Two cracking songs to rework today, as I move on to my Rolling Stones chords page.
First up is probably my favourite Stones song, "Brown Sugar", but it's a song I always struggled to play on Acoustic guitar.
The song is actually in the key of C - I had previously chorded it in D, but when I tried transposing the chords, they seemed pretty tricky. So, I transposed the whole thing to A, and put a Capo on 3rd Fret to bring it up to C.
When I tried playing along with Angie from my old transcription, it just didn't sit right, so I spent quite a while painstakingly listening to the song on Youtube, nailing a chord or two, rewinding, double-checking, until I finally arrived at a chorded version of the song I'm happy with.
Actually - "rewinding", that probably isn't even a word anymore! Comes from the days when I'd tape songs from radio to cassette tape, play, stop, rewind, pause, play, stop.... oh the pain of it all! But, that was the only game in town back then, it's so much easier now that almost all songs are available to play along with, which was the main reason for my undertaking this exercise in updating and correcting my song chord transcriptions.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Brown Sugar" chords ( relative to the Capo on 3rd Fret ) are - Esus4 E A Asus4 C F G D - a much easier set of chords than my previous version ( see Guitar Chords for Brown Sugar )
"Angie" chords are: Am E7 G F C Dm C/B - again not too tough a group of chords for beginners ( see Guitar Chords for Angie )
These new versions are now available on my Rolling Stones guitar chords page, along with another dozen or so, I will get around to the others as time allows. You can find all of my Rolling Stones songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by The Rolling Stones
Video - Rolling Stones 'Brown Sugar'
Video - Rolling Stones 'Angie'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse The Stones albums and other works: Rolling Stones music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
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Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Monday, June 03, 2013
Chords and lyrics for Squeeze "Cool For Cats" and "Up The Junction
Still working through my artist pages and updating and correcting the song transcriptions. Today it's the turn of Squeeze, and their two major hits from 1979 "Cool For Cats" and "Up The Junction".
Only a few small changes, but I've converted them from text to web files, included links back to the Home Page and the Squeeze chords page, and embedded the Youtube videos of the songs so you can play along with the originals.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Cool For Cats" chords are - G G/F# Em C Am Eb Cm, A ( see Guitar Chords for Cool For Cats )
"Up The Junction" chords are E A C#m G#m F#m B D Am Gm F D and Bm ( see Guitar Chords for Up The Junction )
These new versions are now available on my Squeeze guitar chords page, along with just a few more, I'll get around to these as soon as possible. You can find all of my Squeeze songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Squeeze
Video - Squeeze 'Cool For Cats'
Video - Squeeze 'Up The Junction'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Squeeze albums and other works: Squeeze music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Only a few small changes, but I've converted them from text to web files, included links back to the Home Page and the Squeeze chords page, and embedded the Youtube videos of the songs so you can play along with the originals.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Cool For Cats" chords are - G G/F# Em C Am Eb Cm, A ( see Guitar Chords for Cool For Cats )
"Up The Junction" chords are E A C#m G#m F#m B D Am Gm F D and Bm ( see Guitar Chords for Up The Junction )
These new versions are now available on my Squeeze guitar chords page, along with just a few more, I'll get around to these as soon as possible. You can find all of my Squeeze songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Squeeze
Video - Squeeze 'Cool For Cats'
Video - Squeeze 'Up The Junction'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Squeeze albums and other works: Squeeze music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Chords and lyrics for Neil Young "Harvest" and "Harvest Moon"
Today's attention is drawn to my Neil Young page, and I've taken two of my many favourites, both to listen to and play - "Harvest" and "Harvest Moon", validated and corrected my transcriptions, converted them from text to website format, and embedded the Youtube videos of the songs in each new web page.
No major transcription changes, both songs are in native D major. Slight doubt about the endline of the verse and chorus of Harvest "... promise of a man", which I had chorded with D and A, but as I listen to the song, Neil seems to remain on the D for all of the end of the line. I've notated it as D (A), as I find it more natural to play the A chord myself - try playing it both ways yourself, see which you think sounds better for you.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Harvest" chords are - D A G Bm and E - a nice easy set of chords for learning guitarists ( see Guitar Chords for Harvest )
"Harvest Moon" chords are D D/B ( 004232 ) Dmaj7 Em7 G A7sus4 (002030) and A7 ( see Guitar Chords for Harvest Moon )
These new versions are now available on my Neil Young guitar chords page, along with a bunch more which will be tackled later.. You can find all of my Neil Young songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Neil Young
Video - Neil Young 'Harvest'
Video - Neil Young 'Harvest Moon'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Neil Young albums and other works: Neil Young music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
No major transcription changes, both songs are in native D major. Slight doubt about the endline of the verse and chorus of Harvest "... promise of a man", which I had chorded with D and A, but as I listen to the song, Neil seems to remain on the D for all of the end of the line. I've notated it as D (A), as I find it more natural to play the A chord myself - try playing it both ways yourself, see which you think sounds better for you.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Harvest" chords are - D A G Bm and E - a nice easy set of chords for learning guitarists ( see Guitar Chords for Harvest )
"Harvest Moon" chords are D D/B ( 004232 ) Dmaj7 Em7 G A7sus4 (002030) and A7 ( see Guitar Chords for Harvest Moon )
These new versions are now available on my Neil Young guitar chords page, along with a bunch more which will be tackled later.. You can find all of my Neil Young songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Neil Young
Video - Neil Young 'Harvest'
Video - Neil Young 'Harvest Moon'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Neil Young albums and other works: Neil Young music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Guitar chords for Lou Reed "Perfect Day" and "Satellite of Love"
Once again, venturing back into the prairies of songs on my site, replacing the text files with web file, embedding videos, correcting chords and lyrics where appropriate, and transposing to the key of the original song on video, to make it easier for learning guitarists to pick up the song by playing along with the original artist.
It's like meeting old friends at times, songs I've always loved, but haven't gotten around to playing myself in a long time. My site is deliberately eclectic - I had the choice at the beginning ( 15 years ago! ) of accepting submissions from everyone and building the site as a 'warehouse' of songs, or only including songs I like and enjoy playing, and where I have worked out the chords and lyrics myself.
I opted for 'eclectic', and while you won't find every song ever written ( or every artist ), I have a wide enough taste to ensure that most visitors find chords for at least a bunch of songs they want to play, among the 2,000 odd I have available.
Working on the Lou Reed page today, and I have re-transcribed two of my all-time favourite songs "Perfect Day" and "Satellite of Love". Neither of the songs were in the original key ( I had transcribed them to suit my own voice ), so I've changed "Perfect Day" from A minor to Bb minor, by the addition of a Capo on the first fret, and for 'Satellite of Love', which I'd always played in G, but which is actually in F, I transcribed it to D, indicating a Capo on the 3rd, as playing in F would have led to some tricky chords.
The new pages containing these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Perfect Day" chords ( relative to Capo ) are - Am G C F Dm E A Amaj7 Dmaj7 D6 and F#m ( see Guitar Chords for Perfect Day )
"Satellite Of Love" chords ( relative to Capo ) are D E G A Bm and Em - a nice easy set of chords for beginners ( see Guitar Chords for Satellite of Love )
These new versions are now available on my Lou Reed page, along with a bunch more which I will get to as soon as I can. You can find all of my Lou Reed songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Lou Reed
Video - Lou Reed "Perfect Day"
Video - Lou Reed "Satellite Of Love"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Lou Reed albums and other works: Lou Reed music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
It's like meeting old friends at times, songs I've always loved, but haven't gotten around to playing myself in a long time. My site is deliberately eclectic - I had the choice at the beginning ( 15 years ago! ) of accepting submissions from everyone and building the site as a 'warehouse' of songs, or only including songs I like and enjoy playing, and where I have worked out the chords and lyrics myself.
I opted for 'eclectic', and while you won't find every song ever written ( or every artist ), I have a wide enough taste to ensure that most visitors find chords for at least a bunch of songs they want to play, among the 2,000 odd I have available.
Working on the Lou Reed page today, and I have re-transcribed two of my all-time favourite songs "Perfect Day" and "Satellite of Love". Neither of the songs were in the original key ( I had transcribed them to suit my own voice ), so I've changed "Perfect Day" from A minor to Bb minor, by the addition of a Capo on the first fret, and for 'Satellite of Love', which I'd always played in G, but which is actually in F, I transcribed it to D, indicating a Capo on the 3rd, as playing in F would have led to some tricky chords.
The new pages containing these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Perfect Day" chords ( relative to Capo ) are - Am G C F Dm E A Amaj7 Dmaj7 D6 and F#m ( see Guitar Chords for Perfect Day )
"Satellite Of Love" chords ( relative to Capo ) are D E G A Bm and Em - a nice easy set of chords for beginners ( see Guitar Chords for Satellite of Love )
These new versions are now available on my Lou Reed page, along with a bunch more which I will get to as soon as I can. You can find all of my Lou Reed songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Lou Reed
Video - Lou Reed "Perfect Day"
Video - Lou Reed "Satellite Of Love"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Lou Reed albums and other works: Lou Reed music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Friday, May 31, 2013
Guitar chords for The Pogues "Dirty Old Town" and "Fiesta"
Forging on with my website upgrade, today I'm moving on to my Pogues guitar songs page, and giving the 'makeover' and health check to two of my favourite songs of theirs, "Dirty Old Town", and "Fiesta" . "Dirty Old Town" is an old classic ballad by Ewan McColl ( father of the late and sadly missed Kirsty ), covered by many artists, but The Pogues version has always been my favourite. "Fiesta" is a riotous Mariachi band pastiche that always brings a smile to the face.
The new pages containing these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Dirty Old Town" features chords - G C D and Em, but for the harmonica intro the key is changed to D, so the chords here are D G A and Bm. For a later instrumental part, on Uileann Pipes, the key changes to C, so the chords here are C F G and Am ( see Guitar Chords for Dirty Old Town )
"Fiesta" has chords - G D7 and C, with a G#o ( xx3434 ) and a Cm in the closing chords ( see Guitar Chords for Fiesta )
These new versions have been added to the other Pogues on the page. I'll be tackling these on my next pass through. You can find all of my Pogues songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by The Pogues
Video - The Pogues "Dirty Old Town"
Video - The Pogues "Fiesta"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse The Pogues albums and other works: The Pogues music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
The new pages containing these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Dirty Old Town" features chords - G C D and Em, but for the harmonica intro the key is changed to D, so the chords here are D G A and Bm. For a later instrumental part, on Uileann Pipes, the key changes to C, so the chords here are C F G and Am ( see Guitar Chords for Dirty Old Town )
"Fiesta" has chords - G D7 and C, with a G#o ( xx3434 ) and a Cm in the closing chords ( see Guitar Chords for Fiesta )
These new versions have been added to the other Pogues on the page. I'll be tackling these on my next pass through. You can find all of my Pogues songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by The Pogues
Video - The Pogues "Dirty Old Town"
Video - The Pogues "Fiesta"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse The Pogues albums and other works: The Pogues music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Guitar chords for Blur "Country House" and "Parklife"
I was fortunate enough during the 'Britpop battle' between Blur and Oasis in the 90s to actually really like both bands, so I have Blur and Oasis song chord pages on my website.
