I just found, and been playing Nils' version of the Ben E King song "Stand by me". Somehow while playing this, a song from the 60's popped into my thoughts, and I can't remember who did it! I'm thinking Yardbirds or Turtles. It has a nice easy guitar intro that I've already figured out. As for the rest of the song, the lyrics start off "It's a hard world to get a break in, all the good things have been taken". Later on the chorus it go's "it's my life and I'll do what I want, it's my mind and I'll think what I want, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I also seem to remember a line "I'm gonna ride the serpent" or "I'm gonna ride the dragon". Thanx, Gary
Now I think it was The Animals.
Your right it is the Animals and the song is called "Its My Life"
Here is Quite an easy version http://www.tabpower.com/s777.html
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Thanx. I googled it like Big Lars suggested and found this. I only looked quickly, but they seem the same. Thanx agin, Gary
http://www.music-lyrics-chord.com/The_Animals/Chords/6038-It%27s_My_Life_Chords.html
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Thanks, what about the strum pattern?
Try a simple "Down-down up down"?
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Casey
Does anyone konw the chords to play during the long solo? Main chord PATTERn i've got for the song is G/D/Em/F/C/Dsus4/d//Dsus4/d/Dsus4/d. I think it's some variation of the main chords but can not work it out.
G D Em F C Dsus4/d/Dsus4/d/Dsus4/d/
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Like above for the main part of the song. Just unsure of the chords for the solo.
Thanks Mark
A knock back is the beginning of a comeback!!!
Most of the solo is played over a different riff - something like G, Bb and C. Been a while since I've played it, so I'd have to look it up, but basically that's it. The lead into it is something like this:
(F)Lord, (C)help me, I can't (D)cha-a-a-a-a-a-a-ange.....
(G)Lord, I (Bb)can't (C)change,
Won't you (G)fly-(Bb)y (C)Freebird,
Then just keep repeating the G Bb and C chords over and over and over and over again ad nauseam ad infinitum or until your hand drops off.
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
+1 what Vic said. Just listen for the little strum pattern changes and make sure you barre the G and the C. IMHO, they sound a bit better than open for this.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
....and +1 what Roy said! Because it's easier to go from a barred G, at the third fret, to slide the same chord up three frets for the Bb, then a further two for the C, then down five back to the G.
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
Does anybody have a tab for Grateful Dead's Box of Rain. I'm an old Deadhead but a beginner guitarist so if you could tab real slooooow, it would be nice.
Thanks,
1StSteven
Anybody have a tab for Steve Earle's "Devils Right Hand"
If possible, I'd like to request "cherry, cherry" by Neil Diamond...seems like it's just open chords and strumming...