Earth Wind And Fire-September - BPM - 126
[Intro- Just bass drum - Play with downstrokes to get correct feel][Dmaj7]- [C#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] - [F#m7] x 3
(full drums in)
[G/A] (horn part slide up to high then stop)
[Verse 1 *drums back in]
Do you re [Dmaj7]*member [C#m7] [Bm7][C#m7]
the 21st[F#m7] night of Septem [Dmaj7]ber [C#m7] [Bm7]
Love was [C#m7] changing the [F#m7] minds of preten
[Dmaj7] ders [C#m7] [Bm7]
While [C#m7]chasing the[F#m7] clouds a[G/A] way
(slide up to high horn part)
[Verse 2]
Our hearts were[Dmaj7] ringing [C#m7] [Bm7]
In the[C#m7] key that our[F#m7] souls were[Dmaj7]
singing [C#m7] [Bm7]
As[C#m7] we danced in the[F#m7] night,
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] how the [C#m7] stars stole the
[F#m7] night a [G/A] way
[Chorus - PLAY CHORDS DOWN NECK SO LESS LIKELY TO MISS]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A] (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] da da [F#m7] day
[G/A] yeah (fast horn part)
[Verse 3]
My thoughts are[Dmaj7] with you [C#m7] [Bm7]
Holding [C#m7] hands with your[F#m7] heart to [Dmaj7] see you [C#m7] [Bm7]
[C#m7] Only blue talk and [F#m7] love,
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] how [C#m7] we knew love was
[F#m7] here to [G/A] stay (Fast horn riff)
[Verse 4]
Now De [Dmaj7] cember [C#m7] [Bm7] found [C#m7]
the love that we [F#m7] shared in Septem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7]
Only [C#m7] blue talk and [F#m7] love
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] the [C#m7] true love we
[F#m7] share to [G/A] day
[Chorus - COULD LOOP HERE TO PLAY HORN PARTS WITH LEAD]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A]and we'll say (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were [F#m7] shiny
[G/A] days
[Verse 5 - Chords follow words quite tightly]
[Dmaj7]The [C#m7]bells [Bm7]was [C#m7]ringing, [F#m7] ah ha
[Dmaj7]our [C#m7]souls [Bm7] were[C#m7] singing [F#m7]
[Dmaj7] do you [C#m7] remem[Bm7] ber [C#m7]
never a [F#m7] cloudy [G/A] day yow (fast horn part?)
[Chorus]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were[F#m7] shiny
[G/A] days
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de
[G/A] aaaaaaah
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de
[G/A] aaaaaaah
[End] End on G/A with drum snare figure
[Notes]
[Potential Horn Parts]
[Intro part]
G/A
E 997575----
B -----0----
G -----0---
D -----0---
A -----0---
E -----5----
[During Chorus - Slidy Riff]
G/A - * = when snare hit
* **
E ---5-3s5-5------55
B ---0------------0
G ---0--------x3--0--
D ---0------------0
A ---0------------0
E ---5-3s5-5------55
Dr-B---S----B
[During Chorus- Fast horn riff]
E 0-55---------55--
B 07--77-------00--
G 0-------x7---00--
D 0------------00--
A 0------------00--
E 5------------55--
[G/A General Stab]
E 17--------
B 0---------
G 14--------
D 0---------
A 0---------
E X---------