[Drop D - Intro - BPM 94 - Capo 2 - Just bass drum] D - hammer onto 2 fret of G then D riff later is
[Intro Riff] E -2-2-2---2- B -3-3-3---3- G -2-2-0h2-2- D -0-0-0---0- A ---------------- E ----------------
[Verse - no full drums - just bass drum] Well, I [D] took a stroll on the old long walk On a [D] day-I- [D/F#] ay-I- [G] ay I [Bm] met a little [A] girl and we [G] stopped to [D] talk on a [Bm] grand soft [A] day-I- [D] ay
(drums in on G - snare pick up - DDG+SnareG+Snare) [Riff A] - [D] And [D] I [G] ask [G] you, [D] friend, ............. what's a [G] fella to [D] do 'Cause her [Bm] hair was [A] black and her [G] eyes were [D] blue [Riff A] - And I [G] knew right [D] then........I'd be [G] takin' a [D] whirl 'Round the [Bm] Salthill [A] Prom with a [G] Galway [D] girl
[Bridge 1 - Violin line 1] D-----D-----G----G--D-- G--D--G--D--A----A--D--
[Verse] We were [D] halfway there when the rain came down On a [D] day-I- [D/F#] ay-I- [G] ay And she [Bm] took me [A] up to her [G] flat down [D] town Of a [Bm] grand soft [A] day-I-ay-I-a [D] y [Riff A] - And I [G] ask you, [D] friend, .......what's a [G] fella to [D] do 'Cause her [Bm] hair was [A] black and her [G] eyes were [D] blue So I [G] took her [D] hand and I [G] gave her a [D] twirl And I [Bm] lost my [A] heart to a [G] Galway [D] girl
[Bridge 2 - Violin line 2] D-----D-----G----G--D-- G--D--G--D--A----A--D-- G-----G-----D----A----- G--D--G--D--A----A--D--
[Verse - just bass drum] When [D] I woke up I was all alone...( [D] ay-I- [D/F#] ay-I- [G] ay) With a [Bm] broken [A] heart and a [G] ticket [D] home (drums back in) [Riff A] - And I [G] ask you [D] now, tell me [G] what would you [D] do If her [Bm] hair was [A] black and her [G] eyes were [D] blue I've [G] traveled a [D] round I've been all [G] over this [D] world Boys I ain't [Bm] never seen [A] nothin' like a [G] Galway [D] girl
[Outro - Violin line 2] x 2 D-----D-----G----G--D-- G--D--G--D--A----A--D-- G-----G-----D----A----- G--D--G--D--A----A--D--
[End]
[Violin Line 1 - relative to capo] *mute with heel of hand whilst still playing snare ** mute string with other fretting finger Ch D G D E -2-0----22--20---7-779(10)97-x-x B -3---3--------3--x**---------10-10--- G -2---------------0-----------7--7- D -0---------------0-----------0--0--- A -----------------x*----------x-x-- D -----------------x*----------------
Ch G--D---G---D----A--------D- E --7-7x---320-0h2--0--------x-x---- B --x--10--0--33----5-557875-3-3---- G --0--7---0---x----6--------2-2---- D --x--7---0---0----7--------------- A --x--5------------0--------------- D --x-------------------------------
Nice approach - when you want to imply G chord play melody on E string so by virtue of fretting the open G rings - then want to imply D, move melody to B string that naturally mutes the G string and the low D string rings more With A just play chord down the neck Also really helps to be in open D tuning
[Violin Line 2 - relative to capo - note you can add trills and hammer ons and pulloffs and sounds great stick to right string though for each chord] *mute with heel of hand whilst still playing snare
Ch D G D E -----------------7-779(10)97-x-x-- B -7-5-3--77--753--0-----------10-10 G -x---------------0-----------7--7- D -0---------------0-----------0--0- A -----------------x*----------x-x-- D -----------------x*---------------
Ch G--D---G---D----A--------D------ E --7-7x---320-0h2--0--------x-x---- B --x--10--0--33----5-557875-3-3---- G --0--7---0---2----6--------2-2---- D --x--0---0---0----7--------------- A --x--x------------0--------------- D --x-------------------------------
Ch G-----G--------------D------------A----- E -7--7--7--9--10--------------------0 B -0--------------------10-10108-7---5 G -0--------------------7---------7--6 D -0--------------------0------------7 A (0)--------------------------------0 D --------------------------------
Ch G--D---G---D----A--------D- E --7-7x---320-0h2--0--------x-x---- B --x--10--0--33----5-557875-3-3---- G --0--7---0---x----6--------2-2---- D --x--0---0---0----7--------------- A --x--0------------0--------------- D --x-------------------------------
[Riff A during "And I ask you friend" and other sections - relative to capo]
Ch G D G D E -333-3--2-----------------333-3--2------------------------- B -333-3--3-----------------333-3--3--------------7---5---3-- G -000-0--2-------0-2-4-2---000-0--2-------0-2-4-2x---x---x-- D -000-0----*0-2-4x-x-x-----000-0----*0-2-4x-x-x--0---0---0-- A -xxx-x--------------------xxx-x---------------------------- D -555-5--------------------555-5---------------------------- Dr S S
* keep 2nd and 3rd fingers holding the D major chord try to directly pick as much of the line as play the 0 2 4 on G mute the lower D with fretting fingers
[Verse 1] I play the [Fm7] street life, because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life, Its the [Fm7] only life I know. [Fm7] Street Life, and there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play, [Cm7] Steet Life, until you [Fm7] play your life away.
[Chorus-quick changes] You [Bbm7] let the people [Db/Eb-x66666] see, just who you [Cm7] wanna be, [F7#9-13x214] And [Bbm7] every night you [Db/Eb-x66666] shine, just [Abmaj7] like a superstar. The [Abm7] type of life that's [B/Db-x44444] played, a [F#maj7] temptin' mas[Gm7-5-343363] querade You [Bbm7] dress you walk you [Db/Eb-x66666] talk, You're [Abmaj7] who you think you are [C7#5#9-hendrix-x32344]
[Verse 2] [Fm7] Street life, You can [Bbm7] run away from time, [Cm7] Street life, For a [Fm7] nickel, or a dime, [Fm7] Street life, But you [Bbm7] better not get old, [Cm7] Street life, Or you're [Fm7] gonna feel the cold.
[Chorus] There's [Bbm7] always love for [Db/Eb] sale a [Cm7] grown-up fairy [F7#9] tale Prince [Bbm7] Charming always [Db/Eb] smiles behind [Abmaj7] a silver spoon And [Abm7] if you keep it young [B/Db] your [F#maj7] song is always [Gm7-5] sung Your [Bbm7] love will pay your way [Db/Eb] beneath [Abmaj7] the silver moon
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string, then 6 and 8 on E string for F] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[Verse] I play the [Fm7] street life Because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life It's the [Fm7] only life I know [Fm7] Street life And there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play [Cm7] Street Life Until you [Fm7] play your life away- oh
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7][C7]
[Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[End - .X = 12(3)(1)] [Fm7] play rhythm once - X x .X .X X
[Mad bit removed from second half of sax solo] C#m7 F#9sus4-111313 - Bmaj7 Bm7 E9sus4-000202 Amaj7 - Bbm7 Eb9sus4-x66666 Abmaj7
[Interlude Riff - play high part with thumb and first finger as naturally mutes the G string with thumb] E --6--------- B ----9p6------- G x---------- D 6---------- A 6---------- E 6----------
