Part 1 Verse Good morning! So, if you’ve been following our theory bites, you should now know the chords in the key of G Knowing the chords, and the triads and their spelling and all of those things, will make this much easier to follow. Analysis tries to figure out what is going on with a song, and highlight things like cool changes that work, song construction, and cadences. Verse G - Em - D - C back to G This is a I vi V IV to I. In Nashville terms its 1 6m 5 4 1 Today we will do this in Nashville Numbering System (NNS) but commonly, analysis is done with Roman Numerals. G goes to the relative minor Em then as you recall a 5 wants to pull to the 1 and in this case, with D it does not go straight to the 1 but takes a path towards the 1 by first going to the 4 which is C, then to the 1, our G. This is VERY common in music, and still gives a nice resolution. This is solid but effective songwriting. By the way, a 4-1 by itself is an effective cadence, called a Plagal cadence. It’s very common, and does not require a 5 for it to feel resolved. Its not as powerful, but its still in a solid 2nd place as runner up,for how well it works. So how does this analysis help us? Well it teaches us very common ways that a song can be built and most especially demonstrates ways that it can resolve back, and feel “home” again! Tomorrow we will look at the chorus!

So here she is Very SAD war wounds and all. Just a chunk out of the body and a scuff on the corner of the top corner near the machine heads, plays ok though would like the machine heads to be a bit tighter as going slightly out of tune after playing for a while! any tips? ! cheers R.

Not one I've done before and not quite Breakfast in America, more like coffee and Toast in Wales Uk The logical words got a bit jumbled but not too bad for a first attempt. cheers all!

I'm reviewing songs I played on guitar before I put down the guitar in favor of the piano keyboard a year and a half ago. I'm quite rusty on them which is to be expected. But with the enthusiasm that normally accompanies ignorance, I'll post it anyway. I'll start with "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" I recorded this week. This is my rendition I scabbed together from various YouTube teachers. It works in that I don't need another person or machine recording to play rhythm for me, especially in the instrumental in the middle. I have the cheapest guitar known to man. The Sound system I have is awful. I'm in what is basically a storage room. This is also my first try at recording. I see I need to make adjustments.

@Aeric Bansuri Welcome to the community! I know you just joined, but we are looking forward to getting to know you, and learning more about your guitar playing journey! @Phil Smith Great to have you! Already you've been posting and sharing your music and getting into the community, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! You definitely fit the vibe! Welcome!