100
Stevie Wonder-Superstition
[Looper] Loop the main riff with drums - then you have to practise dropping it out for B section and then bringing back in - you can then have the lead sound and just build verses and closing sections or latter parts of verses where horns come in
[Intro - BPM 98]
Drums first then keyboard riff
[Verse 1]
[E]
Very superstitious, writings on the wall,
Very superstitious, ladders 'bout to fall,
Thirteen-months-old baby broke the lookin' glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
[Chorus]
When you [B] believe in [C] things that you [B] don't under [A#] stand,
Then you suf[A] fer.......................[B]
Superstition ain't the way
[E + horn descending line]
[Verse 2]
Very superstitious, wash your face and hands,
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can,
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong,
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song
[Chorus]
When you [B] believe in [C] things that you [B] don't under [A#] stand,
Then you suf[A] fer.......................[B]
Superstition ain't the way
[E + horn descending line]
[Chorus figure again - no vocals but big scream at end]
[No descending horns - just straight back to verse]
[Verse 3 - Quieter - then build back up]
Very superstitious, nothin' more to say,
Very superstitious, the devil's on his way,
Thirteen-months-old baby broke the lookin' glass,
Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past
[Chorus]
When you [B] believe in [C] things that you [B] don't under [A#] stand,
Then you suf[A] fer.......................[B]
Superstition ain't the way [Telefonics end on Way]
[E + horn descending line]
[End]
[Loop Notes]
1. Looping - Practise stops for B section
2. Solo ideas
- Em sweep at 12th to higher and higher notes
- pulls off to open string - 5 3 0 on E and B muted
- horn part - born to be wild bit
- 3 notes per string pentatonics - run from low E string - don't do high picked bit
- sextuplet run - 15 14 12, 15 13 12, 14 12 11, 14 - 17 16 14
- sextuplet picking chromatic line with E minor - 17 18 19 - play 19 17 18 19 18 17
- string skipped pentatonic line
- double stop lines in pentatonic
- pinch harmonics up 12 frets
95
Lynyrd Skynyrd-Sweet Home Alabama
[Loop section where riff is played over drums for first time and store - then just have solo sound on in background and either play little lead lines or the piano part or that chromatic riff which repeats in certain sections - Can try the F and C section]
[Intro - BPM 98 - riff on own - then riff and drums]
(notes - Wheels, Well I Heard, In Birmingham, Muscle Shoals)
[Verse]
Big wheels keep on turning
Carrying me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I'm missing old mammie once again
And I think it's a sin, yes
[Riff]
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her (oo, oo, oo)
Well I heard old Neil put it down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow
[Chorus]
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
[Solo 1]
In Birmingham they loved the governor (oo, oo, oo F to C bit)
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
[Chorus]
Here I come Alabama
[Solo - Alabam ah, ah, ah]
[Riff]
[Verse]
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers (oo, oo, oo)
And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes, they do)
Lord they give me oh so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue
Now how about you?
[Chorus] F to C bit at end
[Chorus]
[Loop Notes]
1. Practise stop for G to F
2. Solo ideas
- start with that bend 15th fret on E
- 2 note phrase then tap high note -
- that 2 note per string thing seems to work - 35 35 45 45 35 35
- fast line that works is G - 14 B 12 13 15 13 12
- try a bit of G minor as well but with stay away from minor 3rd
- try the open strings bit - but on G string - 4p2p0 and variations of
- the play the 'ah ah ah' bit - B - 15 13 12 and play the triads around later
55
Teddy Swims-Lose Control
[Intro - Capo 2 original key - No drums - Play chords up neck for verse]
[Em-022003] x 2
[Verse 1 +=on bass or snare - just bass drum on 1s - chords high up neck]
(Em-x79987 G/D 10-10-12-12-12-10 - C and B standard barres)
[Em] +Something's got a hold of me+ late ly, ............ no I
[G/D]+don't know my self a ny more+ or ore
[C/E] +Fe els like the walls are all+ clos in' in and the
[B/E]+de vil's knock in' at my door+, who ooh who oh ooh
[Em] Outta my mind how many times, did I +tell you I'm
[G/D]+no good at be ing a +lone yeah it's
[C/E]+takin' a toll +on me, +tryn' my best +to keep from
[B/E]+tear in' the +skin off my bones, don't you knowoohow
[Chorus - Drums in - Chords down neck]
[Em]I [Em7-02203x]lose [Em]con...
