In this little series we're having a look at some popular chord progressions which are used over and over (and over) again in many popular tunes and songs. This time we look at an old classic written by Bob Dylan and covered by many a band and player from Jimi Hendrix to U2. It's a real rock standard at this stage but originally it was performed and written in a more sorta Folk style. The most popular version today is the one by Hendrix - a stunning version!
All Along The Watchtower / Bob Dylan
You can cover this tune easily enough with just three chords: Am, G and F:
- Am / : G / : F / : G / :
- 1 2 : 3 4 : 1 2 : 3 4 :
Tip: Check out the Hendrix version for inspiration!
There you have it - amazingly simple but effective song to perform. Don't forget that you can always change the key to suit your voice on any song! |
If you would like to learn all of the chord families, you might be interested in following this link and checking out details of my e-book Basic Chord Families shown over there to the right - it's sub-title? Play 1000s of Songs With These Chords ... and that's true! More classics have been written with these families than you can shake a stick at! (That's musician technical speak that is :). |
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Until the next time ... talk 2 ya' ...
David Ψ |
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