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mousami

Sreevysh Corp]]> Easy Songs mousami https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/hold-your-head-up-argent/#post-310378 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/hold-your-head-up-argent/#post-296014 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:53:20 +0000
I still believe on the descending chord progression that the guitar plays a straight D chord while the keyboard plays the descending chords against it, but without a keyboard the guitar would have to play this part. I believe the partial three note chords I tabbed capture both, a little better than full barre chords. If you still want to play full barres, substitute a Ab chord with flatted 5th for a Ab Major. That flatted 5th note makes a huge difference. You can play the Ab with flatted 5th in barre form on the top four strings like this:
Ab with flatted 5th e------------ b------------ g---5r------- d---6p------- a---5m------- e---4i------- A very strange, almost ugly sounding chord by itself, but sounds awesome in that descending chord progression.

Wes]]> Easy Songs Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/hold-your-head-up-argent/#post-296014 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/hold-your-head-up-argent/#post-295923 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:01:35 +0000
Bit of practise, I should have this one down pretty soon.

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Easy Songs Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/hold-your-head-up-argent/#post-295923 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/hold-your-head-up-argent/#post-295532 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:45:03 +0000 i need to dig out my Argent anthology and convert it to digital.]]> Easy Songs TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/hold-your-head-up-argent/#post-295532 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/hold-your-head-up-argent/#post-32062 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:26:32 +0000
The main feature of this song is an open D string, with chords played on the G, B, and high E strings. This gives the song an Eastern drone effect, very common in the psychedelic era.

Here is the song on You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBnSWJHawQQ

The tab:
Main Riff Dsus4 D C/D Csus2/D Dsus4 D Dsus4 Am9/D Am/D e-3p-3--3--2-----3i-3--3—-3i-----3--3--3--2----3-----7-7-—5- b-3r-3--3--3-----5p-5--5—-3i-----3--3--3--3----3-----5-5-—5- g-2i-2--2--2-----5r-5-—5--5r-----2--2--2--2----2-----5-5-—5- d-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0----0-----0-0-—0- a----------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------- Chorus D Fsus4/D e-2--2-2-2---6p------ a-3--3-3-3---6r------ g-2--2-2-2---5i------ play 3 times then… d-0--0-0-0---0------- a-------------------- e-------------------- Esus4/D E/D e-5p-5--5—-4m------ b-5r-5--5—-5r------ g-4i-4--4—-4i------ d-0--0--0--0------- a------------------ e------------------ Descending chord progression after solo D, C, Bb, Ab, G, E, C, A, F (4:37 in the video). The guitar actually stays on a D chord throughout, the keyboard plays the descending chords. But this will work if you don't have keyboards. For the Fsus4/D and the Esus4/D and E/D chords, simply slide an open D chord up. Easy.

Edit- Here is the descending chord progression played on the D, G, and B strings. I like this much better than playing full chords, especially the Aflat chord with flatted 5th. The dissonant chords are what make this song great.
D C/D Bb/D Ab-5 G/D E/D C/D A/D F/D e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b--3-3-3----1-1-1----3-3-3----1-1-1----0-0-0----0-0-0----1-1-1----2-2-2----1-1-1- g--2-2-2----0-0-0----3-3-3----1-1-1----0-0-0----1-1-1----0-0-0----2-2-2----2-2-2- d--0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0- a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are the correct lyrics:
And if it's bad Don't let it get you down, you can take it. And if it hurts Don't let them see you cry, you can make it. Hold your head up (woman), hold your head up (woman) Hold your head up (woman), hold your head high. And if they stare Just let them burn their eyes on you moving. And if they shout Don't let it change a thing that you're doing. Hold your head up (woman), hold your head up (woman) Hold your head up (woman), hold your head high. ]]> Easy Songs Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/hold-your-head-up-argent/#post-32062