[G/D-3x0003]tro [Gadd9-3x0005]ooh [Gmaj7-3x0002]ool
ooh wo ooh oh woh ooh wa woh oh oh
when you're not
[C/E] next to me, .............. I'm
[Bsus4/E]fallin' apart right in [B/E]front of you can't you see
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E]next to me, yeah you're
[Bsus4/E] break in' my heart ba by [B/E] you make a mess of me
[Verse 2]
[Em] +Problematic, +problem is I want your
[G/D]+body like a fiend +like a bad habit, ..................
+bad habit's hard to
[C/E]+break when I'm with +you,
+yeeeah I know +I could do it on my
[Bsus4/E]+own but I want +that real full
[B/E]+moon black magic +and it takes two
[Em] +Problematic, +problem is when I'm
[G/D]+with you I'm an +addict, and-I +need some re
[C/E]+lease, my +skin in your +teeth, can't see the +forest through the
[Bsus4/E]+trees, got me +down on my
[B/E]+knees darl in' +please, oooooooh
[Chorus]
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E] next to me, .................. I'm
[Bsus4/E] fallin' apart right in [B/E] front of you can't you see
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E] next to me, yeah you're
[Bsus4/E] break in' my heart ba by [B/E] you make a mess of me
[Instrumental]
[Em] [G/D] [C/E] ([Bsus4/E] [B/E])
[Chorus - No drums]
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol (high), when you're not
[C/E] here with me, .................. I'm
[Bsus4/E] fallin' apart right in [B/E] front of you can't you see
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E] here with me, yeah you're
[Bsus4/E] breakin' my heart baby [B7/E-follows melody] you make a mess of me
[End]
eee eeeee
100
Otis Redding-Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay
[Intro]
[G]
[Verse 1]
[G] Sittin' in the mornin' [B7] sun,
I'll be [C] sittin' when the evenin' [A] comes.
[G] Watching the ships roll [B7] in,
Then I [C] watch 'em roll away a- [A] gain, yeah.
[Chorus]
I'm [G] sittin' on the dock of the [E] bay
Watching the [G] tide roll a- [E] way.
Ooo, I'm just [G] sittin' on the dock of the [A] bay
Wastin' [G] tim [E] e.
[Verse 2]
I [G] left my home in [B7] Georgia,
[C] Headed for the 'Frisco [A] Bay.
[G] 'Cause I've had nothing to [B7] live for,
And look like [C] nothing's gonna come my [A] way.
[Chorus]
So I'm just gon' s [G] it on the dock of the b [E] ay,
Watching the [G] tide roll a- [E] way.
Ooo, I'm [G] sittin' on the dock of the [A] bay
Wastin' [G] tim [E] e.
[Bridge]
[G] Looks [D] like, [C] nothing's gonna change,
[G] Eve [D] rything [C] still remains the same.
[G] I can't [D] do what [C] ten people [G] tell me to do
[F] So I guess I'll re- [D] main the same, yes.
[Verse 3]
[G] Sittin' here resting my [B7] bones
And this [C] loneliness won't leave me a [A] lone. "(Listen)"
It's [G] two thousand miles I [B7] roamed,
Just to [C] make this dock my [A] home.
[Chorus]
Now I'm just gonna [G] sit at the dock of the [E] bay
Watching the [G] tide roll a [E] way.
Ooo, I'm [G] sittin' on the dock of the [A] bay,
[G] [E]
[Coda]
[G] [E] - repeat 1 bar each
(Whistle Solo)
e|--/15---12----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------15--12~------------12---------------------12------------------15--15
G|--------------------14/16--14------14--12~--14/16--14-----14--12---14/16--------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--12-15-12----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------15-12~---------------------------------15---------------------------
G|-------------------14-14/16-14-16-16-14-12~--14-16----16-16-16--14--12--14--14/1
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---15--15~-|
6----------|
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e|--/15---12----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------15--12~------------12---------------------12------------------15--15
G|--------------------14/16--14------14--12~--14/16--14-----14--12---14/16--------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--12-15-12----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------15-12~---------------------------------15---------------------------
G|-------------------14-14/16-14-16-16-14-12~--14-16----16-16-16--14--12--14--14/1
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---15--15~-|
6----------|
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110
Rolling Stones-Fade Away
2 patterns - one where E goes up to A with A D A phrase at end once - rhythm - On Off On (Off On)
then E which has the On (E) Off (E) On (E) (Off(A) On(E)) twice
BPM 101
[E] I wanna tell you how it's gonna [A] be . [A] .. [D] .. [A] ...
