Sheet Music for Guitar (Chords)
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Chord progressions that incorporate chromatic chords can give your song an additional layer that diatonic chords can’t offer.
Minor four chords are classic ballad-esque chords that create an introspective sound to songs.
G7
G7 guitar chords provide a warm, soothing tone that suits many genres – from country and folk music, through rock and funk music, G7 chords are an indispensable component in many classic songs.
Diana Ross and the Supremes’ “Baby Love” features this chord to drive its catchy melody and pitch-perfect harmony, and you can hear its genre-crossing power on Sublime’s summertime classic, “What I Got”.
For this version of a G7 chord, place your ring finger at the 3rd fret of the low E string, with middle fingers on both the 2nd and 5th frets of both A and D strings respectively, before strumming all six strings down from E string starting at E string.
Cm
C minor chord is an emotive yet somber note that is great for songs of unrequited love or dejection – for instance Desperado by The Eagles stands as an outstanding example.
This song employs palm muted chords in the verse to add emotional sincerity to its melody, as well as using them again during its chorus to drive home its message.
To play this chord, place your index finger on the 3rd fret covering B, A and D while barring both high E (band) and top string with your ring finger. Add your pinky on D for added comfort; this chord can easily be learned with apps such as Uberchord that listens to and provides visual feedback in real time.
D
Desperado by The Eagles is a fantastic song to practice chords and learn some unusual slash chords that may be unfamiliar to guitarists. In this lesson we cover three open D shapes as well as one closed D shape in fifth position: example 3a is created using an open C shape moved up two frets; example 4b shows a barre chord with its lowest D on string 6’s fifth fret.
Downloadable sheet music of Desperado by the Eagles in Guitar Chords/Lyrics Format licensed through Virtual Sheet Music by Hal Leonard is now available worldwide – instantly download and print a high-quality PDF to display and enjoy! This product can be found globally.
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Desperado was written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley during their early collaboration, and later became one of their signature songs for The Eagles. Here are guitar chords for it in G major; please be aware that its chord voicing may differ slightly due to it originally being intended as piano music; nonetheless it will work just fine for strumming along to its melody.
This preview video introduces our complete lesson for this song, including lesson videos, performance play-thrus videos, tabs and lyrics. If you would like to purchase our complete lesson click here for digital delivery; once purchased a link will be provided via email that allows you to download video/tabs directly onto your computer.
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Learn to play Desperado by The Eagles note-for-note on guitar with this lesson featuring performance play thru video, full tabs and lyrics. Upon purchasing this file will be sent directly to you allowing download.
Desperado was written originally for piano by Glenn Frey and Don Henley in 1973 and released for public performance as a challenge piece for any pianist who wants to improve their fingerings. But its rewards make the effort worth while!
Uberchord is an innovative chords and strumming trainer that listens to your fingers as you play and provides real-time visual feedback in real time, helping to ensure proper chords and timing are being implemented in every song you practice. Available for iOS and Android. Also available as HD. To navigate between images use thumbnail buttons.