Chords for Water Song - Guitar Lesson Preview
Tempo:
123.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] [C]
[D]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[G]
[D]
[Dm]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D] [Dm]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [E]
[G]
[C] [Cm]
[G]
[C]
[Cm]
[G]
[D] [G]
This is a song I've played and loved for [N] years.
Since I first heard it, 1973, Burgers.
Jorma Kaukinen and Hot Tuna, Jack Cassidy, Papa John Creech was on the album too, and
there was even some live versions of them playing it with the violin.
We're going to take, this is a really fascinating instrumental of Jorma's that is just, there
are like five little pieces.
I think I've labeled them like A through E.
[F#] And we'll break them each down one at a time.
There are a lot of rhythmic things that are challenging in here as far as the strumming
goes, and there also are not really any parts that have to go exactly a certain way.
[C] At the end, we've got [G] the little bend.
And how it ends each time could go there, could come down, could go open, could be
[Em]
So there's really going to be a lot of variety [F#] in how you do it.
Now, so [N] the tablet I put together shows the first picking part is a very specific pattern
of three eighth notes, three of four, four groups of three eighth notes.
Yes, four groups of three eighth notes, and then a group of four eighth notes.
And that can be a part that the rhythm has to go exactly a certain way, but the bass
notes can even be flexible.
So I kind of was making them up as I was going there.
The tablet I have will follow exactly, but we're also going to talk about the [F]
things
you can change and just make it a little different [G] every time.
So let's see, we have some [D] harmonics, [G] twelfth, seventh, fifth fret.
And the biggest thing is it's in an [Gm] open G tuning.
So to get your guitar in this tuning, you need to tune the two E strings down to D,
[F#] and the fifth string, the A string, down to G.
So what we [G] have is D, G, D, G, B, D.
So three strings go down, the first, fifth, and sixth all go down a whole step.
[N] And then be sure to check, just like when you put a capo on, then be sure to check your tuning anyway.
Check the strings that you didn't change because there's a good chance that the tension on
the guitar can change a little bit and those might go a little low as well.
[G]
So, or a little high, a little high.
You're going to have to bring them down a little, is what I'm getting at there.
One thing that's [Am] kind of cool about an open [G] G tuning is that the middle three strings
are the same as in standard tuning.
So a chord [C] shape that is really common in this is like the A shape of what would be
a bar chord.
[G] But here we have a G chord.
So if I put [C] the bar at the fifth and with the root being on the fifth string, I would
now have a C [D] chord and a D chord.
And this D [G] chord up at the seventh fret, you want [D] to use this frequently.
The, both of the chords that he plays, the bars for it, he only [C] plays really four [Em] string
bars.
[D] And when he's at the seventh fret, we'll sometimes use the low D in the bass.
[C] When he's at the fifth fret, just let's the bass note be [G]
the notes that we have in there,
which would be a G.
And we could have a lower G in there as well.
You could though also play that C part when we get to that section.
That's I guess going to be section B.
When we get to that section, we will talk about
doing something like this.
[D]
Full [Dm] bars.
[D] And a full [C] bar here.
[G] [Em] And then all these chords that have them [E] are sliding around.
That's what's going on.
So, okay.
Enough talking about it.
[B] Let's get into Jorma Kaukinen's Water Song.
[D] [C]
[D]
[Em]
[D] [C]
[G]
[D]
[Dm]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D] [Dm]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [E]
[G]
[C] [Cm]
[G]
[C]
[Cm]
[G]
[D] [G]
This is a song I've played and loved for [N] years.
Since I first heard it, 1973, Burgers.
Jorma Kaukinen and Hot Tuna, Jack Cassidy, Papa John Creech was on the album too, and
there was even some live versions of them playing it with the violin.
We're going to take, this is a really fascinating instrumental of Jorma's that is just, there
are like five little pieces.
I think I've labeled them like A through E.
[F#] And we'll break them each down one at a time.
There are a lot of rhythmic things that are challenging in here as far as the strumming
goes, and there also are not really any parts that have to go exactly a certain way.
[C] At the end, we've got [G] the little bend.
And how it ends each time could go there, could come down, could go open, could be
[Em]
So there's really going to be a lot of variety [F#] in how you do it.
