#chords

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

#because #came #chords #enough #i

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

— Mick Taylor

#beatles #beatles songs #chords #great #i

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

#chords #could #harmonic #heard #high

Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#chords #crash #feed #guitar #overrated

If you play more than two chords, you're showing off. ↗

— Woody Guthrie

#more #off #play #showing #than

I used to help Viv with the chords and melodies sometimes. ↗

— Neil Innes

#help #i #melodies #sometimes #used

I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That's just the way I like it. ↗

— Jeremy Spencer

#guitar #i #just #lead #lead guitar

Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is. ↗

— Willie Nelson

#country #song #three #truth

You treat the air as a canvas and the paint is the chords that come through your fingers, out of the keyboard. ↗

— Pharrell Williams

#canvas #chords #come #fingers #keyboard

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#chords #figure #fun #hand #hold