Chords for George's New Favorite Guitar
Tempo:
95.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C] [F]
Like many of us, George Gruen has been [C] in love with guitars since he was a very young man.
It was that passion for these [D] works of art that took him to Nashville
[G] and resulted in [Em] 52 years of buying and [C] selling some of the world's best fretted instruments.
George is also an avid collector of many things.
[G] He [C] likes rings and watches, cats and snakes, [E] interesting antiques [A] and artifacts, and really [C] fine guitars.
His latest find might just be his favorite.
It's a 1933 Martin 12-fret slot head D-28.
[E] Martin introduced the [C] 12-fret D-28 [D] in [G] 1931.
They [C] made one in 1931, [F] four in 1932, and twelve in [C] 1933.
George says fewer than ten of those have survived in good condition.
[D] So [Bb] this is an extremely rare guitar.
By contrast, there's at least [Eb] 650 Stradivari violins well documented still in existence today.
This is one in remarkably [Cm] good condition for [F] 1933, a great sounding guitar.
But [E] aside from the [Bb] fact that it's rare,
I think this is [Gb] about as good sounding a steel string flat top guitar as [N] I have ever played.
I would be hard pressed to think of any flat top steel string guitar I've ever played
that I thought sounded quite as good as this one.
There's lots of ways of measuring and considering sound.
This doesn't have quite the punch and the boom of the 14-fret model.
It's more smooth, mellow, and more sustained.
But as a guitar to play solo on,
you can do it in a band or for solo compositions.
It's hard for me to imagine a better guitar than this one.
I'm certainly extremely pleased [F] to have it.
What about folks who may [C] want to come by and see it?
[G]
It is going to be [Eb] right here at the shop, up in my office.
[N] But for those who want to see it, they're welcome to come and visit.
They certainly could get a chance to see and hear what this [G] can do.
I plan on keeping it for the foreseeable future,
[D] basically as long as [Abm] I'm mentally [N] and physically able to play it and appreciate it.
And I also, during the time that I have it, plan that it should be heard
and used on recordings by certainly more than me,
because there's a lot better guitar players out there than me.
And this guitar deserves to be heard as well as just seen.
I don't want this to live out the rest of its life in a glass display case.
This guitar could last another 200 years with proper care.
There's a lot of great music left in it.
I want that music to be heard.
It's a very inspiring guitar to play.
This guitar deserves to go down in history as one of the greats.
And what I can to facilitate that.
[G] [C] [A] [C]
[N]
Like many of us, George Gruen has been [C] in love with guitars since he was a very young man.
It was that passion for these [D] works of art that took him to Nashville
[G] and resulted in [Em] 52 years of buying and [C] selling some of the world's best fretted instruments.
George is also an avid collector of many things.
[G] He [C] likes rings and watches, cats and snakes, [E] interesting antiques [A] and artifacts, and really [C] fine guitars.
His latest find might just be his favorite.
It's a 1933 Martin 12-fret slot head D-28.
[E] Martin introduced the [C] 12-fret D-28 [D] in [G] 1931.
They [C] made one in 1931, [F] four in 1932, and twelve in [C] 1933.
George says fewer than ten of those have survived in good condition.
[D] So [Bb] this is an extremely rare guitar.
By contrast, there's at least [Eb] 650 Stradivari violins well documented still in existence today.
This is one in remarkably [Cm] good condition for [F] 1933, a great sounding guitar.
But [E] aside from the [Bb] fact that it's rare,
I think this is [Gb] about as good sounding a steel string flat top guitar as [N] I have ever played.
I would be hard pressed to think of any flat top steel string guitar I've ever played
that I thought sounded quite as good as this one.
There's lots of ways of measuring and considering sound.
This doesn't have quite the punch and the boom of the 14-fret model.
It's more smooth, mellow, and more sustained.
But as a guitar to play solo on,
you can do it in a band or for solo compositions.
It's hard for me to imagine a better guitar than this one.
I'm certainly extremely pleased [F] to have it.
What about folks who may [C] want to come by and see it?
[G]
It is going to be [Eb] right here at the shop, up in my office.
[N] But for those who want to see it, they're welcome to come and visit.
They certainly could get a chance to see and hear what this [G] can do.
I plan on keeping it for the foreseeable future,
[D] basically as long as [Abm] I'm mentally [N] and physically able to play it and appreciate it.
And I also, during the time that I have it, plan that it should be heard
and used on recordings by certainly more than me,
because there's a lot better guitar players out there than me.
And this guitar deserves to be heard as well as just seen.
I don't want this to live out the rest of its life in a glass display case.
This guitar could last another 200 years with proper care.
There's a lot of great music left in it.
I want that music to be heard.
It's a very inspiring guitar to play.
This guitar deserves to go down in history as one of the greats.
And what I can to facilitate that.
