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Carpenters-We've Only Just Begun - BPM - 107

[Intro - No drums - Just finger pick - 2 bars per chord] 
|Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |

E -9----------12-9---9----------
B -9----10-10--------10--------------
G -9--11-------------11---------
D -X-----------------0-------
A -0--------------------------
E ----------------------------
 
[Verse 1 - Finger pick]
[Amaj7] We've only just be [Dmaj7] gun ......... t [C#m7] o live,
[F#m7] White lace and [Bm7] promi...ses,
[F#m7] A kiss for luck and we're [Bm7] on our waaa [E7sus4] ay. (start to strum)
[E7] ( we only be [Amaj7] gun )

[Verse 2 - Drums in - Light snare sound based on downstroke on strings - not slap ]
[Amaj7] Before the rising [Dmaj7] sun ........we [C#m7] fly,
[F#m7] So many [Bm7] roads to choose,
[F#m7] We start off walking and [Bm7] learn to ruuuu [E7sus4] un, 
And [E7] yes, we've just begun. (full drums)
 
(1 bar each) Amaj7 - Dmaj7 - Amaj7 - (Dmaj7 E)

[CHORUS: - Hold most of F# when moving to Bmaj7 - only lift up fingers that need to]
[F#] Sharing hor [Bmaj7] izons that are [F#] new to us, [Bmaj7] 
[F#] Watching the [Bmaj7] signs along the [F#] way. [Bmaj7] 
(slide up first finger of Bb chord to right location for Ebmaj7 - x65333)
[Bb] Talkin' it [Ebmaj7] over, just the t [Bb] wo of us, [Ebmaj7] 
[Bb] Working [Ebmaj7] together day to [E7sus4] day........
to [E7] gether..

[Verse 3 - Light drums again]
[Amaj7] And when the evening [Dmaj7] comes we [C#m7] smile,
[F#m7] So much of [Bm7] life a...head.
[F#m7] We'll find a place where there's r [Bm7] oom to grow,
[E7] And yes, we've just begun. (full drums)
 
(1 bar each) Amaj7 - Dmaj7 - Amaj7 - (Dmaj7 E)
 
[CHORUS:] 
[F#] Sharing hor [Bmaj7] izons that are [F#] new to us, [Bmaj7] 
[F#] Watching the [Bmaj7] signs along the [F#] way. [Bmaj7] 
[Bb] Talkin' it [Ebmaj7] over, just the t [Bb] wo of us, [Ebmaj7] 
[Bb] Working [Ebmaj7] together day to [E7sus4] day...to [E7] gether..together
 
[Verse 4] 
[Amaj7] And when the evening [Dmaj7] comes we [C#m7] smile,
[F#m7] So much of [Bm7] life a...head.
[F#m7] We'll find a place where there's [Bm7] room to grow,
[E7] And yes, we've just
 |Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |Amaj7 |Dmaj7 |C# . . . .
begun.

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Average White Band-Pick Up The Pieces - BPM - 107

Drums

Intro No drums - 4
Riff A x 14 bars - sax comes in straightaway unlike later
3rd sax line varies, no sax last one
Riff A x 14 bars

Fill into
Riff B x 4 (5 bars) - drums stop

Riff A x 14 sax comes in after 2 bars
Riff B x 4 (5 bars - hold note over spoken)

Spoken pick up x 4 starts straight on that 5th bar

Sax solo x 12
Key change x 4

Riff A x 4 sax straight in
Riff B x 9

Spoken pick up x 4 with drum fills

Riff A x 1 to end

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