Chords for Riff #17: Domino Riff (Van Morrison)
Tempo:
58.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
G
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [Am] [Bm] [D]
[A] [Bm] [A] [D] [A] [Bm] [A] [D]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[N] Hey gang, well that was a little jangle riff a la Van Morrison and Domino.
And a very neat little jangly R&B-ish type of riff and really easy to play.
So let's go through this note for note or chord for chord if you will.
Here it comes right at ya.
Alright gang, well let's go through this in some detail.
[G] As far as the sound goes, just make sure you've got it clean.
I'm running obviously an S-style guitar and I'm going out of the neck pickup, but whatever
you use, just make sure you keep it clean alright guys.
Okay so this is a fairly straightforward two chord trick riff [F#m] and there's really only
two chords, A and [D] D.
[G] I lied a little bit, there's also a [Bm] D6 that we're going to use.
Alright so let's go through those chords.
Even though we don't play those chords, it's going to [D#] help to visualize those as you're
doing your jangle bit.
So first chord is this, it's an A played on the second string [A] 10, third string [G] 9, and
[C#] fourth string 11.
[A] Here's how it sounds together.
[G] The second one is an A [C#] triad, the tenth [A] on the second string is an A and that names [D] the chords.
Alright, now the second one is a D triad [D#] and you're utilizing the first, or using the first three strings.
10 on [A] the first, 10 on the [F#] second, 11 on the third.
[D]
That sounds together.
And the [G] last one is [Bm] on the top string on the one, it's 7, second it's [A] 7, third [D] it's 7.
[Bm] Here's what it is together.
Now that last chord is a [G] D6 and you get that a lot, you get 6 chords in sort of like 50's
type of rock songs, [B] rock around the clock and stuff, [C#m] you know this kind of stuff.
[Bm] [Bm] [F#m] [N] But here it's used pretty deliberately.
Okay, so here is [A] the riff itself.
[D]
[A] [Bm] Alright, so [D#] let's take the first one right there.
So here's what I'm doing, I'm playing that A, [F#] I actually do bar, I like that a little
bit better, but you don't have to.
And I'm simply playing the top two voiced notes out of that A, I'm playing on the third
and the second strings, and I'm playing, so that's 9 and 10, and on the third [B] I'm going
to hammer on to the [Am] 11.
And pull off really quickly.
[D#] And when I do pull off, then I'm going to hit the, [A] on the fourth string, that 11th.
[E] After [F#m] [N]
that, you'll notice I give a little thwack.
Now how do I do that?
I'm muting with my left hand a little bit, but also with my right hand and just doing
a little, [G] sort of a dead [A] stroke with my pick.
[D#] Okay?
And immediately thereafter, after that dead stroke, [D] I'm going to play the first D.
[G] Give another couple [D] dead strokes or so.
[A]
[Bm] That's my second D, right?
[N] So that's all it really is, [A] is this little, [D] [A] [Bm] [G] that little dipsy [A] doodle there.
[N] And then the thwack.
Then you [D] first hit the first D, [A] [G]
sixth, at the seventh fret.
And that's it for this one, folks, it's pretty straightforward.
Now if you want to play it in a different position, you can also play the A triad [A] right here.
You'll notice it's the same shape as this D triad.
I'm playing on the first three strings, six, five, five.
All right?
So if you don't play, if you just play the third and the second strings, or I'm sorry,
the first two strings, [G] and instead that [A] substitutes for this, you're basically playing it an octave
or in a different position.
You're playing the same chords.
You can do that as [F#] well.
And it makes for a slightly different sound when you're playing it, maybe a little bit more fun.
So the hammer on and pull off is, you're playing five, five on the first two, you're going
to hammer on to the seventh, pull off to the five, and then [A] play the sixth like so.
[Em] Same sort of thing, you give the thwack, [D] first D, [C#] [A] [Bm]
[N] and that's it.
Add infinitum, just do that over and over, and Van would be proud.
All right guys,
[A] [Bm] [A] [D] [A] [Bm] [A] [D]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[N] Hey gang, well that was a little jangle riff a la Van Morrison and Domino.
And a very neat little jangly R&B-ish type of riff and really easy to play.
So let's go through this note for note or chord for chord if you will.
Here it comes right at ya.
Alright gang, well let's go through this in some detail.
[G] As far as the sound goes, just make sure you've got it clean.
I'm running obviously an S-style guitar and I'm going out of the neck pickup, but whatever
you use, just make sure you keep it clean alright guys.
Okay so this is a fairly straightforward two chord trick riff [F#m] and there's really only
two chords, A and [D] D.
[G] I lied a little bit, there's also a [Bm] D6 that we're going to use.
Alright so let's go through those chords.
Even though we don't play those chords, it's going to [D#] help to visualize those as you're
doing your jangle bit.
So first chord is this, it's an A played on the second string [A] 10, third string [G] 9, and
[C#] fourth string 11.
[A] Here's how it sounds together.
[G] The second one is an A [C#] triad, the tenth [A] on the second string is an A and that names [D] the chords.
