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laundromatt · November 21st, 2007, 04:47 AM

as i explained in a previous post, i'm a relative beginner with respect to playing electric. i'm a long time acoustic guy.

when i'm playing acoustic, and i look at a song with the chords, i know what/how to play the chords. for example, if i see a G chord, i know i can play 330023, and this is pretty universal.

my question is - what do i play if i'm playing electric? what is it that i hear on the CDs? is it just power chords? or are there other ways to play chords besides the open and power chords? i suspect that it may depend on the song, but is there a universal chord "set" out there that i can go to for when i'm playing electric?

i just don't know what and how i'm supposed to play the chords when i look at a song sheet, and i have an electric strapped around my neck.

i hope this is clear. if not, just let me know.

thanks!

November 21st, 2007, 04:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
laundromatt TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 24	What are they playing? as i explained in a previous post, i'm a relative beginner with respect to playing electric. i'm a long time acoustic guy. when i'm playing acoustic, and i look at a song with the chords, i know what/how to play the chords. for example, if i see a G chord, i know i can play 330023, and this is pretty universal. my question is - what do i play if i'm playing electric? what is it that i hear on the CDs? is it just power chords? or are there other ways to play chords besides the open and power chords? i suspect that it may depend on the song, but is there a universal chord "set" out there that i can go to for when i'm playing electric? i just don't know what and how i'm supposed to play the chords when i look at a song sheet, and i have an electric strapped around my neck. i hope this is clear. if not, just let me know. thanks!