play that and let that ring.
[F#] And then play the natural harmonic of the fifth fret on the B string over [D] the A chord.
[A]
[E] So over this one, we have this.
[A]
[E] Now the harmonics come in on the upbeat.
[A]
[Bm] So you want to kind of [N] concentrate on coming in on the right part of those harmonics and
just let them ring out.
So that's basically the verse of the song.
And then we have the chorus, which consists of these [E] chords.
[D]
[A] [E] [A]
The fact of the [G] verse there.
Now they extend the chorus [A#] a little bit at the end.
But the chorus is [E] basically just the E major, more kind of a slump style.
[Em]
So D [D] major.
[A] So an A major chord.
And then you're just going to release [Am] the note that's on the G string, so it can be
an [A] open G, and [C#m] make that an [A] A7 chord.
[E] [A]
[Bm] Alright, now we have this solo that we'll take a look at here.
It kind of sounds like [G#m] this.
[C#m] [Em]
[D] [C#] [C#m] [G]
[E] That [C#] takes us back to the verse.
So we're going to do a hammer-on from zero to two on the B string.
While you're holding that, grab the fourth fret on the high E string.
Do that a couple times.
Then just pick up the pinky and [C#m] play that same note that's the second fret on the B
string along with the open high E string.
[C#]
So it's like this.
[C#m]
And we have this [G] little ending.
[F#] [Bm] That's [C#] hammering zero to two on the B [G] again, [Cm] third fret on the high [F#m] E, and then a pulse
that bend [A#] on the fifth fret on the [G] high E string.
[B]
Then we have the same figure start over [C#] again, [C#m]
but we have a different [G] ending this time.
[E]
[F#] So that's half step bend [A] at the second fret on the [F#] high E, pinky release, [E] and then just
the open E string, or just the E [F#] major chord.
[Gm]
[F#] [E] [A] [Am] Alright, so it's a very simple structure to the song.
A couple little solo licks.
There's other [C#] solo licks in it, but they're really kind of [C#m] [N] based around that idea a lot.
But they just kind of wander throughout the song somewhat.
But those are the basic chords to it, what they're doing there in that riff.
So if you have a couple guitar players, you can probably get away with making it sound
pretty close to the recording.
Alright, hope you guys enjoyed it.
I'll see you again soon for Guitar Lessons 365.
Key:
E
A
C#
C#m
D
E
A
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ Hey guys, it's Carl Brown [N] for GuitarLessons365.com.
Today we're going to learn how to play For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield.
Now the main thing about this is there's multiple guitars going on at the same time through
most of the song.
We have those kind of classic harmonics that everybody knows, and then we have that riff
that I just played, and then we have the actual underlying chords being played as well.
We're going to take a look at all of them, and then we're going to go through the chorus
as well and take a look at the main solo part.
So let's start here with what I just played.
That's the basic riff that's going on through a lot of the song.
It's really just based around two power chord [E] shapes.
We have the low E string.
We're in standard tuning here.
_ And then the second fret there on the A string.
_ _ [C#] Then you can [E] play, [C#] that's kind of a muted fourth [D] fret on the A [C#] string [E] _ back to the second
fret [F] on the [E] D string _ [C#] back to the fourth fret on the A.
[E] _ [C#] _ [Dm] Now we're going to play the A [A] power chord, so that's the open A string, the second fret
on the D together.
Then the [E] same little _ [C#]
fill [E] back to the low E power chord.
So you just rotate between those two chords _
[C#] [F] with that little fill [E] in between it.
So we have this.
_ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] Now sometimes he slides into that note on the fifth string there, [E] so it's [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ a good way
to kind of make it a little bit more interesting.
Now that is based around an E and an A chord.
So we have another guitar player playing those two full chords, E major [A] and A [E] major.
_ _ _ [Am] And [E] obviously that kind of _ [A] _ just goes with those E and A power chords.
[Em] And then we have those harmonics.
Well over the E chord we have [A] the harmonic, open natural harmonic of the twelfth fret
on the high E string.
Play that and let that ring.
[F#] And then play the natural harmonic of the fifth fret on the B string over [D] the A chord.
_ [A] _
_ [E] So over this one, we have this.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] Now the harmonics come in on the upbeat.
_ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ So you want to kind of [N] concentrate on coming in on the right part of those harmonics and
just let them ring out.
So that's basically the verse of the song.
And then we have the chorus, which consists of these [E] chords.
_ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
The fact of the [G] verse there.
Now they extend the chorus [A#] a little bit at the end.
But the chorus is [E] basically just the E major, _ _ more kind of a slump style.
[Em]
So D [D] major.
_ [A] So an A major chord. _
And then you're just going to release [Am] the note that's on the G string, so it can be
an [A] open G, _ and [C#m] make that an _ [A] _ A7 chord.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] Alright, now we have this solo that we'll take a look at here.
It kind of sounds like [G#m] this.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ That [C#] takes us back to the verse.
So we're going to do a hammer-on from zero to two on the B string.
While you're holding that, grab the fourth fret on the high E string.
_ _ Do that a couple times.
