Chords Quotes

284 quotes by 245 authors

'Dallas' hit a chord back in the late Seventies and Eighties because it was the age of greed: here you have this unapologetic character who… — Larry Hagman
I didn't know that you were supposed to tune the guitar to an open chord, and I learned to play slide with a normal tuning.… — Ken Hensley
Country music is three chords and the truth. — Harlan Howard
I think there's nothing better than seeing a three-chord straight up rock 'n' roll band in your face with sweaty music and three minute good… — Joan Jett
A lot of people ask me why I don't expand and explore other musical areas, but I like the plain three- and four-chord rock-and-roll that… — Joan Jett
I bought one of those Learn How to Play Guitar Chords By Yourself and it shows you the diagram where to put your hands and… — Joan Jett
I understand I'm supposed to be feminine and dainty, but I'm not. There are two sides to the coin. People are more impressed with things… — Kesha
When I was first learning songs, I'd have a favorite song, and I'd take the chords and twist them around. I'd learn the chords and… — Alicia Keys
I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords. — B B King
I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on… — Alvin Lee
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 Your… — Geddy Lee
When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all… — Dave Matthews
I don't understand why Europeans and South Americans can take more sophistication. Why is it that Americans need to hear their happiness major and their… — Joni Mitchell
I get the same charge from juxtaposition of colors as I do from juxtaposition of chords. — Joni Mitchell
I can plunk out enough chords to write a song, but I'm completely afraid to play guitar in front of other people. It's a fear… — Mandy Moore
Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is. — Willie Nelson
Well the country songs themselves are three-chord stories, ballads which are mostly sad. If you are already feeling sorry for yourself when you listen to… — Willie Nelson
The - the sort of thing that I want to do is to strike a resonant chord of universality in other people, which is best… — Joyce Carol Oates
I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I… — Charlie Parker
A movie can and should have some real dissonance throughout - rage, heartache, tears, conflict, catharsis and all the other elements Aristotle demanded of a… — Josh Radnor

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