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The pulsing technique is a left-hand technique that is used to create a more percussive feel and will help you create the bounce that makes people tap their feet, bob their heads, and shake their booties.įret the chord as you normally would. Brush the strings and try to recreate that bouncy feel that is a key component of the song. Then, for the chord (chick), aim for the higher three strings.Īlso, you don’t need to strum too hard. When hitting the bass (boom), you aim for the lower part of the chord (or the bottom three strings). And, the boom-chick only uses down strums: bass-chord, bass-chord, or, boom-chick, boom-chick. There’s a boom-chick technique that is the basic version of the boom-chicka.

Down strum on “chick” and the up strum on “a”.

The “chicka” is the higher part (the top 2 or 3 strings) of the chord also played with alternating strums (down followed by up).

The “boom” is the bass (lowest note of the chord) played with a down strum.

Amongst guitarists, this technique is referred to as the boom-chicka pattern. Hey, Soul Sister uses an alternate (down and up) strumming technique. I also like the capo at the 7th fret: A–E–F#m–D. For you more seasoned players, I encourage you to try different inversions of E or position the capo at different fret positions.

One of the tricky things about this tune is that the ukulele is such a prominent part of the sound that recreating it with a guitar causes a couple of minor challenges. Many of you may be thinking, “But, isn’t E a good key for guitarist?” And, the answer would be, “Yes.” But, in this case, the key of E would give us two barre chord shapes and the open-E inversion sounds a little too heavy. And, the chord positions in the key of C are easier and sound better than the key of E chords. We’ll be playing the Hey Soul Sister chords in the key of E but thinking in the key of C. The capo at the 4th fret changes the key to C which will be more comfortable than the actual E key for guitar players. However, by adding a capo to the 4th fret, we can use open-position chords that will make it easier to play. Everything you need to get started playing this tune. I provided some useful links above and I’ll take you through the chords, accompaniment patterns, song form, and chord chart.

Here are some helpful tips to keep in mind when learning the Hey, Soul Sister chords. Key: C (Capo at 4th fret, actual key is E)Īccompaniment Technique: Open Chords, Pulsing and Boom-Chicka Strumming Songwriters: Patrick Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, and Espen Lind Today we’ll learn an easy acoustic guitar arrangement of the Hey Soul Sister chords. Hey, Soul Sister was the second overall best-selling song in the US in 2010. In 2010, the song had sold over 6 million digital copies in the US and was the top-selling song on the iTunes Store. The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is Train’s highest charting song to date. It was released as the lead single from the band’s fifth studio album, Save Me, San Francisco (2009). Hey, Soul Sister is a song by the American rock band Train.