_ _ _ Then just pick up the pinky and [C#m] play that same note that's the second fret on the B
string along with the open high E string.
[C#] _
So it's like this.
_ [C#m] _ _ _
And we have this [G] little ending.
_ [F#] _ [Bm] That's [C#] hammering zero to two on the B [G] again, [Cm] third fret on the high [F#m] E, and then a pulse
that bend [A#] on the fifth fret on the [G] high E string.
_ [B] _
Then we have the same figure start over [C#] again, _ [C#m] _ _
but we have a different [G] ending this time.
_ _ [E] _
[F#] So that's half step bend [A] at the second fret on the [F#] high E, pinky release, [E] and then just
the open E string, or just the E [F#] major chord.
[Gm] _
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] Alright, so it's a very simple structure to the song.
A couple little solo licks.
There's other [C#] solo licks in it, but they're really kind of [C#m] _ [N] based around that idea a lot.
But they just kind of wander throughout the song somewhat.
But those are the basic chords to it, what they're doing there in that riff.
So if you have a couple guitar players, you can probably get away with making it sound
pretty close to the recording.
Alright, hope you guys enjoyed it.
I'll see you again soon for Guitar Lessons 365. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ Hey guys, it's Carl Brown [N] for GuitarLessons365.com.
Today we're going to learn how to play For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield.
Now the main thing about this is there's multiple guitars going on at the same time through
most of the song.
We have those kind of classic harmonics that everybody knows, and then we have that riff
that I just played, and then we have the actual underlying chords being played as well.
We're going to take a look at all of them, and then we're going to go through the chorus
as well and take a look at the main solo part.
So let's start here with what I just played.
That's the basic riff that's going on through a lot of the song.
It's really just based around two power chord [E] shapes.
We have the low E string.
We're in standard tuning here.
_ And then the second fret there on the A string.
_ _ [C#] Then you can [E] play, [C#] that's kind of a muted fourth [D] fret on the A [C#] string [E] _ back to the second
fret [F] on the [E] D string _ [C#] back to the fourth fret on the A.
[E] _ [C#] _ [Dm] Now we're going to play the A [A] power chord, so that's the open A string, the second fret
on the D together.
Then the [E] same little _ [C#]
fill [E] back to the low E power chord.
So you just rotate between those two chords _
[C#] [F] with that little fill [E] in between it.
So we have this.
_ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] Now sometimes he slides into that note on the fifth string there, [E] so it's [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ a good way
to kind of make it a little bit more interesting.
Now that is based around an E and an A chord.
So we have another guitar player playing those two full chords, E major [A] and A [E] major.
_ _ _ [Am] And [E] obviously that kind of _ [A] _ just goes with those E and A power chords.
[Em] And then we have those harmonics.
Well over the E chord we have [A] the harmonic, open natural harmonic of the twelfth fret
on the high E string.
Play that and let that ring.
[F#] And then play the natural harmonic of the fifth fret on the B string over [D] the A chord.
_ [A] _
_ [E] So over this one, we have this.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] Now the harmonics come in on the upbeat.
_ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ So you want to kind of [N] concentrate on coming in on the right part of those harmonics and
just let them ring out.
So that's basically the verse of the song.
And then we have the chorus, which consists of these [E] chords.
_ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
The fact of the [G] verse there.
Now they extend the chorus [A#] a little bit at the end.
But the chorus is [E] basically just the E major, _ _ more kind of a slump style.
[Em]
So D [D] major.
_ [A] So an A major chord. _
And then you're just going to release [Am] the note that's on the G string, so it can be
an [A] open G, _ and [C#m] make that an _ [A] _ A7 chord.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] Alright, now we have this solo that we'll take a look at here.
It kind of sounds like [G#m] this.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ That [C#] takes us back to the verse.
So we're going to do a hammer-on from zero to two on the B string.
While you're holding that, grab the fourth fret on the high E string.
_ _ Do that a couple times.
_ _ _ Then just pick up the pinky and [C#m] play that same note that's the second fret on the B
string along with the open high E string.
[C#] _
So it's like this.
_ [C#m] _ _ _
And we have this [G] little ending.
_ [F#] _ [Bm] That's [C#] hammering zero to two on the B [G] again, [Cm] third fret on the high [F#m] E, and then a pulse
that bend [A#] on the fifth fret on the [G] high E string.
_ [B] _
Then we have the same figure start over [C#] again, _ [C#m] _ _
but we have a different [G] ending this time.
_ _ [E] _
[F#] So that's half step bend [A] at the second fret on the [F#] high E, pinky release, [E] and then just
the open E string, or just the E [F#] major chord.
[Gm] _
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] Alright, so it's a very simple structure to the song.
A couple little solo licks.
There's other [C#] solo licks in it, but they're really kind of [C#m] _ [N] based around that idea a lot.
But they just kind of wander throughout the song somewhat.
But those are the basic chords to it, what they're doing there in that riff.
So if you have a couple guitar players, you can probably get away with making it sound
pretty close to the recording.
Alright, hope you guys enjoyed it.
I'll see you again soon for Guitar Lessons 365. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _