All I have is this guitar, these chords and the truth.

I bought one of those Learn How to Play Guitar Chords By Yourself and it shows you the diagram where to put your hands…

— Joan Jett

Except for a few guitar chords, everything I've learned in my life that is of any value I've learned from women.

— Glenn Frey

I really love country music, just this idea of three chords and the truth.

— Ragnar Kjartansson

When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague ideas.

— Joe Strummer

Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is.

— Willie Nelson

Country music is three chords and the truth.

— Harlan Howard

I always wanted to do country music because I'm just such a country music fan. And I feel like 'three chords and the truth'…

— Jelly Roll

My father would say, 'Play a scale,' and I'd play one and he'd say, 'What about the rest? There must be one above,' so…

— Joe Pass

I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note…

— Gary Burton

There are no rules or certain methods. I usually start with the guitar or piano and sing melodies over the chords. The lyrics seem…

— Jason Reeves

I don't want to discredit people's opinions of me, but you talk about the violin or the cello or lead guitar where you have…

— Bonnie Raitt

I can't remember the first song I learned to play on bass, but the first song I learned to play on guitar was 'For…

— Geddy Lee

When Johnny Cash died, ... I picked up my guitar and got the idea that Bob Dylan was the last man standing, the last…

— Jon Bon Jovi

Every time I finish a song... most of the time it's in my own head, like this sounds too much like a Townes Van…

— Conor Oberst

The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just Satan and…

— Colin Marston