This acoustic riff is in the key of E major and it uses a simple open position E chord shape, but in three different positions on the neck. This should bring out the lively 'bounce' to the riff. You can make a bit more of the swing feel by playing the downstrokes loudly and the upstrokes a bit quieter. This approach should help you to strum this swing rhythm with more control. As you move your hand in alternating downstrokes and upstrokes, most of the movement should come from your wrist, with just a little play in your elbow. This will help you to reproduce the swing groove in Four Kicks. The key to playing this riff is to have a confident but relaxed strumming motion. Next page: Four Kicks, Fans and The Bucket Four Kicks You need to continue muting these strings when you lift your first finger for the C/E chord too. This should result in a muted sound, which you won't be able to hear in the context of the full chord. To prevent this from happening when you're strumming, slightly lift your first finger where it touches the first and second strings. Strumming these strings accurately can be a little tricky and there's always the possibility of accidentally striking the top two strings. So, that just leaves the bridge.ĭ major - F#5 - Just alternate between these two, then return to the main chord sequence again.Full barre chords are used here, but you should only strum the bottom four strings. In fact the next verses are just the same chords, but only using the Low 3 strings! As for the rest of the verses they are played the same way as the intro. Learn that, and you'll know 90% of the song, as those 2 sequences are played throughout. As always, we're just being true to the song. It's not necessary to do that, you can strum the full chords and it'll sound nice. Although, it sounds good on acoustic guitar too.Ĭ major - C major (just add the Low open E by removing your first finger) - F major For this guitar, just use a little distortion. We'll look at that in a separate ActionTab. Just be aware that you are hearing another guitar in the background too - the lead guitar. That makes learning this song nice and easy. Because there is just one shape, moving between the chords is very straightforward. This is comprised of a standard chord sequence, using just the E barre chord shape. If you need to know more about barre & powerchords - see this section / video. Even better, there is only 1 barre chord shape used throughout, making things even easier! This is a good beginner-friendly song. As you might expect, that means that just 4 chords will get you through the majority of it. This is what many musicians call a '4 chord wonder' of a song.
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