donderdag 22 april 2010

Lady Gaga - Pokerface Guitar Lesson

Posted on 07:23 by JKW van der Hut

I know I'm late with this one, but you wouldn't believe the amount of requests I got for this one. Well, lately I have some more time and I thought I'd give it a try. A simple, but romantic interpretation of Lady Gaga's Pokerface.

First, I've put the song in a ballad form...the original is quite monotone on one, acoustic guitar. I saw many tabs, different chords, but I prefer the Em - C - G - D combination. And then just play those chords all throughout the song. Then I practiced the infamous intro, which is a lot of fun to play. Give it a try:

e:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:-2-2-------------|-2-2-----0-0-----|
D:---------2-2-----|-----3-----------|
A:-----0-0-----0-0-|-------3---------|
E:-----------------|-------------3-3-|
In this form it's easy to combine with the open chords that follow the intro. So let's try play some chords in combination with the melody. Remember to fingerpick, bass strings with the thumb, high strings with the fingers.

Em                 C
e:-------------------|-----------------|
B:---0------0--------|--1---------1----|
G:------0------0---0-|----0----0-------|
D:--------2------2---|------2----------|
A:----------2--------|--3--------------|
E:-0-----------------|-----------------|

      I wanna h..they   do in Texas Plays


Fold em' let em' hit me raise it baby stay with me (I love it)
Luck and intuition play the cards with Spades to start
And after he's been hooked I'll play the one that's on his heart

Em                 C
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-----4(b)--2--0--|-----4(b)--2-4-2-0-|
D:-2(v)------------|-2(v)--------------|
A:-----------------|-3-----------------|
E:-0---------------|-------------------|

   Oh, oh,   oh,oh,  ohh,ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh
G                   D
e:-------------------|-------------------|
B:---0---0-----0-----|------3------------|
G:---0---0--0--0----2|--2-------2---2-2--|
D:-------------------|--0----------------|
A:-------------------|-------------------|
E:-3-----------------|-------------------|

     Ill get him hot,show him what I've got

And again, this is probably the easiest riff..

Em                 C
e:-----------------|-------------------|
B:-----------------|-------------------|
G:-----4(b)--2--0--|-----4(b)--2-4-2-0-|
D:-2(v)------------|-2(v)--------------|
A:-----------------|-3-----------------|
E:-0---------------|-------------------|

   Oh, oh,   oh,oh,  ohh,ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh,
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got

   Em                                C                 
e:-------3-----2--------3----2------|-------3--2--3---2------|
B:------------------3-------------3-|---------------------3--|
G:----0-----------------------------|---0--------------------|
D:---2------------------------------|--2---------------------|
A:--2-------------------------------|-3----------------------|
E:-0--------------------------------|------------------------|

         Can't read my, Can't read my      No he can't read my

  G                       D                        
e:----------------------|---------------------------|
B:-0------3--3----------|-3-------------------------|
G:----0-----------0---0-|-2-----2---0---2----4--2-0-|
D:---0--------------0---|-0-------------------------|
A:--2-------------------|---------------------------|
E:-3--------------------|---------------------------|

  po -   ker face         (She's got to love no body)

And simply repeat... try to fill the voids by strumming some more strings, but make sure you can play it like above first.

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