Chords for The Tallest Man On Earth interview - Kristian Matsson (part 1)
Tempo:
125.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
Dm
Eb
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Christian, nice to meet you again, first of all.
Thank you, nice to meet you.
First I want to know, what's your connection with Thin Lizzy?
None, almost.
I covered, I was in a TV show where I sang one of those songs.
It's the closest connection, I think.
Why did you pick it?
Oh, I didn't pick it.
It was just, that was a game show and it was supposed to be about Dublin.
The band, the house band, they pick songs and then they call their friends,
other singers, if they can come and sing that particular song.
So how did you like playing with a full band like that?
It was great, I mean, I love those guys so much.
They're wonderful guys and [Dm] they're usually the backing band for a Swedish artist called Håkan Hellström.
He's a big inspiration to me, so it just felt [Eb] awesome to take his place for a little while.
How would it be if you would play an entire [D] set with a band like that?
[G] It could be fun, yeah.
Have you ever considered it or tried it even?
I had a couple of friends playing with me on my European tour,
maybe a year ago, for a couple of songs in the middle of the set.
It was fun, but then I would want some time to arrange the stuff and to rehearse.
So it might happen in the future, but not right now.
In the song you played, you didn't have a guitar in your hands, which almost never happens.
You're always with a guitar or piano.
How is that?
Is that very different?
Yeah, it's different.
It feels a bit weird.
But TV also feels a bit weird, because you have all this makeup.
It's hard to know what to do with the hands.
I used to be in rock bands, but I didn't play guitar.
I was just singing, but then we played in these really dirty pubs and stuff,
and you could climb around.
I couldn't do that on TV.
But it's fun.
It's fun to do different things.
Does it also change the way you focus on how you sing?
Because you have more time to think about the singing part.
Otherwise you have to divide your attention between the two.
Yeah, that's true.
But on that occasion I just had to focus on remembering the lyrics
and not look too much on the big lyrics sheet that was just in front of me.
We always get to see and hear you on a guitar, or most of the time.
Yet again there's a piano song on the record, the title track.
How good of a pianist have you become over the years?
Oh, I'm slowly progressing.
I used to only be able to play in C, now I can play in A.
It's just such a different guitar.
No, I've become even much better now, after recording the album.
I think it's [E] fun.
It's fun to play.
Do you approach it very differently from writing on [Dm] a guitar, playing on a piano?
I don't know.
I don't know if I approach it.
Because on the guitar I do the same thing.
I just try out stuff.
I don't [G] know, like how I learned how to play guitar.
You try to mimic what someone else is doing.
And then I'm always too, I don't know, you could call it lazy,
but I can't really learn what I try to mimic.
So after a while you just start to make stuff up
that's kind of semi-someone else's stuff.
And then I kind of do that with the piano too.
But the guitar you've made your own, you know what to do.
With the piano not so much perhaps.
No, it's true.
So it must be harder.
Yeah, it's harder, especially on stage too.
It's really trickier.
You have to look at the keys.
And with the [Eb] guitar you quite often use [G] different tunings than the regular tuning.
With the piano, not so [Abm] much.
No, it would take so long time to detune it.
No.
That's true.
Christian, nice to meet you again, first of all.
Thank you, nice to meet you.
First I want to know, what's your connection with Thin Lizzy?
None, almost.
I covered, I was in a TV show where I sang one of those songs.
It's the closest connection, I think.
Why did you pick it?
Oh, I didn't pick it.
It was just, that was a game show and it was supposed to be about Dublin.
The band, the house band, they pick songs and then they call their friends,
other singers, if they can come and sing that particular song.
So how did you like playing with a full band like that?
It was great, I mean, I love those guys so much.
They're wonderful guys and [Dm] they're usually the backing band for a Swedish artist called Håkan Hellström.
He's a big inspiration to me, so it just felt [Eb] awesome to take his place for a little while.
How would it be if you would play an entire [D] set with a band like that?
[G] It could be fun, yeah.
Have you ever considered it or tried it even?
I had a couple of friends playing with me on my European tour,
maybe a year ago, for a couple of songs in the middle of the set.
It was fun, but then I would want some time to arrange the stuff and to rehearse.
So it might happen in the future, but not right now.
In the song you played, you didn't have a guitar in your hands, which almost never happens.
You're always with a guitar or piano.
How is that?
Is that very different?
Yeah, it's different.
It feels a bit weird.
But TV also feels a bit weird, because you have all this makeup.
