Chords for How to play Son House (Deathletter etc) Open G
Tempo:
83.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Bb
Ab
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Bm] Here we are showing you a bit about Open [G] G tuning, Sun House stuff.
[D] My Black Mama, a whole string of them.
The essence of what he's doing is Open G tuning.
He uses the slide on the third finger, but you can use it on the little finger.
There's no picks on the right hand, but just a very heavy percussive claw technique, basically thumb and finger.
But Sun House also uses the whole hand.
And it's very loud and intense.
[F] The first thing you've got to get down is the snapping part of the bass.
[G] Get your thumb right underneath the string, the fifth [Ab] string.
That starts off each of the riffs.
[G] [Bb] All of the bong.
[G]
[Bb] So you've got this slide [G] figure.
[F] Third fret on the third string.
[G] Hammer off.
[A] [G]
[G] Fifth fret on the top string, that tonic G note.
Vibrato, [A] no damping at all, just let it ring.
[N] At the same time as you're doing that, you've got to follow through with the rhythm.
Now, the axe, it goes back to the work songs of keeping the rhythm going.
The wood, chopping wood.
The axe is coming down.
[G]
[A] So that first beat accentuated [Ab]
in this style, and Sun House does that even if he's [F] doing something with the slide.
So in that part of this riff, after the snap.
[C]
Then go
[B] And [G]
then you follow through [Bb] with the thumb on that one beat.
[G]
[B] [N] When you've done the top five fret [G] vibrato slide note, you're following [Ab] up straight away with that downstroke.
To keep that chop rhythm [Bb] going.
He also does upstrokes as well in this part, so you've got to get used to doing the two things at the same time.
The strong, [Am] heavy, up and down rhythm [G] with the right hand.
And do that again, just the [Bb] slide figure part.
[G]
[C]
You've got to play with a lot of volume, a lot of intensity, and a lot of movement with the right hand.
This isn't detailed, pretty finger picking.
This is heavy, like your [Ab] life depends upon it.
[Gm] [Gb] The other part of this, the basic [G] Sun [A] House open G stuff, is when it moves up to the fourth chord and the fifth chord.
[Ab] So [G] you pull barre with the index [C] finger.
[D] Seventh fret of the [G] fourth chord.
And then follow it up quickly after a strum down and up, [Fm] heavy.
[G] With the seventh chord, and it's just basically giving you three [C] frets from [Bb] there.
And the top two [Cm] strings.
[Gm] [G] So [Bb] it slides with the third finger, so he might do the seventh chord.
[C] Fourth finger.
[A] You put it all together, it sounds like this.
[C]
[G]
[Cm] [Dm]
[C] [G]
Thank you.
[N]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Bm] Here we are showing you a bit about Open [G] G tuning, Sun House stuff.
[D] My Black Mama, a whole string of them.
The essence of what he's doing is Open G tuning.
He uses the slide on the third finger, but you can use it on the little finger.
There's no picks on the right hand, but just a very heavy percussive claw technique, basically thumb and finger.
But Sun House also uses the whole hand.
And it's very loud and intense.
[F] The first thing you've got to get down is the snapping part of the bass.
[G] Get your thumb right underneath the string, the fifth [Ab] string.
That starts off each of the riffs.
[G] [Bb] All of the bong.
[G]
[Bb] So you've got this slide [G] figure.
[F] Third fret on the third string.
[G] Hammer off.
[A] [G]
[G] Fifth fret on the top string, that tonic G note.
Vibrato, [A] no damping at all, just let it ring.
[N] At the same time as you're doing that, you've got to follow through with the rhythm.
Now, the axe, it goes back to the work songs of keeping the rhythm going.
The wood, chopping wood.
The axe is coming down.
[G]
[A] So that first beat accentuated [Ab]
in this style, and Sun House does that even if he's [F] doing something with the slide.
So in that part of this riff, after the snap.
[C]
Then go
[B] And [G]
then you follow through [Bb] with the thumb on that one beat.
[G]
[B] [N] When you've done the top five fret [G] vibrato slide note, you're following [Ab] up straight away with that downstroke.
To keep that chop rhythm [Bb] going.
He also does upstrokes as well in this part, so you've got to get used to doing the two things at the same time.
The strong, [Am] heavy, up and down rhythm [G] with the right hand.
And do that again, just the [Bb] slide figure part.
[G]
[C]
You've got to play with a lot of volume, a lot of intensity, and a lot of movement with the right hand.
This isn't detailed, pretty finger picking.
This is heavy, like your [Ab] life depends upon it.
[Gm] [Gb] The other part of this, the basic [G] Sun [A] House open G stuff, is when it moves up to the fourth chord and the fifth chord.
[Ab] So [G] you pull barre with the index [C] finger.
[D] Seventh fret of the [G] fourth chord.
And then follow it up quickly after a strum down and up, [Fm] heavy.
[G] With the seventh chord, and it's just basically giving you three [C] frets from [Bb] there.
And the top two [Cm] strings.
[Gm] [G] So [Bb] it slides with the third finger, so he might do the seventh chord.
[C] Fourth finger.
[A] You put it all together, it sounds like this.
[C]
[G]
[Cm] [Dm]
[C] [G]
Thank you.
[N]
Key:
G
C
Bb
Ab
A
G
C
Bb
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ Here we are showing you a bit about Open [G] G tuning, Sun House stuff. _
_ _ [D] My Black Mama, a whole string of them.
