{"id":2907,"date":"2015-09-22T21:18:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T04:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doctorkeys.com\/piano-blog\/?p=2907"},"modified":"2015-09-22T21:18:57","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T04:18:57","slug":"how-to-read-the-chord-charts-on-ultimateguitar-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctorkeys.com\/newblog\/2015\/09\/how-to-read-the-chord-charts-on-ultimateguitar-com\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read the Chord Charts on UltimateGuitar.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got an email from Cal, a recent DoctorKeys subscriber. He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In one of your lessons you show how to read a chord chart. But can you explain how to read a chord chart like Let It Be? [He&#8217;s referring to the sort of chord chart you get on UltimateGuitar.com.] It has the chords but no bar lines, so how do I know exactly when to play each chord? Please help for I enjoy both your courses very much.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What a great question! And since there may be others of you who are wondering the same thing, I&#8217;ll explain.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a link to <em><a href=\"http:\/\/tabs.ultimate-guitar.com\/b\/beatles\/let_it_be_crd.htm\">Let it Be<\/a><\/em> on UltimateGuitar.com.<\/p>\n<p>If you go to that page, you&#8217;ll see the chord symbols printed over the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>What you may not realize, is that those symbols are positioned directly over the word\u2014or part of a word\u2014on which you play the chord.<\/p>\n<p>So, for example, there&#8217;s no chord at all until the word &#8220;find.&#8221; At that point, as you sing &#8220;find,&#8221; you play the C chord at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>When you sing &#8220;times&#8221; you play the G chord, and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>Now a bit further on, <em>after<\/em> you sing the words &#8220;let it be&#8221; for the first time, you&#8217;ll see three chords in rapid succession, with no lyric below.<\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s what you do\u2014play those chords right after &#8220;let it be.&#8221; Or actually, while you&#8217;re still holding out the word &#8220;be&#8221;. To get the exact rhythm of those chords, you&#8217;ll need to listen to the recording.<\/p>\n<p>And remember\u2014all this depends on your ability to <em>sing<\/em> the song. If you can sing it, then what&#8217;s on the chord chart should make perfect sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got an email from Cal, a recent DoctorKeys subscriber. He said: In one of your lessons you show how to read a chord chart. But can you explain how to read a chord chart like Let It Be? 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