By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Under The Bushes Under The Stars For the main guitar riff in “Ghosts Of A Different Dream,” Robert Pollard uses a simple, two-note figure that keeps repeating while the bass changes the chords beneath it. The guitar notes are played on the seventh fret of the fourth string and […]
Tag: Floating Chord Shapes
Time Remains In Central Position
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Warp And Woof “Time Remains In Central Position” is a great slow rocker from the Warp And Woof album, with Robert Pollard once again floating the open A major chord shape to various frets to create unique chord voicings. The fifth chord shape is also used, with the fretted notes […]
My Future In Barcelona
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Zeppelin Over China Robert Pollard stated in a recent interview that one of his favorite tracks from Zeppelin Over China is “My Future In Barcelona,” which is an opinion that’s easy to share. There’s a solid structure to the song, an extremely catchy chorus, and a majestic, triumphant ending. […]
Wings Of Thorn
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Universal Truths And Cycles Most of “Wings Of Thorn” is based around the same chord shape. You’ll get your fingers into position for an E major open chord shape and then move that around to different frets on the guitar neck for the majority of the song. The chord changes […]
Aim Correctly
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Guided By Voices/Cobra Verde (Split Single) It’s baffling how Robert Pollard can write such tremendous hit songs and then tuck them away into some obscure release where casual listeners might never even discover them. In 1997, Guided By Voices released a split single with Cobra Verde, and the tracks […]
Two Girl Area
By: Boston Spaceships Appears on: Brown Submarine “Two Girl Area” is played with just a few Floating Chord Shapes, making it a fun song to strum on guitar. There is a sprinkling of lead guitar in this song, but in this post I’ll just provide the chords so you can play the rhythm guitar. You […]
Hotel X (Big Soap)
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Please Be Honest “Hotel X (Big Soap)” is another great Guided By Voices song wherein Robert Pollard eschewed standard song structure in favor of a collage style. There is a bit of the intro that makes an appearance again later in the song, but for the most part, there […]
Cow Headed Moon
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: I Sell The Circus With its gentle acoustic guitar pluckings and lyrics referencing the moon, stars, and a pillow, you might consider “Cow Headed Moon” to be Robert Pollard’s version of a lullaby; then again, it’s hard to imagine anyone falling asleep to this beautiful piece of music. You need […]
A Real Stab
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: I Sell The Circus “A Real Stab” features some really fun guitar work. For the verses, Robert Pollard and guitarist Nick Mitchell combine palm-muted notes and staccato chord phrasing for a “stabbing” effect. The verse chords themselves should feel familiar if you’ve learned some of the other songs on this […]
Everything’s Thrilling
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Zeppelin Over China On “Everything’s Thrilling,” Robert Pollard is once again up to his old tricks. This song is based on an open D note drone and a lot of the same chords he typically uses with this drone technique: D, G/D, and Cadd2. When you consider how many […]
