Chords for West African Guitar Lesson - Soukous Part 1 - Zoumana Diarra

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_ _ _ Succourse is a rhythmic pattern for dancing.
_ It is a very open style with [C] a lot of room for improvisation. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Let's listen to the rhythm first. _
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We are in the key of C [C] major.
We _ play a C, G [G] _ _ _
and F.
[F] _ _ _ _ The first [C] two beats of each bar are syncopated.
One, two, three, four. _ _
_ One, two, _ four.
_ _ _ The next beat is a pinch and an open string.
_ We are still on C.
Then, two minor third intervals [Eb] from the C [Gm] major scale.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Bar two has the same rhythm on the G chord.
One, two, three, four. _ _ _ _
One, two, three, four. _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] Then to F with a short melody.
_ _ One, two, [E] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ one, [B] two.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ This is the whole part. _
One, two, three, [C] four. _ _
_ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _