Ive been able to play Belief for sometime now, never thinking of theory behind it. Today I tried and failed miserably. So I get that the songs in Dmin and that he is sliding down in 6th intervals for the main riff, but what I dont get are where and hpw the chords come in. According to the John Mayer live performances book it says the verse goes from Dm to Gm7 to Bb/C. My question is how does this work theory wise, he just goes down 6ths starting from A on the 12th fret and never actually plays any chords but only the bass notes of those chords which are D G and C correct? I guess I dont get how chords or a key come into play when your only playing intervals of the certain key. could he have used any of the other diatonic chords in the key of Dmin while still sliding down in 6ths? cause I tried and it doesn't sound good.
Hope you guys can help, thanks!
Hope you guys can help, thanks!