The Blur page is the subject of today's attention, I have coverted the text pages for "Country House" and "Parklife", in the process correcting some errors and omissions, including patiently placing the chords in the correct places for the spoken-word parts of "Parklife".
The new pages containing these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Country House features chords - A E Bm D C#7 C# E and E7 ( see Guitar Chords for Country House )
"Parklife" has chords - E A Bb B G F# D and C ( see Guitar Chords for Parklife )
These new versions have been added to the other Blur songs on the page, which I'll be reviewing at a later date, you can find them all at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Blur
Video - Blur "Country House"
Video - Blur "Parklife"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Blur albums and other works: Randy Newman music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
The Blur page is the subject of today's attention, I have coverted the text pages for "Country House" and "Parklife", in the process correcting some errors and omissions, including patiently placing the chords in the correct places for the spoken-word parts of "Parklife".
The new pages containing these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Country House features chords - A E Bm D C#7 C# E and E7 ( see Guitar Chords for Country House )
"Parklife" has chords - E A Bb B G F# D and C ( see Guitar Chords for Parklife )
These new versions have been added to the other Blur songs on the page, which I'll be reviewing at a later date, you can find them all at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Blur
Video - Blur "Country House"
Video - Blur "Parklife"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Blur albums and other works: Randy Newman music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Guitar chords and lyrics for The Kinks "Lola" and "Waterloo Sunset"
I created my website PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics 15 years ago.
Things were a lot different then, pages loaded very slowly, images, videos etc. were a huge overhead for a web designer trying to make their pages accessible for their visitors. My approach to this was to create web pages for each artist and genre on my site, with a list of the songs I've worked out, but with each song page being a plain text file, which loaded very quickly, and could be printed easily.
I'm now about 1/3 way through a project to convert these text files into web pages. This allows me to include links back to the artist and main pages, and also to embed videos of the songs, so that you can play along with the originals while you learn the songs.
Initially I looked on this as a 'chore', but by only taking two songs at a time from each artist, I managed to keep it interesting, and 'dug up' some treasures I had almost forgotten about myself. I'm checking out each song by playing along myself, to catch any 'doozers' and also to make sure I have the song in the original key ( or have transposed it, and shown which fret to use the capo on)
So today's artists are The Kinks, and I've given the 'makeover' to two of their most popular songs, "Lola" and "Waterloo Sunset", you can check them out at the links below.
I've also embedded the video links for the songs, so you can play along with the original and get a good feel for how the song should sound, guitar strumming patterns etc.
"Lola" features the chords C D E A Asus4 ( x02230 ), B, F#m, B7, C#m and G#m ( see Guitar Chords for Lola )
"Waterloo Sunset" can be played with A7, D, A, G, Em, G, B, E, E7 and A7 chords ( see Guitar Chords for Waterloo Sunset )
I've added these transcription to the other Kinks songs on the page, you can find them all at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to songs by The Kinks
Video - The Kinks "Lola"
Video - The Kinks "Waterloo Sunset"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse The Kinks albums and other works: The Kinks music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Things were a lot different then, pages loaded very slowly, images, videos etc. were a huge overhead for a web designer trying to make their pages accessible for their visitors. My approach to this was to create web pages for each artist and genre on my site, with a list of the songs I've worked out, but with each song page being a plain text file, which loaded very quickly, and could be printed easily.
I'm now about 1/3 way through a project to convert these text files into web pages. This allows me to include links back to the artist and main pages, and also to embed videos of the songs, so that you can play along with the originals while you learn the songs.
Initially I looked on this as a 'chore', but by only taking two songs at a time from each artist, I managed to keep it interesting, and 'dug up' some treasures I had almost forgotten about myself. I'm checking out each song by playing along myself, to catch any 'doozers' and also to make sure I have the song in the original key ( or have transposed it, and shown which fret to use the capo on)
So today's artists are The Kinks, and I've given the 'makeover' to two of their most popular songs, "Lola" and "Waterloo Sunset", you can check them out at the links below.
I've also embedded the video links for the songs, so you can play along with the original and get a good feel for how the song should sound, guitar strumming patterns etc.
"Lola" features the chords C D E A Asus4 ( x02230 ), B, F#m, B7, C#m and G#m ( see Guitar Chords for Lola )
"Waterloo Sunset" can be played with A7, D, A, G, Em, G, B, E, E7 and A7 chords ( see Guitar Chords for Waterloo Sunset )
I've added these transcription to the other Kinks songs on the page, you can find them all at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to songs by The Kinks
Video - The Kinks "Lola"
Video - The Kinks "Waterloo Sunset"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse The Kinks albums and other works: The Kinks music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Monday, May 27, 2013
Guitar chords for "People Are Strange" and "Riders on The Storm" by The Doors
I was saddened to hear this week of the passing of Ray Manzarek, keyboard player with legendary 1960s/1970s band The Doors.
I hope that, as well as radio stations playing their great songs, that amateur guitar players will learn them, and include them in their sets for open-mic nights, sessions with friends etc., to ensure that these songs endure and be enjoyed by future generations.
I have transcribed two of my favourites for easy guitar playing, "People Are Strange" and "Riders On The Storm", you can check them out at the links below.
I've also embedded the video links for the songs, so you can play along with the original and get a good feel for how the song should sound, guitar strumming patterns etc.
My transcriptions won't make you sound like the great Doors themselves, but even if you are a learning guitar player, you should be able to carry off your own version of at least one of these songs.
"People Are Strange" can be played with just Em, Am and B chords.
"Riders On The Storm" can be played with just Em, Am, D and C chords, although you can experiment with playing a 'Am-Bm-C-Bm' riff for the Am part, to try to capture the sound originally created by the late Ray Manzarek on keyboards.
