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Chic To Take The Disco Wraps Off Inspired Guitar Work

Geoffrey Himes, Baltimore Sun, 6 February 1982

ANYONE WHO still suffers from the delusion that disco was simple, unchallenging music should listen again to Chic's hit single, 'Good Times'. Dig under the breezy, sailing vocals and strings. Dig down to the guitar and bass that churn up the song's irresistible dance beat. You'll find choppy guitar chords with stopwatch timing and substituted harmonies. You'll find bass phrases that end in tricky triplets and odd chord inversions.

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