Chords for Guitar Lesson: Marty Friedman - Japanese style guitar improv
Tempo:
100.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
E
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
My music is actually domestic Japanese music for what I usually release in Japan, my solo music,
and a lot of the work I do with Japanese [E] artists and all kinds of stuff in Japan.
So Japanese music, we wouldn't have enough time to explain the differences between Western music,
but it's very different, mainly because it stems down from old school Japanese folk music
and Japanese traditional music, that kind [Em]
[B] [Em]
of Japanese [C] sounding stuff.
That finds its way into pop and rock and everything else, that kind of Japanese sound,
and it's a very minor type of sound.
It would take years to explain it, but I think that's the main difference, is the chord progressions.
And they use a lot of jazzy chords in Japanese pop music.
For example, a typical progression would be something like this.
[E] [Am]
[F] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[B] [E] [Am]
[Gm] [C] [Fm]
[C] [Fm] [Em]
[Am] [Dm] [G] [Am] [C]
That's a total typical, those kind of chords connect.
Now this doesn't necessarily mean really poppy interpretation like this.
This could be done with full on raging distortion and slamming metal sounds behind it.
But the musical theory behind it, these are very typical chord changes that happen in Japanese music.
and a lot of the work I do with Japanese [E] artists and all kinds of stuff in Japan.
So Japanese music, we wouldn't have enough time to explain the differences between Western music,
but it's very different, mainly because it stems down from old school Japanese folk music
and Japanese traditional music, that kind [Em]
[B] [Em]
of Japanese [C] sounding stuff.
That finds its way into pop and rock and everything else, that kind of Japanese sound,
and it's a very minor type of sound.
It would take years to explain it, but I think that's the main difference, is the chord progressions.
And they use a lot of jazzy chords in Japanese pop music.
For example, a typical progression would be something like this.
[E] [Am]
[F] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[B] [E] [Am]
[Gm] [C] [Fm]
[C] [Fm] [Em]
[Am] [Dm] [G] [Am] [C]
That's a total typical, those kind of chords connect.
Now this doesn't necessarily mean really poppy interpretation like this.
This could be done with full on raging distortion and slamming metal sounds behind it.
But the musical theory behind it, these are very typical chord changes that happen in Japanese music.
Key:
C
Am
E
Em
B
C
Am
E
_ _ _ My music is actually domestic Japanese music for what I usually release in Japan, my solo music,
and a lot of the work I do with Japanese [E] artists and all kinds of stuff in Japan.
So Japanese music, we wouldn't have enough time to explain the differences between Western music,
but it's very different, _ mainly because it stems down from old school Japanese folk music
and Japanese traditional music, that kind _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
of Japanese [C] sounding stuff.
That finds its way into pop and rock and everything else, that kind of Japanese sound,
and it's a very minor type of sound.
_ It would take years to explain it, but I think that's the main difference, is the _ chord progressions.
And they use a lot of jazzy chords in Japanese pop music.
For example, _ a typical progression would be something like this. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
That's a total typical, those kind of chords connect.
Now this doesn't necessarily mean really poppy interpretation like this.
This could be done with full on raging distortion and slamming metal sounds behind it.
But the musical theory behind it, these are very typical chord changes that happen in Japanese music. _ _ _ _
and a lot of the work I do with Japanese [E] artists and all kinds of stuff in Japan.
So Japanese music, we wouldn't have enough time to explain the differences between Western music,
but it's very different, _ mainly because it stems down from old school Japanese folk music
and Japanese traditional music, that kind _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
of Japanese [C] sounding stuff.
That finds its way into pop and rock and everything else, that kind of Japanese sound,
and it's a very minor type of sound.
_ It would take years to explain it, but I think that's the main difference, is the _ chord progressions.
And they use a lot of jazzy chords in Japanese pop music.
For example, _ a typical progression would be something like this. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
That's a total typical, those kind of chords connect.
Now this doesn't necessarily mean really poppy interpretation like this.
This could be done with full on raging distortion and slamming metal sounds behind it.
But the musical theory behind it, these are very typical chord changes that happen in Japanese music. _ _ _ _