Guitar Question

[Migration Michelle]

Any guitar players out there that happen to know what the 3 chords are that Jimmy plays in the beginning of Pirate Looks at 40.

Whenever he is introducing the song, he strums about 3 chords and you can immediately recognize what song he is about to play.

I've tried to figure them out without any success! Could it be because he is plugged in...no clue!

Thanks!!!

[CrznDnUS1]

C - G - and something else like Am11. Not necessarily in that order. Although the "Meet Me in Margaritaville" book has the intro as
G - Am11 - Bm7 - Am11 - G but i think he fakes it

[Randy1278]

I got my chords for that song from the old COBO site and I use G, Am, D, Am7, G which is just like the end of the verses. I think it sounds close enough.

[Migration Michelle]

Thanks!!!!!

I'm going to go try it now and see what happens.

[rich_big]

what randy said sounds right. I love playing that song, but never did the intro. now I can!!!

[Randy1278]

Everytime I pick up a guitar, that is the first song I play or "warm up" with. You could almost do it with the C thrown in there after the G and before the Am. All depends on if you are picking it or strumming it.

[sonofabeach]

When I play it I strum G for four bars and then go to C,D,C,G

[dnw]

Thanks!!!!!

I'm going to go try it now and see what happens.

Can't wait to hear you play, Michelle! Maybe one day, JB will ask you to come up on the stage and join the Coral Reefers.

[Migration Michelle]

Thanks!!!!!

I'm going to go try it now and see what happens.

Can't wait to hear you play, Michelle! Maybe one day, JB will ask you to come up on the stage and join the Coral Reefers.

Been there, done that, got that T-shirt!!!! Ha ha!!

I was on the stage in Aspen 2006 for Cheeseburger and decided I would learn to play in case I got the opportunity again!!!

I already told everyone I may not come home after Chicago because I may have joined the band!!!! My children and husband were not thrilled with that info!!!

[JustDucky]

Haven't played it in years. I think he's got some kind of somewhat open tuning going on, in G - not open G but one dropped down possibly. Dunno the chord names but I know how to play 'em.

[sharklvr]

I learned to play because of Little Miss Magic and I had my teacher transcribe it for me. Also, check out ultimate-guitar.com, it has over 100 Buffett tabs and chords. I can get you Little Miss Magic if you like, it's a lot of fun to play.

BTW, anyone know the chords to the song Island?

[TropicalTroubador]

I don't really consider those chords...though I'm sure one could put names to them.

On a standard tuning guitar, I play them as:

xxxx7x7

xxxx5x5

xxxx4x3

...where the x's represent strings not plucked, and the song is played in G as written in the sheet music. (Beginning chords of the verse are G and Gsus4)

[JustDucky]

So he is probably in open G but with six strings or is in dropped G. Because he plays it open, which suggests that it is an open tuning.

On the studio recording it sounds like standard tuning. Same notes etc...if it's dropped G, it's just played a little different.

[12vmanRick]

I got my chords for that song from the old COBO site and I use G, Am, D, Am7, G which is just like the end of the verses. I think it sounds close enough.

that's right

[FINSUPinIdaho]

Chordies.com has great JB chords...mostly older

[Randy1278]

Countrytabs.com is good too.

[Burny Charles]

The Great Chords Compilation on COBO is still available also. If you browse by song you will see quite a bit that are probably not on the other main chord sites.

http://www.cobo.org/knowledge/gcc/