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John O'Carroll
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John O'Carroll
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07/12/2000 8:14 pm
Used to alternate jamming over these chords with my co-lead guitarist. Nothing special but we found it a little more interesting than the ever present I IV V.

Key of E major (I think - theory mavens please enlighten me if I'm wrong):

E-------G#m7-------A--------F#m7--B
(back to E)

(F#m7 and B same timing as each of the 1st three chords - eight count for each)
and then we'd throw this in as a "turnaround"

A--------E--------G#m7---------A---F#m7-B
(A-F#m7-B timing = A-A-A-A-F#m7-F#m7-B-B)
(again eight counts for each)

I hope this makes some kind of sense.
Don't know your musical tastes but we were essentially a southern rock/blues band and "borrowed" these chords from other songs we covered.

[This message has been edited by John O'Carroll (edited 07-12-2000).]