Anyone else notice the excessive use of the E chord?

[Goober]

Opeth use that damn E chord over and over all the time, Annoying to me, Is it for anyone else?

 

[FuneralPortrait]

It doesn't bother me, but I have noticed. Ghost Reveries has a lot of songs that at least start in the key of D.... (ghost of perdition, baying of the hounds, beneath the mire, harlequin forest, grand conjuration, isolation years......)

 

[FRUGiHOYi]

Metal tends to use it a lot...

 

[Man In Black]

Em is the quintessential metal chord.
Play it loud and throw up the horns

 

[The Evil Toucan]

The vast majority of their songs are in E.

 

[Disgustipated]

Fucked if I'd know the difference.

 

[etakistan]

Key = chord. :/

Of course it's going to be used.

 

[FRUGiHOYi]

dude whats up with your avatar and sig lol

 

[Ermz]

In metal songs you'll usually get the key of the song being what the guitars are tuned to. In Opeth's case a lot of the time it's concert pitch, so you get the classic Em presenting itself a lot. No big issue. With my new 7-string, my big chord is a Bbm and Ebm.

 

[Disgustipated]

I had a nylon string acoustic once.. I could play Nothing Else Matters, the intro to Run to the Hills, and the Blues Brother's theme. I considered myself a musician.

 

[PeeWee1473]

No.

 

[Benighted Joe]

Opeth tend to change key during their songs since they are quite long and
they use alot of different chords. But you're right the E chord keeps coming
back.

But I can't really say it sounds repetitive, or anything. When one make songs
with a couple of chords, you are bound to end up using one of the E-chords
(major, minor, maj7, 7, add9, sus, etc). But not always ofcuze!

So... To answer your question, no, it doesn't bother me at all! :Spin:

 

[Julian Zembrowski]

Yeah I too notice the over excessive Em chord. Ah well, it's a habit I suppose.

 

[affinityband]

I considered myself a musician.

So you should!

 

[April Etheral]

Fuck Em
The quintissential metal chord is.... E augmented ^_^
Or...very dissonant diads of semitones

Thats the kind of shit i do, riffs based on dissonance

 

[opeth_353]

Yes i've noticed it but i don't care - it's how it's used that matters.. Mikael somehow manages to make it sound different enough each time. Also, it's going to be inevitable after recording 8 albums that you'll use the same chords and rhythms more than once..

 

[prowlergrig]

yeah and how about those distortion guitars? can't they come up with smth better?!!

 

[Tubbs]

yeah and how about those distortion guitars? can't they come up with smth better?!!

I do believe they are called acoustics. Variation is good! Especially the 12-string!

 

[suislidE]

E? what about A minor? good lord how did you miss that one...

 

[FRUGiHOYi]

Fuck Em
The quintissential metal chord is.... E augmented ^_^
Or...very dissonant diads of semitones

Thats the kind of shit i do, riffs based on dissonance

do you have any music i can hear?