The essence of what he's doing is Open G tuning.
_ He uses the slide on the third finger, but you can use it on the little finger.
There's no picks on the right hand, but just a very heavy percussive claw technique, basically thumb and finger.
But Sun House also uses the whole hand.
And it's very loud and intense. _
[F] The first thing you've got to get down is the snapping part of the bass.
_ _ [G] _ Get your thumb right underneath the string, the fifth _ _ [Ab] string.
That starts off each of the riffs.
[G] _ _ [Bb] All of the bong.
[G] _ _
_ [Bb] So you've got this slide [G] figure.
_ [F] Third fret on the third string.
[G] Hammer off.
[A] _ _ [G] _ _
[G] Fifth fret on the top string, that tonic G note. _
Vibrato, [A] no damping at all, just let it ring.
[N] At the same time as you're doing that, you've got to follow through with the rhythm.
Now, _ _ the _ _ axe, _ _ it goes back to the work songs of keeping the rhythm going.
_ The wood, chopping wood.
The axe is coming down.
[G] _ _ _ _
[A] So that first beat _ accentuated [Ab]
in this style, and Sun House does that even if he's [F] doing something with the slide.
So in that part of this riff, after the snap.
_ [C] _ _ _
Then go_
[B] And _ [G] _
then you follow through [Bb] with the thumb on that one beat.
_ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [N] When you've done the top five fret _ [G] _ vibrato slide note, you're following [Ab] up straight away with that downstroke.
To keep that chop rhythm [Bb] going.
He also does upstrokes as well in this part, so you've got to get used to doing the two things at the same time.
The strong, [Am] heavy, up and down rhythm [G] with the right hand.
And _ _ do that again, just the [Bb] slide figure part.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You've got to play with a lot of volume, a lot of intensity, and a lot of movement with the right hand.
This isn't detailed, pretty finger picking.
This is heavy, like your [Ab] life depends upon it. _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Gb] The other part of this, the basic [G] _ _ _ _ Sun [A] House open G stuff, is when it moves up to the fourth chord and the fifth chord.
[Ab] So _ _ _ [G] _ _ you pull barre with the index [C] finger.
_ _ [D] _ _ Seventh fret of the [G] fourth chord.
And then follow it up quickly after a strum down and up, [Fm] heavy.
_ _ [G] With the seventh chord, and it's just basically giving you three [C] frets from _ [Bb] there.
And the top two [Cm] strings. _
[Gm] _ _ [G] So [Bb] it slides with the third finger, so he might do the seventh chord.
[C] _ _ Fourth finger.
[A] You put it all together, it sounds like this.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you.
[N] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ Here we are showing you a bit about Open [G] G tuning, Sun House stuff. _
_ _ [D] My Black Mama, a whole string of them.
The essence of what he's doing is Open G tuning.
_ He uses the slide on the third finger, but you can use it on the little finger.
There's no picks on the right hand, but just a very heavy percussive claw technique, basically thumb and finger.
But Sun House also uses the whole hand.
And it's very loud and intense. _
[F] The first thing you've got to get down is the snapping part of the bass.
_ _ [G] _ Get your thumb right underneath the string, the fifth _ _ [Ab] string.
That starts off each of the riffs.
[G] _ _ [Bb] All of the bong.
[G] _ _
_ [Bb] So you've got this slide [G] figure.
_ [F] Third fret on the third string.
[G] Hammer off.
[A] _ _ [G] _ _
[G] Fifth fret on the top string, that tonic G note. _
Vibrato, [A] no damping at all, just let it ring.
[N] At the same time as you're doing that, you've got to follow through with the rhythm.
Now, _ _ the _ _ axe, _ _ it goes back to the work songs of keeping the rhythm going.
_ The wood, chopping wood.
The axe is coming down.
[G] _ _ _ _
[A] So that first beat _ accentuated [Ab]
in this style, and Sun House does that even if he's [F] doing something with the slide.
So in that part of this riff, after the snap.
_ [C] _ _ _
Then go_
[B] And _ [G] _
then you follow through [Bb] with the thumb on that one beat.
_ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [N] When you've done the top five fret _ [G] _ vibrato slide note, you're following [Ab] up straight away with that downstroke.
To keep that chop rhythm [Bb] going.
He also does upstrokes as well in this part, so you've got to get used to doing the two things at the same time.
The strong, [Am] heavy, up and down rhythm [G] with the right hand.
And _ _ do that again, just the [Bb] slide figure part.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You've got to play with a lot of volume, a lot of intensity, and a lot of movement with the right hand.
This isn't detailed, pretty finger picking.
This is heavy, like your [Ab] life depends upon it. _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Gb] The other part of this, the basic [G] _ _ _ _ Sun [A] House open G stuff, is when it moves up to the fourth chord and the fifth chord.
[Ab] So _ _ _ [G] _ _ you pull barre with the index [C] finger.
_ _ [D] _ _ Seventh fret of the [G] fourth chord.
And then follow it up quickly after a strum down and up, [Fm] heavy.
_ _ [G] With the seventh chord, and it's just basically giving you three [C] frets from _ [Bb] there.
And the top two [Cm] strings. _
[Gm] _ _ [G] So [Bb] it slides with the third finger, so he might do the seventh chord.
[C] _ _ Fourth finger.
[A] You put it all together, it sounds like this.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you.
[N] _