Alright, now the second one is a D triad [D#] and you're utilizing the first, or using the first three strings.
10 on [A] the first, 10 on the [F#] second, 11 on the third.
[D]
That sounds together.
And the [G] last one is [Bm] on the top string on the one, it's 7, second it's [A] 7, third [D] it's 7.
[Bm] Here's what it is together.
Now that last chord is a [G] D6 and you get that a lot, you get 6 chords in sort of like 50's
type of rock songs, [B] rock around the clock and stuff, [C#m] you know this kind of stuff.
[Bm] [Bm] [F#m] [N] But here it's used pretty deliberately.
Okay, so here is [A] the riff itself.
[D]
[A] [Bm] Alright, so [D#] let's take the first one right there.
So here's what I'm doing, I'm playing that A, [F#] I actually do bar, I like that a little
bit better, but you don't have to.
And I'm simply playing the top two voiced notes out of that A, I'm playing on the third
and the second strings, and I'm playing, so that's 9 and 10, and on the third [B] I'm going
to hammer on to the [Am] 11.
And pull off really quickly.
[D#] And when I do pull off, then I'm going to hit the, [A] on the fourth string, that 11th.
[E] After [F#m] [N]
that, you'll notice I give a little thwack.
Now how do I do that?
I'm muting with my left hand a little bit, but also with my right hand and just doing
a little, [G] sort of a dead [A] stroke with my pick.
[D#] Okay?
And immediately thereafter, after that dead stroke, [D] I'm going to play the first D.
[G] Give another couple [D] dead strokes or so.
[A]
[Bm] That's my second D, right?
[N] So that's all it really is, [A] is this little, [D] [A] [Bm] [G] that little dipsy [A] doodle there.
[N] And then the thwack.
Then you [D] first hit the first D, [A] [G]
sixth, at the seventh fret.
And that's it for this one, folks, it's pretty straightforward.
Now if you want to play it in a different position, you can also play the A triad [A] right here.
You'll notice it's the same shape as this D triad.
I'm playing on the first three strings, six, five, five.
All right?
So if you don't play, if you just play the third and the second strings, or I'm sorry,
the first two strings, [G] and instead that [A] substitutes for this, you're basically playing it an octave
or in a different position.
You're playing the same chords.
You can do that as [F#] well.
And it makes for a slightly different sound when you're playing it, maybe a little bit more fun.
So the hammer on and pull off is, you're playing five, five on the first two, you're going
to hammer on to the seventh, pull off to the five, and then [A] play the sixth like so.
[Em] Same sort of thing, you give the thwack, [D] first D, [C#] [A] [Bm]
[N] and that's it.
Add infinitum, just do that over and over, and Van would be proud.
All right guys,
Key:
A
D
Bm
G
D#
A
D
Bm
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] Hey gang, well that was a little jangle riff a la Van Morrison and Domino.
And a very neat little jangly R&B-ish type of riff and really easy to play.
So let's go through this note for note or chord for chord if you will.
Here it comes right at ya.
Alright gang, well let's go through this in some detail.
[G] As far as the sound goes, just make sure you've got it clean.
I'm running obviously an S-style guitar and I'm going out of the neck pickup, but whatever
you use, just make sure you keep it clean alright guys.
Okay so this is a fairly straightforward two chord trick riff [F#m] and there's really only
two chords, A and [D] D.
[G] I lied a little bit, there's also a [Bm] D6 that we're going to use.
Alright so let's go through those chords.
Even though we don't play those chords, it's going to [D#] help to visualize those as you're
doing your jangle bit.
So first chord is this, it's an A played on the second string [A] 10, third string [G] 9, and
[C#] fourth string 11.
[A] Here's how it sounds together. _
_ _ [G] The second one is an A [C#] triad, the tenth [A] on the second string is an A and that names [D] the chords.
Alright, now the second one is a D triad [D#] and you're utilizing the first, or using the first three strings.
10 on [A] the first, 10 on the [F#] second, 11 on the third.
[D]
That sounds together.
And the [G] last one is [Bm] on the top string on the one, it's 7, second it's [A] 7, third [D] it's 7.
[Bm] Here's what it is together.
_ Now that last chord is a [G] D6 and you get that a lot, you get 6 chords in sort of like 50's
type of rock songs, [B] rock around the clock and stuff, [C#m] you know this kind of stuff.
[Bm] _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [N] But here it's used pretty deliberately.
Okay, so here is [A] the riff itself.
_ [D] _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ Alright, so [D#] let's take the first one right there.
So here's what I'm doing, I'm playing that A, [F#] I actually do bar, I like that a little
bit better, but you don't have to.
And I'm simply playing the top two voiced notes out of that A, I'm playing on the third
and the second strings, and I'm playing, so that's 9 and 10, and on the third [B] I'm going
to hammer on to the [Am] 11.
And pull off really quickly.
[D#] And when I do pull off, then I'm going to hit the, [A] on the fourth string, that 11th.
[E] After [F#m] _ _ [N]
that, you'll notice I give a little thwack.
Now how do I do that?
