Chords for How to Play John Martyn Go Easy (1st Section)
Tempo:
121.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
Eb
F
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Grab your song sheet for GoEasy.
It's probably easier to follow that than [Eb] the tab.
Again, because it's a strummed song, the tab never does strummed songs particularly well.
It makes them look horrendously [E] complicated.
We're going to learn [A] everything we need from the song sheet [C] and the lesson video.
Once again, we'll break down the tuning first, [D] then we'll run through the chords you're going to need for this song,
[F] and then we'll put them together in the context of the song with a strum pattern or maybe a couple of strum [Eb] patterns that you can use throughout the [N] song.
The tuning is open C.
In other words, it makes a C major chord and it's like this.
Your first string stays on the note [E] E.
Your second string is tuned up [Db] to the note C, just one semitone to [C] C.
Your
[Eb] third string stays on the note G.
[G]
[C] The fourth string tunes down to C.
[G] Your fifth string tunes down [G] to G.
And your sixth [Eb] string, a way down, as we've seen a lot of times in this collection, to [C] C.
That [Eb] gives you a C major chord on the open strings.
And he really [B] makes the most of that tuning by creating some very [Eb] jazzy sounding patterns and shapes as he moves around the neck.
The [G] intro has a wonderful [Dbm] little descending sequence that never appears again [F] in the song.
So, we'll have a look at the chords for the intro first of all.
And they [Db] are these chords.
It's [B] chord number one [A]
on your song [F] sheet.
The tap has the correct technical name for the chords, but really it's not important to learn the technical names [B] for the chords.
You can be certain that John Martin didn't know the [F] technical names for these chords and didn't care.
The first chord is the third string, tenth fret.
And then with your ring finger and little finger, grab the fourth string, twelfth fret, and the second string, twelfth fret.
That's chord number one.
[C]
Chord number [Eb] two is the third string, ninth fret.
And then the other two fingers, keep it as the ring [B] and little finger if you [Abm] can, because it's going to be [N] easier to move just these same three fingers around the neck.
Put them on the tenth fret on the fourth and second strings.
[Gm]
[Abm] Chord number three on your song sheet has the index finger coming down to the seventh fret of the third string,
and the other two on the same two strings at the ninth [C] fret.
[A] That's chord number three.
[N] Chord number four brings this exact shape down two frets to frets five and [C] seven.
That's chord number four.
Chord number [F] five brings this exact shape down two more frets [Eb] to frets three and [G] five.
[C] And chord number six is simply the open [C] strings.
[G] Now that's the descending sequence that runs through the introduction.
After [C] that, there are only going to be three more chords in the whole song,
and they'll [B] be three chords that we use for the actual song itself.
But before [F] we get to those, let's have a look at how the introduction works.
[N] Here it is, first of all, played through.
[C] [E]
[G]
[Gm]
[D] Then it moves to the first chord of the song proper, which we'll get to in a moment.
[F] So, we simply came down the chords that I just [Eb] showed you in sequence.
Chord number one.
[C]
Here we're going down, up, bass, down.
[Eb] And then another bass on the fourth beat.
[C]
One and two, three, four.
Down, up, bass, down, bass.
[A] That's going
It's probably easier to follow that than [Eb] the tab.
Again, because it's a strummed song, the tab never does strummed songs particularly well.
It makes them look horrendously [E] complicated.
We're going to learn [A] everything we need from the song sheet [C] and the lesson video.
Once again, we'll break down the tuning first, [D] then we'll run through the chords you're going to need for this song,
[F] and then we'll put them together in the context of the song with a strum pattern or maybe a couple of strum [Eb] patterns that you can use throughout the [N] song.
The tuning is open C.
In other words, it makes a C major chord and it's like this.
Your first string stays on the note [E] E.
Your second string is tuned up [Db] to the note C, just one semitone to [C] C.
Your
[Eb] third string stays on the note G.
[G]
[C] The fourth string tunes down to C.
[G] Your fifth string tunes down [G] to G.
And your sixth [Eb] string, a way down, as we've seen a lot of times in this collection, to [C] C.
That [Eb] gives you a C major chord on the open strings.
