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SONG FORM = 12 bar blues
(Let's graduate to the following form after the above is solid)
INTRO
|: F# / / / | B / C# / | F# / / / | F# / / / |
| B / / / | B / C# / | F# / / / | F# / / / |
| C# / / / | B / / / | F# / / / | F# / / / :|
CHORUS 1 -- same as Intro
VERSE 1 -- same as Intro
CHORUS 2
V2 (x2)
Solo (x1)
V3 (x1)
CH2 (x1)
Ending
INTRO (GUITAR & Hi Hat)
|: F# / / / | B / C# / | F# / / / | F# / / / |
| B / / / | B / C# / | F# / / / | F# / / / |
| C# / / / | B / / / | F# / / / | F# / / / :|
CHORUS 1 (VOICE, GUITAR, & HI HAT)
F# B C#7 F# F#7 F#
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
B B7 C#7 F# F#7 F#
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
C#7
Said I don't want leave you lonely
B F# F#7 F#
You got to make me change my mind
VERSE 1 (VOICE, GUITAR, DRUMS, & BASS)
F# B C#7 F# F#7 F#
Baby I got your number - and I know that you got mine
B B7 C#7 F# F#7 F#
You know that I called you - I call too many times
C#7 B
You can call me baby you can call me anytime
F# F#7 F#
But you got to call me
CHORUS 2 (VOICE, KEYS, BACK UP VOX, GUITAR, DRUMS, & BASS)
F# B C#7 F# F#7 F#
Give me one reason to stay here - yes I'll turn right back around
[ around - you can see me turning ]
B B7 C#7 F# F#7 F#
Give me one reason to stay here - oh I'll turn right back around
[ around - you can see me turning ]
C#7
Said I don't want leave you lonely
B F# F#7 F#
But you got to make me change my mind
VERSE 2 (NO KEYS)
F# B C#7 F# F#7 F#
I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
B B7 C#7 F# F#7 F#
I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
C#7 B F# F#7 F#
I just want someone to hold me - ohh and rock me through the night
SOLO -- THINK OF IT AS A CHORUS
VERSE 3 (ADD KEYS)
F# B C#7 F# F#7 F#
This youthful heart can love you - and give you what you need
B B7 C#7 F# F#7 F#
This youthful heart can love you - and give you what you need
C#7
But I'm too old to go chasing you around
B F# F#7 F#
Wasting my precious energy
CHORUS 3 (EVERYONE IN AND BACK UP VOCALS)
F# B C#7 F# F#7 F#
Give me one reason to stay here - yes I'll turn right back around
[ around - you can see me turning ]
B B7 C#7 F# F#7 F#
Give me one reason to stay here - oh I'll turn right back around
[ around - you can see me turning ]
C#7
Said I don't want leave you lonely
B F# F#7 F#
You got to make me change my mind
OUTRO (EVERYONE IN - NO BACK UPS)
F# B C#7 F# F#7 F#
Baby just give me one reason – oh just give me just one reason why
B B7 C#7 F# F#7 F#
Baby just give me one reason - give me just one reason why- I should stay
C#7
Said I told you that I loved you
(EVERYONE STOPS!)
(A CAPPELLA)
And there ain't no more to say
(INSTRUMENTS ENDING)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F# B C# B C# B F#
Keyboards
Red dots indicate Left Hand finger position for single notes
Blue dots indicate Right Hand finger position for chords
Bass
Bass Tab
For starters, use the Simple 12 Bar Blues Chart above.
Play each note twice
Guitar
GUITAR Tab
For starters, use the Simple 12 Bar Blues Chart above.
Play each note twice
The following is guitar tab we'll use once that chart above is solid.
[Acoustic Intro]
e|--------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------|-----2-----2-2-------4---6-6------2-----2-2-------|
G|--------|-----3-----3-3-------4---6-6------3-----3-3-------|
D|--------|-----4-----4-4-------4---6-6------4-----4-4-------|
A|--------|----------------0-2----4--------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-|-2-------2-------------------0-2-----2------0-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-----2-2--------4-----4--------4----6-6--------2-----2--------|
G|-----3-----3-3--------4-----4--------4----6-6--------3-----3--------|
D|-----4-----4-4--------4-----4--------4----6-6--------4-----4--------|
A|----------------0--2-----2-----0--2-----4---------------------------|
E|--2-----2--------------------------------------0--2-----2-----0-----|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-----2-2--------6--------4-----4-4--------2-----2-2--------2-----2-2-----|
G|-----3-----3-3--------6--------4-----4-4--------3-----3-3--------3-----3-3-----|
D|-----4-----4-4--------6--------4-----4-4--------4-----4-4--------4-----4-4-----|
A|----------------0--4-----0--2-----2--------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----2---------------------------------0--2-----2-------0--2-----2----------|
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