Re: Hard Day's Night opening Chord

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: This chord sounds very close to the intro to 'Venus' by Shocking Blue. ?? : PK : : I just heard a radio interview with Laurence Juber, who was Paul McCartney's lead guitarist with Wings (Juber is a phenomenal guitarist, by the way www.laurencejuber.com). The host of the show, Greg Kihn (yes, THAT Greg Kihn) asked him about that very chord. Juber said he had spent time playing guitar with George Harrison, and George showed him the chord. It's a G7sus, and he played it. It was perfect. I'm assuming he played it: : : --3-- : : --3-- : : --5-- : : --3-- : : --5-- : : --3-- : : I've also heard it suggested that you might mute the B string: : : --3-- : : --x-- : : --5-- : : --3-- : : --5-- : : --3-- : : Harrison played a 12-string Rickenbacker on that song, which added to the fullness. Juber also commented that Harrison had studied jazz guitar and used lots of jazz chords and clever fingerings, not just "cowboy" chords. That G7sus chord, for example, would normally lead you back to a song in the key of C, but the song is in G. Fun little tidbits...