I've added these transcription to the other Doors songs on the page, you can find them all at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to songs by The Doors
Video - The Doors "People Are Strange"
Video - The Doors "Riders On The Storm"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse The Doors albums and other works: The Doors music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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I hope that, as well as radio stations playing their great songs, that amateur guitar players will learn them, and include them in their sets for open-mic nights, sessions with friends etc., to ensure that these songs endure and be enjoyed by future generations.
I have transcribed two of my favourites for easy guitar playing, "People Are Strange" and "Riders On The Storm", you can check them out at the links below.
I've also embedded the video links for the songs, so you can play along with the original and get a good feel for how the song should sound, guitar strumming patterns etc.
My transcriptions won't make you sound like the great Doors themselves, but even if you are a learning guitar player, you should be able to carry off your own version of at least one of these songs.
"People Are Strange" can be played with just Em, Am and B chords.
"Riders On The Storm" can be played with just Em, Am, D and C chords, although you can experiment with playing a 'Am-Bm-C-Bm' riff for the Am part, to try to capture the sound originally created by the late Ray Manzarek on keyboards.
I've added these transcription to the other Doors songs on the page, you can find them all at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to songs by The Doors
Video - The Doors "People Are Strange"
Video - The Doors "Riders On The Storm"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse The Doors albums and other works: The Doors music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Alicia Keys "Sleeping with a broken heart" Guitar chords and lyrics
Having not posted a song from Alicia Keys for over two years, I'm making up for it now by posting two in quick succession. I recently posted my interpretation of "Empire State of Mind (Part 2)" to my Pop Songs guitar chords page, and have now worked out the chords and lyrics to another great song from her "The Element of Freedom" album - "Sleeping With a Broken Heart". The song reached No. 2 in the U. S. R & B charts earlier this year.
Alicia sings the song in the key of F major, but I have transposed it to D major, to create an easier set of chords for beginners to play. If you want to play along with the song, just put a capo on the third fret, and you will be in key.
After transposing, the chords are very easy just G major, A major and D major in the verse, and G/F#, E minor, A major, D major and G major in the chorus. Don't worry about the G/F#, its just one of those transition chords leading from the G to the E minor and is shaped 2xx003, so from the G just remove your middle finger and place the index finger on the 2nd fret of the 6th string, muting the 5th and 4th.
I have posted my version of the chords and lyrics for "Sleeping With a Broken Heart" and added them to my Pop Songs guitar songs page at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Alicia Keys "Sleeping With a Broken Heart"
Try playing along with the video above, or on YouTube - Alicia Keys "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart". Don't forget to put the capo on the 3rd fret!
Alicia's official website is at www.aliciakeys.com
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Alicia sings the song in the key of F major, but I have transposed it to D major, to create an easier set of chords for beginners to play. If you want to play along with the song, just put a capo on the third fret, and you will be in key.
After transposing, the chords are very easy just G major, A major and D major in the verse, and G/F#, E minor, A major, D major and G major in the chorus. Don't worry about the G/F#, its just one of those transition chords leading from the G to the E minor and is shaped 2xx003, so from the G just remove your middle finger and place the index finger on the 2nd fret of the 6th string, muting the 5th and 4th.
I have posted my version of the chords and lyrics for "Sleeping With a Broken Heart" and added them to my Pop Songs guitar songs page at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Alicia Keys "Sleeping With a Broken Heart"
Try playing along with the video above, or on YouTube - Alicia Keys "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart". Don't forget to put the capo on the 3rd fret!
Alicia's official website is at www.aliciakeys.com
Enjoy your music!
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
The Script "For The First Time" Guitar Chords and Lyrics
I had previously posted chords and lyrics for "Breakeven" and "The Man Who Can't be moved" from the debut self-titled album by Dublin three-piece band The Script, who are maintaining the trend of new Irish bands breaking onto the international scene in recent years. The band have recently played support for such luminaries as U2 and Paul McCartney.
If anything, their second album, "Science and Faith" is even better than "The Script", both being among those rare albums where every song is a gem, with no makeweight or lightweight songs.
I have now worked out my interpretation of their first single from the new album, "For the First Time" and posted it to my Rock Guitar songs page , at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to "For the First Time" by The Script
Try playing along with the song above, or on YouTube where the link is: The Script "For the First Time" on YouTube
The band's official website is at: http://www.thescriptmusic.com/ie/home/
You can purchase "Science and Faith", or any of the other albums or singles by The Script online at
this "The Script" CD Universe music link
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If anything, their second album, "Science and Faith" is even better than "The Script", both being among those rare albums where every song is a gem, with no makeweight or lightweight songs.
I have now worked out my interpretation of their first single from the new album, "For the First Time" and posted it to my Rock Guitar songs page , at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to "For the First Time" by The Script
Try playing along with the song above, or on YouTube where the link is: The Script "For the First Time" on YouTube
The band's official website is at: http://www.thescriptmusic.com/ie/home/
You can purchase "Science and Faith", or any of the other albums or singles by The Script online at
this "The Script" CD Universe music link
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Florence and the Machine - "You've got the Love" chords and lyrics
Having posted my first Florence and the Machine song transcription ( Dog Days are Over ) just a short while ago, I have every intention of posting more songs by the brilliant Florence Welch, who won the Critics Choice award at last year's Brit Awards, and have now worked out chords and lyrics for "You've got the love", the fifth single from the fabulous debut album "Lungs".
The song itself has certainly been around, having been recorded previously by The Source, Candi Staton and Joss Stone.
The song is in the somewhat tricky key of B flat ( F minor ), so I have transposed it down a semitone to A ( E minor ), which makes it much more playable, particularly for early learners. Just put your Capo on the first fret if you want to try playing along with the song. After transcription, the chords are just Em, D and A - a really easy sequence for beginners.
