Re: Need theory help
Not that it's a bad thing, but if you play "complimentary chords" simultaneously, you will probably change the flavor of the song. Another idea would be to play different voicings of the same chords. When the song chords is F, instead of someone playing a Dm, or an altered F or something, just play different shapes of F.
One thing about that video, the guy is playing good chords but he is calling some of them by the wrong names. That Fmaj7 which "might be a Gmaj7," is an Ebmaj7. Since his mandolin is tuned down a full step, the standard mando turning chord at that position would be called Fmaj7. When he played a D and said it might be an E, it's a C.
Do the search Jon recommended, because this song has been thoroughly discussed here, and the chords and tunings are spelled out as well. I would not really try to perform this song with "complimentary" chords, I would use Paul's chords. But that's just me.
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