The Moody Blues - Question...

Last week we had some friends over to watch a video of the Moody Blues performing at the Isle of Wright concert back in 1970.  According to the Guinness Book of Records, the number of people attending this concert is estimated to have been between 600,000 - 700,000. That statistic even exceeds the approximate 500,000 people who were reported to have attended the Woodstock Festival!

The Moody Blues have lots of great songs, but my very favorite one is Question.  I just love the words and the way Justin Hayward directs the mood by using such dramatic tempo changes. I've read that he took two separate unfinished songs that were in the same key and joined them together to make one great song.

Watch the original version of Question being performed for the 1st time by the Moody Blues...

The Moody Blues Collection By The Moody Blues. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Softcover. 98 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.307123)

The strumming pattern for Question is very fast and some of the chord changes are pretty fast too. Apparently, Justin Hayward recorded this song on a 12 string guitar using an open C tuning, which makes it much easier to play...

Open C Tuning:

 6 5 4 3 2 1 <- strings
C G C G C E <- tones

Watch this video to get a close-up view of the chord shapes and strumming pattern...



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I hope this song helps to stimulate your creative juices and give you more passion for playing guitar!

Till next time...

Keep practicing!
K.Unruh