I've posted my interpretation of "Dog Days are Over" in simple chords and lyrics format to my Rock songs chords page, just click on the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "You've Got the Love" by Florence and The Machine
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Florence and the Machine "You've Got the Love" on YouTube
Check out the album "Lungs" at CD Universe: Florence and The Machine music at CD Universe
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The song itself has certainly been around, having been recorded previously by The Source, Candi Staton and Joss Stone.
The song is in the somewhat tricky key of B flat ( F minor ), so I have transposed it down a semitone to A ( E minor ), which makes it much more playable, particularly for early learners. Just put your Capo on the first fret if you want to try playing along with the song. After transcription, the chords are just Em, D and A - a really easy sequence for beginners.
I've posted my interpretation of "Dog Days are Over" in simple chords and lyrics format to my Rock songs chords page, just click on the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "You've Got the Love" by Florence and The Machine
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Florence and the Machine "You've Got the Love" on YouTube
Check out the album "Lungs" at CD Universe: Florence and The Machine music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Scouting for Girls "This aint a love song" Chords and Lyrics
Back in 2008, I had posted guitar chords and lyrics for Scouting for Girls' "Heartbeat" and "Elvis Ain't Dead" from their debut, self-titled album to Rock guitar chords page on my website ( PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics). They were being hailed at that time as the champions of a new 'Brit-Pop' era, the album reaching #1 in the British charts, and the band receiving a bunch of "BRIT" nominations.
They had been strangely silent ever since, until the release of "Everyone wants to be on TV", their 2nd album, in April 2010. "This ain't a love song" is a great pop-rock song, which was the first single released from the album, and hit the top of the singles charts.
I have worked out a very playable version of the song, suitable for early learners, and for acoustic or electric guitar, and posted it to my rock song chords page, where you'll also find "Heartbeat" and "Elvis Ain't Dead".
The chords are very straightforward, just various combinations of C, G, Am and F
You can check it out by clicking on the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Scouting For Girls - "This ain't a Love Song"
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Scouting for Girls "This ain't a love song" on YouTube
The Official Scouting for Girls website can be found at http://www.scoutingforgirls.co.uk/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
Scouting for Girls CDs at CD Universe
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They had been strangely silent ever since, until the release of "Everyone wants to be on TV", their 2nd album, in April 2010. "This ain't a love song" is a great pop-rock song, which was the first single released from the album, and hit the top of the singles charts.
I have worked out a very playable version of the song, suitable for early learners, and for acoustic or electric guitar, and posted it to my rock song chords page, where you'll also find "Heartbeat" and "Elvis Ain't Dead".
The chords are very straightforward, just various combinations of C, G, Am and F
You can check it out by clicking on the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Scouting For Girls - "This ain't a Love Song"
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Scouting for Girls "This ain't a love song" on YouTube
The Official Scouting for Girls website can be found at http://www.scoutingforgirls.co.uk/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
Scouting for Girls CDs at CD Universe
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P.J. Murphy
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Thursday, July 01, 2010
Ben Kweller "Wasted and Ready" guitar chords and lyrics
I have to give a big 'shout-out' to my two darlin' daughters for always helping out with suggestions for artists and songs to work out and add to this blog and to my chords and lyrics site
I certainly wouldn't have gotten to hear Ben Kweller's music without them.
"Wasted and Ready" is Ben's first single, taken from the debut album "Sha Sha". It's a kind of 'bubblegum rock' song which draws a lot from Weezer, and actually reminded me of Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag" ( another blast from the past! ), although Kweller quotes Nils Lofgren as the primary inspiration for his writing.
It's a really fun song to play, I've chorded it for acoustic, 'though it's actually probably more suited for jamming on electric with bass and drums - in which case you would mainly be using power chords, so just substitute E5 for E, A5 for A, G#5 for G#m etc.
This one is probably not for the early learning guitarist, as the chords will be quite tricky - E, G#m, A, F#m, C and D, and there are very 'rocky' strumming patterns.
I will definitely be checking out Ben's other releases ( His latest album "Changing Horses" was released in 2009, and from what I hear is more laid back and country, but I'm especially looking forward to hearing songs from "Bens", a collaborative EP made with Ben Folds and Ben Lee.
I have posted my version of "Wasted and Ready" in basic chords and lyrics format to my Rock songs chords page, just click on the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Wasted and Ready" by Ben Kweller
Play along with a live version of the song on the video above, or with the studio version on Youtube at Ben Kweller "Wasted and Ready" on YouTube
Check out the Ben Kweller albums and other recordings, including "Sha Sha", "The Bens" and "Changing Horses" at CD Universe: Ben Kweller music at CD Universe
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I certainly wouldn't have gotten to hear Ben Kweller's music without them.
"Wasted and Ready" is Ben's first single, taken from the debut album "Sha Sha". It's a kind of 'bubblegum rock' song which draws a lot from Weezer, and actually reminded me of Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag" ( another blast from the past! ), although Kweller quotes Nils Lofgren as the primary inspiration for his writing.
It's a really fun song to play, I've chorded it for acoustic, 'though it's actually probably more suited for jamming on electric with bass and drums - in which case you would mainly be using power chords, so just substitute E5 for E, A5 for A, G#5 for G#m etc.
This one is probably not for the early learning guitarist, as the chords will be quite tricky - E, G#m, A, F#m, C and D, and there are very 'rocky' strumming patterns.
I will definitely be checking out Ben's other releases ( His latest album "Changing Horses" was released in 2009, and from what I hear is more laid back and country, but I'm especially looking forward to hearing songs from "Bens", a collaborative EP made with Ben Folds and Ben Lee.
