Band
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Bbm7 G* F*
e| 6 4 2
B| 9 4 2
G| 6 5 3
D| 8 6 4
A| 8 6 4
E| 6 4 2
Intro: Bbm7 , G* ,F*
Bbm7 G* F*
Slide away and give it all you've got
Bbm7 G* F*
My today fell in from the top
Bbm7 G* F*
I dream of you and all the things you say
Bbm7 G* F*
I wonder where you are now
Bbm7 G* F*
Hold me down all the world's asleep
Bbm7 G* F*
I need you now ,you've knocked me off my feet
Bbm7 G* F*
I dream of you and we talk of growing old
Bbm7 G* F*
But you said please don't
Pre-chorus:
Bbm7 G* F*
Slide in baby,together we'll fly
Bbm7 G*
I tried praying and I know just what you're saying to me
Chorus:
Bbm7
Now that you're mine
G*
We'll find a way
F*
O f chasing the sun
Bbm7
Let me be the one
G*
Who shines with you
F*
In the morning when you don't know what to do
Bbm7
Two of a kind
G*
We'll find a way
F*
To do what we've done
Bbm7
Let me be the one
G*
That's shines with you and we can
Bbm7 F* Bbm7 F*
Slide away Slide Away
G* Bbm7
Away-y-y-y-y
Ends alternating from Bbm7 and F* as in
the "Slide away-y-y-y.." bit
A much used riff:
(not exact but near enough)
Sli-i-ide a-a-way-y-y-y-y-y
Bbm7
e----------b---v~~~~~~~----------
B---------5-(6)-------------------
G------------------------6--------
D-------------------------8-6-h-8
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------
b = bend
v~`= vibrato
h = hammer on
I've just realised that on my Slide Away thing I didn't
point out that a "*" is what I used for sharp-think it's
not clear really is it? Sorry,I'm losing it a bit..
Roger Vaughn
From: Fred Lidskog <swede@email.unc.edu>
Slide Away, written by Noel Gallagher, performed by Oasis
Song can be found on the album "Definitely Maybe", the "Whatever" single,
and I believe on the U.S. "Champagne Supernova" single.
Chords used:
EADGBe
Am7 (x02013)
G (3x0033)
G2 (3554xx)
G7 (320001)
F (x33211)
F2 (1332xx)
Fmaj7 (x33210)
C (x32010)
D7 (xx0212)
D/F# (2x0232)
E (022100)
Intro & opening guitar solo
---------------------------
[NOTE: there are 2 guitars playing at once in the intro, below is an
attemot to fuse the two into 1 guitar part]
b:bend(6b7 means bend the string at the 6th fret to make the note the
string would make if played at the 7th fret with no bend)
r:release the bend
h:hammer on (use only one pick stroke and hammer on second note with another
finger)
p:pull off (opposite of hammer on)
*
e----------!--------3--0-----3-----------0----
B----------!--------1----1-0---0-------1------
G---5h7^^^-!-----0--0----------------0--------
D----------!---2-------------------3---------- *means strum this slowly
A----------!-0--------------------------------
E----------!----------------------------------
*
e-------3--0-----3----------0--------
B-------1----1-0---0------1----------
G-------0---------------0------------
D-------2-------------3--------------
A--0---------------------------------
E------------------------------------
Am7 G F Am7 G F
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G---7b9----7b9r7-5-----------------5-5-----------------
D------------------7-----------5h7-----7----------7----
A--------------------------5h7---------------6p5----0--
E------------------------------------------------------
Verse
-----
Am7 G F
Slide away - and give it all you've got
Am7 G F
My today - fell in from the top
Am7 G F
I dream of you - and all the things you say
Am7 G F
I wonder where you are now
Hold me down - all the world's asleep
I need you now - you've knocked me off my feet
I dream of you - we talk of growing old
But you said please don't!
Pre-chorus
----------
G2 F2 G2 F2
Slide in, baby - together we'll fly
G2 F2 G G7
I've tried praying - and I know just what you're saying to me
Chorus
------
C
Now that you're mine,
G
we'll find a way
Fmaj7
of chasing the sun
Am7
Let me be the one
G
Who shines with you
D7 F2
In the morning when you don't know what to do
C
Two of a kind
G
We'll find a way
Fmaj7
To do what we've done
Am7 G
Let me be the one that shines with you
F2 D/F# F2 D/F#
And we can slide away slide away
G E
Awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Guitar Solo
-----------
Am7 G F Am7 G F Am7
e---------5-------------------------------8--8h10p8-----------------
B------------5-----------------------8h10-----------10--8--10--8h10-
G-7b9-----------7--5--5h7--5----------------------------------------
D----------------------------5h7------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
G F Am7 G F G F G
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G--7b9--b9r7--5--7p5----------------------19b21--19b21r19--17-------
D--------------------7--5--5h7------7--------------------------19---
A-------------------------------6b5----0----------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
F G F G
e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------17--19--17-19b21-19b21-b21r19-17---------------------
D-------17h19----------------------------------19--------17h19-17--
A-17h19--------------------------------------------17h19-----------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G7
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G-------------------------
D-------------------------
A--19--17-----------------
E----------20--17--15h17--
At the end of the song, where Liam's going "slide away" over and over,
the chords alternate from F2 to D/F# with the below guitar fill (as well
as some variations of it) until the song ends.
F2 D/F#
e------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
G--7b9--b9r7--5-------------5--7--5--
D----------------7------5h7----------
A-------------------5h7--------------
E------------------------------------
How to play Band
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bbm7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.