Uh, how to play "rock chords" on the guitar?

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Uh, how to play "rock chords" on the guitar?

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Anyone know of any chord percussions that sound like "rock" on the electric guitar? :shock: [/u][/i]
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or put it in drop d and barre the top 3 strings
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Do most rock chords consist of three notes or somthing like that?
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guitar-year2999 wrote:Do most rock chords consist of three notes or somthing like that?
No, most rock songs consist of 3 chords. [ so the saying goes]
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the most generic punk progression ever is

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i cant begin to list how many songs use that exact rif with slightly different rythyms.
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basically just broken down barre chords like the basic power chords and other stuff like that
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Does all rock 'an roll roots come from 'da blues?
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guitar-year2999 wrote:Does all rock 'an roll roots come from 'da blues?
Pretty much.
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Its mostly blues with jazz style beats.
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Oh.. ok. Thanks for the info peoplez :wink:
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wkpggrvn2001 wrote:or put it in drop d and barre the top 3 strings
Yeah, I do that a lot already. Or when I'm playing me classical I'll drop the d for a droning bass sound.
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