Here’s a great song for using triads for rhythm playing. The triads are:
Verse:
Gm – Dm – Gm – F – Eb – Fsus4 – Gsus4
Prechorus:
Eb – Fsus4 – Gsus4
The actual chords for these parts is determined by the bass note and the triad. Combining these parts give us these chords:
Verse:
Gm – F6 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Fsus4 – Gsus4
Prechorus:
Cm7 – Fsus4 – Gsus4
The Chorus chords are:
C – Bb | Eb – F | F G |
I annotate lessons that talk more in depth about how these work, but this is how you play “Roxanne”!
-Related Lessons-
0:53 – Playing Triads (Whole Neck & All Strings!)
0:56 – Power Chords (5 Chords)
2:06 – Major 6 & Minor 9 Sounds | Using What You Already Know
2:21 – Naming a Chord?! | UGT 4/8
2:29 – Barred 7th Chords
3:55 – Sus Chords | BO 8/10
PDF’s
Roxanne Tab, Triads, Octave and Power Chords, 7th Chords & Chords