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Weeknd (The)-Blinding Lights - BPM - 155

[Intro - No drums - imply riff]

[No drums]
[Em] play Em riff bit only

[Drums]
B S B S B S BBS
[Em]    [Bm]    [D]    [A] 

[New version of riff to reall bring notes out]
[Keyboard Riff - play 99 for E with 2 and 3rd fingers]
   Em    
e|-0---0--------------7-------------7-------
B|-0---0--------------7-------------7------
G|-9---9--79-11-------9--------7-9--11-9------
D|-9---9--99-9-9-12---7-------------x--9-12---
A|-x---x-------x-x----9-------------9--9-12
E|-0---0-------0-0----7-------------7------

   D  D sus2 D5    A     G G/F#
e|-5--2--x---x-----0-----3-3---|
B|-3--3--5---3-----2-----3-3---|
G|-2--2--2---2-x2--2-----0-0---|
D|-0--0--0---0-----2-----0-0---|
A|-x---------------0-----x-x---|
E|-x---------------------3-2---|
 
[Verse 1]
[G]I've been [G/F#] tryna [Em] call
I've been on my [Bm] own for long enough
Maybe you can [D] show me how to love, may [A] be
I'm going through with [Em] drawals
You don't even [Bm] have to do too much
You can turn me [D] on with just a touch, ba [A] by
 
[Pre-Chorus 1 - Chords are more stabs on 1]
[G]look a [G/F#]round and, 
[Em] Sin City's cold and empty ( [Bm] oh)
No one's around to judge me ( [D] oh)
I can't see clearly when you're 
(Just bass drum) [A] go [Asus2]oh [A5]on
 
[Chorus 1]
I said, (drums in) 
[Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] blinded by the lights
[D+riff] I can't sleep until I feel your [A] touch [A] 
[G] I [G/F#] said, [Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] drowning in the night
Oh, [D+riff] when I'm like this, you're the one 
[A] trust (hey, [A] hey [G] , [G/F#] hey)
 
[Interlude - Intro riff - sing along with into harmoniser]
[Em] [Bm] [D] [A]
 
[Verse 2]
I'm [G]running [G/F#]out of [Em] time
'Cause I can see the [Bm] sun light up the sky
So I hit the [D] road in overdrive, ba [A] by, 
oh-oh oh-oh oh [Asus4 - A - Asus2 - A5 run]
 
[Pre-Chorus 2 - Chords are more stabs on 1]
[Em] The city's cold and empty ( [Bm] oh)
No one's around to judge me ( [D] oh)
I can't see clearly when you're 
(Just bass drum) [A] go [Asus2]oh [A5]on
 
[Chorus 2]
I said, [Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] blinded by the lights
No, [D+riff] I can't sleep until I feel your [A] touch [A] 
[G] I [G/F#] said, [Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] drowning in the night
Oh, [D+riff] when I'm like this, you're the one I [A] trust
 
[Bridge]
[G]I'm just [G/F#] walking [Em] by to let you know (by to let you know)
I can never [Bm] say it on the phone (say it on the phone)
Will [D] never let you go this [A] time ( [A] ooh)
 
[Chorus 3]
[G] I [G/F#] said, [Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] blinded by the lights
No, [D] I can't sleep until I feel your
[A] touch, hey, hey, hey
 
[Interlude]
[Em] [Bm] [D] [A] hey, hey, hey
[Em] [Bm] [D] [A]
 
[Outro - Drums stop]
[G] I [G/F#] said, (drums stop - play keyboard riff in background)
[Em] ooh, I'm [Bm] blinded by the lights
No, [D] I can't sleep until I feel your [A] touch

[End]
[Notes]
Alternative way to play riff with higher Em voicing
   Em  m7  sus2  sus2 ?   B7sus4     Bm
e|-7-7-----7-----7----7---7--7-------7-7-|
B|-8-8-----7-----7----7---7--7-------7-7-|
G|-9-9-7-9-9-----9----7---9--9--7--9-7-7-|
D|-9-9-----9-----9----9---7--7-------9-9-|
A|-7-7-----7-----7----7---9--9-------9-9-|
E|-0-0--------------------7--7-------7-7-|

