Rolling Stones guitar chords "Brown Sugar" and "Angie"

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/
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Guitar Chords - Creedence Clearwater Revival: Up Around The Bend & Long as I Can See The Light

It's a lotta fun, this blogging lark - yesterday I was 'Up the Junction' with Squeeze, today I'm going 'Up around the Bend' with Creedence Clearwater Revival!!

I'm reworking two of the classic songs on my Creedence guitar chords page - "Up around the Bend" and "Long as I can see the Light"

First thing I discovered was that I had both songs in the wrong key. These would have been worked out in pre-YouTube days, back then I was just working the keys and chords from my memories of the song, it's so much easier now that you can listen to pretty much every song on YouTube while working out the chords.

There were also a few endline 'filler' chords I'd omitted, which make the song sound more complete. I converted the text files to web files, added links to the parent and home page, and embedded the videos to play along with.

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.


"Up Around The Bend" chords are -   D  A  A7  G  and F#m, a nice easy set of chords for learning guitar players.  ( see Guitar Chords for Up Around The Bend  )

"Long as I can see the Light" chords  are ( relative to capo on 2nd fret )  A  E  D  and F#m, also a handy enough bunch of chords for beginners  ( see Guitar Chords for Long as I can see the Light )


These new versions are now available on my Creedence Clearwater Revival guitar chords page, along with another 10 or so, I'll be revisiting the page to 'fix up' these songs ASAP.    You can find all of  my Creedence songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:


Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Video - Creedence 'Up Around The Bend'
 


Video - Creedence 'Long As I Can See The Light'

Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.

Go to CDUniverse to browse Creedence albums and other works: Creedence 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/
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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/
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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
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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
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Guitar Chords for Randy Newman "Jolly Coppers" and "My Old Kentucky Home"

Continuing with my improvement and audit project for the older songs on my website PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics ,  today I'm taking two songs from my Randy Newman page, "Jolly Coppers" ( from the "Little Criminals" album ) and "My Old Kentucky Home" ( from the "12 Songs" album )

You can check out the updated pages with these songs, complete with embedded videos of the songs to play along with, at the links below.

Note:  for "Jolly Coppers", I've chorded the song in the key of G - in the video Randy plays it in F#.  This would lead to a really complex set of chords, so I figure most learning guitarists would prefer to play it in G, just a semitone higher.  This means that to play along with the video, you will need to tune each string on your guitar down one semitone, i.e.  Eb Ab C# F# Bb Eb ( or put a capo on the 11th fret! ).  In this case it would be best to just listen to the song, learn the rhythms, strumming patterns and vocal nuances, and then pick up the guitar and try to play the song in G, having learned how the song should sound and 'feel'.   



"Jolly Coppers" features the chords G  D6 ( x00230 ) Cmaj7  Am7  Em7  Bm7  C and C/D ( 030210 ) ( see Guitar Chords for Jolly Coppers )

"My Old Kentucky Home" can be played with just the chords G  D7 and C ( with Capo on 2nd Fret ). You could play without Capo, using chords A E7 and D, but I thing the song sounds better played in the key of G, see Guitar Chords for My Old Kentucky Home )


I've added these transcriptions to the other Randy Newman songs on the page, which will be updated later, you can find them all at the link below:


Guitar chords and lyrics to songs by Randy Newman

Video - Randy Newman "Jolly Coppers"


Video - Randy Newman "My Old Kentucky Home"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.

Go to CDUniverse to browse Randy Newman 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
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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
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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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Ed Sheeran - Guitar Chords for "A Team" and "Lego House"

Ed Sheeran is a rising star in the 'singer-songwriter' genre, one of the few areas I can draw on for good guitar-based music these days.

I first heard of Ed Sheeran when I heard him perform "A Team" on "Later with Jools Holland", about 8 or 9 months ago, and it was obvious that this was a new talent about to burst upon the mainstream. Sure enough, Ed released his debut album '+' in September last year, with 'A Team' as the lead single hitting the UK charts at number 3.

This was closely followed by the second single "You Need Me", which entered the charts at #4 - this one was a total change of pace, with Ed having fun with a catchy little rap number, unfortunately not one I would attempt to work out guitar chords for!

The lovely, whimsical "Lego House", 3rd single from the album reached number 5 in the UK charts, and with the album + reaching number one in the Album charts, a new star was born.

I will make a point of getting hold of the new single "Drunk" and having a close listen, and hopefully working out the chords. In the meantime, I have worked out easy chords and lyrics versions of both "A Team" and "Lego House".