[E] You're gonna give your [A] love to [E] me.. [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
[E] I'm gonna love you night and [A] day [A] .. [D] .. [A] ....
[E] Love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
Well [E] love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
[E] And my love is bigger than a Cadi [A] llac [A] . [D] .. [A] .....
[E] I'll try to show it if you [A] drive me [E] back [E] . [A] .. [E] .....
[E] Your love for me has got to be [A] real [A] . [D] .. [A] .....
[E] Before you'd have noticed [A] how I [E] feel [E] . [A] .. [E] .....
[E] Love real not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
[E] Well love real not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
Yeah
A D A (A D A) E A E (E A E) A D A (A D A) E A E (E A E)
[E] I wanna tell you how it's gonna [A] be . [A] .. [D] .. [A] ...
[E] You're gonna give your [A] love to [E] me . [E] .. [A] .. [E] ...
[E] Love that lasts more than one [A] day [A] .. [D] .. [A] ....
[E] Well love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
[E] Well love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
[E] Well love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
[E] Not fade a [A] wayNot fade away
120
Johnny Cash-Folsom Prison Blues
[Intro & Outro - Capo 3rd for Guido - BPM 102]
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|----1-1----------|
A|-222----2--------|
E|----------2b3-0--|
---&4&1-2-3-4---1--
[Verse 1]
I [E] hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
and I ain't seen the sunshine since [E7] I don't know when
I'm [A] stuck at Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' [E] on
But that [B7] train keeps a-rollin' on down to San A [E] ntone
[Verse 2]
When [E] I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
always be a good boy; don't e [E7] ver play with guns.'
But I [A] shot a man in Reno, just to watch him di [E] e
when I [B7] hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and [E] cry
[Solo]
E | E7 | E | E7
A | A | E | E
B7| B7| E |
[Verse 3]
I [E] bet there's rich folks eatin' from a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee and s [E7] moking big cigars
But I [A] know I had it coming, I know I can't be [E] free
But tho [B7] se people keep a moving, and that's what [E] tortures me
[Solo]
E | E7 | E | E7
A | A | E | E
B7| B7| E |
[Verse 4]
Well, if they [E] freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little [E7] farther down the line
[A] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to [E] stay
And I'd [B7] let that lonesome whistle blow my blues a [E] way
[End]
[Notes]
Solo whilst playing backbeat 1. Play up with first finger off beat notes against the snare hits - mainly notes on B and high E string - add
vibrato and slides to make it lively - use little finger to fret notes so can mute rest of strings with other fingers of left hand
- can also play double stops and 3 notes pull offs (i.e. E - 5p3p0)
Can use 3rd finger if want to apply more vibrato and give left hand more space to work against the capo
Rhythm 1 2&1&2&1
------ B-S-B-S-S but for Guido blues shuffle
Capo: 1st fret for original - RIFF 0221 4221 then A is x0222 x4222
65
4 Non Blondes-What's Up
[Intro]
[E] [F#m] [A] [E]
first note of melody is G# of the E chord (first fret on G string)
[Verse 1]
[E] Twenty-five years and my life is still
[F#m] Trying to get up that great big hill
Of [A] hope for a desti [E] nation
I [E] realized quickly when I knew I should
That the [F#m] world was made up of this brotherhood
Of [A] man, for whatever that [E] means
[Pre-Chorus]
And so I [E] cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to [F#m] get it all out, what's in my head
and I [A] - I am feeling a little pe [E] culiar
And so I [E] wake in the morning and I step outside
and I [F#m] take a deep breath and I get real high and
I [A] scream from the top of my lungs "What's going [E] on?"
