If I had to choose a favorite guitar chord, I’d go with G major. When I was first learning to play guitar, the G chord seemed very tricky and elusive. It seems the moment I mastered it, the rest was history, a guitarist I’d become.
I also love the the G chord because it just sounds so full and powerful to my ears, and as soon as I pick up a guitar it’s the first thing I play just to see if everything is in order.
A little while ago, I’d wondered if I could write a song with a single chord and this is – as you might have guessed – in G. It’s not really completely in G, there are other weird C and E shapes in there if you really listen.
One of my favorite movies of all time is Back To The Future, I really like the idea of meeting your parents when they were younger. Time travel is just so compelling! I think if I had casual use of a time machine, and also maybe some kind of invisibility, I’d just sit and chill with my grandparents in their kitchen.
So that’s the song in a G-shaped nutshell…
A Solitary Cord
If there was tunnel If there was a way To bend the stubborn arrow the other way I’d sit in the corner and never look away as you read the morning paper she cracks an egg Spin the big wheel And watch the showcase! Were you over by a dollar? Who needed them anyway! A solitary cord Appears on my face I think I’d be river! I’d be a lake! If there was tunnel If there was a way To bend the stubborn arrow the other way Who’s playing on the TV? What’s the score today? Throws another interception and that’s the game On the big bed The stories are the same! Did he have a change of heart? Did she get away? A solitary cord Appears on my face I think I could be river! I'd be a lake!