Friday, January 27, 2012

3 Chord Club: The Steve Miller Band














This week at the 3 Chord Club as we'll learn three tunes by ear from rock hit-maker Steve Miller

Each Friday we choose three songs from a specific artist, label or genre of music that we'll learn by ear. All the songs will contain three chords or less (with the exception of Bonus Chord songs)! You'll find links to the lyrics but not the chords. That's where your ears come in. Since you know the song has only one to three chords, try to figure out the changes, or chord progression by ear while watching the YouTube video. Here's a hint, most of the time the chords will be the I-IV & V or V7 chords. In the Key of C, that's C-F-G or G7.

Remember, the sound examples may be in various keys. As an added bonus, try to figure out the key of the recording.  If you can't figure out the original key of a song or songs refer to the Extra Credit Hints at the bottom of the post.


The Joker (lyrics in video)
(Hint: Verse I-IV-V-IV-I)

Jet Airliner (lyrics in video)
(Hint: Chorus bVII-IV-I)


Abracadabra (lyrics in video) 
(Hint: i-iv-V-i)

Extra Credit Hints:
The Joker: Key F (Chords F-Bb-C)
Jet Airliner: Key C (Chords C-F-Bb)
Abracadabra: Key A minor (Chords A minor-D minor-E)


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