The key to this song is its strumming patterns. I use the following patterns to mimic not only the guitar, but the song's beat or cadence.Intro: Am = DUD DUDU (emphasize bass strings on DUD)
Verses: Am = D DU
Em7 = DUDU
Chorus: on C-C7-F-Bb D DU UDU
Bridge: on D7-B7-A: D DU UDU
Ending: Am = DUD DUDU
End o Chorus 1: on last Am: DUD DUDU
Note: Em can be substituted for Em7 and if a Bb is too hard, use a simplified xxx331
Finally, note the key change to A at the end of Chorus 2, leading to the Bridge. Very cool. Hope you enjoy it.
Things We Said Today - The Beatles
Intro: Am Am
Verse 1:
Am Em7 Am Em7
You say you will love me
Am Em7 Am Em7
if I have to go.
Am Em7 Am Em7
You'll be think-ing of me,
Am Em7 Am Em7
some-how I will know.
Chorus 1:
C C7
Some-day when I'm lone-ly,
F Bb
wish-ing you weren't so far a-way. . .
Am Em7 Am Em7
Then I will re-mem-ber
Am Em7 Am Am
things we said to-day.
Verse 2:
Am Em7 Am Em7
You say you'll be mine, girl,
Am Em7 Am Em7
'til the end of time.
Am Em7 Am Em7
These days such a kind girl,
Am Em7 Am Em7
seems so hard to find.
Chorus 2 (ending on A):
C C7
Some-day when we're dream-ing,
F Bb
deep in love, not a lot to say. . .
Am Em7 Am Em7
Then we will re-mem-ber
Am Em7 A
things we said to-day.
Bridge:
A D7
Me, I'm just the luck-y kind. . .
B7 E7 A
love to hear you say that love is love.
A D7
And, though we may be blind,
B7 Bb Am
love is here to stay. . . and that's e-
Verse 3:
Am Em7 Am Em7
-nough to make you mine, girl,
Am Em7 Am Em7
be the on-ly one.
Am Em7 Am Em7
Love me all the time, girl. . .
Am Em7 Am Em7
we'll go on and on.
Repeat Chorus 2
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Verse 3
Repeat Chorus 2 (ending on Am):
C C7
Some-day when we're dream-ing,
F Bb
deep in love, not a lot to say. . .
Am Em7 Am Em7
Then we will re-mem-ber
Am Em7 Am
things we said to-day.
Ending: Am Am Am Am
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
Hey, how'd I miss this one until now?! :lol: I'm going to be busy playing some Beatles tonight! 8)
Thanks shug. :D
Dan
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Very nice Shrug. I don't so much emphasise the bass notes, but more give the first chord a sort of pre chord strum much like the original recording. Sort of a chuc- a -ching thing.
:wink:
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Very nice Shrug. I don't so much emphasise the bass notes, but more give the first chord a sort of pre chord strum much like the original recording. Sort of a chuc- a -ching thing.
:wink:
I'm in total agreement on the chuc-a-ching . . . that's the hook that makes the song work. I was just trying to say that as part of that pattern, I strike the bass strings pretty hard. Thanks Rodders.
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
I stumbled across the verse to this while I was messing around with bass notes once, but never got around to looking the rest of it up. Another one crossed off my 'rememeber to look up' list and added to my 'get around to practicing' list :)
From my tinkering, I ended up playing a mix of the guitar and bass for it as below - it's a nice alternative to chords when you're unaccompanied.
Am Em7 Am Em7
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-----1-1-------------1-1---------
-----2-2-------------2-2---------
-----2-2-------------2-2---------
-0---------------0---------------
---------0---3-----------0---3---
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