All major chords are constructed using just three different notes, The three hhotes are the first third and fifth notes of the relevant major scale. Sp for an A major chordye take the A major scale and use the A (1), C# (8) and E 6). AB CED E fe ce a a? 2: aL coe s {you play am A major chord amwhere ‘on the neck, you will see that it contains Just these three notes, ‘Some ofthe notes may sometimes be doubled an octave (or even two octaves) higher, but it’s still only A, C¥ and E. it contains any note other than A, C# and E, then its nota straight \ major howd, Ifyou just play A, Cand £ i order {or example on the top three strings) then it’s knoven asa major trie. x1 INTROWERSE CLEAN GTR LEFT 2= 119 [3s] TaTaT ty = a im May 1088 Gutter Techniques Ifyou put the notes in a slightly different rd, ifs tll A major, but ifs referred to ‘san inversion. The frst inversion starts = 6 ‘wi te daival(C4) Snd|goee Co aL You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet os FD cry And the second inversion starts with the fifth JB) and goes E, A, CF. -{[[e ‘There, thabwasitt too pall, was itz ‘You may think: Why do Teed to know this Well, for one thing, its handy {rick for fattening rhytm guitar parts. Instead of just doubling Es 1 (playing t {usice) BTO elected to play higher inversions of the same chords (Bx 2) to create a bigger sound, ‘The rnythim part itself isa typical sixteenth note funky thing, so as usual keep the picking hand moving even when you're not hitting the strings atA rong ay amet \ ait ae t a bY 5 pr E7auss (7/6 ‘ex2 INTROIVERSE CLEAN GTR RIGHT =) 3 xem a4 ah 014) Doe aay) “8 tee ese Tee Tae : i [Ex3 is the guitar melody played atthe intro. This is very easy to play, but it’s best if you first practise it without the delay. Then set the delay toa single repeat and make sure that the effects level is ata similar volume to the original signal. Also, you'll notice thatthe melody is played without xa INTRO GTR MELODY LEFT vibrato. With a delay setup like this, vibrato is going to sound very messy. {Played wth dla sto otal panos he a) co oe = a see [te4 DISTORTED CHORUS GTR LICHANNEL Ex 4 & 5are the distorted electric guitar parts heard during the chorus, again using subtle variations in the chord shapes fora broader sound, fexs. DISTORTED CHORUS GTR RICHANNEL [a 25 ass. [Bx 6s the clean guitar (sort of heard in the chorus, The partis pretty well buried, so this is my best guess at it It’ all very straightforward until the last bar, which will probably take some practice. ry ‘down-dawn-up, down-down-up' for the picking strokes; or down -a-m, down -a-m (where ais your right-hand ring finger and mis the middle finger) if you're abit handy with the old country picking BNE nai ss x6 CLEAN CHORUS aTRS DOUBLED LEFT & RIGHT f= | [fe ee += Chromatic Guitar & Bass Petey Si kon Tuner QT2 T Men «i Tee NEW: QWIK TUNE Automatic. “i: fc own Acoustic Guitar Tuner os == AANABL FRM ALL 600D HUSIAL NSRURENT HOPS> EX7.6 8 are similar to Ex3 in that It's the same as D major, although they're straightforward melody ideas ABCHD E FRG A having sai that, the 7(G) is not played played with a delay. The scale used is fea 5 grt a tall, soit could be thought of as the A Amixolydian, as follows. major scale without the 7th x7 MIDDLE GTR MELODY (WiDELAY) [=] ots —_ 5x8. SOLO (WDELAY}) Ga) 8 7 3 Fans ofthe English language will notice thatthe title ofthis song contains a double negative. f you ain't seen nothing, then you must have seen something. But what? While you figure that out, Pm going to practise my. dance steps for next month's Smash Hit. Where did I put those flares? GT aa Guitar Techniques e May 17