[New version of riff to reall bring notes out]
[Keyboard Riff - play 99 for E with 2 and 3rd fingers]
   Em    
e|-0---0--------------7-------------7-------
B|-0---0--------------7-------------7------
G|-9---9--79-11-------9--------7-9--11-9------
D|-9---9--99-9-9-12---7-------------x--9-12---
A|-x---x-------x-x----9-------------9--9-12
E|-0---0-------0-0----7-------------7------

   D  D sus2 D5    A     G G/F#
e|-5--2--x---x-----0-----3-3---|
B|-3--3--5---3-----2-----3-3---|
G|-2--2--2---2-x2--2-----0-0---|
D|-0--0--0---0-----2-----0-0---|
A|-x---------------0-----x-x---|
E|-x---------------------3-2---|

[Keyboard Riff - Old version]
   Em  m7  sus2 Em  Em7   B7sus4     Bm
e|-0-0---0-2----0-----------7--7-------7-7--|
B|-0-0-3--------0---3-------7--7-------7-7--|
G|-0-0----------0-----------9--9--7--9-7-7--|
D|-2-2----------2-----------7--7-------9-9--|
A|-2-2----------2-----------9--9-------9-9--|
E|-0-0----------0-----------7--7-------7-7--|

   D  D sus2 D5    A     G G/F#
e|-5--2--0---x-----0-----3-3---|
B|-3--3--3---3-----2-----3-3---|
G|-2--2--2---2-x2--2-----0-0---|
D|-0--0--0---0-----2-----0-0---|
A|-x---------------0-----x-x---|
E|-x---------------------3-2---|

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Blues Brothers-Shake Tailfeather - BPM - 155

[INTRO BPM - 157 - No drums] Run- E-5 A-3 E-5 A-3 4 
[D5] [G7] [D5] [A7]

[Verse 1]
Well I
[D7] heard about the fellow you've been [G7] dancin' with ..all 
[D7] over the neighbourhood [G7] So 
[D7] why didn't you ask me [Bm] baby? Or
[E7] Didn't you think I could? [A7] (Drums in) 
Well I 
[D7] know that the boogaloo is [G7] outta sight and the
[D7] shingaling the thing to [G7] night .. Would it 
[D7] happen to me and you [Bm] baby? I wanna 
[E7] show you how to do it right... [A7] 
[A7] Do it right. Uh huh. Do it right. 
Do it right, do it right, do it right, 
do it right ! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Chorus] 
[D] Twist it! [G7] Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it [D] baby! [A7] 
[G] Here we go loop de loop [D] Shake it out baby
[G] Here we go loop de la
[A7] Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather
Bend over, let me see you shake your tailfeather
Come on, let me see you shake your tailfeather 
Come on, let me see you shake your tailfeather
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! 

[Horn bit - Dxxx Dxxx DxGxg GgGxx - Chords are just D and G repeatedly] 
Come
[D] on ....[G] come on baby [D] .... [G] Yeah come on 
[D] .... [G] Come on [D] baby ... [G] Do the 
[D] twist [G] Do the [D] quack [G] Do the 
[D] swim [G] (Ha! Ha! Ha!) And do the 
[D] bird [G] Do the [D] duck [G] Do the 
[D] monkey [G] Wa [D] tusi [G] What about the 
[D] fuge [G] Do the [D] mashed potato [G] What about the 
[D] boogaloo [G] The Phoney Moroney [D] [G] Come 
[D] on ! [G] Let's do the [D] twist [G] 
[A] Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Chorus ver 2] 
[D] Twist it! [G] Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it [D] baby [G] 
[D] Twist it! [G] Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it [D] baby [G] 

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