zz top secret chord.

[jamesraymondsmith]

and you are one year late,, heh heh heh

[jamesraymondsmith]

you can call a chord whatever you like. it is still "that " chord. a 7th triad, is 3 notes such as b e a flat,, that is a triad, dropping the e note down to a d and you could still call it a triad, but you have made a "7th" chord out of that initial major triad of b e and a flat. kinda like your tonic subdominant dominant terms in music communication, grasshopper.. i digress, beg your pardon, i should not have commented on your video. if i posted " snake with lips" i might get 6,000 views.

[betinho1126]

@jamesraymondsmith you must be real fun to jam with

[jamesraymondsmith]

@betinho1126 you bet,! and a mean bass also,,but i get to say what i want . peace. out

[MrEmohdee]

thanks to you ITS NOT A SECRET ANYMORE

[DARRINCONNOR1]

Well that Chord is pretty much every KISS song ever written.I love playing Kiss songs."Watching You" very cool song to play on guitar.

[MichaelSeanHarrell]

none of the pickers viewing this ever heard of sevenths?

[MrBlueroads]

thank's.

[FatBird11]

Cool, buddy. Enjoyed it. Now, go out and get some big black frames, with the glass so dark - they won't even know your name.

[zombyzapper]

No way! Not even the right key for Cheap Sunglasses! Turn down the distortion TIN CAN TILLY

[JackDawsonRMS]

HAHA COOL LESSON! "ALRIGHT NOW GO HAVE FUN".... SHOW ME SOME SHIT N LET ME RUN WITH IT IS THE IDEA THANX POPS!!

[roybofmn]

That's it. The secret's out. We can all go home.

[sr1129]

yea I agree with the top comment guy. Its just a root, 5th and 7th. I am working on a piece now where I arpeggiate 7th triads and min7 chords. I was expecting something interesting....

[LesterPaul01]

Thanks dude. that's a great chord. There is another chord that I can't seem to grasp by the rev. Billy. On "Jesus left Chicago" he plays this, I'm gonna say some type of tryad or something. He stabs this chord right before he goes in the lead in the G position. Can somebody tell me what and were he's playing it?

[SuperFirewire1]

The Beatles used this chord in about 40 of their songs right? Songs like "I'v got a feeling" and oh my god - you ever listin to all the great jazz boys like wes montgomory "Did i spell his name right"? anyway yes it is a great little triad chord and by the way "Play the same notes backwards and you will here another great chord played in a million beatles, stones, zz top, jethro tull, hendrix, led zep tunes.

[Rafcyk]

This is the most fuckin' hard to figure out chord EVAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

[Sunderlanding]

Hardly a patented ZZ Top chord. The Stones were one of the many old rock bands to use this chords as well.

[sohcammer]

@Sunderlanding - Tumblin' Dice by the Stones right??

[2littlelies]

..sorry to bother you..what kind of fender strat is it that you`re playing here?..seems a lovely guitar..

[onetime504]

AH Ha!!!!!!!!

Thanks pal.

[tomstrat1]

Thanks for the Chord.

[reversethecurse91]

I thought cheap sunglasses was fifth fret of the second during, sixth fret of the third string and seventh of the fourth.

[Spunfuser]

Great job, Dude, thanks.

[TheLordOfCoal]

I know this stuff from Satch Boogie :)

[thrasherlml]

so its just a inverted powerchord?

[Carnivore898]

Thats the triad from the chorus in Got Me Under Pressure, too!

[TREVORJB101]

What year is that Strat?

[DailyArmorOfGod]

Thanks for that triad. I have heard them play that 1000 times. You can hear it very prominently in Its Only Love if I remember right



[EpicDJKitty]

isint that just an E power chord

[bigkittysmile]

nice chord and lesson. thx mucho.

[scottrap]

That same chord is used in the Beavis and Butthead theme song....

