The "Bird" Chord (I'm Just Like Clapton)
Back in the day, while watching a live Eric Clapton video, my brother and I realized that dude uses a lot of "bird" chords. Certainly, these are related to barré chords, but when Beavis and Butthead and watching, it's a "bird" chord. I thought for years that Clapton does it for the A-barré chords, but the cover of Slowhand (probably my favorite EC record--call me lame) reveals that it's a really serious G chord (with a high D...nice). I love the "bird" chords:
Doug Beam caught me with my eyes open last Saturday night. I've harassed him before, but this one is pretty good (NOT a D.Boon shot, thanks so much, Doug):
Clearly, I'm doing a "bird" chord (I'm watching my hands). Doug must've snapped me during "Choptank River", "Stealth", or "Accident". I'm in fifth position, without teeth-gritting, so it's probably at the coda of "Accident". I play a lot of chords in this band, so that the 'fuckin'' guitarists can do their 'banjo' stuff.
Damn...my past life's (one of 'em, anyway) hand-breakage is evident in that photo. I would've taken better care of my hands if I ever would've thunk that I'd be playing a stringed instrument.
If I could go back in time, I'd have a talk with myself.
Doug Beam caught me with my eyes open last Saturday night. I've harassed him before, but this one is pretty good (NOT a D.Boon shot, thanks so much, Doug):
Clearly, I'm doing a "bird" chord (I'm watching my hands). Doug must've snapped me during "Choptank River", "Stealth", or "Accident". I'm in fifth position, without teeth-gritting, so it's probably at the coda of "Accident". I play a lot of chords in this band, so that the 'fuckin'' guitarists can do their 'banjo' stuff.
Damn...my past life's (one of 'em, anyway) hand-breakage is evident in that photo. I would've taken better care of my hands if I ever would've thunk that I'd be playing a stringed instrument.
If I could go back in time, I'd have a talk with myself.
posted by Jeremy at
4:48 PM
2 Comments:
that is a nice pic of you jz.
and wouldn't we all like to have a talking to with our younger selves? it's hard to be sure of what i'd say though. sometimes bad choices were part of the reasons why other good things happened. right?
thanks for posting the photo.
love,
lrc
always always ugly, for sure, even if it's my hands. everything looks curved and mongoloid.
i think that i'm foolin' everyone. and, truly lookin' serious 'bout it. hee hee.
really i DO wish that i'd taken better care of my hands--hell, i still break 'em at work if i'm not careful 'nough.
i have to take advantage of the time that i've been afforded. it's waning, seriously. crushed fingers are the death of a musician, and since the boss has ZERO music appreciation, i'm done very soon, unless I take up double bass or something (i'll have to run that by the band).
every morning it's the odd sensation of scraping the cotton from my hands. i hate it.
i'm happy that my bands will have me, but my days are indeed numbered because of the health lameness.
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