One Chord Blues by Oldrottenhead

[Oldrottenhead]

was messing about with the garageband audio recorder. and did this, not sure what the chord is, i just held down the two middle strings on the fifth fret. played guitar twice once strumming and slapping the other picking individual strings, then sang. no lyrics cos it was all done ad lib.

it is what it is.

[launched]

This is my kind of blues Jimmy! Soft spoken, real and pure, love it!!

MHM

[Groundy]

Nice one James.....



Alex

[Hook]

I enjoyed that alot. Love the percussive playing.
Rock on !

[Redler]

Fine wee song, James! That percussion works nicely!

[Rolow]

Amazing how this seems to come easy to you.

A great fit for the festival!  Nice job ceating change without changing chord.  A good lesson for any songwriter?

All the best to ya Jim.


Ron

[Johnny Robbo]

not sure what the chord is, i just held down the two middle strings on the fifth fret.

It's an A minor 9th (Am9), James. Brilliant use of what jazz geeks would refer to as "static harmony" or "using just one chord" as us humans call it.

I'm always staggered by the way you can just pick up an instrument and a song "flows" out of you. You may not know the names of the chords, but you're one hell of a musician!

[cuthbert]

Very dynamic sound, James - it's a cool-sounding chord and your percussive style reminds me of Richie Havens in places.

[Mach]

I like the percussive route you've taken with this alternating between soft and hard.
Your ad-lib comes through nicely.

Mach

[The Gobi Desert Canoe Club]

A cool but powerful song.   Willie