[Chorus]
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
[Interlude]
[E] Ooh, O [F#m] oh O [A] oh [E]
[E] Ooh, O [F#m] oh O [A] oh [E]
[Verse 2]
And I [E] try, oh my God, do I [F#m] try
I try all the [A] time, in this insti [E] tution
And I [E] pray, oh my God, do I [F#m] pray
I pray every single [A] day
For a revo [E] lution
[Pre-Chorus]
And so I [E] cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to [F#m] get it all out, what's in my head
and I [A] - I am feeling a little pe [E] culiar
And so I [E] wake in the morning and I step outside
and I [F#m] take a deep breath and I get real high and
I [A] scream from the top of my lungs "What's going [E] on?"
[Chorus]
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] HeyeYEYEYE"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
[Interlude]
[E] Ooh, O [F#m] oh O [A] oh . [E] ....
[Outro]
[E] Twenty-five years and my life is still
[F#m] Trying to get up that great big hill of [A] hope
For a destin [E] ation
[End]
50
Chris Stapleton-Tennessee Whiskey
[INTRO]
[A] [Bm] [Bm] [A]
[VERSE]
[A] Used to spend my nights out in a barr [Bm] oom
Liquor was the [Bm] only love I've [A] known
[A] But you rescued me from reachin' for the bot [Bm] tom
And brought me [Bm] back from being too far
[A] gone ------ You're as
[CHORUS]
[A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key
You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine
You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy
And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[VERSE]
I [A] 've looked for love in all the same old [Bm] places
Found the bottom [Bm] of a bottle was always [A] dry
B [A] But when you poured out your heart I didn't waste [Bm] it
‘Cause there's nothing like your [Bm] love to get me [A] high, yeah
You're as
[CHORUS]
[A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key
You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine
You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy
And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO]
[A] [Bm] [Bm] [A] x 2
[CHORUS]
You're as [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key
You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine
You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy
And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[OUTRO]
You're as
[A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key
Tennessee whis [Bm] key
Tennessee whisk [A] ey
[Repeat until end]
80
Tom Petty-Free Falling
[Intro]
[E] [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
[Verse]
She's a [E] good [A] girl loves her [B] mama
Loves [E] Je [A] sus and America [B] too
She's a [E] good [A] girl crazy 'bout [B] Elvis
Loves [E] hor [A] ses and her boyfriend [B] too
[Instrumental]
[E] [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
It's a [E] long [A] day livin' in Re [B] seda
There's a [E] free [A] way runnin' through the [B] yard
And I'm a [E] bad [A] boy 'cause I don't even [B] miss her
I'm a [E] bad [A] boy for breakin' her [B] heart
[Chorus]
And I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
Yeah I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
[Verse]
All the [E] vam [A] pires walkin' through the [B] valley
Move [E] west [A] down Ventura Boule [B] vard
And all the [E] bad [A] boys are standing in the [B] shadows
All the [E] good [A] girls are home with broken [B] hearts
[Chorus]
And I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
Yeah I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
[Instrumental]
[E] [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
[Verse]
I wanna [E] glide [A] down over Mulholland
I wanna [E] write [A] her name in the sky
I wanna [E] free [A] fall out into nothin'
Gonna [E] leave [A] this world for a while
[Chorus]
And I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
Yeah I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
And I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
Oh! [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
60
America-Horse With No Name
[Intro - BPM 123 - No drums]
Em Em D6/9 (200200) D6/9 x2
[Verse 1]
On the [Em] first part of the [D6/9] journey
I was [Em] looking at all the [D6/9] life
There were [Em] plants and birds and [D6/9] rocks and things
There were [Em] sand and hills and [D6/9] rings
The [Em] first thing I met was a [D6/9] fly with a buzz
And the [Em] sky with no [D6/9] clouds
The [Em] heat was hot and the [D6/9] ground was dry
But the [Em] air was full of [D6/9] sound
[Chorus - Slap on snare drums]
I've [Em9] been through the desert on a [Dmaj9] horse with no name
It felt [Em9] good to be out of the [Dmaj9] rain
In the [Em9] desert you can re [Dmaj9] member your name
'Cause there a [Em9] in't no one for to [Dmaj9] give you no pain
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Verse 2 - Slap on snare drums]
