[Intro - BPM 114 - Drop D tuning - Just voice and hand claps as per snare] [Chords are predominantly Dm7 and G7 throughout with lots of riffs] (bass riff with voice) D ------------------------------------ A ------------------------------------ Drop D - 0xxx xxx0 s5 3 0 s5 3 0 0xxx xxx0 (1 2 3)(1 2 3) Drums - S S S S Play 3rd fret on low string with upstroke so makes hitting the snare more natural over broken triplet
[Funk riff in - snare on 2 but no bass drum] E 13--13---13--13---12-12-12---13--13--13--13--2s----1313-(hard horn hit with snare) B 13--13---13--13---13-13-13---13--13--13--13--2s----1313----- G 10--10---10--10---10-10-10---10--10--10--10--2s----1010------ D 10--10---10--10---10-10-10---10--10--10--10--1s----1010---- A ---------------------------------------------2s--------------- D ---------------------------------------------0------------- Dr1 2 1 2 (1 2 3) Slide whole chord up
Lyrics - Doh doh doh, doh doh doh Doh doh Aaaaaow! (big horn double hit - X-10-9-10-10-10 double with snare)
[Verse - Just drums] This hit, that ice cold Michelle Pfeiffer, that white gold This one, for them hood girls Them good girls, straight masterpieces Stylin', wildin' Livin' it up in the city Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent Gotta kiss myself, I'm so pretty
[Verse 2 - C5 slide up to D5 mainly and bass riff] (To play bass riff play 00 55 33 00 55 33 play 33 with upstroke to get broken triplet feel) I'm too hot (hot damn) (rhythm with chords - CC (Hot)C (Damn)C CD
(Verse Riff) E --------------------------------- B --------------------------------- G ---5-5-5-5-5-7------------------- D ---5-5-5-5-5-7------------------- A ---3-3-3-3-3-5--0-5-3-0-5-3-0---- D ----------------0-5-3-0-5-3-0---- Dr B S B S B S B S B [broken triplets]
Called a police and a fireman I'm too hot (hot damn) Make a dragon wanna retire, man I'm too hot (hot damn) Say my name, you know who I am I'm too hot (hot damn) Am I bad 'bout that money? Break it down
[Pre-Chorus - fret octave or unison of D at 10th fret] (high D phrase) E -10 B -13b15 with lots of vibrato - hit hard - doesnt matter if lower strings ring a bit
(just bass drum) Girls hit your hallelujah (wooh) + (high D phrase) Girls hit your hallelujah (wooh) Girls hit your hallelujah (wooh) 'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to you (wooh) [Start chromatic climb ON OFF BEAT WITH NOTES 0 1 2 3 etc - drop D tuning remember] D 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1212 A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1212 Low D 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1212
Dr S S S S S S S S S S S S S B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
- snare on each quarter note - ALL NOTES - and mute notes to get rhythm right] 'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to you 'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to you Saturday night, and we in the spot Don't believe me, just watch, come on!
[Chorus] [Chorus Riff] - based Dm7 to G7add9
E 13p10----10----13p10----10----13p10----10-10----10----10--10--10--10--10--13p10--- B ------13-10----------13-10----------13-10-10----10----10--10--10--10--10--13p10----- G 10----------------------------------------10----10----10--10--10--10--10--10 D 10----------------------------------------9-----9-----9---9---9---9---9---10-- A 0-----------------------------------------10----10----10--10--10--10--10--0---- D 0-----------------------------------------(0)-slight ring makes it sound bigger
DrB S B S B S B S S S
E 10-(sustain chord)------------------------10-------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13--- B 10----------------------------------------10-------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13--- G 10----------------------------------------10-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10--- D 10----------------------------------------9--------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10--- A 0-----------------------------------------10--------------------------------------------- D 0-----------------------------------------(0)----------------------------------------------
Raaargh........... Don't believe me, just watch (repeat)
THEN Don't believe me, just watch [- horn riff x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch [- horn riff x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch [- horn riff x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch [- horn riff x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Heh
Heh heh haaay ...........(Stop) G -----------5 D ---3---5---5 (slide down) A ---3---5---7 D ---3---5---0 DrB S B
[Verse - Just drums] Wait a minute Fill my cup, put some liquor in it Take a sip, sign a check Julio, get the stretch Ride to Harlem, Hollywood, Jackson, Mississippi If we show up, we gon' show out Smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy [Verse 2 - C5 slide up to D5 mainly and bass riff] I'm too hot (hot damn) Called a police and a fireman I'm too hot (hot damn) Make a dragon wanna retire, man I'm too hot (hot damn, hot damn) Bitch, say my name, you know who I am I'm too hot (hot damn) Am I bad 'bout that money? Break it down
[Pre-Chorus - fret octave or unison of D at 10th fret] (just bass drum) Girls hit your hallelujah (wooh) Girls hit your hallelujah (wooh) Girls hit your hallelujah (wooh) 'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to you (wooh) [Start chromatic climb 0 1 2 3 etc - drop D tuning remember - snare on each quarter note and mute notes to get rhythm right] 'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to you 'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to you Saturday night, and we in the spot Don't believe me, just watch, come on!
[Chorus] [Chorus Riff] - based Dm7 to G7add9 Raaargh........... Don't believe me, just watch [Chorus Riff] - based Dm7 to G7add9 Raaargh........... Don't believe me, just watch [- horn x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch [- horn x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch [- horn x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch [- horn x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch Hey, hey, hey, oh!