And he really [B] makes the most of that tuning by creating some very [Eb] jazzy sounding patterns and shapes as he moves around the neck.
The [G] intro has a wonderful [Dbm] little descending sequence that never appears again [F] in the song.
So, we'll have a look at the chords for the intro first of all.
And they [Db] are these chords.
It's [B] chord number one [A]
on your song [F] sheet.
The tap has the correct technical name for the chords, but really it's not important to learn the technical names [B] for the chords.
You can be certain that John Martin didn't know the [F] technical names for these chords and didn't care.
The first chord is the third string, tenth fret.
And then with your ring finger and little finger, grab the fourth string, twelfth fret, and the second string, twelfth fret.
That's chord number one.
[C]
Chord number [Eb] two is the third string, ninth fret.
And then the other two fingers, keep it as the ring [B] and little finger if you [Abm] can, because it's going to be [N] easier to move just these same three fingers around the neck.
Put them on the tenth fret on the fourth and second strings.
[Gm]
[Abm] Chord number three on your song sheet has the index finger coming down to the seventh fret of the third string,
and the other two on the same two strings at the ninth [C] fret.
[A] That's chord number three.
[N] Chord number four brings this exact shape down two frets to frets five and [C] seven.
That's chord number four.
Chord number [F] five brings this exact shape down two more frets [Eb] to frets three and [G] five.
[C] And chord number six is simply the open [C] strings.
[G] Now that's the descending sequence that runs through the introduction.
After [C] that, there are only going to be three more chords in the whole song,
and they'll [B] be three chords that we use for the actual song itself.
But before [F] we get to those, let's have a look at how the introduction works.
[N] Here it is, first of all, played through.
[C] [E]
[G]
[Gm]
[D] Then it moves to the first chord of the song proper, which we'll get to in a moment.
[F] So, we simply came down the chords that I just [Eb] showed you in sequence.
Chord number one.
[C]
Here we're going down, up, bass, down.
[Eb] And then another bass on the fourth beat.
[C]
One and two, three, four.
Down, up, bass, down, bass.
[A] That's going
Key:
C
Eb
F
G
B
C
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Grab your song sheet for GoEasy.
It's probably easier to follow that than [Eb] the tab.
Again, because it's a strummed song, the tab never does strummed songs particularly well.
It makes them look horrendously [E] complicated.
We're going to learn [A] everything we need from the song sheet [C] and the lesson video. _
Once again, we'll break down the tuning first, [D] then we'll run through the chords you're going to need for this song,
[F] and then we'll put them together in the context of the song with a strum pattern or maybe a couple of strum [Eb] patterns that you can use throughout the [N] song.
_ The tuning is open C.
In other words, it makes a C major chord and it's like this.
Your first string stays on the note [E] E. _ _ _
_ _ Your second string is tuned up [Db] to the note C, just one semitone to [C] C.
Your _
_ _ [Eb] third string stays on the note G.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] The fourth string tunes down to C. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Your fifth string tunes down [G] to G. _ _ _
_ And your sixth [Eb] string, a way down, as we've seen a lot of times in this collection, to [C] C. _ _ _
That [Eb] gives you a C major chord on the open strings. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And he really [B] makes the most of that tuning by creating some very [Eb] jazzy sounding patterns and shapes as he moves around the neck.
The [G] intro has a wonderful [Dbm] little descending sequence that never appears again [F] in the song.
So, we'll have a look at the chords for the intro first of all.
And they [Db] are these chords.
It's [B] chord number one [A]
on your song [F] sheet.
The tap has the correct technical name for the chords, but really it's not important to learn the technical names [B] for the chords.
You can be certain that John Martin didn't know the [F] technical names for these chords and didn't care.
The first chord is the third string, tenth fret. _
And then with your ring finger and little finger, grab the fourth string, twelfth fret, and the second string, twelfth fret.
That's chord number one.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Chord number [Eb] two is the third string, ninth fret.
And then the other two fingers, keep it as the ring [B] and little finger if you [Abm] can, because it's going to be [N] easier to move just these same three fingers around the neck.
Put them on the tenth fret on the fourth and second strings.
_ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] Chord number three on your song sheet has the index finger coming down to the seventh fret of the third string,
and the other two on the same two strings at the ninth [C] fret.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ That's chord number three.
[N] Chord number four brings this exact shape down two frets to frets five and [C] seven. _ _ _
That's chord number four.
Chord number [F] five brings this exact shape down two more frets [Eb] to frets three and [G] five. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ And chord number six is simply the open [C] strings. _ _ _
[G] Now that's the descending sequence that runs through the introduction.
After [C] that, there are only going to be three more chords in the whole song,
and they'll [B] be three chords that we use for the actual song itself. _
But before [F] we get to those, let's have a look at how the introduction works.
[N] Here it is, first of all, played through. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Then it moves to the first chord of the song proper, which we'll get to in a moment.
[F] So, we simply came down the chords that I just [Eb] showed you in sequence.
Chord number one.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here we're going down, up, bass, down. _
_ [Eb] And then another bass on the fourth beat.
_ [C]
One and two, three, four.
_ Down, up, bass, down, bass.
_ _ _ [A] That's going
_ _ _ _ Grab your song sheet for GoEasy.
It's probably easier to follow that than [Eb] the tab.
Again, because it's a strummed song, the tab never does strummed songs particularly well.
It makes them look horrendously [E] complicated.
We're going to learn [A] everything we need from the song sheet [C] and the lesson video. _
Once again, we'll break down the tuning first, [D] then we'll run through the chords you're going to need for this song,
[F] and then we'll put them together in the context of the song with a strum pattern or maybe a couple of strum [Eb] patterns that you can use throughout the [N] song.
_ The tuning is open C.
In other words, it makes a C major chord and it's like this.
Your first string stays on the note [E] E. _ _ _
_ _ Your second string is tuned up [Db] to the note C, just one semitone to [C] C.
Your _
_ _ [Eb] third string stays on the note G.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] The fourth string tunes down to C. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Your fifth string tunes down [G] to G. _ _ _
_ And your sixth [Eb] string, a way down, as we've seen a lot of times in this collection, to [C] C. _ _ _
That [Eb] gives you a C major chord on the open strings. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And he really [B] makes the most of that tuning by creating some very [Eb] jazzy sounding patterns and shapes as he moves around the neck.
The [G] intro has a wonderful [Dbm] little descending sequence that never appears again [F] in the song.
So, we'll have a look at the chords for the intro first of all.
And they [Db] are these chords.
It's [B] chord number one [A]
on your song [F] sheet.
The tap has the correct technical name for the chords, but really it's not important to learn the technical names [B] for the chords.
You can be certain that John Martin didn't know the [F] technical names for these chords and didn't care.
The first chord is the third string, tenth fret. _
And then with your ring finger and little finger, grab the fourth string, twelfth fret, and the second string, twelfth fret.
That's chord number one.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Chord number [Eb] two is the third string, ninth fret.
And then the other two fingers, keep it as the ring [B] and little finger if you [Abm] can, because it's going to be [N] easier to move just these same three fingers around the neck.
Put them on the tenth fret on the fourth and second strings.
_ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] Chord number three on your song sheet has the index finger coming down to the seventh fret of the third string,
and the other two on the same two strings at the ninth [C] fret.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ That's chord number three.
[N] Chord number four brings this exact shape down two frets to frets five and [C] seven. _ _ _
That's chord number four.
Chord number [F] five brings this exact shape down two more frets [Eb] to frets three and [G] five. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ And chord number six is simply the open [C] strings. _ _ _
[G] Now that's the descending sequence that runs through the introduction.
After [C] that, there are only going to be three more chords in the whole song,
and they'll [B] be three chords that we use for the actual song itself. _
But before [F] we get to those, let's have a look at how the introduction works.
[N] Here it is, first of all, played through. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Then it moves to the first chord of the song proper, which we'll get to in a moment.
[F] So, we simply came down the chords that I just [Eb] showed you in sequence.
Chord number one.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here we're going down, up, bass, down. _
_ [Eb] And then another bass on the fourth beat.
_ [C]
One and two, three, four.
_ Down, up, bass, down, bass.
_ _ _ [A] That's going