You can find my chords and lyrics interpretations at the links below ( both songs are on my Pop Songs Guitar Chords page ) :

A TEAM
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Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "A Team" by Ed Sheeran ( play along with the video below or on Ed Sheeran "A Team" on Youtube




LEGO HOUSE
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Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Lego House" by Ed Sheeran ( play along with the video below or on Ed Sheeran "Lego House" on Youtube



LEGO HOUSE
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Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Lego House" by Ed Sheeran ( play along with the video below or on Ed Sheeran "Lego House" on Youtube




You can check out the Ed Sheeran album and singles at CD Universe - Ed Sheeran albums and singles


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Adele "Set Fire To The Rain" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

Yes, it's another Adele song, who'd have thought?! In fairness, she has just brought out a bunch of really good songs in rapid succession, so when looking for songs to add to my website, she's a Godsend!!

Another power-ballad, with nice melodic verse and bridge building up to an anthemic and memorable chorus. The original song is in the key of D minor - I have transcribed it to A minor to create an easier set of chords to play, so you would need to put a capo on the 5th fret to play along with Adele's version.

I've posted my transcription of "Set Fire To The Rain" to my Pop Songs guitar chords page at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics for Adele "Set Fire To The Rain"



You can have fun playing along with the video above, or on YouTube at Adele "Set Fire To The Rain" on YouTube

Adele's albums and singles can be browsed at CD Universe - Adele music page

Adele's official website is http://www.adele.tv/


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La Roux "Bulletproof" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

Regular visitors to my website will know that I generally stick to an eclectic selection of the musical genres I like, mainly Rock and Indie songs, plus some niche areas like Folk Songs , "Golden Oldies" , Soul/R&B Songs and of course Christmas Songs ( Never too early ....! )

While I do have a large bunch of songs on my Pop Songs guitar chords page, these are mainly songs by the Rock or Indie bands that were just a bit 'light' to be considered as "Rock" - sometimes it's a fine line!

But I have lately found that there are less and less 'guitar songs' around, particularly being played on the radio stations, and in the singles charts, so I've opened my mind to some of the other music styles I might previously have bypassed.

One of these is the great 'Electro-pop' single by La Roux called "Bulletproof". I found by concentrating on the Bass lines, it wasn't too difficult to figure out which chords would underpin the song. Although the song is in the key of E flat minor, I was able to transpose it down a semi-tone to D minor, producing chords: Dm, G, Bb and F - not too tricky, huh?!

The plus side of playing songs like this out at open-mic or just get-together sessions is the 'surprise element' - you get a few bonus 'kudos points' for playing a song that your audience would'n have expected an acoustic guitar player to manage.

I have the chords and lyrics for La Roux "Bulletproof" at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Bulletproof" by Laroux.



Playing along with the video above, or on Youtube at La Roux "Bulletproof" on YouTube

Go to CDUniverse to browse the album and singles from La Roux: La Roux albums and singles 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

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P.J. Murphy
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Adele "Rolling in The Deep" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

It's hard to avoid Adele when thinking of songs to work out these days! There have been times where she seems to occupy every second position in the singles charts.

I have already worked out the chords and lyrics for "To Make You Feel My Love", "Someone like You", and "Set Fire To The Rain", and posted them to my Pop Songs Guitar Chords page.

Struggling to keep up with the prolific Adele, but I have now worked out easy to play chords and lyrics for "Rolling In The Deep". The song is in the key of C# minor / E flat major, which would be pretty difficult for those of us who are not quite expert guitar players, so I have transcribed the song to be in the key of A minor / C major, which makes for a much more playable set of chords - Am, F, G, Em, E, and C. Putting a capo on the 3rd fret will bring the song back to the original key - but you should obviously aim for a key which suits your voice.

There is a 'bridge' part which is piano/keyboard based, which involves playing some notes over an A minor chord, but you can busk it through with just the A minor if you find this too difficult.



You can find the guitar chords and lyrics for "Rolling In The Deep" on Guitarsongs.info at Adele - guitar chords for "Rolling in the Deep"




Play along with the video above, or on YouTube at Adele "Rolling In The Deep"

You can buy Adele's albums at CD Universe - Adele music page

Adele's official website is http://www.adele.tv/


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MGMT "Kids" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

I honestly thought I had worked out the chords for "Kids" a long time ago - when the song was always on the radio. But I received a request on Facebook for the chords of the song, and discovered that it was one of the 'ones that got away'.

It's too good a song not to have on my site, so I've remedied the situation and posted my version of the song chords and lyrics to my Rock Songs guitar chords page on my website. Check it out at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Kids" by MGMT

The chords for "Kids" are very simple, F#m, D, A and E throughout, except for the bridge, which also features a B major chord.



Try playing along with the video above, or on Youtube at MGMT "Kids" on YouTube

Go to CDUniverse to browse the album and singles from the band: MGMT albums and singles at CD Universe

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P.J. Murphy
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Sade "Still In Love With You" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

Following a return from over 10 years of retirement, and the release of a new album "Soldier of Love", Sade have released a brilliant compilation album, "The Ultimate Collection", featuring all of the old classics ( including my own personal favourite "By Your Side".

As well as providing all your favourite Sade songs on one album, there is also the inclusion of an absolutely gorgeous cover of a ( to me at least ) lesser-known Thin Lizzy song "Still in Love with You". Since hearing the cover, I have checked out the original, which is brilliant, but when you listen to the cover version it just sounds like the song was written for Sade's smooth and smoky vocals.

The chords for the song are straightforward enough - Am, D, Dm, G, C, C/B and Am7, with a single Fmaj7 right at the end, although as indicated in my transcription, you can alter these chords slightly for a bluesier sound.


I've posted my interpretation of Sade's cover of "Still in Love With You" to my Sade song chords page, or at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Still In Love With You" by Sade



Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Sade "Still In Love With You" on YouTube

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Adele "Someone Like You" chords and lyrics

Like pretty much everyone else, I've run out of superlatives to describe the amazing vocal talents of Adele. A glance at any UK, US or other charts inevitably will have at least 4, maybe 5 of her songs in the top 40, so it's great to see she is getting the recognition she deserves.

"Someone Like You" is the second single from her "21" album, and co-written by Adele and Dan Wilson.

I have worked out the chords for "Someone Like You" and posted them to my Pop Songs guitar chords page, along with "To Make You Feel my Love", which I'd posted earlier.

The song is in the key of A major, but I've transposed it to G major to generate an easier set of chords to play. Use a capo on the 2nd fret to bring the song back to the original key, particularly if you want to play along with the video (below).



The song chords for "Someone Like You" are now available on Guitarsongs.info at Adele - chords for Someone Like You"




Play along with the video above, or on YouTube at Adele "Someone Like You"

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Guitar Chords - Jamie Lawson "I wasn't expecting That"

Like David Gray before him, Jamie Lawson is another West of England singer-songwriter who has been 'adopted' by the Irish music loving people as one of their own. His great single "I wasn't expecting that" went to #1 in the Irish iTunes charts, having gone viral on YouTube, with over 360,000 views since it was posted earlier this year.

Jamie has been touring his new album of the same name ( "Wasn't expecting That" ) around Ireland over the past few months, and is building up a huge following around the country. I have only had the chance to 'dip into' the album, some of the songs sound amazing, some possibly need to grow on you. Very much a new artist finding his feet, but one I believe will explode on the international scene very soon.

I have worked out an easily playable chords and lyrics version of the single, and posted it on my Pop Songs Guitar Chords page at www.guitarsongs.info (PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics)

The chords are straightforward enough: C, Em, Am, G, F, Dm and E7 for the verse and chorus, and a bridge which also includes G# and G7. The key for the song is actually F#, but Jamie plays it with a capo on the 6th fret, using the chords above, which just seem to suit the song.

The chords and lyrics for "Wasn't Expecting That" are at this link:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Wasn't Expecting That" by Jamie Lawson

Play along with the video below, or on Youtube at Jamie Lawson "Wasn't Expecting That" on YouTube




Significantly, Jamie has opted for an Irish domain for his website, which is at http://www.jamielawson.ie/

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Villagers - "Becoming A Jackal" chords and lyrics

My first attempt at chording a song by Irish Band "Villagers". I first heard this song on "Later with Jools Holland", they sounded to me quite like one of my favourite bands "The Shins".

One thing these bands certainly have in common is producing very melodic songs with basic major and minor chords, but which are really difficult to play - the lyrics not always following the chord sequence in any flowing or rhythmic way

But - I've given it my best shot, and added my chords and lyrics version of the song to my Rock Songs Guitar Chords page at Guitarsongs.info.

The chords themselves are straightforward enough - Am, Am7/G, Dadd9, B7, Em, Em7, C, C/B, G, Bm, F and G7. Keeping them flowing, while singing the lyrics, I must admit I found quite difficult, so this one may not suit the early learner.

You can check out my version off "Becoming A Jackal" at the link below:

Villagers - "Becoming A Jackal" chords and lyrics



Play along with the video above, or on YouTube at Villagers - "Becoming A Jackal".

You can buy their new debut album, "Becoming a Jackal", at CD Universe - Villagers music page

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Guitar Chords and Lyrics "Aretha" by Rumer

Rumer is a British female pop/soul singer born in Pakistan. Her voice has been compared to many great female singers, including the late Karen Carpenter, but her vocals are a unique brand of sweet, bluesy and sultry, and I believe she will go on to be a huge star in her own right.

I had previously posted my chords and lyrics version of her first single "Slow", from her debut album "Seasons of the Soul". "Aretha" is the second single taken from the album, and is another gorgeous soulful ballad.

Rumer is already a hit with some top names in the business, having toured with Jools Holland and Joshua Radin among others, and has the distinction of having had a number of songs written especially for her by the great Burt Bacharach.

I have worked out my chords and lyrics version of "Aretha", and added it to my Soul Songs Guitar Chords page at the link below. The song is in the key of F major, which means there is a tricky enough selection of chords involved.

The chords are F, B flat, G minor, E flat, E flat minor, D minor and C minor. I would normally suggest transcription to a lower key, using a capo to bring the pitch up to the correct key, but in the final verse there is a key change from F to G, the chords here being G, C, A minor, F, F minor, D minor, and E7th.

Transcription would produce an easier set of chords for the main body of the song, but even more difficult chords for the last verse. In any case, the original chords just fit the bluesy feel of the song, so it is worth while putting in the extra effort to practice these chords.

You can try out my version of the song at the link below:


Guitar chords and lyrics to "Aretha" by Rumer




Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Rumer "Aretha" on YouTube

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Guitar Chords - Bruno Mars "Just the way you are"

Before releasing his debut album "Doo-wops and Hooligans" Bruno Mars had already made his name in music circles as co-writer and guest vocalist on hits like Ce Lo Green's brilliant "F**k You / Forget You", and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, as well as "Right Round" by Flo Rida / Kesha.

I haven't heard the full album yet, but the tracks I've heard, as you might expect, are upbeat snappy pop songs, and Bruno has the smooth vocals to complement them perfectly.

I have worked out a nice, easy-to-play chords and lyrics version of the song, and posted it on my Pop Songs Guitar Chords page at www.guitarsongs.info (PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics)

There are basically only three chords in the song, repeated through the verse and chorus - F, D minor, and B flat. If these chords are a little tricky for you, you can put a capo on the third fret, and play chords D, B minor, and G, and you'll still be able to play along with the song.

The chords and lyrics for "Just the way you are" are at this link:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Just the way you are" by Bruno Mars

Play along with the video below, or on Youtube at Bruno Mars "Just The Way You Are" on YouTube




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Arcade Fire "We used to Wait" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

Arcade Fire are a great Canadian band founded in 2003 by husband and wife team Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.

Although I do really like the band, most of their songs I've heard don't really lend themselves to being played by early learners, either on acoustic or electric guitar.

I have previously posted "Wake Up" from the debut album "Funeral". Ironically it was highlighted to me by my nephew using it as the backdrop for a brilliant video montage he made of my eldest daughter's wedding in 2009. Excuse the paternal pride, but I'd be delighted if you'd like to check that one out, it's on Youtube at Nycola & Marc's wedding - Arcade Fire "Wake Up"

The chords and lyrics for both Wake Up and We Used to Wait are on my Miscellaneous Rock songs page at Rock songs guitar chords - W

"We used to wait" is another great song, the first single from the 2010 "Suburbs" album".

The song is in the key of C minor, but I have transposed it to A minor to create a set of chords which will be more suitable for the learning guitarist, or indeed for anyone playing the song. After transposition, the chords are: Am, C/G, F, D5 and Em. the C/G chord is just a C chord with the addition of the pinky on the 3rd fret, 1st string, i.e. 032013. D5 is a "Power Chord" and is played as x355xx. If you are in the early learning stages, you can just play standard C and D chords here, it will still sound fine.

To play along with the original, put a capo on the 3rd fret, and you will be playing in the same key as the original song.

My 'easy-to-play' interpretation of "We Used to Wait (for it)" is at Guitar Chords for Arcade Fire "We used to wait" .


Play along with the video below, or on Youtube at Arcade Fire "We Used To Wait (for it)" on YouTube



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