[1994Theslayer]

sorry but i have to point out that that is compleet bull if you watch the zz top players as i have for a few years youll find in only one song do they use that exact move so im sorry to point out that you waisted your time

[MeWatchy]

Sorry Dude, Cheap Sunglasses is played by barring the B, G & D strings on the second fret and sliding that up to the third fret (basically in inversion of an A chord to a Bb chord). Check out any live video of ZZ and you can see Billy doing this. Hope that helps in some way.

[fargenacle]

@MeWatchy I'm very aware of what Billy does live. There are many things done live to save time and moves. But the studio version remains the constant by which all otheres are judged by. There is also a keyboard in the studio version, but not in the live version. So the absence of the keyboard would justify changing things around so they work better live. It's just the way things are.

[mikelb77]

@fargenacle that doesn't mean you're even playing the studio version in this video... hate to troll but i'm almost 100% sure the cheap sunglasses riff has hybrid picking in it, as well as a different chord during the slide. it's the way things are for YOU... not "the way things are" period. thanks for posting the video anyways but don't give people attitude when you're in the wrong. The song Koko Blue also starts with some inversion of the chord you show in the vid

[ncboy65]

@fargenacle  Very good my friend very good explanation.

[bobrock44]

@fargenacle I agree with this sentiment......Billy is taking a shortcut when playing it live sliding the d g b to the 3rd fret rather then the chord as played on the album and as demonstrated on the vid

[O0Salmon0O]

@MeWatchy Why is that when a guy generously offers insight to a song or musician's style the trolls come out to prove they know better? Go make your own video and get lost! No one needs your Lording ("MeWatchy" how appropriate) over people who are giving away -it is F R E E- lessons. Get lost! Get lost! Get lost!

[DARRINCONNOR1]

@MeWatchy I tried it both ways.I always like to play the song like the artist themselves play.So thanx

[hvacrdude1]

thanks

[DisgrntldCurmudgeon]

Nice. Short and to the point. That second position minor seventh chord is one of the favorite substitute chords in jazz, but rarely used by rockers and bluesmen. I'm not surprised that many amateurs wouldn't know it.Very helpful.

[tomthefunky]

I learned it from Steve Cropper. He used it in Otis Redding's "Hard To Handle".

[Odinsgade]

That chord is used in the verse of the rock song "Waterline" by Dizzy Mizz Lizzy,

Amazing band, that no one knows...

[southamericanrocker]

acdc uses that too!

[42guitars]

is that not a d=minor chord

[Kacee2]

No offense but that chord is certainly no secret in rock and is used up and down the neck by just about everyone,

[Neptunade]

Cheap Sunglasses doesn't use that chord at that point in the song, the main riff is a quick roll up to a 5th position A triad. That particular triad you used is in the refrain, where it slows down and has the whammied siren sound he makes. That part, not the verse.

[spdscherge]

Very cool :)

For cheap sunglasses e.g. it's G7omit3

[divgtrslingr]

secret chord? too funny!

[QBAnSigar]

zz - top secret chord

[loknloll]

jerry cantrell uses this chord to massive effect in the song Rooster. it's the 4th chord introduced in the song....

[Sweeper5]

And Francine! ;-)

[jamesraymondsmith]

4,000 views for that little 7th triad? amazing

[guitarslim56]

@jamesraymondsmith There's no such thing as a "seventh triad."

[reignman2112]

that strat definitely ain't no wall ornament. stevie ray would be proud of that fretwear..

[XCHRISE]

SRV signature? ;)

[rs4425]

Thanks for that lesson. I've only been trying to figure it out for 40 yrs!

[fargenacle]

@rs4425 Wow! 40 years, glad I could help.

[rs4425]

@fargenacle Once again, I must comment on the unselfish sharing of this chord. Fellows, this chord is like discovering a $1000 bill in your wallet! Just play it like the man demostrates and you will be amazed how many songs have "this sound"....I use it daily. Thanks again, Mr Fargenacle.....

[southamericanrocker]

Thanks Man!

[rodg1775]

Thank you Sir!

[thejetro]

thx in 47 seconds i learned a new chord and 2 songs

[fargenacle]

@thejetro Cool! Glad to help out!

[3slimdog]

That was awful nice of you to help out. 5 star for sure.