Ever play any hip-hop songs on guitar?

VTDreaminwithDMB · Post by **VTDreaminwithDMB** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:47 pm

Just a question to see if anyone ever plays any hip-hop on their guitars.
I ask because the other night some friends came over and I was sittin around playin the guitar so I busted out with Hey Ya by Outkast just for laughs and everyone thought it was hilarious. Hey Ya was in Guitar World Acoustic issue with Dave on the cover.

transamten94 · Post by **transamten94** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 6:27 pm

I just talked about Scratchtrack in another post they are the shit they have two vocalist and one acoustic guitarist and they play all kinds of hiphop and rap. What makes them so great is that the vocalist switch back between each other one singing/rapping and the other b-boppin and playing the drums and making record scratch effects with his mouth and the guitarist is bad real bad. Like Timmy Reynolds gone hip hop

jeffro · Post by **jeffro** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 6:28 pm

Could you post a tab of Hey Ya, I'd really like to learn that!

NPR · Post by **NPR** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 9:23 pm

Yeah that would be awesome to learn Hey Ya. All my friends love that song. Might have to pick up that issue!

Sheesh · Post by **Sheesh** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:16 pm

From ultimate guitar...

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Outkast - Hey Ya
Tabbed by: Hugo Rios
HugoRios12686@MSN.COM
Standard Tuning

Chords:

G:  320033
C:  X32010
D:  XX0232
E:  022100

The lead on the keyboards from the chorus is like this:

E|----------10--12------------10--12--10---------------------|
B|--12--13------------12--13--------------13--12--12---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------12--9--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(Intro)
One two three go!

G		C
My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so
	D	       E
And this I know fo shooo...
G		C
Uh, but does she really wanna
But can't stand to see me
	D           E
Walk out the doo...
G	C
Don't try to fight the feelin'
			    D		     E
Because the thought alone is killing me right nooww...
G		C
Uh, thank god for mom and dad
For sticking through together
	   D		    E
'Cause we don't know hooowww...
UH!

(Chorus)
G		    C
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa...
D		E
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa...
G		    C
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa...
D                         E
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa...
G		     C
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa...
D		E
Heeyy Yaaaaaaa...
G		    C
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa...
D		E
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa...

You think you've got it
Ohh, you think you've go it
But got it just don't get it
Till' there's nothing at
AaaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaallllll...
We've been together
Ohh, we've been together
Ohh, we've been together
But seperate's always better when there's feelings
InvooooooOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOooooooOOOOOlved
If what they say is "Nothing is forever"
Then what makes, Then what makes LOOVVEEE?
(Love exception) So why you, why you
Why you, why you, why you are we so in denial
When we are not happy heeeerrreeee...
Y'all don't want me here you just wanna dance

Chorus
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa...(OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaaa...(Don't want to meet your daddy, OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaa...(Just want you in my Caddy OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa... (OHH OH, don't want to meet yo' mamma OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaa...(I'm, OHH OH I'm, OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa... (I'm just being honest OHH OH, I'm just being honest)

(Bridge-Andre 3000)
Hey, alright now
Alright now fealous, (YEAH)
Now what's cooler than bein' cool?
(ICE COLD!) I can't hear ya'
I say what's cooler than bein' cool?
(ICE COLD!) whooo...
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, OK now ladies, (YEAH)
And we gon' break this back down in just a few seconds
Now don't have me break this thang down for nothin'
Now I wanna see y'all on y'all baddest behavior
Gimme some suga', I am your neighber ahh here we go!
Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it (OHH OH)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it (OHH OH)
Shake, shake it like a Poloroid Picture, shake it, shake it
Shh you got to, shake it, shh, shake it, shake it, got yo shake it
(Shake it Suga') shake it like Poloroid Picture

Andre 3000 (Repeating "Shake it" in background)
Now while Beyonce and Lucy Liu
And baby dogs, get on the floor
(Get on the floor)
You know what to dooo...
Yoooooouuu... Know I do

NPR · Post by **NPR** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 6:49 pm

Can anyone post just a small part of Hey Ya? I just can't get the strumming down well and it always helps me to hear it the way other people do.

Thanks,

Matty Boom · Post by **Matty Boom** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 7:00 pm

http://www.angelfire.com/mech/mattyboom/quickheyya.mp3

there it's like 20 seconds of it, i play the E as an E minor and i think you should too!

NPR · Post by **NPR** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 7:03 pm

Damn you are fast!!! Thanks man I am gonna start practicing it right now!

Thanks Matty

Coldchillin · Post by **Coldchillin** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 11:16 pm

I can't decide between the E or Em...

sbhanot · Post by **sbhanot** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:57 am

i like the E

DT · Post by DT » Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:51 am

E sounds better to me but i dont have the song to compare it to, sounds right though

mbgreen · Post by **mbgreen** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 5:24 am

Its Em fools.

The trouble with translating most rap songs to the guitar is that the melodies are about 3-4 seconds long, looped over and over.

jjcucio · Post by **jjcucio** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 11:59 am

fyi, good stuff all the way down, im into it now too.

Coldchillin · Post by **Coldchillin** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:11 pm

It's key of G if I am not mistaken, which means Em. I swear E sounds better though.

VTDreaminwithDMB · Post by **VTDreaminwithDMB** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:41 pm

The tab I have from Guitar World Acoustic, its definately Em.