Reply To: Screwed Chords
“Screwed” is interesting — the chords are mostly basic, but it shows off some of the fingering tricks JoCo probably (I’m guessing by listening) employs, particularly in the way he hammers on the C/G from G. There are also a bunch of little passing chords and diddles that aren’t notated in the tab as it stands now. It isn’t so much that it is that important to the song that these be played exactly as they are in the recording, but more that I’d like to learn what JoCo is doing here.
The tab as it is currently written out is hard to use. I have changed the way the parts are referenced as well; I don’t really think of it is a “bridge 1” and “bridge 2.” I’m not sure how an expert would label these parts; the choruses vary with the verses).
I was working on playing this last night, and to get the G (hammer) C/G G sequence I wound up fingering the G with my pinky on the high E string, ring finger on the low e string playing a G, and middle finger on the A string playing B, then holding the pinky and ring finger in position, shifting my middle finger to to E on the D string and hammering on the C on the B string with my index finger. If that makes sense! You want to shift from playing the A string to muting it, as well. If you can finger the low E string with your thumb, there is probably also a reasonable fingering for this sequence using the thumb. I found it interesting that if you use the pinky on the starting G, the whole sequence of chords on the verses can be played with very little change in hand position.
I should set aside some time with my headphones on and my slow-downer software and see if I can get JoCo’s little passing chords worked out!