I'm muting with my left hand a little bit, but also with my right hand and just doing
a little, [G] sort of a dead [A] stroke with my pick. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] Okay?
And immediately thereafter, after that dead stroke, [D] I'm going to play the first D.
_ [G] Give another couple [D] dead strokes or so.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ That's my second D, right?
[N] So that's all it really is, [A] is this little, [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] that little dipsy [A] doodle there.
[N] And then the thwack.
Then you [D] first hit the first D, _ [A] _ [G] _ _
sixth, at the seventh fret.
And that's it for this one, folks, it's pretty straightforward.
Now if you want to play it in a different position, you can also play the A triad [A] right here.
You'll notice it's the same shape as this D triad.
I'm playing on the first three strings, six, five, five.
All right?
So if you don't play, if you just play the third and the second strings, or I'm sorry,
the first two strings, _ _ [G] and instead that [A] substitutes for this, you're basically playing it an octave
or in a different position.
You're playing the same chords.
You can do that as [F#] well.
And it makes for a slightly different sound when you're playing it, maybe a little bit more fun.
So the hammer on and pull off is, you're playing five, five on the first two, you're going
to hammer on to the seventh, pull off to the five, and then [A] play the sixth like so. _
[Em] Same sort of thing, you give the thwack, [D] first D, _ [C#] _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ [N] and that's it.
Add infinitum, just do that over and over, and Van would be proud.
All right guys,
[A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] Hey gang, well that was a little jangle riff a la Van Morrison and Domino.
And a very neat little jangly R&B-ish type of riff and really easy to play.
So let's go through this note for note or chord for chord if you will.
Here it comes right at ya.
Alright gang, well let's go through this in some detail.
[G] As far as the sound goes, just make sure you've got it clean.
I'm running obviously an S-style guitar and I'm going out of the neck pickup, but whatever
you use, just make sure you keep it clean alright guys.
Okay so this is a fairly straightforward two chord trick riff [F#m] and there's really only
two chords, A and [D] D.
[G] I lied a little bit, there's also a [Bm] D6 that we're going to use.
Alright so let's go through those chords.
Even though we don't play those chords, it's going to [D#] help to visualize those as you're
doing your jangle bit.
So first chord is this, it's an A played on the second string [A] 10, third string [G] 9, and
[C#] fourth string 11.
[A] Here's how it sounds together. _
_ _ [G] The second one is an A [C#] triad, the tenth [A] on the second string is an A and that names [D] the chords.
Alright, now the second one is a D triad [D#] and you're utilizing the first, or using the first three strings.
10 on [A] the first, 10 on the [F#] second, 11 on the third.
[D]
That sounds together.
And the [G] last one is [Bm] on the top string on the one, it's 7, second it's [A] 7, third [D] it's 7.
[Bm] Here's what it is together.
_ Now that last chord is a [G] D6 and you get that a lot, you get 6 chords in sort of like 50's
type of rock songs, [B] rock around the clock and stuff, [C#m] you know this kind of stuff.
[Bm] _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [N] But here it's used pretty deliberately.
Okay, so here is [A] the riff itself.
_ [D] _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ Alright, so [D#] let's take the first one right there.
So here's what I'm doing, I'm playing that A, [F#] I actually do bar, I like that a little
bit better, but you don't have to.
And I'm simply playing the top two voiced notes out of that A, I'm playing on the third
and the second strings, and I'm playing, so that's 9 and 10, and on the third [B] I'm going
to hammer on to the [Am] 11.
And pull off really quickly.
[D#] And when I do pull off, then I'm going to hit the, [A] on the fourth string, that 11th.
[E] After [F#m] _ _ [N]
that, you'll notice I give a little thwack.
Now how do I do that?
I'm muting with my left hand a little bit, but also with my right hand and just doing
a little, [G] sort of a dead [A] stroke with my pick. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] Okay?
And immediately thereafter, after that dead stroke, [D] I'm going to play the first D.
_ [G] Give another couple [D] dead strokes or so.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ That's my second D, right?
[N] So that's all it really is, [A] is this little, [D] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] that little dipsy [A] doodle there.
[N] And then the thwack.
Then you [D] first hit the first D, _ [A] _ [G] _ _
sixth, at the seventh fret.
And that's it for this one, folks, it's pretty straightforward.
Now if you want to play it in a different position, you can also play the A triad [A] right here.
You'll notice it's the same shape as this D triad.
I'm playing on the first three strings, six, five, five.
All right?
So if you don't play, if you just play the third and the second strings, or I'm sorry,
the first two strings, _ _ [G] and instead that [A] substitutes for this, you're basically playing it an octave
or in a different position.
You're playing the same chords.
You can do that as [F#] well.
And it makes for a slightly different sound when you're playing it, maybe a little bit more fun.
So the hammer on and pull off is, you're playing five, five on the first two, you're going
to hammer on to the seventh, pull off to the five, and then [A] play the sixth like so. _
[Em] Same sort of thing, you give the thwack, [D] first D, _ [C#] _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ [N] and that's it.
Add infinitum, just do that over and over, and Van would be proud.
All right guys,