OAR TAB INSTRUCTION
OAR plays a lot of their chords with the higher strings instead of playing barre chords (Richard in particular). It is how they give the songs that reggae sound. The following is a chart on to play the chords up higher to get that cool sound. They are all very easy to learn. All the major chords all have the formation of an open F chord, and all the minor chords involving barring the first 3 strings.
Major Chords…
|
F
(0 0 3 2 1 1) |
Ab (0 0 6
5 4 4) |
B (0
0 9 8 7 7) |
D (0 0
12 11 10 10) |
|
F#
(0 0 4 3 2 2) |
A (0 0
7 6 5 5) |
C (0 0
10 9 8 8) |
Eb (0 0 13
12 11 11) |
|
G (0 0 5 4
3 3) |
Bb (0 0 8
7 6 6) |
C# (0 0 11
10 9 9) |
E (0 0
14 13 12 12) |
|
Fm (0 0 0 1 1 1) |
Abm (0 0 0 4 4 4) |
Bm (0 0 0 7 7 7) |
Dm (0 0 0 10 10 10) |
|
F#m (0 0 0 2 2 2) |
Am (0 0 0 5 5 5) |
Cm (0 0 0 8 8 8) |
Ebm (0 0 0 11 11 11) |
|
Gm (0 0 0 3 3 3) |
Bbm (0 0 0 6 6 6) |
C#m (0 0 0 9 9 9) |
Em (0 0 0 12 12 12) |
Now, you will not be using all of these chords to play OAR songs. But playing these chords instead of barre chords can make the songs more interesting and fun to play. It will also sound more like the recordings. A perfect song to practice these new chords on is:
D (0 0 12 11 10 10), A (0 0 7 6
5 5), Bm (0 0 0 7 7 7), G (0 0 5 4
3 3)
And throw in some variations with your pinky that look like this…Listen to the song and you’ll hear what I’m talking about…
D (0 0 12 11 10 12), A (0 0 7 6 5
7), Bm (0
0 0 7 7 10), G (0 0 5 4
3 5)
And that completes the lesson
for now, hope you learned some new things.
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