Now, so [N] the tablet I put together shows the first picking part is a very specific pattern
of three eighth notes, three of four, four groups of three eighth notes.
Yes, four groups of three eighth notes, and then a group of four eighth notes.
And that can be a part that the rhythm has to go exactly a certain way, but the bass
notes can even be flexible.
So I kind of was making them up as I was going there.
The tablet I have will follow exactly, but we're also going to talk about the [F]
things
you can change and just make it a little different [G] every time.
So let's see, we have some [D] harmonics, [G] twelfth, seventh, fifth fret.
And the biggest thing is it's in an [Gm] open G tuning.
So to get your guitar in this tuning, you need to tune the two E strings down to D,
[F#] and the fifth string, the A string, down to G.
So what we [G] have is D, G, D, G, B, D.
So three strings go down, the first, fifth, and sixth all go down a whole step.
[N] And then be sure to check, just like when you put a capo on, then be sure to check your tuning anyway.
Check the strings that you didn't change because there's a good chance that the tension on
the guitar can change a little bit and those might go a little low as well.
[G]
So, or a little high, a little high.
You're going to have to bring them down a little, is what I'm getting at there.
One thing that's [Am] kind of cool about an open [G] G tuning is that the middle three strings
are the same as in standard tuning.
So a chord [C] shape that is really common in this is like the A shape of what would be
a bar chord.
[G] But here we have a G chord.
So if I put [C] the bar at the fifth and with the root being on the fifth string, I would
now have a C [D] chord and a D chord.
And this D [G] chord up at the seventh fret, you want [D] to use this frequently.
The, both of the chords that he plays, the bars for it, he only [C] plays really four [Em] string
bars.
[D] And when he's at the seventh fret, we'll sometimes use the low D in the bass.
[C] When he's at the fifth fret, just let's the bass note be [G]
the notes that we have in there,
which would be a G.
And we could have a lower G in there as well.
You could though also play that C part when we get to that section.
That's I guess going to be section B.
When we get to that section, we will talk about
doing something like this.
[D]
Full [Dm] bars.
[D] And a full [C] bar here.
[G] [Em] And then all these chords that have them [E] are sliding around.
That's what's going on.
So, okay.
Enough talking about it.
[B] Let's get into Jorma Kaukinen's Water Song.
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Dm
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This is a song I've played and loved for [N] years.
Since I first heard it, 1973, Burgers.
Jorma Kaukinen and Hot Tuna, Jack Cassidy, Papa John Creech was on the album too, and
there was even some live versions of them playing it with the violin.
_ We're going to take, this is a really fascinating instrumental of Jorma's that is just, there
are like five little pieces.
I think I've labeled them like A through E.
[F#] And we'll break them each down one at a time.
There are a lot of rhythmic things that are challenging in here as far as the strumming
goes, and there also _ are not really any parts that have to go exactly a certain way.
[C] At the end, we've got [G] the little bend. _ _ _
And how it ends each time _ could go there, _ could come down, _ _ _ _ could go open, could _ be_
[Em]
So _ there's really going to be a lot of variety [F#] in how you do it.
Now, so [N] the tablet I put together shows the first picking part is a very specific pattern
of three eighth notes, _ three of four, four groups of three eighth notes.
Yes, four groups of three eighth notes, and then a group of four eighth notes.
_ And that can be a part that the rhythm has to go exactly a certain way, but the bass
notes can even be flexible.
So I kind of was making them up as I was going there.
The tablet I have will follow exactly, but we're also going to talk about the [F]
things
you can change and just make it a little different [G] every time.
So let's see, we have some [D] harmonics, [G] twelfth, seventh, fifth fret.
And the biggest thing is it's in an [Gm] open G tuning.
So to get your guitar in this tuning, you need to tune the two E strings down to D,
[F#] and the fifth string, the A string, down to G.
So what we [G] have is D, G, D, G, B, D.
So three strings go down, the first, fifth, and sixth all go down a whole step.
[N] And then be sure to check, just like when you put a capo on, then be sure to check your tuning anyway.
Check the strings that you didn't change because there's a good chance that the tension on
the guitar can change a little bit and those might go a little low as well.
[G]
So, or a little high, a little high. _ _
You're going to have to bring them down a little, is what I'm getting at there.
