#chords

I get the same charge from juxtaposition of colors as I do from juxtaposition of chords. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

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It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played chords for a long time. I realised I haven't played chord changes since OK Computer and stuff like that. ↗

— Ed O'Brien

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I use a lot more chords than most organists and I'm careful to phrase them with the guitar. ↗

— Alan Price

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I'm an intuitive musician. I have no real technical skills. I can only play six chords on the guitar. ↗

— Patti Smith

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Music is gathering. Taking our scattered thoughts and senses and coalescing us back into our core. Music is powerful. The first few chords can change us where no self-help books can. ↗

— Jane Siberry

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I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords. ↗

— Patti Smith

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I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters. ↗

— Mick Taylor

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Yeah, I can read music and I know the names of chords. ↗

— Dave Navarro

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I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That's when I was born. ↗

— Charlie Parker

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You obviously don't really forget how to play the old songs; you just don't have to spend so much time convincing yourself that you remember them. Way less mental energy is spent swimming around in lyrics you've already written and chords you've already played. ↗

— Jeff Tweedy

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