It's hard to know what to do with the hands.
I used to be in rock bands, but I didn't play guitar.
I was just singing, but then we played in these really dirty pubs and stuff,
and you could climb around.
I couldn't do that on TV.
But it's fun.
It's fun to do different things.
Does it also change the way you focus on how you sing?
Because you have more time to think about the singing part.
Otherwise you have to divide your attention between the two.
Yeah, that's true.
But on that occasion I just had to focus on remembering the lyrics
and not look too much on the big lyrics sheet that was just in front of me.
We always get to see and hear you on a guitar, or most of the time.
Yet again there's a piano song on the record, the title track.
How good of a pianist have you become over the years?
Oh, I'm slowly progressing.
I used to only be able to play in C, now I can play in A.
It's just such a different guitar.
No, I've become even much better now, after recording the album.
I think it's [E] fun.
It's fun to play.
Do you approach it very differently from writing on [Dm] a guitar, playing on a piano?
I don't know.
I don't know if I approach it.
Because on the guitar I do the same thing.
I just try out stuff.
I don't [G] know, like how I learned how to play guitar.
You try to mimic what someone else is doing.
And then I'm always too, I don't know, you could call it lazy,
but I can't really learn what I try to mimic.
So after a while you just start to make stuff up
that's kind of semi-someone else's stuff.
And then I kind of do that with the piano too.
But the guitar you've made your own, you know what to do.
With the piano not so much perhaps.
No, it's true.
So it must be harder.
Yeah, it's harder, especially on stage too.
It's really trickier.
You have to look at the keys.
And with the [Eb] guitar you quite often use [G] different tunings than the regular tuning.
With the piano, not so [Abm] much.
No, it would take so long time to detune it.
No.
That's true.
Key:
G
Dm
Eb
D
E
G
Dm
Eb
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Christian, nice to meet you again, first of all.
Thank you, nice to meet you.
First I want to know, what's your connection with Thin Lizzy? _ _ _ _
_ None, _ almost.
I covered, _ _ I was in a TV show where I sang one of those songs.
It's the closest connection, I think.
Why did you pick it?
Oh, I didn't pick it.
It was just, _ that was a game show and it was supposed to be about Dublin.
_ The band, the house band, they pick songs and then they call _ their friends,
_ other singers, if they can come and sing that particular song.
So how did you like playing with a full band like that?
It was great, I mean, I love those guys so much.
They're _ wonderful guys and _ _ [Dm] they're usually the backing band for a Swedish artist called Håkan Hellström.
_ _ He's a big inspiration to me, so it just felt [Eb] awesome to take his place for a little while.
_ How would it be if you would play an entire [D] set with a band like that?
_ [G] It could be fun, yeah.
Have you ever considered it or tried it even? _
I had a couple of friends playing with me on my European tour, _ _
maybe a year ago, for a couple of songs in the middle of the set.
It was fun, but _ _ _ then I _ would want some time to arrange the stuff and to rehearse.
_ _ _ So it might happen in the future, but not right now.
In the song you played, you didn't have a guitar in your hands, which almost never happens.
You're always with a guitar or piano.
_ How is that?
Is that very different?
Yeah, it's different.
It feels a bit weird. _ _ _
But TV also feels a bit weird, because you have all this makeup. _ _
_ _ It's hard to know what to do with the hands. _
_ I used to be in rock bands, but I didn't play _ _ guitar.
_ I was just singing, but then we played in these really _ dirty pubs and stuff,
and you could climb around.
I couldn't do that on TV. _ _ _
_ But it's fun.
It's fun to do _ _ _ _ different things.
Does _ it also change the way you focus on how you sing?
Because you have more time to think about the singing part.
Otherwise you have to divide your attention between the two.
_ Yeah, that's true.
But on that occasion I just had to focus on remembering the lyrics
and not look too much on the big lyrics sheet that was just in front of me.
_ _ _ _ We always get to see and hear you on a guitar, or most of the time.
Yet _ again there's a piano song on the record, the title track.
_ _ How good of a pianist have you become over the years?
Oh, I'm _ slowly progressing.
_ I used to only be able to play in C, now I can play in A. _ _ _
_ It's just such a different guitar. _ _
No, I've _ become even much better now, after recording the album. _
I think it's [E] fun.
It's fun to play.
_ _ Do you approach it very differently _ from writing on [Dm] a guitar, playing on a piano? _ _ _
I don't know.