I have posted my version of "Wasted and Ready" in basic chords and lyrics format to my Rock songs chords page, just click on the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Wasted and Ready" by Ben Kweller
Play along with a live version of the song on the video above, or with the studio version on Youtube at Ben Kweller "Wasted and Ready" on YouTube
Check out the Ben Kweller albums and other recordings, including "Sha Sha", "The Bens" and "Changing Horses" at CD Universe: Ben Kweller music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Guitar Chords "Old Dan Tucker" Bruce Springsteen ( Trad )
I first heard "Old Dan Tucker" played at one of the fabulous Sunday night sessions in Wexford Town's 'Sky and the Ground' bar ( If you're visiting Wexford this summer this is the place to be for great music ).
I first thought that it might have been one of Paul C.'s own creations, he performs the song so well, but it has that authentic foot-stompin' barn-dancin' sound of old Americana, so I ran my usual check on Wikipedia , and found that it was one of the songs on Springer's "Seeger Sessions", having thought to have originally been written in the early 1800's. The Seeger Sessions had totally passed me by, as I haven't been a huge Pete Seeger fan, but I will definitely be checking out this album now!
"Dan Tucker" is one of those raucous rip-roaring songs which will always get the crowd joining in on the chorus ( or during the intro, as in the video clip below! )
It's a standard old "Three Chord Trick", so you should be able to sing it in the key of your choice. In "The Boss's" version below the song is in E major, but he's playing with a capo on 4th fret, so the chords he plays are C, F, G, C.
The song does lend itself well to being played with the C chord structure, so you can just try moving the capo until it fits your singing voice. If you don't want to use a capo, my Guide to guitar chord transposition should help you find the chords which suit you best.
I've transcribed a very simple version of this song, using the lyrics from the Springsteen video ( there are many other versions with additional verses if you want to search for 'Old Dan Tucker' lyrics ), and posted it to my Bruce Springsteen song chords page at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Bruce Springsteen "Old Dan Tucker"
If the video clip above doesn't play correctly, click here to play the YouTube video.
You can check out or purchase "We shall overcome: Seeger Sessions" or any of Springer's albums or CD's at:
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Springer's official website is at http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html
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I first thought that it might have been one of Paul C.'s own creations, he performs the song so well, but it has that authentic foot-stompin' barn-dancin' sound of old Americana, so I ran my usual check on Wikipedia , and found that it was one of the songs on Springer's "Seeger Sessions", having thought to have originally been written in the early 1800's. The Seeger Sessions had totally passed me by, as I haven't been a huge Pete Seeger fan, but I will definitely be checking out this album now!
"Dan Tucker" is one of those raucous rip-roaring songs which will always get the crowd joining in on the chorus ( or during the intro, as in the video clip below! )
It's a standard old "Three Chord Trick", so you should be able to sing it in the key of your choice. In "The Boss's" version below the song is in E major, but he's playing with a capo on 4th fret, so the chords he plays are C, F, G, C.
The song does lend itself well to being played with the C chord structure, so you can just try moving the capo until it fits your singing voice. If you don't want to use a capo, my Guide to guitar chord transposition should help you find the chords which suit you best.
I've transcribed a very simple version of this song, using the lyrics from the Springsteen video ( there are many other versions with additional verses if you want to search for 'Old Dan Tucker' lyrics ), and posted it to my Bruce Springsteen song chords page at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Bruce Springsteen "Old Dan Tucker"
If the video clip above doesn't play correctly, click here to play the YouTube video.
You can check out or purchase "We shall overcome: Seeger Sessions" or any of Springer's albums or CD's at:
this Bruce Springsteen CD Universe music link
Springer's official website is at http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html
Enjoy your music!
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Lady Antebellum "American Honey" Guitar Chords and lyrics
Once again, in the search to find good new songs which are suitable for the early learning guitar player, I'm faced with a fairly barren landscape of new rock, rock/pop, singer-songwriter etc. material, so am checking out some genres I might have previously have bypassed - you will have noticed a few electro/techno/pop songs recently!
Lady Antebellum are a roots country music group, as you might expect coming from Nashville, Tennessee. What impressed me about this song was the purity of the vocals and harmonies, Hilary Scott having one of the sweetest country voices I've ever heard.
They released their first album, the eponymous "Lady Antebellum" in 2008, which featured the US Number one single "I run to you" ( this one completely passed me by, but I will most probably post it in the future )
"American Honey" is taken from their second and latest album "Need You now" which reached #1 in the US top 40 album charts, and gave Lady Antebellum their third consecutive #1 single in the USA Billboard charts.
The chords for the song are very playable, with the verse, chorus and bridge containing C, Am, F and Dm, G and Em.
It's a song with great opportunities for vocal harmonies, so while you can play it solo, it's one of those songs which will go down well at a jam session, where the other members can lift the song with the harmonies on the chorus.
I've uploaded my chords version of "American Honey" to my Pop songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "American Honey" by Lady Antebellum
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Lady Antebellum "American Honey" on YouTube
Go to CDUniverse to browse the Lady Antebellum albums, and singles: Lady Antebellum music at CD Universe
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Lady Antebellum are a roots country music group, as you might expect coming from Nashville, Tennessee. What impressed me about this song was the purity of the vocals and harmonies, Hilary Scott having one of the sweetest country voices I've ever heard.
They released their first album, the eponymous "Lady Antebellum" in 2008, which featured the US Number one single "I run to you" ( this one completely passed me by, but I will most probably post it in the future )
"American Honey" is taken from their second and latest album "Need You now" which reached #1 in the US top 40 album charts, and gave Lady Antebellum their third consecutive #1 single in the USA Billboard charts.
