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Vipers Dream

PhilPhil Portland, ORModerator Anastasio
edited April 2012 in Repertoire Posts: 765
Hi All - I'm looking for a good chord chart for this tune and a transcription in TAB for the head. Can anyone help with this?

Many thanks

Phil
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  • Colin PerryColin Perry Montreal, QCNew
    Posts: 115
    It's just basic rhythm changes with a 1-4-2-5 bridge. I don't have the head written out, but you should be able to pick it out pretty quickly. Hope this helps.
  • dennisdennis Montreal, QuebecModerator
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  • JackJack western Massachusetts✭✭✭✭
    Posts: 1,752
    Dennis is right...here's a chord chart:

    vipers_dream.gif

    A standard melody can be found here, but not in tab, and I think it has a few errors:
    http://www.visi.com/~mpv/charts/VipersDream.pdf
    It is a good ear training exercise, though!

    Best,
    Jack.
  • PhilPhil Portland, ORModerator Anastasio
    Posts: 765
    Thanks to you all! Much appreciated, Phil
  • KarsenKarsen
    Posts: 8
    little differences but the same.
  • Hello,

    i just came across this thread, because i was looking for good figerings for Vipers Dream.

    I have to say that I am a beginner and at the moment i like to practice slow and mid tempo songs.

    Vipers dream is really a nice tune to practice with.

    However, I am still searching for some the other chord fingerings not shown in the diagrams here to sound good with the song.

    Can anyone help out?


    Thanks!

  • billyshakesbillyshakes NoVA✭✭✭ Park Avance - Dupont Nomade - Dupont DM-50E
    Posts: 1,302

    @DarkoDeeflat If you are looking for simpler shapes, you might try these

    F7 - 8x78xx (easiest) or (x8786x)

    Eb7 - 6x56xx (x6564x)

    D7 - 5x45xx (x5453x)

    G7 - 3234xx

    Dm7 - 5x356x

    For the C major, a C6/9 shape that is similar to a beginner cowboy chord you might know is:

    x32233

    G can be G6/9 played nearly the same way:

    3x2233

    For Am, you can play Am6 similar to the simplified D7 above:

    5x45xx


    Any of the other chords in the intro can be transposed from the shapes above. Hope that is helpful to you.

    BillDaCostaWilliamsBucoBones
  • Thanks so much!

    I will try with these fingerings and practice away.

    "beginner cowboy chord" ... 😁

    billyshakes
  • Posts: 9

    I was playing with these fingerings and its interesting to see how they work. ( The chords in the diagram sound a bit more colourful though, but harder to play )

    What would you recommend for the plain F chord?

    Thanks!

  • billyshakesbillyshakes NoVA✭✭✭ Park Avance - Dupont Nomade - Dupont DM-50E
    Posts: 1,302

    Yes, the full chords will have more color and a bigger sound. When practicing by yourself, they may be more enjoyable to play. I encourage you to continue to try to make the "thumb chord" shapes in the diagram work for you. That said, some of these simpler shapes might be preferred when playing with a soloist. Many rhythm players avoid playing some of the notes on the higher strings to give that range to their soloists.

    If you can't play the first shapes in the bottom left of Jack's diagram (the G6/9) shifted down 2 frets with the thumb on the 1st fret (133233), you have a few options.

    You could play the standard F barre chord -

    133211 or just 1332xx


    You could play the first inversion of F -

    5x35xx or 5x356 (this is the same Dm7 shape I mentioned above-note the D is not fretted so it is just F-A-C)


    You could play F6/9 with the root on the 5th string -

    x87788

    or 887788 using your middle finger for the double stop on the 6 & 5th string

    or 8x7788 omitting the root

    Buco
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