_ _ _ I don't know if I approach it.
Because on the guitar I do the same thing.
I just try out stuff. _ _ _ _ _
I don't _ _ [G] _ _ know, like how _ I learned how to play guitar.
You try to _ _ mimic what someone else is doing.
And then _ I'm _ always too, _ I don't know, you could call it lazy,
but I can't really learn what _ _ I try to mimic.
_ So after a while you just start to make stuff up
that's kind of semi-someone else's stuff. _
_ And then I kind of do that with the piano too.
But the guitar you've made your own, you know what to do.
With the piano not so much perhaps.
No, it's true.
So it must be harder.
Yeah, it's harder, especially _ on stage too.
It's really _ _ trickier.
You have to look at the keys.
And with the [Eb] guitar you quite often use [G] different tunings than the regular tuning.
With the piano, not so [Abm] much.
No, it would take so long time to detune it.
_ _ No.
That's true. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Christian, nice to meet you again, first of all.
Thank you, nice to meet you.
First I want to know, what's your connection with Thin Lizzy? _ _ _ _
_ None, _ almost.
I covered, _ _ I was in a TV show where I sang one of those songs.
It's the closest connection, I think.
Why did you pick it?
Oh, I didn't pick it.
It was just, _ that was a game show and it was supposed to be about Dublin.
_ The band, the house band, they pick songs and then they call _ their friends,
_ other singers, if they can come and sing that particular song.
So how did you like playing with a full band like that?
It was great, I mean, I love those guys so much.
They're _ wonderful guys and _ _ [Dm] they're usually the backing band for a Swedish artist called Håkan Hellström.
_ _ He's a big inspiration to me, so it just felt [Eb] awesome to take his place for a little while.
_ How would it be if you would play an entire [D] set with a band like that?
_ [G] It could be fun, yeah.
Have you ever considered it or tried it even? _
I had a couple of friends playing with me on my European tour, _ _
maybe a year ago, for a couple of songs in the middle of the set.
It was fun, but _ _ _ then I _ would want some time to arrange the stuff and to rehearse.
_ _ _ So it might happen in the future, but not right now.
In the song you played, you didn't have a guitar in your hands, which almost never happens.
You're always with a guitar or piano.
_ How is that?
Is that very different?
Yeah, it's different.
It feels a bit weird. _ _ _
But TV also feels a bit weird, because you have all this makeup. _ _
_ _ It's hard to know what to do with the hands. _
_ I used to be in rock bands, but I didn't play _ _ guitar.
_ I was just singing, but then we played in these really _ dirty pubs and stuff,
and you could climb around.
I couldn't do that on TV. _ _ _
_ But it's fun.
It's fun to do _ _ _ _ different things.
Does _ it also change the way you focus on how you sing?
Because you have more time to think about the singing part.
Otherwise you have to divide your attention between the two.
_ Yeah, that's true.
But on that occasion I just had to focus on remembering the lyrics
and not look too much on the big lyrics sheet that was just in front of me.
_ _ _ _ We always get to see and hear you on a guitar, or most of the time.
Yet _ again there's a piano song on the record, the title track.
_ _ How good of a pianist have you become over the years?
Oh, I'm _ slowly progressing.
_ I used to only be able to play in C, now I can play in A. _ _ _
_ It's just such a different guitar. _ _
No, I've _ become even much better now, after recording the album. _
I think it's [E] fun.
It's fun to play.
_ _ Do you approach it very differently _ from writing on [Dm] a guitar, playing on a piano? _ _ _
I don't know.
_ _ _ I don't know if I approach it.
Because on the guitar I do the same thing.
I just try out stuff. _ _ _ _ _
I don't _ _ [G] _ _ know, like how _ I learned how to play guitar.
You try to _ _ mimic what someone else is doing.
And then _ I'm _ always too, _ I don't know, you could call it lazy,
but I can't really learn what _ _ I try to mimic.
_ So after a while you just start to make stuff up
that's kind of semi-someone else's stuff. _
_ And then I kind of do that with the piano too.
But the guitar you've made your own, you know what to do.
With the piano not so much perhaps.
No, it's true.
So it must be harder.
Yeah, it's harder, especially _ on stage too.
It's really _ _ trickier.
You have to look at the keys.
And with the [Eb] guitar you quite often use [G] different tunings than the regular tuning.
With the piano, not so [Abm] much.
No, it would take so long time to detune it.
_ _ No.
That's true. _ _ _