Kool & the Gang-Celebration - BPM - 122
Harmonica is -Vocal Patches - - -
[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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