Chords for Guns N' Roses Guitarist Richard Fortus: 'Gretsch Guitars Are Rock Machines' | Gretsch Guitars
Tempo:
48.9 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
E
Ab
B
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] To me, [Ab]
[B] [C] [Eb] they're rock machines.
I mean, Malcolm Young, you know, that's, it's, they're super aggressive sounding, in my opinion.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Db] I remember seeing Billy Zoom from [Bbm] X when I was a kid and just being [B] absolutely floored
[Ebm] by how heavy his guitars [E] were, yet how clear and well-defined.
Same with Billy Duffy.
He [D] always had such a great rhythm sound.
It sounded so big and full and present with incredible note definition, and [Eb] that's what
I find really appealing about these.
And it works perfectly for me, especially in the Guns N' Roses scenario where I'm using
sort of a lower gain amp, Slash has more of a higher gain amp, and he's playing less
pause, and this seems to really balance that nicely.
And it adds a lot of low end and top end.
There's a lot of brightness and chime to the guitar in definition, but still really heavy.
And [G] I had not had [F] any issues with feedback or anything like that, and it's been great.
They're incredibly powerful, but they cut through a mix really well.
And like I said, the way they frame other guitar tones is really cool.
I play most of the set with this white one.
To me it has a brighter sound, a little bit of a brighter tone, whereas the black one
is just a [C] darker instrument, [Eb] which lends itself to certain songs.
I probably play the majority of the [B] show on this guitar.
[Ebm]
[B] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Db] The [Gb] pin bridge is huge for me.
Very [E] important.
Also, the string through Bigsby is very cool.
The locking tuners stays in tune incredibly well.
That's something that I've always had issues with with my older Grutches, and [Ab] touring doesn't
work out so well generally, because I use the Bigsby a lot, and I've had no issues on this tour.
It's been fantastic.
I'm very excited about it.
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[E] I've actually broken my thumb on [B] some of my older
I think on my Tennessee and my 66.
Like I said, [E] I used to play that live, and rather aggressively.
I used to [G] smash the knuckle right here on [N] the switches.
I have done that consistently over the years, so I started moving the switches whenever
I play guitar with a switch up here.
I generally move it down here, and then switch this over to be a master volume and a master tone.
In this case, my [E] master volume is right here, [Eb] and that controls both pickups.
[E]
I love having my volume right there.
It's a really cool feature that's specific to Grutches.
That's pretty much
I haven't done much else to this.
[Bm]
[B] [C] [Eb] they're rock machines.
I mean, Malcolm Young, you know, that's, it's, they're super aggressive sounding, in my opinion.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Db] I remember seeing Billy Zoom from [Bbm] X when I was a kid and just being [B] absolutely floored
[Ebm] by how heavy his guitars [E] were, yet how clear and well-defined.
Same with Billy Duffy.
He [D] always had such a great rhythm sound.
It sounded so big and full and present with incredible note definition, and [Eb] that's what
I find really appealing about these.
And it works perfectly for me, especially in the Guns N' Roses scenario where I'm using
sort of a lower gain amp, Slash has more of a higher gain amp, and he's playing less
pause, and this seems to really balance that nicely.
And it adds a lot of low end and top end.
There's a lot of brightness and chime to the guitar in definition, but still really heavy.
And [G] I had not had [F] any issues with feedback or anything like that, and it's been great.
They're incredibly powerful, but they cut through a mix really well.
And like I said, the way they frame other guitar tones is really cool.
I play most of the set with this white one.
To me it has a brighter sound, a little bit of a brighter tone, whereas the black one
is just a [C] darker instrument, [Eb] which lends itself to certain songs.
I probably play the majority of the [B] show on this guitar.
[Ebm]
[B] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Db] The [Gb] pin bridge is huge for me.
Very [E] important.
Also, the string through Bigsby is very cool.
The locking tuners stays in tune incredibly well.
That's something that I've always had issues with with my older Grutches, and [Ab] touring doesn't
work out so well generally, because I use the Bigsby a lot, and I've had no issues on this tour.
It's been fantastic.
I'm very excited about it.
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[E] I've actually broken my thumb on [B] some of my older
I think on my Tennessee and my 66.
Like I said, [E] I used to play that live, and rather aggressively.
I used to [G] smash the knuckle right here on [N] the switches.
I have done that consistently over the years, so I started moving the switches whenever
I play guitar with a switch up here.
I generally move it down here, and then switch this over to be a master volume and a master tone.
In this case, my [E] master volume is right here, [Eb] and that controls both pickups.
