The First 3 Chords The Beatles Ever Learned
In the 1950s, long before the internet made lovely guitar learning sites like this possible 
, it was a little trickier to learn the guitar chords of your favourite songs on the radio.
So imagine the young Paul and John tearing their hair out trying to work out what chords Little Richard was playing on Good Golly Miss Molly. Or what Fats Domino was playing on I'm Walkin'.
According to the history books, they eventually got two chords nailed. E and A.
What was missing now was the elusive 3rd chords. After all, you can't play rock 'n' roll with only two chords. Not the songs the Beatles wanted to play anyway. What was the 3rd chords to compliment E and A and complete the puzzle.
They worked out it was B7. But none of them knew ho to play it. According to Paul they had heard of a guy on the other side of town who knew how to play B7.
So they all hopped on a bus and headed across Liverpool to gather apostle-like around the guy who knew B7 and pleaded to him to show them it. This he did and it turned out to be a little trickier than E and A.
But now that they had it, their arsenal of chords was complete and they were able to play virtually every rock 'n' roll song on the radio . . . and start writing their own. Consider Love Me Do for example, one of their earlier songs. It's a simple "3 chord trick" involving only E A and B7.
So here they are. The first 3 chords the Beatles ever learned.
E7 ---------------- A7
Love, love me do.
E7 ---------------- A7
You know I love you,
E7 -----------------A7
I'll always be true,
A7 E7
So please, love me do.
E7
Whoa, love me do.
(repeat)
B7
Someone to love,
A7 ------------ E7
Somebody new.
B7
Someone to love,
A7--------------- E7
Someone like you.
E7--------------- A7
Love, love me do.
E7 --------------- A7
You know I love you,
E7 --------------- A7
I'll always be true,
A7 E7
So please, love me do.
E7
Whoa, love me do.
So that's how you play Love Me Do. And you didn't even have to get a bus across town to learn it.
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3 Guitar Chords That Will Blow your Friends Away
Impressive Chord Number 1
You're sitting at the back of the movies and the opening credits for Casino Royale are mesmerizing you.
The twangy guitar of the James Bond theme is making you feel like you're a special agent, licensed to kill.
Then the credits are brought to an end by the stark chiming of one of the most recognisable chords in the world.
Can you hear it in you're head now?
It's one of those chords that can never be used again without people recognizing where it comes from.
What's it called? How do I play it?
It's a minor 9 chord with a major 7. That's right, you heard me. Min9Maj7.
Here it is in the key of A minor.
Be sure to pluck the open A string hard and hit the top 4 strings with as much zeal and international mystery that you can.
Impressive Chord Number 2
This is the Jimi Hendrix chord. Best known for it's use in Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix, our next awesome chord is the E7 sharp 9. (I can't find the wee sharp sign on my Mac keyboard. Don't they have guitar chords at Apple?).
Be sure to play this one only in E. You have to bang the bottom E string hard and hit the top 4 strings (much like the one above). Of course it can be played elsewhere on the keyboard but you miss out on the banging of the bottom E string.
Impressive Chord Number 3
You could call this a Pavlovian chord because when you strum it once, everyone listening will immediately start singing the same song.
Chickachaaaang . . . . . .it's been a hard days night . . .
What is that crazy opening chord? Well , in truth it's a combination of piano bass and guitar. To play it on the guitar, you play a G7sus4. The bass is playing a D and god knows what the piano is doing.
Here's the G7sus4 chord.
You have to barre at the third fret with your first finger to get the chord right. Or you could use a capo at the third fret and finger it with just the 2 and 3 fingers.
That's you're three chords to impress your friends with then. Enjoy them but one word of warning.
Don't wear them out. You'll never be invited back again if all you play is these 3 chords.
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