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BuyLessOwnMore · Post by **BuyLessOwnMore** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:38 am

Hi,

I really want to do a cover of a Chemical Brothers track named Surface to Air.. We want to use the original guitar riff as a basis, and add lyrics and play it live.. We want to use the Chord Progression used in the song that starts at 2.08 mins:

Does anyone know what chords they are? I'm not guitar player, and just learning music theory, so I'm having a hard time to find the right chords!

Thanks so much in advance

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:13 pm

The chords are somewhat like this:

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| D   | %   | %   | %   |
| G   | %   | %   | %   |
| D   | %   | %   | %   |
| G   | %   | %   | %   |
| Bm  | %   | %   | %   |
| D9  | %   | %   | %   |

You'll have to figure out the guitar riff yourself

BuyLessOwnMore · Post by **BuyLessOwnMore** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:41 pm

Ah great! Did you just hear that by ear or what?

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:41 pm

Yup. First played an A=440Hz testtone for reference. Then played the video, immediately noticed the drone tone to be a D. Goes five half-tones up to G, back to D, etc. Then that dramatic Bm and the D with emphasys on an added E (the 9).

I do this kinda stuff for over 30 years now. Don't need a guitar or keyboard in my hands to check it. It's just a matter of recognising the intervals, and that is something you can become better at with practice and training.

sockofgold · Post by **sockofgold** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:44 pm

BertKoor wrote:Yup. First played an A=440Hz testtone for reference. Then played the video, immediately noticed the drone tone to be a D. Goes five half-tones up to G, back to D, etc. Then that dramatic Bm and the D with emphasys on an added E (the 9).

I do this kinda stuff for over 30 years now. Don't need a guitar or keyboard in my hands to check it. It's just a matter of recognising the intervals, and that is something you can become better at with practice and training.

Awesome man. Picking out the D9 by ear. Major triads are child's play, but 9 chords require a decent ear.

I am saying this assuming you are right. I haven't listened to it.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:56 pm

Well, I'm not too sure. That D9 could also be written as a Asus/D chord

BuyLessOwnMore · Post by **BuyLessOwnMore** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:10 pm

Inspiring stuff.. I'm glad that I can pick out certain progressions by ear in pop songs... But those are the most basic chord progressions, I wish I could do recognize more chords, but I have good hope for the future... thanks again!

bernhardtjeff · Post by **bernhardtjeff** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:57 am

BuyLessOwnMore wrote:Ah great! Did you just hear that by ear or what?

you think that's great...
i heard it with my feet and picked it out from there

Help me decifere the Chord Progression in this song!