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HAL9000HAL9000 Frets: 9551
edited June 2019 in Technique
Always played this as || Am : G | F : E ||

However, saw a piano score for this recently which had || Am : Am/G | F7 : E7 || which does actually sound pretty good - on a piano. Strangely this same sequence played on a guitar just sounds wrong to me - especially the F7 which seems to jar.  I’m guessing this is, at least partly, because I’m so used to hearing it the first way (any guitarist I know plays the Am G F E sequence) that anything else feels a bit alien. Also, because the bass notes - and particularly the G - are so dominant that they maybe imply a chord that isn’t actually there.

Ok, I know there’s always more than one way to chord a song but I’d be interested to know how others play this.

 
Edit - piano example (in Dm but essentially it’s the || Am : Am/G | F7 : E7 || thing transposed)...

https://youtu.be/Q0XVfBjXHPw

Edit 2 - Been playing around with the || Am : Am/G | F7 : E7 || sequence a bit more and found it's all depends on which inversions are used - played as 577555 335555 131241 020130 it really doesn't sound too good. However, both x02210 302010 131211 020100 and x02210 302010 x8786x x7675x are both pretty decent.

I play guitar because I enjoy it rather than because I’m any good at it
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  • close2uclose2u Frets: 997
    Am - Am/G - Am/F - E7 works good for me


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  • vizviz Frets: 10644
    edited May 2019
    close2u said:
    Am - Am/G - Am/F - E7 works good for me


    Yes, or

    x0221x
    3x221x
    1x121x
    0x010x (or 02010x). Or if you like jazz, 0x011x
    Roland said: Scales are primarily a tool for categorising knowledge, not a rule for what can or cannot be played.
    Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
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  • TenebrousTenebrous Frets: 1332
    close2u said:
    Am - Am/G - Am/F - E7 works good for me


    That's how I play it, all starting from the 5th fret Am & working down the D string.
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 14030
    tFB Trader
    @HAL9000 - interesting as I'd always played it like you - And effectively same as Stray Cat Strut which is starts in Cm - Just thought they were same progression in a different key  - I'm still sure Setzer plays it Cm Bflat Aflat G7 - Interesting to see what you and others say
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  • robgilmorobgilmo Frets: 3355
    What is Am/G ?
    A Deuce , a Tele and a cup of tea.
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  • HAL9000HAL9000 Frets: 9551
    edited June 2019
    Am with a G bass (sometimes referred to as Am over G)...

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    I play guitar because I enjoy it rather than because I’m any good at it
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