![]() The song is a love ballad with part of its lyrics sung in French.įollowing its inclusion on Rubber Soul, the song was released as a single in some European countries and in New Zealand, and on an EP in France, in early 1966. It was composed principally by Paul McCartney, with the middle eight co-written with John Lennon. " Michelle" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. Still the one chord.Picture sleeve for the 1966 Norwegian single release This C chord with the capo on the third fret sounds like Eb. Our C, F and G chords will now sound like Eb, Ab and Bb. If we move up three half steps from C, we’ll find C#, D, Eb (sometimes referred to as D# but we’re going to call it Eb). There are a multitude of shapes on the guitar- E shape, Bar chords, DADGAD tuning, etc! That’s cool and all, but for the purpose of this post, we’re sticking to two hand shapes in an effort to not overwhelm you (I probably already did that, didn’t I? Hang in there with me!) ![]() It’s especially easy for guitarists with the use of the capo- they are quite literally sliding their hands and capo up the fretboard.įor full disclosure, I should mention that some guitarists prefer to play in D without a capo- they’ll play a D chord (you learned that back in the key of G, remember?), a G chord, and then an A chord. When the time comes for transposition, you just slide the musical alphabet to the correct number placement. This is the beauty of hearing the chord progression in numbers instead of letter names. But you’ll notice the chord progression of one moving to four, back to one and then to five is the same as the other two videos, since it’s still Bury Me Beneath the Willow, regardless of key. ![]() With the chord shape and capo placement, we’re in the key of D. You can play along to Bury Me Beneath the Willow in C shape/Capo 2 again with this guitar instructional video (starting around 3:22). With the capo on the second fret, our G, C and D chords now sound like A, D and E (the one, four and five of the key of A!) Here are pictures to help you: Two half steps above would be G# and then A. This isn’t a super common key, so I didn’t find a great example video with a clear view of the guitarist’s hands.īut let’s practice this idea with the capo on the second fret, an incredibly popular place to put the capo. So even though it feels like the guitarist is playing G, C and D, we’re actually hearing G#, C# and D# (alternatively known as Ab, Db and Eb). If a musician placed a capo on the first fret of the guitar and played the same three chord shapes of G, C and D, the notes the instrument produces would be one half step higher. Depending on what fret the musician places the capo determines what pitches the open strings will now produce.Įach fret on an instrument is a half step. The capo squeezes the strings at a fret tightly enough that it alters the pitch of the instrument’s original tuning. Once a player is comfortable moving through these three chords, the guitar is easily transposed to different keys by using the capo. When you’re ready, grab your instrument and play along with Eric. See if you can spot the three chords: one, four and five in the key of G. Here’s a video of a classic Carter Family song with a very clear view of the guitarist’s hands and chord shapes: Bury Me Beneath the Willow in G shape. It’s nicknamed ‘the people’s key’ because it is so friendly on most instruments and is usually a nice key for most people to sing in easily. ![]() As I mentioned earlier, it will be helpful if you can memorize those three chords as their chord names AND as their number names.Ĭhances are high that you know a lot of tunes or songs in the key of G.
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