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DMB stairway cover

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dmb covering stairway...sounds old, and a mid-jam kind of thing. anybody know anything about it?

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it sounds like he just sang the lyrics for stairways over the same chords he plays for watchtower.
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EnFuego wrote:it sounds like he just sang the lyrics for stairways over the same chords he plays for watchtower.
which are the chords for stairway. For some unknown reason, Dave plays Watchtower w/ different chords than Jimi and Bob. Anyone know why?
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MartiniTime wrote:
EnFuego wrote:it sounds like he just sang the lyrics for stairways over the same chords he plays for watchtower.
which are the chords for stairway. For some unknown reason, Dave plays Watchtower w/ different chords than Jimi and Bob. Anyone know why?
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MartiniTime wrote:
EnFuego wrote:it sounds like he just sang the lyrics for stairways over the same chords he plays for watchtower.
which are the chords for stairway. For some unknown reason, Dave plays Watchtower w/ different chords than Jimi and Bob. Anyone know why?

he plays it the same as bobby, doesn't he?
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yeah i think he plays the same chords as bob, just a little bit different rhythm. hendrix, however, plays it totally different.
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my bad, I thought Bob played somethin different
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same progression, different keys
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emorokr12 wrote:yeah i think he plays the same chords as bob, just a little bit different rhythm. hendrix, however, plays it totally different.
thats cuz hendrix was from a diferent planet, and we all know dave is not a 10th the guitar player that jimi was...no bash on dave of course, but thats how good i think jimi was...
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lakerhoc1121 wrote:
MartiniTime wrote:
EnFuego wrote:it sounds like he just sang the lyrics for stairways over the same chords he plays for watchtower.
which are the chords for stairway. For some unknown reason, Dave plays Watchtower w/ different chords than Jimi and Bob. Anyone know why?
because he is a bad ass mother fucker
That's by far the best explanation ever.
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Phantasmagoria wrote:
lakerhoc1121 wrote:
MartiniTime wrote:
EnFuego wrote:it sounds like he just sang the lyrics for stairways over the same chords he plays for watchtower.
which are the chords for stairway. For some unknown reason, Dave plays Watchtower w/ different chords than Jimi and Bob. Anyone know why?
because he is a bad ass mother fucker
That's by far the best explanation ever.
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MartiniTime wrote:
EnFuego wrote:it sounds like he just sang the lyrics for stairways over the same chords he plays for watchtower.
which are the chords for stairway. For some unknown reason, Dave plays Watchtower w/ different chords than Jimi and Bob. Anyone know why?
maybe because dave doesn't like capos? im not sure. bob plays the same chords but with a capo 4th fret.
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MartiniTime wrote:
EnFuego wrote:it sounds like he just sang the lyrics for stairways over the same chords he plays for watchtower.
which are the chords for stairway. For some unknown reason, Dave plays every song with different chords than everyone. Anyone know why?
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generally theyre the same chords he just uses different voicings

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