By Carlos Martínez
- Here we're going to be looking at the psychedelic tune of White Room, from the Wheels of Fire recording.
Eric Clapton uses open-chords and chord voicings and of course the wah-wah pedal for lead lines. Overall he is playing more detailed guitar parts.
Go ahead and listen to the song by clicking the youtube box on top.
Composed by Jack Bruce with lyrics by Pete Brown (a friend of the band who contributed lyrics to several Cream songs) "White Room" was inspired by Jimi Hendrix, who "had a way taking traditional chord changes and modernizing them." says Bruce
Verse / Bridge
The Hendrix-inspired verse and bridge chords are played in open position. With the D major chord fretted at the 2nd fret, keep your third finger on the 3rd fret B string, while playing the Csus2 and G/B chords. This adds a droning quality to the verse progression.
During the bridge, Clapton kicks on the wah-wah pedal, gently rocking it back and forth to give the bridge an airy floating quality.
- Here we're going to be looking at the psychedelic tune of White Room, from the Wheels of Fire recording.Eric Clapton uses open-chords and chord voicings and of course the wah-wah pedal for lead lines. Overall he is playing more detailed guitar parts.
Go ahead and listen to the song by clicking the youtube box on top.
IntroIn the intro we can hear Eric Clapton Overdubbing guitar parts in harmony. The intro chords are Gmin, F, Dmin and C. You can play these parts by playing them on the top three strings. Be aware that the rhythm in the intro is in 5/4.
Composed by Jack Bruce with lyrics by Pete Brown (a friend of the band who contributed lyrics to several Cream songs) "White Room" was inspired by Jimi Hendrix, who "had a way taking traditional chord changes and modernizing them." says Bruce
Verse / Bridge
The Hendrix-inspired verse and bridge chords are played in open position. With the D major chord fretted at the 2nd fret, keep your third finger on the 3rd fret B string, while playing the Csus2 and G/B chords. This adds a droning quality to the verse progression.
During the bridge, Clapton kicks on the wah-wah pedal, gently rocking it back and forth to give the bridge an airy floating quality.
Wah Wah Solo
Next lesson "the Mixolydian" Mode
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