After [Em] two days in the [D6/9] desert sun
My [Em] skin began to turn [D6/9] red
After [Em] three days in the [D6/9] desert fun
I was [Em] looking at a river [D6/9] bed
And the [Em] story it told of a [D6/9] river that flowed
Made me [Em] sad to think it was [D6/9] dead
[Chorus - Full drums]
I've [Em9] been through the desert on a [Dmaj9] horse with no name
It felt [Em9] good to be out of the [Dmaj9] rain
In the [Em9] desert you can re [Dmaj9] member your name
'Cause there a [Em9] in't no one for to [Dmaj9] give you no pain
La, [Em9] la, la lala [Dmaj9] la la la, la, la
La, l [Em9] a, la lala l [Dmaj9] a la la, la, la
[Verse 3 - Drums stop]
After [Em] nine days I let the [D6/9] horse run free
'Cause the [Em] desert had turned to [D6/9] sea
There were [Em] plants and birds and [D6/9] rocks and things
There were [Em] sand and hills and [D6/9] rings
(bass drum in)
The [Em] ocean is a desert with its [D6/9] life underground
And a [Em] perfect disguise [D6/9] above
Under the [Em] cities lies a [D6/9] heart made of ground
But the [Em] humans will give no [D6/9] love
[Chorus - Full drums]
I've [Em9] been through the desert on a [Dmaj9] horse with no name
It felt [Em9] good to be out of the [Dmaj9] rain
In the [Em9] desert you can re [Dmaj9] member your name
'Cause there a [Em9] in't no one for to [Dmaj9] give you no pain
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
70
Bob Marley-Stir It Up
[BASS LINE - FOLLOW CHORDS]
D -------------4-7---6-9
A --4--54547-5-----7---
E 5--------------------
[Intro - pattern slightly swung - xx XX xx XX - No drums for first time round]
[Snare is just muted downstroke on strings - not slap or full snare]
[A] [A] [D] [E] x 3
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 1]
It's been a [A] long, long time, yeah!
(stir it, stir it, stir it together)
[D] Since I [E] got you on my
[A] mind. (ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Oh- [E] oh!
[A] Now you are here (stir it, stir it, stir it together), I said,
[D] it's [A] so [E] clear
[A] To see what we could do, baby,
(ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Just me and [E] you.
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 2]
[A] I'll push the wood (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
then I [D] blaze ya [E] fire;
[A] Then I'll satisfy your [D] heart's de [E] sire. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Said, I stir it every (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
[D] every [E] minute:
[A] All you got to do, baby, (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[D] Is keep it [E] in, eh!
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 3]
[A] Quench me [D] when I'm [E] thirsty;
[A] Come on and cool me down, ba [D] by, [E] when I'm hot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Your recipe is, - dar [D] lin' - is so [E] tasty,
[A] When you show and [D] stir your [E] pot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Solo] [A] [A] [D] [E] x as many times as necessary
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Repeat Chorus until natural end]
95
Kenny Rogers-The Gambler
[Verse - No drums]
G C G
On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
G G D
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to speak
G C G
So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
C G D7 G
'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak.
G C G
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
G D
Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes,
G C G
And if you don't mind me sayin', I can see you're out of aces,
C G D G
And for a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."
(bass drum on 2 and 4 to begin with - no snare)
G C G
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow;
G G D
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light,
G C G
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression,
C G D G
' said "If you're gon na play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
[Chorus - Half time shuffle]
G C G
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
C G D
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
G D G C G
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
C G D G
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Verse]
A D A
Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
A E
Is knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep
A E A D A
'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser,
D A E A
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."
[Verse]
A D A
And when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window,
A E
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep, (drums stop)
A E A D A
And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even,
D A E A
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.