[E]
I love having my volume right there.
It's a really cool feature that's specific to Grutches.
That's pretty much
I haven't done much else to this.
[Bm]
Key:
Eb
E
Ab
B
Bb
Eb
E
Ab
[Bb] To me, _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ they're rock machines.
I mean, Malcolm Young, you know, that's, it's, they're super aggressive sounding, in my opinion.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] I remember seeing Billy Zoom from [Bbm] X when I was a kid and just being [B] absolutely floored
[Ebm] by how heavy his guitars [E] were, yet how clear and well-defined.
Same with Billy Duffy.
He [D] always had such a great rhythm sound.
It sounded so big and full and present with incredible note definition, and [Eb] that's what
I find really appealing about these.
And it works perfectly for me, especially in the Guns N' Roses scenario where I'm using
sort of a lower gain amp, Slash has more of a higher gain amp, and he's playing less
pause, and this seems to really balance that nicely.
And it adds a lot of low end and top end.
There's a lot of brightness and chime to the guitar in definition, but still really heavy.
And [G] I had not had [F] any issues with feedback or anything like that, and it's been great.
They're incredibly powerful, but they cut through a mix really well.
And like I said, the way they frame other guitar tones is really cool.
I play most of the set with this white one.
To me it has a brighter sound, a little bit of a brighter tone, whereas the black one
is just a [C] darker instrument, [Eb] which lends itself to certain songs.
I probably play the majority of the [B] show on this guitar.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] _ The [Gb] pin bridge is huge for me.
Very [E] important.
Also, the string through Bigsby is very cool.
The locking tuners stays in tune incredibly well.
That's something that I've always had issues with with my older Grutches, and [Ab] touring doesn't
work out so well generally, because I use the Bigsby a lot, and I've had no issues on this tour.
It's been fantastic.
I'm very excited about it.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[E] I've actually broken my thumb on [B] some of my older_
I think on my Tennessee and my 66.
Like I said, [E] I used to play that live, and rather aggressively.
I used to [G] smash the knuckle right here on [N] the switches.
I have done that consistently over the years, so I started moving the switches whenever
I play guitar with a switch up here.
I generally move it down here, and then switch this over to be a master volume and a master tone.
In this case, my [E] master volume is right here, [Eb] and that controls both pickups.
[E]
I love having my volume right there.
It's a really cool feature that's specific to Grutches.
That's pretty much_
I haven't done much else to this.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ they're rock machines.
I mean, Malcolm Young, you know, that's, it's, they're super aggressive sounding, in my opinion.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] I remember seeing Billy Zoom from [Bbm] X when I was a kid and just being [B] absolutely floored
[Ebm] by how heavy his guitars [E] were, yet how clear and well-defined.
Same with Billy Duffy.
He [D] always had such a great rhythm sound.
It sounded so big and full and present with incredible note definition, and [Eb] that's what
I find really appealing about these.
And it works perfectly for me, especially in the Guns N' Roses scenario where I'm using
sort of a lower gain amp, Slash has more of a higher gain amp, and he's playing less
pause, and this seems to really balance that nicely.
And it adds a lot of low end and top end.
There's a lot of brightness and chime to the guitar in definition, but still really heavy.
And [G] I had not had [F] any issues with feedback or anything like that, and it's been great.
They're incredibly powerful, but they cut through a mix really well.
And like I said, the way they frame other guitar tones is really cool.
I play most of the set with this white one.
To me it has a brighter sound, a little bit of a brighter tone, whereas the black one
is just a [C] darker instrument, [Eb] which lends itself to certain songs.
I probably play the majority of the [B] show on this guitar.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] _ The [Gb] pin bridge is huge for me.
Very [E] important.
Also, the string through Bigsby is very cool.
The locking tuners stays in tune incredibly well.
That's something that I've always had issues with with my older Grutches, and [Ab] touring doesn't
work out so well generally, because I use the Bigsby a lot, and I've had no issues on this tour.
It's been fantastic.
I'm very excited about it.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[E] I've actually broken my thumb on [B] some of my older_
I think on my Tennessee and my 66.
Like I said, [E] I used to play that live, and rather aggressively.
I used to [G] smash the knuckle right here on [N] the switches.
I have done that consistently over the years, so I started moving the switches whenever
I play guitar with a switch up here.
I generally move it down here, and then switch this over to be a master volume and a master tone.
In this case, my [E] master volume is right here, [Eb] and that controls both pickups.
[E]
I love having my volume right there.
It's a really cool feature that's specific to Grutches.
That's pretty much_
I haven't done much else to this.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _