#chords

I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords. ↗

— Patti Smith

#because #came #chords #enough #i

I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That's when I was born. ↗

— Charlie Parker

#chords #could #harmonic #heard #high

Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#chords #crash #feed #guitar #overrated

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#artist #chords #draw #harmonies #his

Sometimes you stumble across a few chords that put you in a reflective place. ↗

— David Bowie

#chords #few #place #put #reflective

If you play more than two chords, you're showing off. ↗

— Woody Guthrie

#more #off #play #showing #than

Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own. ↗

— Utada Hikaru

#chords #decide #detail #doing #go

I used to help Viv with the chords and melodies sometimes. ↗

— Neil Innes

#help #i #melodies #sometimes #used

I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That's just the way I like it. ↗

— Jeremy Spencer

#guitar #i #just #lead #lead guitar

My guitar only has five strings 'cause the top one broke and I decided not to put it back on: when I play chords I only play bar chords, and the top one always used to cut me there. ↗

— Brian Eno

#back #bar #broke #cause #chords