[Chorus - Drums back in]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Chorus]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Chorus - A Cappella]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
95
Bill Withers-Lovely Day
[Intro BPM 98 - You can use technique in Dakota to play the high violin lines
- 0-x-9-9-9-11 0-x-9-9-9-12 9-x-9-9-9-11 9-x-9-9-9-12 x-0-x-9-9-11 x-0-x-9-9-12 C then D]
Vox- have one on double - that should do it - no harmonies
|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-----/--|
--E---------C#m7------Amaj7---------Cmaj7-Bm7
|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/--/--/--/--|
--E---------C#m7------Amaj7-----Cmaj7----Bm7
[Verse 1]
[E] When I wake up in the [C#m7] morning love [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] And the sunlight hurts my eyes [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] And something without [C#m7] warning love [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Bears heavy on my [Cmaj7] mind
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D-x55555] Then I look at you [Bm7/E-077777]
And the world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
[Verse 2]
[E] When the day that lies [C#m7] ahead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Seems impossible to face [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] When someone else in [C#m7] stead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Always seems to know the [Cmaj7] way
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D] Then I look at you [Bm7/E]
And the world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
[Verse 3]
[E] When the day that lies a [C#m7] head of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Seems impossible to face [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] When someone else in [C#m7] stead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Always seems to know the [Cmaj7] way
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D] Then I look at you [Bm7/E]
And the whole world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus - x 2 or fade]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
120
Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle
[Intro - DROP D??? - No drums - BPM 124- Riff does not starts on one]
Play double stop with 2 fingers - 2nd on G, 1st on B so an slide into 34 and 12 shapes
E ---0------------
G ---77-53-5-55-35-7
B ---77-54-5-55-45-7
D ---0-------------
Dr 1 &2 3&
E -0---------
G -77-53-1-11
B -77-54-2-22
D -0---------
[Vamp on D - Drums in - 4 bars - Off beats on guitar for most xXxX XXxX]
[D]
[Verse]
Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7-5X3433 in drop D or easier - 5x006x] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Verse]
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you
And I'm [D] wondering what it is I should do
It's so [G7] hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing con [D] trol, yeah, I'm all over the place
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7]
Well, you [G7] started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man [D]
And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
(stop and just snare)
[D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Slide Guitar - Just hammer on D at 5th fret from C/D and emphasise high A with strumming]
[D]
[Verse]
[D] Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can [D] see that it makes no sense at all
Is it [G7] cool to go to sleep on the floor
'Cause I don't [D] think that I can take anymore
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Solo - Mute low E hard with heel]
[D] [D] [G7] [D]
[A] [C] [G] [D]
High chords you can play to make more interesting
D G D A C G D End on D5
E -14-17--14-17-14------5s7---14---------9-12-----3----14---------------x
B -15-------------------6s8---15-repeat--10---5---3----15-repeat-17p15--15
B -14-------------x2----0--x2-14-before--9----5---4----14-before-----14-14
D -0--------------------0-----0----------x----5---5----0----------------0
A ----------------------x----------------0----3---5----------------------
E -X--------------------x-------------------------3----X-----------------
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7]
Well, you [G7] started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man [D]
And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
(stop and just snare)
[D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Vamp D - 4 bars - slide part]
[Verse]
Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you,
[D] Stuck in the middle with you.
Here I [D] am, stuck in the middle with you.
[Ending]
[D] [D]
[Notes]
Simulate slide part
E ---------------------
B s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---10-
G s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---7--
D s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---7--
A x--------------------
E ---------------------
115
Doobie Brothers-Long Train
[Intro - BPM 87 - No drums high riff]
[Em7]
E -7------7-7------7---7--
B -7h8----8-8------8---7--
G -7------7-7------7---7--
D -7h9----9-9------9---7--
A -7------7-7------7---7--
E -7------7-7------7---7--
Dr B S B S
[Verse]
[Em7] Down around the corner, half a mile from here
See them long trains run, and you watch them disappear
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse]
You [Em7] know I saw miss Lucy down along the tracks
She lost her home and her family and she won't be coming back
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse]
Well the Ill [Em7] inois Central
And the [Em7] Southern Central Freight
Got to [Em7] keep on pushin' mama
You [Em7] know they're running late
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Solo- Verse chords]
[Em7] [Am7] [Em7]
[C] [Bsus4] [B] [Em7]
[Verse - Rhythm changes to (BB) S B S for Gm7 section]
[Em7]
E ------------------
B ------------------
G ------------------
D -7--9---------------
A -5--7---------------
E -0-----------------
Dr B B S B S
Well the Ill [Em7] inois Central
And the [Em7] Southern Central Freight
Got to [Em7] keep on pushin' mama
You [Em7] know they're running late
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse - Rhythm - drop snare just bass drum]
Well the [Em7] pistons keep on turning
And the whe [Em7] els go round and round
The [Em7] steel rails are cold and hard
For the [Em7] miles that they go down
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove
[Am7]
ooh (drums stop)
[Intro riff] back in - ad lib til end
- bring drums back in at some point
[Em7] [Em7] [Em7] [Dm7]
B S B S
160
Rolling Stones-Paint It Black
[Intro riff - no drums - BPM 81]
E --0-2-3-5-3-2-0-0---0-2-(triplet)-(triplet)
B ------------------4-----2h4h55----5p4p24-
G ---------------------------------------
D 2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------
[Drum Intro - snare on each quarter note]
2 bars just drums
2 bars + Em (try upward strum rakes to simulate original)
[Verse 1]
Playing sitar line during verse over Em and B section
E -0-------5---------------2----
B -5-5-7-8---8-7-5--5-4--5---5-4
G ------------------4-----------
D ------------------4-----------
A -7----------------2-----------
E ------------------------------
Em B
[Em] I see a red door and I [B] want it painted black.