The chords for the song are very playable, with the verse, chorus and bridge containing C, Am, F and Dm, G and Em.
It's a song with great opportunities for vocal harmonies, so while you can play it solo, it's one of those songs which will go down well at a jam session, where the other members can lift the song with the harmonies on the chorus.
I've uploaded my chords version of "American Honey" to my Pop songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "American Honey" by Lady Antebellum
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Lady Antebellum "American Honey" on YouTube
Go to CDUniverse to browse the Lady Antebellum albums, and singles: Lady Antebellum music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Sunday, June 06, 2010
Train "Hey Soul Sister" Guitar Chords and Lyrics
Sometimes I wonder if I'm living on another planet. When I first heard "Hey Soul Sister" on the radio, I thought it was maybe Jason Mraz or one of the new genre of singer-songwriters, but the DJ announced it was by a band called "Train", I thought "Hey! Great to hear another new pop/rock band on the scene".
So - I worked on the song and just before creating this post I thought I'd check the band out on the ever-reliable Wikipedia, only to find that they have been a really successful band in the US since the release of their debut album "Train" TWELVE YEARS AGO!! "Hey Soul Sister" is actually the first single from their 6th album "Save me San Francisco". I dunno, maybe just one of those bands who didn't get picked up by UK/European radio stations until now.
Either way, it's a great song, and not that difficult to play. The verses consist of E, B, C#m and A, with chorus chords of A, B and E. If you find these chords a bit tricky to play, just place a capo on the 2nd fret and transpose the chords as follows:
E ->D
B ->A
C#m->Bm
A ->G
So the verse chords will be D, A, Bm and G, and the chorus will have G, A and D.
I will try to check out the Train back-catalogue, and maybe work out a few more of their songs, they sound like a really good band. In the meantime I've added my interpretation of "Hey Soul Sister" in chords and lyrics format to my Rock songs chords page, just click on the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Hey Soul Sister" by Train
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Train "Hey Soul Sister" on YouTube
Check out the Train albums, including "Save Me San Francisco" at CD Universe: Train music at CD Universe
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So - I worked on the song and just before creating this post I thought I'd check the band out on the ever-reliable Wikipedia, only to find that they have been a really successful band in the US since the release of their debut album "Train" TWELVE YEARS AGO!! "Hey Soul Sister" is actually the first single from their 6th album "Save me San Francisco". I dunno, maybe just one of those bands who didn't get picked up by UK/European radio stations until now.
Either way, it's a great song, and not that difficult to play. The verses consist of E, B, C#m and A, with chorus chords of A, B and E. If you find these chords a bit tricky to play, just place a capo on the 2nd fret and transpose the chords as follows:
E ->D
B ->A
C#m->Bm
A ->G
So the verse chords will be D, A, Bm and G, and the chorus will have G, A and D.
I will try to check out the Train back-catalogue, and maybe work out a few more of their songs, they sound like a really good band. In the meantime I've added my interpretation of "Hey Soul Sister" in chords and lyrics format to my Rock songs chords page, just click on the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Hey Soul Sister" by Train
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Train "Hey Soul Sister" on YouTube
Check out the Train albums, including "Save Me San Francisco" at CD Universe: Train music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
John Mayer "Heartbreak Warfare"
Ok, I will always have an affection for John Mayer's earlier works, the songs on "Room for Squares" and "Heavier Things" were almost all classics. "Continuum" seemed to bring him closer to mainstream, albeit with a bluesy edge - on the plus side, these songs were less intricate, and a little easier for the learning guitarist to get to grips with.
His latest album "Battle Studies" sees him return to his strenghths. "Heartbreak Warfare" is the 2nd single from the album ( I had already posted my interpretation of the debut single "Who Says" to my John Mayer song chords page. While it is reminiscent of some of the earlier songs, the warm fuzzy lyrics ( "Your body is a wonderland", "Come back to bed" ) have had a healthy injection of cynicism which, I think, adds strength and depth to the songs.
While the range of chords will probably be beyond the scope of the very early learner, don't be put off by the number and apparent complexity of the chords if you have a reasonable repertoire of chords - these are mainly 'sus2' and 'Maj7' chords. The notes shown after the '/' indicate the addition of an additional bass note, but if you find this a bit of a stretch, just try playing the standard Dsus2 or Fmaj7 chord, learn the song, and work on the embellishments at a later stage.
I've indicated the finger positions for the chords at the start of the transcription, showing the frets to be held for each string, thickest to thinnest, so that Asus2=x02200 means 'mute the bass E string, leave A string open, hold down 2nd fret on D and G strings, and play the B and treble E strings open.
I've added this to my list of 17 songs, covering all 3 albums, on my John Mayer page at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Heartbreak Warfare" by John Mayer.
Play along with the video here:
... or on Youtube at John Mayer "Heartbreak Warfare" on Youtube"
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P.J. Murphy
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His latest album "Battle Studies" sees him return to his strenghths. "Heartbreak Warfare" is the 2nd single from the album ( I had already posted my interpretation of the debut single "Who Says" to my John Mayer song chords page. While it is reminiscent of some of the earlier songs, the warm fuzzy lyrics ( "Your body is a wonderland", "Come back to bed" ) have had a healthy injection of cynicism which, I think, adds strength and depth to the songs.
While the range of chords will probably be beyond the scope of the very early learner, don't be put off by the number and apparent complexity of the chords if you have a reasonable repertoire of chords - these are mainly 'sus2' and 'Maj7' chords. The notes shown after the '/' indicate the addition of an additional bass note, but if you find this a bit of a stretch, just try playing the standard Dsus2 or Fmaj7 chord, learn the song, and work on the embellishments at a later stage.
I've indicated the finger positions for the chords at the start of the transcription, showing the frets to be held for each string, thickest to thinnest, so that Asus2=x02200 means 'mute the bass E string, leave A string open, hold down 2nd fret on D and G strings, and play the B and treble E strings open.
I've added this to my list of 17 songs, covering all 3 albums, on my John Mayer page at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Heartbreak Warfare" by John Mayer.
Play along with the video here:
... or on Youtube at John Mayer "Heartbreak Warfare" on Youtube"
If your ambition is to become a REAL Guitar Player, you should check out the brilliant guitar lessons course at Amazing Guitar Secrets. Click this link Amazing-Guitar-Secrets.Com to start your journey.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Monday, May 24, 2010
2 Door Cinema Club "Something Good can work" chords & lyrics
Once again I'm sticking with electro-pop as being the best of new music, given the shortage of actual guitar based songs in the charts or on the radio these days. This time it's a catchy little number "Something Good can Work" by Northern Ireland band Two Door Cinema Club, from their debut album "Tourist History. They begin a tour of Ireland and the UK shortly, having opened for Phoenix on their 2010 tour.
Obviously songs like this one would be more suited to anyone playing or learning to play electronic keyboards, but I have worked out what I hope is a "buskable" version for guitar players, I'm sure the chord sequence would work fine on keyboards also.
I think it can sound ok as just a guitar song, trickiest part is not stumbling over the rapid-fire lyrics! The song is in the key of F, but I have worked out a simple version for early learners in the key of C, where the chords are: C major, A minor, E minor, F major and G major. Just place a capo on the fifth fret, and you will be playing back in G, so can play along with the song.
My guitar version of "Something Good Can Work" has been uploaded to my Rock songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Something Good can work" by Two Door Cinema Club
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Two Door Cinema Club "Something Good can Happen" on YouTube
Go to CDUniverse to browse the album and singles from the band: Two Door Cinema Club music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Obviously songs like this one would be more suited to anyone playing or learning to play electronic keyboards, but I have worked out what I hope is a "buskable" version for guitar players, I'm sure the chord sequence would work fine on keyboards also.
I think it can sound ok as just a guitar song, trickiest part is not stumbling over the rapid-fire lyrics! The song is in the key of F, but I have worked out a simple version for early learners in the key of C, where the chords are: C major, A minor, E minor, F major and G major. Just place a capo on the fifth fret, and you will be playing back in G, so can play along with the song.
My guitar version of "Something Good Can Work" has been uploaded to my Rock songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Something Good can work" by Two Door Cinema Club
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Two Door Cinema Club "Something Good can Happen" on YouTube
Go to CDUniverse to browse the album and singles from the band: Two Door Cinema Club music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Sunday, May 09, 2010
Carolina Liar "Show me what I'm looking for" chords and lyrics
"Show me what I'm looking for" was the first single from "Coming To Terms", the debut album by Caroloina Liar, a Rock Band from L.A. via Sweden.
Have to say when I first heard the song, I was sure it was Coldplay, there is a really marked similarity in the sound.
Having said that, it's a really good song, and I've worked out a version which is really easy to play, with just chords F, Am, C and G.
I've posted my version of "Show me what I'm looking for" in simple chords and lyrics format to my Rock songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Show me What I'm Looking For" by Carolina Liar
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Carolina Liar "Show me what I'm looking for" on YouTube
Check out the Carolina Liar album and singles at CD Universe: Carolina Liar music at CD Universe
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Have to say when I first heard the song, I was sure it was Coldplay, there is a really marked similarity in the sound.
Having said that, it's a really good song, and I've worked out a version which is really easy to play, with just chords F, Am, C and G.
I've posted my version of "Show me what I'm looking for" in simple chords and lyrics format to my Rock songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Show me What I'm Looking For" by Carolina Liar
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Carolina Liar "Show me what I'm looking for" on YouTube
Check out the Carolina Liar album and singles at CD Universe: Carolina Liar music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Owl City "Fireflies" Guitar Chords and Lyrics
Although this is pretty much a techno or synth-pop song, I liked it so much I decided to have a go at working out a playable version for guitar.
I think it worked out quite well, considering - key was E flat, which was a bit tricky for early learners, so I stuck a capo on 3rd fret, and chorded it in C.
Owl City ( a.k.a. Adam Young ) is a relatively new act, hadn't heard any of their stuff before, but "Fireflies", from their 2nd album "Ocean Eyes" got loads of airplay, Adam having built up a huge following on MySpace before releasing the debut album "Maybe I'm Dreaming".
I think "Fireflies" works ok without the synth effects, and once you use the Capo on the 3rd fret, the chords are C, F, G, Em and Am - a nice enough set of chords, playable by people at most levels.
I've uploaded my chords version of "Fireflies" to my Rock songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Fireflies" by Owl City
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Owl City "Fireflies" on YouTube
Go to CDUniverse to browse the Owl City albums, EPs and singles: Owl City music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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I think it worked out quite well, considering - key was E flat, which was a bit tricky for early learners, so I stuck a capo on 3rd fret, and chorded it in C.
Owl City ( a.k.a. Adam Young ) is a relatively new act, hadn't heard any of their stuff before, but "Fireflies", from their 2nd album "Ocean Eyes" got loads of airplay, Adam having built up a huge following on MySpace before releasing the debut album "Maybe I'm Dreaming".
I think "Fireflies" works ok without the synth effects, and once you use the Capo on the 3rd fret, the chords are C, F, G, Em and Am - a nice enough set of chords, playable by people at most levels.
I've uploaded my chords version of "Fireflies" to my Rock songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Fireflies" by Owl City
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Owl City "Fireflies" on YouTube
Go to CDUniverse to browse the Owl City albums, EPs and singles: Owl City music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
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