[G] [C] [A] [C]
[N]
Key:
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_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F]
Like many of us, George Gruen has been [C] in love with guitars since he was a very young man.
It was that passion for these [D] works of art that took him to Nashville
[G] and resulted in [Em] 52 years of buying and [C] selling some of the world's best fretted instruments.
George is also an avid collector of many things.
[G] He [C] likes rings and watches, cats and snakes, [E] interesting antiques [A] and artifacts, and really [C] fine guitars.
His latest find might just be his favorite.
It's a 1933 Martin 12-fret slot head D-28.
[E] Martin introduced the [C] 12-fret D-28 [D] in [G] 1931.
They [C] made one in 1931, [F] four in 1932, and twelve in [C] 1933.
George says fewer than ten of those have survived in good condition.
[D] So [Bb] this is an extremely rare guitar.
By contrast, there's at least [Eb] 650 Stradivari violins well documented still in existence today.
This is one in remarkably [Cm] good condition for [F] 1933, a great sounding guitar.
_ But [E] aside from the [Bb] fact that it's rare,
I think this is [Gb] about as good sounding a steel string flat top guitar as [N] I have ever played.
I would be hard pressed to think of any flat top steel string guitar I've ever played
that I thought sounded quite as good as this one.
There's lots of ways of measuring and considering sound.
This doesn't have quite the punch and the boom of the 14-fret model.
It's more smooth, mellow, and more sustained.
But as a guitar to play solo on,
_ you can do it in a band or for solo compositions.
It's hard for me to imagine a better guitar than this one.
I'm certainly extremely pleased [F] to have it.
What about folks who may [C] want to come by and see it?
_ [G] _
_ It is going to be [Eb] right here at the shop, up in my office.
[N] But for those who want to see it, they're welcome to come and visit.
They certainly could get a chance to see and hear what this [G] can do.
_ I plan on keeping it for the foreseeable future,
[D] basically as long as [Abm] I'm mentally [N] and physically able to play it and appreciate it.
And I also, during the time that I have it, plan that it should be heard
and used on recordings by certainly more than me,
because there's a lot better guitar players out there than me.
And this guitar deserves to be heard as well as just seen.
I don't want this to live out the rest of its life in a glass display case.
This guitar could last another 200 years with proper care.
There's a lot of great music left in it.
I want that music to be heard.
It's a very inspiring guitar to play.
This guitar _ deserves to go down in history as one of the greats.
_ And what I can to facilitate that.
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Like many of us, George Gruen has been [C] in love with guitars since he was a very young man.
It was that passion for these [D] works of art that took him to Nashville
[G] and resulted in [Em] 52 years of buying and [C] selling some of the world's best fretted instruments.
George is also an avid collector of many things.
[G] He [C] likes rings and watches, cats and snakes, [E] interesting antiques [A] and artifacts, and really [C] fine guitars.
His latest find might just be his favorite.
It's a 1933 Martin 12-fret slot head D-28.
[E] Martin introduced the [C] 12-fret D-28 [D] in [G] 1931.
They [C] made one in 1931, [F] four in 1932, and twelve in [C] 1933.
George says fewer than ten of those have survived in good condition.
[D] So [Bb] this is an extremely rare guitar.
By contrast, there's at least [Eb] 650 Stradivari violins well documented still in existence today.
This is one in remarkably [Cm] good condition for [F] 1933, a great sounding guitar.
_ But [E] aside from the [Bb] fact that it's rare,
I think this is [Gb] about as good sounding a steel string flat top guitar as [N] I have ever played.
I would be hard pressed to think of any flat top steel string guitar I've ever played
that I thought sounded quite as good as this one.
There's lots of ways of measuring and considering sound.
This doesn't have quite the punch and the boom of the 14-fret model.
It's more smooth, mellow, and more sustained.
But as a guitar to play solo on,
_ you can do it in a band or for solo compositions.
It's hard for me to imagine a better guitar than this one.
I'm certainly extremely pleased [F] to have it.
What about folks who may [C] want to come by and see it?
_ [G] _
_ It is going to be [Eb] right here at the shop, up in my office.
[N] But for those who want to see it, they're welcome to come and visit.
They certainly could get a chance to see and hear what this [G] can do.
_ I plan on keeping it for the foreseeable future,
[D] basically as long as [Abm] I'm mentally [N] and physically able to play it and appreciate it.
And I also, during the time that I have it, plan that it should be heard
and used on recordings by certainly more than me,
because there's a lot better guitar players out there than me.
And this guitar deserves to be heard as well as just seen.
I don't want this to live out the rest of its life in a glass display case.
This guitar could last another 200 years with proper care.
There's a lot of great music left in it.
I want that music to be heard.
It's a very inspiring guitar to play.
This guitar _ deserves to go down in history as one of the greats.
_ And what I can to facilitate that.
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