[Em] No colours anymore I [B] want them to turn black.
(Straight drums in)
[Em] I [D] see the [G] girls walk [D] by dressed
[Em] in their summer clothes. (Em riff)
[Em] I [D] have to [G] turn my [D] head unt
[A] il my darkness g [B] oes.
[Verse 2]
(Drums - snare on each quarter note)
[Em] I see a line of cars and [B] they're all painted black.
[Em] With flowers and my love both [B] never to come back.
(Straight drums in)
[Em] I [D] see people [G] turn their
[D] heads and [Em] quickly look away. (Em riff)
[Em] Like a [D] newborn [G] baby [D] it just
[A] happens every [B] day.
[Verse 3]
(Drums - snare on each quarter note)
[Em] I look inside myself and [B] see my heart is black.
[Em] I see my red door, I must [B] have it painted black
(Straight drums in)
[Em] Maybe [D] then I'll [G] fade a [D] way and
[Em] not have to face the facts. (Em riff)
[Em] It's not [D] easy [G] facing [D] up when
[A] your whole world is [B] black.
[Verse 4]
(Quiet - no drums)
[Em] No more will my green sea go [B] turn a deeper blue.
[Em] I could not forsee this thing [B] happening to you.
(Straight drums in)
[Em] If [D] I look [G] hard en [D] nough in
[Em] to the setting sun (Em riff)
[Em] My [D] love will [G] laugh with [D] me
be [A] fore the morning [B] comes.
[Verse 5]
(Drums - snare on each quarter note)
[Em] I see a red door and I [B] want it painted black.
[Em] No colours anymore I [B] want them to turn black.
(Straight drums in)
[Em] I [D] see the [G] girls walk [D] by dressed
[Em] in their summer clothes. (Em riff)
[Em] I [D] have to [G] turn my [D] head un
[A] til my darkness [B] goes.
[Outro - marching riff 1xx 1231 - hit each note with thumb]
Em B x 2 - Straight
Em B - Bring in marching riff - continue until end
Perhaps stop playing chords and concentrate on drumming
[Notes]
[Em-riff] - play 22 with 2 and 3rd fingers so can play other notes easily)
022000 022010 022000 022200 022000
150
Darius Rucker-Wagon Wheel
[Intro - BPM 148 - Capo 2 - No drums]
[G] [D] [Em] [C] (drum pickup)
(Violin line - drums in)
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[Verse]
[G] Heading down south to the [D] land of the pines
[Em] I'm thumbing my way into [C] North Caroline
[G] Staring up the road and [D] pray to God I see
[C] headlights .........
[G] I made it down the coast in [D] seventeen hours
[Em] Picking me a bouquet of [C] dogwood flowers And I'm a-
[G] hopin' for Raleigh, I can [D] see my baby to
[C] night .................
[Chorus]
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me...................
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me ......................
[Instrumental - Violin line]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [C]
[Verse]
[G] Running from the cold [D] up in New England
I was [Em] born to be a fiddler in an [C] old time string band
My [G] baby plays a guitar, [D] I pick a banjo
[C] now ,,,,,,,,,,,,
Oh, [G] north country winters keep a [D] getting me down
I lost my [Em] money playing poker so I [C] had to leave town
But I [G] ain't turning back to [D] living that old life
[C] no more ...............
