Standing with your guitar, three chords and a few beers, what do you play?

Boggie

Personally some David Gray (sadly I know most of his stuff), followed by In My Place, finishing with a rousing version of Brown Eyed Girl.

humberklog

David Grey 3 chords?

Your Ghost by Christen Hersh. Am, G and a D.

JerryHandbag

AC/DC You shook me all night long
G - C -D

you can get a few ACDC songs outta those chords

humberklog

Wicked Game by Chris Isaac. Bm, A and E.

Boggie

Indeed, an eclectic mix! If I can add one more chord, Creep is always fun, at a certain stage of the night, with a certain age group.
G B C Cm

Black NG-60-90

Dream Theater - Pull Me Under










































Ok ok QOTSA - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer

Insect Overlord

Deep Blue Something: Breakfast At Tiffany's (D, A, G)
Stealer's Wheel: Stuck in the Middle With You (D,A,G)
Johnny Cash: Ring of Fire (G, C, D)

humberklog

Where did you sleep last night. Ok it's 4 but barely passing. E, A, G and eerhmm... Gm ?

cadogs

Van Halen - Eruption

cautioner

Rihanna - Disturbia (ok 4 chords) - Am C G F

Snow Patrol - Run - Am G C F

Green Day - Good Riddance - G, some form of C (add9?), D

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - G Em A

Pearl Jam - Immortality - Em D/F# C

Depends on how many beers really.

af_thefragile

Josh Ritter - Girl in the War (or Kathleen or The Temptation of Adam or Open Doors or Bright Smile).
Think some of these are 4chords... but well... i haven't played my guitar in a while so i wouldn't really know... Gotta get back to that soon!

or

Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper (only 2 chords in this one, beat that!!)

Boggie

cautioner wrote: »

Rihanna - Disturbia (ok 4 chords) - Am C G F

Snow Patrol - Run - Am G C F

Green Day - Good Riddance - G, some form of C (add9?), D

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - G Em A

Pearl Jam - Immortality - Em D/F# C

Depends on how many beers really.

For PF, I think there's a "C" in there somewhere!
Anyway, thought of another one, they don't come as quickly when sober.
Moondance, Gm7 to Am7 (Bar chord 333353) , throughout the verse, Cm Dm Gm7 for chorus (4 chords in tot). All works great until "Can I just have one more moondance with you, myyyy love" bit of a progression I've never figured out.
Don't forget to give the chords, I'm trying them all out!

Nailz

Black NG-60-90 wrote: »

Dream Theater - Pull Me Under

Ok ok QOTSA - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer

My too. but all the same... Pull Me Under is awesome!

deaddonkey

Howlin' At The Moon - Hank Williams

humberklog

For PF 'Wish...' I would have (or do) go C, D, Am, G, D, C, Am. Then a bog standard G to Em for the booboodoodooodoo bit. But there you go.

Insect Overlord

humberklog wrote: »

For PF 'Wish...' I would have (or do) go C, D, Am, G, D, C, Am. Then a bog standard G to Em for the booboodoodooodoo bit. But there you go.

+1
A friend of mine always saves "Wish You Were Here" for his party-piece, there's definitely more than just 3 chords in it.

Xavi6

I'm gonna cheat with a few four chord songs -

Modest Mouse - Float On (Capo 6th - C, Em, Am)

Semisonic - Closing Time (G, D, A, C)

Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight (Am, F, C, G)

Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm (Em, C, G with a D in the chorus)

Cranberries - Zombie (Em, C, G, D)

Four Non Blondes - What's Up (A, B, D, A)

OK-Cancel-Apply

Happy Happy Joy Joy Song, from Ren and Stimpy:

C, G7, F

Caked Karen

Free Fallin
Hotel Yorba
Sweet Home Alabama
Blister in the Sun
Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
Oh La La by the Faces is my latest one

Insect Overlord

Caked Karen wrote: »

Free Fallin
Hotel Yorba
Sweet Home Alabama
Blister in the Sun
Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
Oh La La by the Faces is my latest one

...and the chords? :rolleyes:

Caked Karen

LOL - sorry. i could be completely wrong but i just mess around and it sounds good

Free Fallin , G, Cadd9 and D
Hotel Yorba, G, C, D
Sweet Home Alabama - D, Cadd9, G
Blister in the Sun - G, Cadd9 chorus Em C D
Black Horse and the Cherry Tree Em, B7 chorus Em D Cadd9
Oh La La by the Faces - Its D and Em7

most of them esp Blister, Black Horse and Oh La La ya need to play around with

niallon

Plugged in? Just hit the blues man, E, A, B and the more drink the more riffage!!

Street Spirit too, always playing it. Not straight forward chord playing but still only Am, Em and C.

JerryHandbag

How about the one with no chords at all....Prince - When Doves Cry

yerayeah

Jason Mraz - I'm yours. Think it's B, F# Gm, E

NiallMH

If you wanted to kill/lift the mood Bob Dylan/GNR
Knockin on Heavans Door
G - D - C
G - D - Am/C

yerayeah

High and Dry by Radiohead is another simple one to play. There's only 3 chords if you don't count the intro which is pretty easy as well. Have no idea what the names of the chords are except that there is an E major in there.

Caked Karen

Same chords for Rise by Gabrielle as Knockin On Heavens Door

Rehab by Rhianna is AM C G D [or F] depending on how you like the sound of it

Bad Moon Rising - D A G D
Island in the Sun by Weezer - Em Am D G - bridge D,G C A G - i know its extra chords but main riff is good

mardybumbum

If im back in the wesht its gotta be Galway Girl!
In dublin, Crazy World!

lordgoat

Via Chicago - Capo 2 D A G

Cheers for the float on Xavi giving it a try at the mo!

Insect Overlord

NiallMH wrote: »

If you wanted to kill/lift the mood Bob Dylan/GNR
Knockin on Heavans Door
G - D - C
G - D - Am/C

One of the best simple songs ever

thewheel2.0

Any thing by Christy Moore

DublinWriter

Although I'm a drummer be trade, I thought myself to strum and bray out Richard Thompson's Keep Your Distance (a-f-e#), although the middle-eight solo is totally beyond my ability.

scottless

louie louie A D Em D
all along the watch tower Am G F G
standing next to you- last shadow puppets Am F E

if your just startin and cant play THE F CHORD just keep practicin there not that bad once ya get them down and you'll get it eventually.......its not called the Fchord for nothin