Beard Show 11.0 - J Bands

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Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio



Song Form

SONG FORM:

The whole song has a double rhythmic feel:
both a 6/8 feel and a more simplistic 
slow 4/4 feel

INTRO 1
| D / / / / / | Bm / / / / / | D / / / / / | A / / / / / | 
| Bm / / / / / | C / / / / / | D / / ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ |


CHORUS 1
| D / Bm / | C / C / |
| D / Bm / | C / C / |
| D / Bm / | C / C / |
| Bm / C / | D ~ ~ ~ |

VERSE 1
| D / Bm / | C / C / |
| D / Bm / | C / C / |
| D / Bm / | C / C / |
| Bm / C / | D ~ ~ ~ |

BRIDGE 1
| Bm / G / | D / D / |
| Bm / G / | D / A / |
| Bm / G / | D / D / |
| Bm / C / | D ~ ~ ~ |

CHORUS 2
GUITAR SOLO (BRIDGE)
CHORUS 3
...conclude with one more 
| Bm / C / | D ~ ~ ~ |

Song Lyrics and Chords

this song is in 6/8 time!
INTRO
| D / / / / / | Bm / / / / / | D / / / / / | A / / / / / | 
| Bm / / / / / | C / / / / / | D / / ~ ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ |


CHORUS 1
         D         Bm          C        C
When the lights go down in the City
        D          Bm    C        C
And the sun shines on the bay
  D            Bm        C        C
I want to be there in my City
Bm   C    D       D
Ooh, ooh, ooh-o-o


VERSE 1
D      Bm           C        C
So you think you're lonely
D       Bm         C            C
Well my friend I'm lonely too
D             Bm         C            C
I want to get back to my City by the bay
Bm   C    D       D
Ooh, ooh, ooh-o-o


BRIDGE 1
Bm        G                     
It's sad, oh there's been 
D                            Bm
mornings out on the road without you,
             D       A
Without your charms,
Bm   G           D       D
O-o-ooh, my, my, my
Bm   C    D       D
Ooh, ooh, ooh-o-o


CHORUS 2
[group harmonize]
         D         Bm          C        C
When the lights go down in the City
        D          Bm    C        C
And the sun shines on the bay
  D            Bm        C        C
I want to be there in my City
Bm   C    D       D
Ooh, ooh, ooh-o-o



GUITAR SOLO (BRIDGE form)

  Bm - G - D - D
  Bm - G - D - A
  Bm - G - D - D
  Bm - C - D - D



CHORUS 3
[group harmonize]
         D         Bm          C        C
When the lights go down in the City
        D          Bm    C        C
And the sun shines on the bay
  D            Bm        C        C
I want to be there in my City
Bm   C    D       D
Ooh, ooh, ooh-o-o
Bm   C    D       D
Ooh, ooh, ooh-o-o




Keyboards

coming soon

Bass

Bass Tab
soon

Guitar

GUITAR Tab
Key:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
X(Y) = X bend to Y
/Y = slide to Y
X/Y = slide from X to Y
X(Y)(X) = bend X to Y then release back to X



Solo:                         Bm            G
       e|---------------------12(14)-12(14)-12-10-12-10--|
       B|--------------10-12-----------------------------|
       G|-------7-9/11-----------------------------------|
       D|---7-9------------------------------------------|
       A|-9----------------------------------------------|
       E|------------------------------------------------|

          D                                 Bm                            G
       e|----10-12(14)-12(14)-12-10-12----|-10(12)-10-7--------------------|
       B|-12---------------------------10-|-------------10-7---------------|
       G|---------------------------------|------------------9(11)(9)p7---7|
       D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------9--|
       A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
       E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

         D                      A              Bm
       e|--------------------------------------10----10-10-10----10-10------
       B|--------------------------------10-12-10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12------
       G|---7-9-9(11)-9(11)-9-7-9----/11------------------------------------
       D|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------
       A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
       E|-------------------------------------------------------------------

          G                   D
       e|----------|-------10----------------------------------------------|
       B|-12-10----|-10-12----10-12----10----------------------------------|
       G|-------12-|----------------11----9-11-7-9---7---------------------|
       D|----------|-------------------------------9---7-9---7-------------|
       A|----------|---------------------------------------9---7-9-5h7p5---|
       E|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|


 e|-15(17)—15r13------15(17)-15r13---15—----13(14)—13(14)---------13-15(17)|
 B|---------------15---------------------------------------15--15----------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


       e|-r-13-13(14)------------------------------------------------------|
       B|--------------15--------------------------------------------------|
       G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
       D|-----------------12-----------------------------------------------|
       A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
       E|------------------------------------------------------------------|





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