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rhcp - Can't Stop

Here are some great alternate chord shapes for the chorus and bridge! John Fruiscante is a master of using chord inversions high up the neck and his style / sound is heavily based on this technique!

When a chord is played but the root note of the chord (note 1) is not the lowest pitch in the chord, it is called an inversion.

Try using these 4 sets of alternate chord shapes during the chorus of Can't Stop.
There's a video below for reference

1

e--x--2--2--x

B--3--3--3--5

G--4--2--4--5

D--5--0--4--5

A--x-----2--3

E--3---------

   

   G  D  Bm C

2

e--7--x--7--8-

B--8--7--7--8-

G--7--7--7--9-

D--9--7--9--10

A-----9--x--x-

E--------7--8-

   

   G  D  Bm C

3

e-------------

B--12-10-12-13

G--12-11-11-12

D--12-12-12-14

A-------------

E-------------

   

   G  D  Bm C

4

e--10-10-10-12
B--12-10-12-13
G--12-11-11-12
D-------------
A-------------
E-------------
   
   G  D  Bm C

Well done! Keep practising these inversions. It's important to know which shape correlates with which chord so memorise the chord structure for the chorus and try and mentally note the name of each chord as you play the inversion

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Here's a little extra challenge - try using these inversions over the bridge section and see if you can get the 2-tone bend during the solo (watch the vid for guidance)

e--12-10-10-12
B--12-10-12-13
G--12-11-11-12
D-------------
A-------------
E-------------
   
   Em D  Bm C

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