[Chorus]
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[Instrumental - Violin line]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [C]
[Guitar Solo]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [C]
[Verse - No drums - Quiet - one strum each chord below]
[G] Walkin' to the south [D] out of Roanoke
I caught a [Em] trucker out of Philly had a [C] nice long toke
But [G] he's a heading west from the [D] Cumberland gap
To [C] Johnson City, Tennessee [C]
And I [G] gotta get a move on [D] before the sun
I hear my [Em] baby calling my name and I [C] know that she's the only one
And [G] if I died in Raleigh at [D] least
I will die [C] free ................
[Chorus] (Quiet - one strum each chord below - slight slap snare drums)
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
(Full volume - normal strumming)
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[Ending - Acapella]
violin line out - fade or drop to finger picking halfway
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[End]
[Notes]
Drum fill - swing
--TT-TB - Prep first finger to strum after thumb hit
1231231
[Notes]
[Drum pickup bit - Relative to Capo at 2]
G D Em C
E -2-22-0h2--22--2---7-5----x--x-----0--03s5--7--------
B -2-22-3-3--33--3---0-0--8-0--101--3---------x--------
G -0-00-2-2--22--2---0-0--0-7--0----0---------0--------
D -0-00-0-0--00--0---x-x--x-x--2----2---------0--------
A -2-22--------------7*7--7-7--3----3---------x--------
E -3-33-------------------0-0-----------------3--------
* fret with 3rd finger
Note for Em section can also play
Em to Emadd4 Em Em7
x-9-11-11-10-9 x-9-11-9-12-9 x-9-11-11-10-9 x-9-11-9-10-9
[Main theme]
G D Em C
E -7--7--7-5-2-----0-0-0---x----0--03s5--7----
B -x--x--x-x-3-----3-0-0---101-3--3-----------
G -0--0--0-0-2-----0-0-0---0---0--0-----------
D -0--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2---2---2--2-----------
A -x--x--x-x-0-----2-2-2---3---3--3-----------
E -3--3--3-3-x-----0-0-0----------------------
160
John Denver-Country Roads
[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 88]
G G/D x4 - arpeggio - play G string with thumb, B and E with first and second fingers
then play D string thumb with thumb - repeat pattern (sort of) for all other chords
OR JUST DOWNPICK THE BASS NOTE WITH FIRST FINGER JUST USING A PLECTRUM THEN STRUM THE REST
OF THE CHORD WHILST PLAYING THE SNARE - WITH EACH CHORD PLAY ROOT THEN 5TH AFTER - SO WITH
C YOU ARE PLAYING C/G EVERY SECOND BASS NOTE - SOUNDS GOOD
[Verse 1 - Finger pick with bass drum on all quarter notes - Root to 5th where possible]
(Finger picking pattern is pama - play just 2 treble strings in up up down pattern)
[G] Almost Heaven [Em] , West Virginia
[D] Blue Ridge Mountains, [C] Shenandoah [G] River.
[G] Life is old there, [Em] older than the trees,
[D] younger than the mountains, [C] blowin'
like a [G] breeze.
[Chorus - Strum with bass drum and full snare - 2/4 - Bass note Root to 5th where possible]
Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the
[Em] place I be [C] long
West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama, take me
[C] home, country [G] roads.
[Verse 2 - Slap snare so gentler feel]
[G] All my memories [Em] gather 'round her [D] ,
miner's lady, [C] stranger to blue [G] water.
[G] Dark and dusty, [Em] painted on the sky, [D]
misty taste of moonshine, [C] teardrop in my [G] eye.
[Chorus]
Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the
[Em] place I be [C] long
West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama, take me
[C] home, country [G] roads.
[Bridge]
[Em] I hear her [D/F#] voice, in the
[G] mornin' hour she calls me.
The [C] radio re [G] minds me of my [D] home far away.
And [Em] drivin' down the [F] road I get a
[C] feelin' that I [G] should have been home
[D] yesterday, yester [D7] day.
[Chorus]
Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the
[Em] place I be [C] long
West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama,
take me [C] home, country [G] roads.
[Chorus]
Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home,
to the [Em] place I be [C] long
West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama,
take me [C] home, country [G] roads.
[Outro]
Take me [D] home, (down) country [G] roads.
Take me [D] home, (down) country [G] roads.