Hi everyone!
Today is Tuesday and today i will show you not "How to Play" but "Bonus"
We decided to bring back the "Bonus" heading and we will release it once every two weeks
So we will have 2 "How To Play", 2 "Bonus" and 2 "First Hand" issues every month.
And the first bonus song in this 2014 year will be Linkin Park - Numb.
This song is on the top of our vote for a long time already
and it is pretty strange, cause it is very easy song
It is only piano and simple guitar quint-chords in the original,
but i will show you the accoustic version with this two parts connected, to make it a little bit more intresting
If you will play in the original (if you realy think that you can sing like Chester) you will need to put the capo ont 2-nd fret
But since not everyone can sing the same and not everyone have capo i will show this song without capo
So we will play this song with lowered tone from the original
There is simple piono melody in this song
And we will try to play it at the same time when we will play the guitar chords
The chords in the entry are simple Em, C, G and D
You need to play the 2-nd string opened, then on the 3-rd fret and opened again
Press it with your 4-th finger cause you will need 1-st,2-nd and 3-rd to press the chords
And you need play the chord Em
but not the simple Em
The firts part you need to play with opened lower strings,
then you need to put the 4-th finger on the 1-nd string on the 3-th fret
Then you need to put the 3-rd finger on the 1-st string on the 2-nd fret
So you will make this
And you need to add here some good strikes, they are really simple
I listened to some accoustic live versions and they all are different so i guess there is no rule how to play it exactly
Now you need to press the chord C and to play it practicaly to the end of the bar
Then release the 1-st finger and play the melody from the begining, opened, 3-rd fret, opened
Just like this
Then you need to play the chord G, normal at the begining
but then you need to move the 3-rd finger on the 1-st string from the 3-rd to the 2-nd fret
And in the end you need to press the 2-nd string on the 3-rd fret
Then you need to play the chord D
and finaly play it with the starting melody
Everyting together in a slow rhythm
Then goes the couplet, you need to play it with the simple chords and you can even not use the strikes
Em, C, G and D you need to play it twice
Then goes the pre-chorus and for the first time it is shorter on two bars than at the second time
So there will be more chords at the second part but lets deal with the first
C, D, Em and G you can use some strikes here already
So we played not 8 bars but just 6 without chords E and G
Then goes the chorus and you will play it with the same chords, just like at the begining and couplet
I am playing this song in my own manner, there are three main accents
So three important strikes
And i am playing somethig chaotic between them
It is not hard at all, you can even play this with that simple strikes
If you wish so
The second couplet is the same as the first, so you can add strikes here or even maybe you can go through the strings
Well just add whatever you like to make it more intresting
And the second pre-chorus, which, as i had already told you, is longer than the first one
C, D, Em, G and the second part is the same but you need to move fast from G to D
Then goes the chorus, it is the same as the first one, and the Bridge
God bless my memory
So the chords are C, D, then you will need to switch for two bars G and D chords just like this
And everything together
Then C and D again but here we will need to switch not G and D chords but F and H
And H is not usual press whole 2-nd fret and press 3-rd and 4-th strings on the 4-th fret
And you need to switch F to H just on the third accent
You need to play it twice, and then you need to play chord F for two bars
Everything together
Oh no sorry, just for one bar!
Then goes the final chorus, you need to play it twice but you need to add the melody from the begining to the second part
And you can finish this song in a lyrical manner, just play the last chorus slow and gently
All the same but don't strike to hard
That's it! The song is realy easy and so we decided not to show the original with simple quint-chords and this (pfff) part
What?
And this "pfff" part :D
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