What 3 chords do it for you?

alligatorbling · 09-02-2008, 10:05 AM

For me its gotta be Bob Seger, Night Moves.

River · 09-02-2008, 10:57 AM

Communication Breakdown, E-D-A

lp_junkie · 09-03-2008, 04:36 AM

AC/DC almost anything early on.

Harpozep · 09-03-2008, 08:20 AM

Cowboy G/C/D
and E- A- B7
Usually in 4 but I can do 3 when I think about it

Used to be D/ A/G back in my twenties.
I've progressed a lot, eh?

Actually I'm all about riffs at the nut ,having been raised on early Aerosmith and all.

Led Zep Fan · 09-03-2008, 09:02 AM

I love the three chord progression at the end of Yes' "Starship Trooper".

jerryo · 09-03-2008, 09:14 AM

C-Am-F-G

also

most runs about the Bm (like 'Sick Again'...'Hotel Califona' etc)

***b-squared*** · 09-03-2008, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by River

Communication Breakdown, E-D-A

I had the same thought.

BB

monroe · 09-03-2008, 09:48 AM

ii, V, I

Redbird · 09-03-2008, 08:05 PM

+1 AC/DC
One ofthe easist but best riffs in the world. Highway to Hell.

AAA DDG DDG DDG DAA

BONEDADDY · 09-03-2008, 08:16 PM

Evidence Audio Lyric HG, Spectra-flex, and George L's.

Sorry...

skoop678 · 09-03-2008, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by River

Communication Breakdown, E-D-A

Agreed!!!!
or anything from Zep.

TxMack · 09-04-2008, 03:00 PM

I like Dm Am Gm
and Dm C Bd

alligatorbling · 09-04-2008, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redbird

+1 AC/DC
One ofthe easist but best riffs in the world. Highway to Hell.

AAA DDG DDG DDG DAA

classic

when you hear those opening chords you know its on!

st.bede · 09-04-2008, 11:33 PM

I find myself gravitating around the V IV I...partly because any order you throw those three together works and you can easly move through different keys and/or styles by adding a b7th...so it is great to have a bluesy sounding progression change into a maj sounding one or vice verse....

hey the relationship between those chords is what Rimsky-Korsakov based his whole understanding of music on (in a genral sense), explained in his book Principles of Orchestration

SFK · 09-05-2008, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lp_junkie

AC/DC almost anything early on.

Yep. I was going to say, A, E, B (Intro to Livewire).

tralf · 09-05-2008, 10:00 PM

Howdy,
My all time fave chord is plain old E, after that comes Am and B. Maybe one day I will get one of those 7 stringers so I can get a bit more low. Any minor chord would have to be on the list I guess as well.
Cheers! Tralf

ReverendJWblues · 09-05-2008, 10:05 PM

Any 3 chords I can remember at a given moment.

tralf · 09-05-2008, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

Any 3 chords I can remember at a given moment.

That says it best ...
Tralf

tintin · 11-19-2008, 03:43 PM

Probably more a question of intervals than chords for me.

SmokestackElRopo · 11-19-2008, 06:36 PM

E7 A7 b7

'86 · 11-26-2008, 12:09 PM

E, A, Am

roamer · 11-26-2008, 08:51 PM

D c g

markeod72 · 11-27-2008, 12:37 PM

Lately I have been on a F major and Am kick. Trying to sqeeze them in wherever I can.

siore · 11-27-2008, 12:44 PM

Give me three chords, and first thing comes to mind is...

Back in Black!!

blaze_022 · 11-27-2008, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siore

Give me three chords, and first thing comes to mind is...

Back in Black!!

Amen Brother

Seriously, i think it has to be Em and C and D or G

C Squared · 11-27-2008, 02:40 PM

C#Minor
A dom 9
D minor

any of those chords are a great place to start.

or
N6 - V -vi

just casue I dig deceptive Cadences

Martin_Wood · 11-28-2008, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siore

Give me three chords, and first thing comes to mind is...

Back in Black!!

my thoughts exactly

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tralf Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jet City, WA Posts: 221 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What 3 chords do it for you? Howdy, My all time fave chord is plain old E, after that comes Am and B. Maybe one day I will get one of those 7 stringers so I can get a bit more low. Any minor chord would have to be on the list I guess as well. Cheers! Tralf

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