Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac

This song is simple on the surface, but it requires a lot of energy to keep the strumming going the whole song and there is a second guitar part that is hard to replicate. The chords are simple, but pay attention to the strumming and the DS on measure 14 that takes you back to measure 3.

The Solo is below the lead sheet. It’s in F# Minor Pentatonic scale position 1 and 2.

During the Verse and Chorus, there is second guitar that plays harmonics and high pitch chords. From my research, it is played with a Nashville Tuning which consist of changing the lower 4 strings of the guitar to a lighter gauge, in order to tune those strings one octave higher. I am not sure about that, as I don’t have a guitar to try this with, but if someone knows more about it, please give me a shout at patrice@paliatsky.com.

Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News Lead Sheet

Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News Solo

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Changing Chords

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This lesson teaches you how to change chords like a pro.

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Triads

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Triads are a way to play each major and minor chords with the root on either of the three first strings. Below is a diagram of the three shapes of both minor and major chords. Simply find the root note of the chord you want to play and try to find each variations of it.

Triads Ukulele

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Drop 2 Chords

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Drop 2 chords are a way to play different variations of the chords with a 7th. In theory, drop 2 refers to the second note from the top of the chord that you drop to the bottom of your original chord. Then, you do the same process for the three inversions of the chord as shown below.

Drop 2 Chords

Below are the different fingering for each of these chords. You can use them in different genres where you will use chords with a 7th extension. Each diagram shows the four different variations of shapes for each chord.

Drop 2 Major 7th Chords

Drop 2 7th Chords

Drop 2 Minor 7th Chords

Drop 2 Minor 7th Chords

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Drop 2 Chords

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Drop 2 chords are a way to play chords with a 7th within the first four strings of the guitar. In theory, drop 2 refers to the second note from the top of the chord that you drop to the bottom of your original chord. Then, you do the same process for the three inversions of the chord as shown below.

Drop 2 Chords Theory

Below are the different fingering for each of these chords. You can use them in different genres where you will use chords with a 7th extension. Each diagram shows the four different variations of shapes for each chord.

Drop 2 Major 7th Chords

Drop 2 7th Chords (Dominant Chords)

Drop 2 Minor 7th Chords

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Barre Chords

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Barre chords are very versatile, they give you the possibility to play every chord that exists. A barre chord simply means that at least two notes are played with one finger. 

In this lesson, we will look at barre chords based on the E string and A string. These barre chords are played using the shape of an A chord and the shape of an E chord. Find the root note of the chord you are looking for on the string of your choice, than put your fingers in the appropriate shape.

Below is the fingering for the barre chords. When you play those, make sure that your thumb is directly behind and parallel to your first finger (index) on you fretting hand. Barre chords take a long time to get good at, because you need to develop the strength in your thumb and index. It's not a comfortable position either, so practice often, but not for long periods of time. Be patient with those, but practice them often.

Barre Chords on E String

For major barre chords on the A string, you can try either fingering. You might prefer to barre with your index and your third finger depending on the size of your fingers.

Barre Chords on A String

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Triads

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Triads are basic chords (root, third and fifth) played on the three first strings of the guitar. There are three shapes for minor and major chords. The three shapes are based on barre chords on the E string, A string and D string.

Triads A Shapes

Triads D Shapes

Triads E Shapes

Below are the three shapes of triads in major and minor.

Triads

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Chords

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In music, a chord is the combination of several single notes that sound good together. Basic chords are build of a root note, which is the note that defines the name of the chord; a third, which is literally the third note of the scale and the most important note, because depending on the distance (number of tones) between the root and the third, the chord will be major or minor. Then, you need the fifth to complete the chord. You can refer to the Intervals lesson to help you.

The example below uses the scale of C major (C, D, E, F, G, A, B). The example shows the name of the chords that were created from the root, third and fifth of each note of the scale. 

Creating Chords

Lets break down the process of creating chords from a scale. Looking at a keyboard is very useful to count the tones between each note.

Keyboard

To create chords, start out with the root of each chord.

Creating Chords (Root)

Then, you add the third of each chord. With the chord of C, the third will be E, as you always count the root. The distance between C and E is 2 tones, so it is a major third. Therefor, the chord of C is a major chord. The chord of D is minor, because the distance between D and F is 1 1/2 tones, therefor it has a minor third. The lower case "m" is used to describe the chord as a minor chord.

Creating Chords (Third)

Finally, you add the fifth of each chord. If the fifth is not perfect (3 1/2 tones) you need to add (b5) to the chord name. It simply means that the fifth is diminished (lower than a perfect fifth).

Creating Chords (Fifth)

This way of creating chords works the opposite way as well. If you are wondering what are the notes in a chord of Fm, you start with the root which is F, then find the minor third which is Ab, then the perfect fifth which is C. So, the chord of F is composed of F, Ab, C.

Below is how the chords should look like on a staff with the treble clef

Chords on Staff with Treble Clef

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