Tuesday 25 July 2017

SONG OF THE WEEK! Billy Bragg - A New England (1983)

I like this song because I like Billy's percussive strumming style.

Hear are two versions, about two decades apart, and you can learn a lot from them.

He's playing two different chord shape styles - barre chords on the electric and open chords on the acoustic.

He knows where the chords are by learning where the main notes are on the fretboard.

He's also detuned his guitar one tone on the acoustic, which yuo can use to make your finger positions easier.

Electric:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgwU4zCEJtY
Acoustic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTZfZQCtuew

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