That's easy.. E and A and, of course, the minor variants of those chords.
It's a no-brainer.. heck it's worked for 85%-95% of Dick Dale's catalog.
My 2 cents
J Mo'
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Thought experiment: If you could only play 2 chords, which would they be?
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Posted on Mar 25 2015 07:55 AM
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Posted on Mar 25 2015 09:40 AM
djangodeadman wrote:
And these would be my next 2 to pick (rimshot!) —Da Vinci Flinglestein, The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube |
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Posted on Mar 25 2015 10:30 AM
Am & G |
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Posted on Mar 25 2015 11:36 AM
I would stop playing music all together. |
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Posted on Mar 26 2015 12:58 AM
I'd be an E and F guy. Considering Latinia and Miserlou, you can't hardly go wrong. |
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Posted on Mar 26 2015 08:40 AM
plus 1 for E & F ...more possibilities —give me 3-fingers of 1st Wave SURF |
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Posted on Apr 27 2015 12:16 PM
Any major chord and its relative minor? — |
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Posted on Apr 27 2015 02:34 PM
Since I only get to choose two, they have to have lots of notes in each one. That way I could voice them differently to get dozens of virtual harmonic functions, selecting from 2 to 5 notes each. I choose: |
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Posted on Apr 27 2015 05:32 PM
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Posted on Apr 28 2015 06:19 AM
Number9 wrote: I'm going to learn these 2 cause A. I want to know what they sound like and Da Vinci Flinglestein, The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube |
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Posted on Apr 28 2015 07:18 AM
What WB said. A world with two chords would be so freaking boring. —IMO. |
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Posted on Apr 28 2015 07:26 AM
As would a world with 2 thoughts. I think. —Da Vinci Flinglestein, The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube |
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Posted on Apr 28 2015 08:23 AM
Number9, |
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Posted on Apr 28 2015 10:13 AM
JohnnyMosrite wrote:
Maybe he jokes. Or its a bid for world domination. Can't wait to find out which. —Da Vinci Flinglestein, The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube |
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Posted on Apr 28 2015 01:46 PM
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Posted on Apr 28 2015 05:16 PM
A and B/E. If I could only play two chords for the rest of my life, then I'd want these two to play my last imaginary guitar solo over. |
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Posted on Apr 28 2015 05:56 PM
I'd go E maj and B7 (I & V chords) tons of tunes with these chords |
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Posted on Apr 30 2015 10:15 PM
F and Bb. |
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Posted on May 01 2015 02:51 AM
I like maryann and ginger. |
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OOOOH i killed another thread. |
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