[Outro - Just drums and bass riff 0 3 5 etc] [Note - you can play 057565 for Dm7 and 555765 for G7add9 in drop D tuning] Before we leave I'mma tell y'all a lil' something (bass run up A - 3 4 5 - then funk guitar) [Dm7] Uptown Funk you up [G7add9] Uptown Funk you up [Dm7] Uptown Funk you up [G7add9]Uptown Funk you up I said Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up (bass run A 3 4 - play octaves) (Chords in - are Dm7 x57565 and then G7add9 - 555765 in drop D) Come on, dance, jump on it If you sexy than flaunt it If you freaky then own it Don't brag about it, come show me Come on, dance, jump on it If you sexy than flaunt it Well, it's Saturday night, and we in the spot Don't believe me, just watch, come on!
[Chorus] [Chorus Riff] - based Dm7 to G7add9 Raaargh........... Don't believe me, just watch [Chorus Riff] - based Dm7 to G7add9 Raaargh........... Don't believe me, just watch [- horn x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch [- horn x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch [- horn x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch [- horn x4 - x x 10 10 13 13] Don't believe me, just watch Hey, hey, hey, oh!
[Outro - full chords Dmin7 x57565 to Gmaj whatever - G7 etc - play G7add9 at 555765] 1. Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up (say what?) Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up [Horn Run 1] 2. Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up (say what?) Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up [Horn Run 2] 3. Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up (say what?) Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up [Horn Run 1] 4. Uptown Funk you up Uptown Funk you up (say what?) Uptown Funk you up [Ending just strum Dm7 xxxx -x-x xx-- x]
[Notes]
[Horn Run 1] D ------------- A -----5-8----5 D 7-10---------
[Horn Run 2] G 7-5-2--------- D 7-5-2--------- A 5-3-0-5-3-5-73--- D ------5-3-5-73b-0
[Intro Riff - No drums to start then come in during next repeat of riff] [B][A][E] ([B/A][B]) x 2  (hammer on B and A barre chords - E play from open and hammer on)
[Intro] I [B] won't let you down. [A] I will not give you up [E] Gotta have some faith in the sound [A/B] [B] It's the one good thing that I've got I won't let you down. [A] So please don't give me up [E] Because I would really, really [A/B] love [B] to stick around
[Vamp] [B][A][E] ([B/A][B]) x 2
[Verse 1] [F#] Heaven knows I was just a [E] young boy Didn't know what I wanted to be [A/B][B][A/B][B] I [F#] was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride [E] and joy And I guess it was enough for me [A/B][B][A/B][B] To [F#] win the race, a prettier face [E] Brand new clothes and a big fat place On your rock [A/B] and roll TV [B][A/B][B] But to [F#] day the way I play the game is not the [E] same, no way Think I'm gonna get me some happy [A/B][B][A/B][B]
I [Bm] think there's something you should know [Bmmaj7 - x24332] I think it's time I told you so [Bm7] There's something deep inside of me [Bm6 - 7x6777] There's someone else I've got to be [Bm] Take back your picture in a frame [Bmmaj7] Take back your singing in the rain [Bm7] I just hope you understand [F#7] Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
[Chorus] [B] All we have to [A] do now Is [E] take these lies and make [A/B] them [B] true somehow [B] All we have to [A] see Is that I [E] don't belong to you And you don't [A/B] belong [B] to me
[B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take [B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take
[Verse 2] [F#] Heaven knows we sure had some fun [E] boy What a kick just a buddy and me [A/B][B][A/B][B] We [F#] had every big-shot goodtime band on the run [E] boy We were living in a fantasy [A/B][B][A/B][B] We [F#] won the race, got out of the place [E] Went back home got a brand new face for the boys [A/B] on MTV [B][A/B][B] But to [F#] day the way I play the game has got to c [E] change oh yeah Now I'm gonna get myself happy [A/B][B][A/B][B]
[Bm] I think there's something you should know [Bmmaj7 - x24332] I think it's time I stopped the show [Bm7] There's something deep inside of me [Bm6 - 7x6777] There's someone I forgot to be [Bm] Take back your picture in a frame [Bmmaj7] Don't think that I'll be back [Bm7] again . I just hope you understand [F#7] Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
[Chorus] [B] All we have to [A] do now Is [E] take these lies and make [A/B] them [B] true somehow [B] All we have to [A] see Is that I [E] don't belong to you And you don't [A/B] belong [B] to me
[B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take [B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take
[Bridge] - Bm Bmmaj7 Bm7 Bm6 x2
[Bm]Well it looks like the road to heaven But it [Bmmaj7] feels like the road to hell When I [Bm7] knew which side my bread was buttered [Bm6]I took the knife as well
[Bm] Posing for another picture [Bmmaj7] Everybody's got to sell [Bm7] But when you shake your ass. They notice fast [Bm6] And some mistakes were build to last
[Bm] That's what you get [Bmmaj7] That's what you get [Bm7] That's what you get for [Bm6] changing your mind
[Bm] That's what you get. And after all this [Bmmaj7] time I just hope you understand [F#7] Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
[Chorus] [B] All we have to [A] do now Is [E] take these lies and make [A/B] them [B] true somehow [B] All we have to [A] see Is that I [E] don't belong to you And you don't [A/B] belong [B] to me
[B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take [B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take