One thing that's [Am] kind of cool about an open [G] G tuning is that the middle three strings
are the same as in standard tuning.
So a chord [C] shape that is really common in this is like the A shape of what would be
a bar chord.
[G] But here we have a G chord.
So if I put [C] the bar at the fifth and with the root being on the fifth string, I would
now have a C [D] chord and a D chord.
And this D [G] chord up at the seventh fret, you want [D] to use this frequently.
The, both of the chords that he plays, the bars for it, he only [C] plays really four [Em] string
bars.
[D] And when he's at the seventh fret, we'll sometimes use the low D in the bass.
[C] When he's at the fifth fret, just let's the bass note be [G]
the notes that we have in there,
which would be a G.
And we could have a lower G in there as well.
You could though also play that C part when we get to that section.
That's I guess going to be section B.
When we get to that section, we will talk about
doing something like this.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Full [Dm] bars.
_ [D] _ And a full [C] bar here.
_ _ _ [G] _ [Em] And then all these chords that have them [E] are sliding around.
That's what's going on.
So, okay.
Enough talking about it.
[B] Let's get into Jorma Kaukinen's Water Song. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This is a song I've played and loved for [N] years.
Since I first heard it, 1973, Burgers.
Jorma Kaukinen and Hot Tuna, Jack Cassidy, Papa John Creech was on the album too, and
there was even some live versions of them playing it with the violin.
_ We're going to take, this is a really fascinating instrumental of Jorma's that is just, there
are like five little pieces.
I think I've labeled them like A through E.
[F#] And we'll break them each down one at a time.
There are a lot of rhythmic things that are challenging in here as far as the strumming
goes, and there also _ are not really any parts that have to go exactly a certain way.
[C] At the end, we've got [G] the little bend. _ _ _
And how it ends each time _ could go there, _ could come down, _ _ _ _ could go open, could _ be_
[Em]
So _ there's really going to be a lot of variety [F#] in how you do it.
Now, so [N] the tablet I put together shows the first picking part is a very specific pattern
of three eighth notes, _ three of four, four groups of three eighth notes.
Yes, four groups of three eighth notes, and then a group of four eighth notes.
_ And that can be a part that the rhythm has to go exactly a certain way, but the bass
notes can even be flexible.
So I kind of was making them up as I was going there.
The tablet I have will follow exactly, but we're also going to talk about the [F]
things
you can change and just make it a little different [G] every time.
So let's see, we have some [D] harmonics, [G] twelfth, seventh, fifth fret.
And the biggest thing is it's in an [Gm] open G tuning.
So to get your guitar in this tuning, you need to tune the two E strings down to D,
[F#] and the fifth string, the A string, down to G.
So what we [G] have is D, G, D, G, B, D.
So three strings go down, the first, fifth, and sixth all go down a whole step.
[N] And then be sure to check, just like when you put a capo on, then be sure to check your tuning anyway.
Check the strings that you didn't change because there's a good chance that the tension on
the guitar can change a little bit and those might go a little low as well.
[G]
So, or a little high, a little high. _ _
You're going to have to bring them down a little, is what I'm getting at there.
One thing that's [Am] kind of cool about an open [G] G tuning is that the middle three strings
are the same as in standard tuning.
So a chord [C] shape that is really common in this is like the A shape of what would be
a bar chord.
[G] But here we have a G chord.
So if I put [C] the bar at the fifth and with the root being on the fifth string, I would
now have a C [D] chord and a D chord.
And this D [G] chord up at the seventh fret, you want [D] to use this frequently.
The, both of the chords that he plays, the bars for it, he only [C] plays really four [Em] string
bars.
[D] And when he's at the seventh fret, we'll sometimes use the low D in the bass.
[C] When he's at the fifth fret, just let's the bass note be [G]
the notes that we have in there,
which would be a G.
And we could have a lower G in there as well.
You could though also play that C part when we get to that section.
That's I guess going to be section B.
When we get to that section, we will talk about
doing something like this.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Full [Dm] bars.
_ [D] _ And a full [C] bar here.
_ _ _ [G] _ [Em] And then all these chords that have them [E] are sliding around.
That's what's going on.
So, okay.
Enough talking about it.
[B] Let's get into Jorma Kaukinen's Water Song. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _