[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 - BPM 140 - with Asus2 could try x07600] Chug on [D] - no drums - optional to play G before A during verse
[Verse 1 - No drums - Down stroke strumming chug] [D] I got my first real six-string [G] [A] Bought it at the five-and-dime [G] [D] Played it 'til my fingers bled [G] [A] It was the summer of '69 [G]
[Verse 2 - Bass on 1 only, snare at usual times - move to slow strum] [D] Me and some guys from school [G] [A] Had a band and we tried real hard [G] [D] Jimmy quit, Joey got married [G] [A] I shoulda known we'd never get far
[Chorus 1 - Full drums - BAd DoG] [Bm] Oh, when I [A] look back now [D] That summer seemed to [G] last forever [Bm] And if I [A] had the choice [D] Yeah, I'd always [G] wanna be there [Bm] Those were the [A] (stop) best days of my
[Instrumental - Up and down strumming - very open] Life [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x 2
[Verse 3] [D] Ain't no use in complainin' [G] [A] When you got a job to do [G] [D] Spent my evenin's down at the drive in [G] [A] And that's when I met you, yeah [G]
[Chorus 2] [Bm] Standin' on your [A] mama's porch [D] You told me that you'd [G] wait forever [Bm] Oh, and when you [A] held my hand [D] I knew that it was [G] now or never [Bm] Those were the [A] best days of my [D] life
[Instrumental] [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x 2 Oh yeah Back in the summer of '69 Ohhh
[Bridge] [F] Man, we were [Bb] killin' time We were [C] young and restless We [Bb] needed to unwind [F] I guess [Bb] nothin' can last for [C] ever, forever no
[Instrumental - No drums until fill on final A - just follow chords stab with snare] [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x 2
[Verse 4] [D] And now the times are changin' [G] [A] Look at everything that's come and gone [G] [D] Sometimes when I play that old six-string [G] [A] I think about you, wonder what went wrong
[Chorus 3] [Bm] Standin' on your [A] mama's porch [D] You told me that it'd [G] last forever [Bm] Oh, and when you [A] held my hand [D] I knew that it was [G] now or never [Bm] Those were the [A] best days of my [D] life
[Outro] [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x ad lib - solo out Oh yeah Back in the summer of '69 uh huh/ooh etc - repeat
