Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen Guitar Chords

Released in 1984 and from the Bruce Springsteen album Born In The U.S.A. 






The Kinks Dedicated Follower Of Fashion Guitar Chords

The Kinks Dedicated Follower Of Fashion Guitar Chords 







Written by Ray Davies and released in 1966, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion is one the bands best known songs and is a light hearted dig at the 60s fashion scene 

Intro is C Csus4 chords 

The verses alternate in structure starting with G7 to C before moving on to F C C/B A7 Dm G7 C
Watch out the interesting descending bass notes that make this a very well constructed song 

Monday, May 25, 2020

The Beatles - Rain - Guitar Tab

The Beatles - Rain - Guitar Tab 



Rain written by John Lennon credited to Lennon and McCartney was a B Side to Paperback Writer.
There’s some debate over the tuning of the guitar. The Beatles complete scores book below suggests GDGGBD tuning. The song is based around G C and D. The above sheet is to simplify the song down to its basis. For a full analysis see the below sheets 














R.E.M. Man On The Moon Guitar Chords

R.E.M. Man On The Moon Guitar Chords 



Man On The Moon from the 1992 R.E.M. album Automatic For The People was about comedian Andy Kauffman and later used in the 1999 movie of the same name featuring Jim Carey as Kauffman 

The song starts with C to D add2/4 chord progression (x54030) and follows that for the verses.
Chorus changes to an upbeat feel using Am G C Bm chords.

One of the bands best known songs yet only reached 30 in US charts and 18 in the U.K. charts 

Sunday, May 24, 2020

U2 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me Chords





Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me U2 Guitar Lesson Learn It In 5 

Part of the Batman Forever soundtrack in 1995 this is one of my favourite U2 songs
With a E5 guitar riff driving the song. There’s a distinctive acoustic E D B G hook before moving to E D B F chords

The verse is just E G A chord progression
Chorus which I really like is B A F G chord progression 

Simple but effective and another song which you can learn to play on guitar in less than 5 minutes







Friday, May 22, 2020

The Beatles - We Can Work It Out - Guitar Chord Cheat Sheet

The Beatles We Can Work It Out released as a double A Side with Day Tripper in 1965 and recorded during the Rubber Soul Album sessions 

Co written by Lennon and McCartney with the upbeat “we can work it out” lyric by Paul and the more pessimistic line of “life is very short” by John 

The almost waltz feel of the bridge section was George Harrison’s idea

Chords in this song are simple D Dsus4 C for the verse and chorus of G D G A.
But where things get really interesting are in the bridge and where The Beatles in my opinion influenced so many songwriters with Bm Bm/A G F#7sus4 F#7 then in waltz timing Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F# 










The Beatles Across The Universe Guitar Tab & Chord Cheat Sheet




The Beatles Across The Universe Guitar Tab & Chord Cheat Sheet 

Credited to Lennon and McCartney but written by John Lennon 

On a standard-tuned guitar (EADGBE) the song is played in the key of D; however, the recording was slowed electronically, resulting in a lower C# tuning to the ear. The verse beginning "Words are flowing out" (I (D) chord) is notable for a prolonged vi (Bm)–iii (F#m) to ii7 (Em7) minor drop to the dominant chord V7 (A7) on "across the universe" in the 4th bar. On the repeat of this chord sequence a turn following the ii7 (Em7) through a iv minor (Gm) brings the verse to a close before moving on directly to the tonic on the "Jai Guru Deva Om" refrain.