chord progression

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Wcpeezy
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chord progression

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ok we all know how dave is notorious for having funky chords and rhythm throughout his songs but does he follow fairly simple chord progressions as well? usualy i can pick out the progressions but when u have chords like the tripping billies intro/ captian verse thrown in there then im totally lost. does anybody know?
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The Tripping Billies riff (or Grey Street) isn't all that weird or complex in the context of chord theory. Both simply follow the chord formula you'd derive from the D major scale.
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grey street, crash, cry freedom, dont drink the water, bartender, digging a ditch, gravedigger all pretty easy
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I wouldn't say so, he doesn't really use any "progressions" at all, most of his songs are riff based.
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Post by skoal »

And those chords aren't weird chords, either. They're just weird voicings. The chord in the billies intro is just a regular a chord, for example.
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