This is one of our favourite songs from 2009 and we thought it was about time that we set about putting the chords and lyrics together with the song so that you lucky readers can have a go at playing along with it. There is a reason that this song was at the top of the BBC Indie charts for...
Bass Guitar Prodigy
The following amazing video shows 14 year old bassist Michael Lima (also known as Pipoquinha) absolutely killing it on the bass with his band. Not only is he a really phenominal player for his age, but he also pretty much leading the band and even reminds the sax player of the melody towards...
Radiohead, OK Comput...
Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer just so happens to be just about our favourite record here at Songs to Play. We have been pretty much busting to review it since we launched the site and now the day has comes for this very thing to happen. This is the third full length album by...
Bill Callahan, Jim C...
The song Jim Cain by Bill Callahan comes from his 2009 album Sometimes I Wish I Were an Eagle (Drag City Records). It is the opening track and we think it’s the most stylised and original of all the songs on this album. That’s not to say that we don’t like the rest of the...
Jehst, Weed
UK underground hip hop legend Jehst emerged on the scene back in the late 1990′s. His debut was released in 1999 on a label which he was involved in setting up (YNR Recordings), Premonitions E.P. was well received and was to be the launchpad for a prolific future. Jehst might not be...
Machinedrum, Room(s)
Travis Stewart has been making music under the moniker Machinedrum for years. He was part of the team that founded Merck records back in the day and has been involved in most of the releases on the label ever since. Travis has been lauded by his peers and the odd journalist for a long time but...
Bonnie Prince Billy,...
At the Break of Day from the album Ease Down to the Road by Bonnie Prince Billy is one of our all time favourite songs. From the first refrains of the bass, acoustic guitar and brushed drums we were hooked on the subdued feeling of this song. It’s all about that classic scenario of...
John Scofield Trio, ...
We are massive John Scofield fans here at Songs to Play and this video has really caught our attention here! It features the stellar legend-packed lineup of John on Guitar, Steve Swallow on Bass and Bill Stewart on Drums. It is little more than a blues head which they have inventively titled...
Hella, Biblical Viol...
The band Hella are one of the most underrated bands of the last 10 years. The duo is made up of Spencer Seim on Guitar and Zach Hill on the Drums. They hail from Sacremento in California and are an underground group in the Math Rock / Experimental Post-Rock genres. Biblical Violence was...
Chords to some of our Favourite Songs
Below are the chords to some of our favourite songs. The great thing about these tunes is that they are really easy to play! Enjoy! Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars Snow patrol had been around for years before Chasing Cars made them literally one of the biggest bands in the world. They spent years working the underground music scene in the UK (my friend had an ep of theirs back in the mid 90s) before hitting it big with a song that would eventually be covered by an X Factor winner, who would have thought it! Suppose it just goes to show that as long as you write a good song then people will hear about it and you will get some recognition....
Miles Davis, Kind of...
Kind of Blue cemented and solidified the cool jazz movement and guaranteed Miles Davis a place music history. Before this record jazz was a very complicated business with lots of chords per bar and those chords were often altered or 7th or some sort of fancy extension. So What is based not...
