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Kool & the Gang-Celebration - sr - 200

[Intro] (drums + funky guitar - play single G note with rest of strings muted - xxxx8x)
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % | x 2

[Horn part if chords]
[F] [C] [Fadd6] [C] 
[G] [Gsus4] [G] [G]

Could play up neck to simulate funky strum at same time Fadd6-x-8-8-10-10-10-10
Then G at bottom of neck

[Horn line for chords]
  [F][C] [Fadd6] [C]      [G]
E 8---9----------0---0-----3
B 10--8---3------1---0-1-3-0
G 10--9---2------0---0-----0
D 10--10--3------2---0-----0
A 8---10--0------3---x-----x
E 8---8----------0---3-----3
 
[Chorus]
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              Let's celebrate
 
[Verse 1]
          F/G                  C/G     G
There's a party goin' on right here
      F/G                            C/G     G
A celebration to last throughout the years
              F/G                 C/G      G
So bring your good times and your laughter too
F/G                           C/G        G
   We're gonna celebrate your party with you, come on now
 
[Bridge]
F/G     C/G  G
    Celebration
F/G                        C/G         G
   Let's all celebrate and have a good time
F/G     C/G  G
    Celebration
F/G                          C/G         G
   We're gonna celebrate and have a good time
 
[Middle 8]
Cmaj7        Bm7
It's time to come together
D/E-022232      E
It's up to you, what's your pleasure?
Am         C/D
Everyone a round the world, come on
 
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % |
| G | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G      C/G F/G   C/G G
       Let's celebrate
 
[Interlude]
(variation)
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right, baby
 
 
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
 
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
 
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % |
| G | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
 
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G      C/G F/G   C/G G
       Let's celebrate
 
[Chorus]
 
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G      C/G F/G   C/G G
       Let's celebrate

  LICK (horns)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---0-----------|----------------|
B|1---1---3---1---|0h1h3-----------|
G|2---0---4---0---|0-----0---------|
D|--------5---2---|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
  C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G         C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
                               Ya - hoo!           (It's a celebration)
 
[Chorus]
  C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G         C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
     Celebrate      good times, come on           (It's a celebration/
                                                  (Let's celebrate)
 
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
F/G       3-x-3-2-1-1
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
G         3-x-0-0-0-x
Cmaj7     x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7       x-2-4-2-3-2
D/E       0-2-2-2-3-2 (= Esus4add9)
E         0-2-2-1-0-0
C/D       x-x-0-0-1-0
 
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Ace-How Long

 [Intro]
Ab/Bb  Bb  x4
then Bm on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
 
[Verse 1]
Ab/Bb                       Bb
Friends with their fancy persuasion
        Ab/Bb                   Bb
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
      Ab/Bb                     Bb
But I can't help but have my suspicions
         Ab/Bb                    Bb
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
        Ab/Bb                Bb
And you said you was never intendin' 
   Ab/Bb                      Bb
To break up our scene in this way
          Ab/Bb               Bb
But there ain't any use in pretendin' 
         Ab/Bb            Bb  Bm
It could happen to us any day
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
 
 
[Verse 2]
Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
 
Oh, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretendin'
It could happen to us any day
 
And how long has this been going on
How long has this been going on
How long
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
How long
How long has this been going on
been going on
 
How
long has this been going on

Suggestions!
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Other 'Opener' songs >> America-Horse With No Name >> Bad Company-Feel Like Making Love >> Beatles-Here Comes The Sun >> Bob Dylan-Knocking On Heaven's Door >> Bruce Springsteen-I'm On Fire >> Commodores-Easy >> Crowded House-Distant Sun >> Crowded House-It's only natural >> Eagles-Peaceful Easy Feelin >> Jack Johnson-Better Together >> Kinks-Waterloo Sunset >> Beatles-Penny Lane >> Bee Gees-Jive Talkin >> Cat Stevens-Wild World >> Kinks-Sunny Afternoon >> Creedence Clearwater Revival-Have You Ever Seen The Rain >> Corinne Bailey Rae-Put Your Records On >>
Other 'MidSet' songs >> Dolly Parton-Jolene Squeeze-Tempted Isley Brothers (The)-Harvest For The World TLC-Waterfalls Bob Marley-Three Little Birds Elton John-I'm Still Standing Blind Melon-No Rain Christopher Cross-Sailing Tom Petty-Free Falling Britney Spears-Toxic Hall And Oates-Rich Girl Third Eye Blind-Semi-Charmed Life Coldplay-A Sky Full Of Stars Chic-Le Freak Del Amitri-Always The Last To Know Dobie Gray-Drift Away Teddy Swims-Lose Control Teddy Swims-The Door
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