By
Bread
Learn how to play By by Bread with a complete chord chart, highlighted chords and a layout optimized for mobile.
INTRO:
|----3-------5---|----3-------2---|----0-------0---|----0--------0---|
|----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----1-------1---|----1--------1---|
|--4---4---4---4-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0----0---0-|
|5-------4-------|2-------0-------|----------------|---------0-------|
|----------------|----------------|3-------2-------|0----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
VERSE:
|----3-------3---|----3-------2---|----2-------0---|----0--------0---|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----1--------1---|
|--0---0---0---0-|------0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0----0---0-|
|----------------|--2-----1-------|0---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------4-------|3--------3-------|
|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----3-------2---|
|----3-------3---|
|--0---0---0---0-|
|----------------|
|2-------2-------|
|----------------|
CHORUS I:
|----0-------2---|----0-------2---|----0--------2---|
|----1-------0---|----1-------3---|----1--------0---|
|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0----0---0-|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|0-------2-------|3-------2-------|0--------2-------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
ENDING I:
|----0-------0---|----0---3---2---|
|----1-------0---|----1---1---1---|
|--0---0---0---0-|--2---2---2-----|
|----------------|0---------------|
|3-------4-------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
ENDING II:
|----0-------0---|----------------|
|----1-------0---|----3-----3-----|
|--0---0---0---0-|--4-----4-----4-|
|----------------|0-----0-----0---|
|3-------4-------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
CHORUS II:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-------3---|
|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|--3-------3-----|--1-------1---1-|
|--2-----2-----2-|--0----------(0)|-------------(0)|----------------|
|1-----1-----1---|2-------2---2---|3---3---3---3---|2-------2-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
1-E3,2-D3,3-B3 Bar 1 @ 1st fret
|----3-------3---| (fingerings)
|--1-------1---1-|
|----------------|
|1-------1-------|
|----------------|
|------3---------|
AUBREY
CHORUS III:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|--3-------3-----|------------1---|
|--2-----2-----2-|--0----------(0)|-------------(0)|--0-------0---0-|
|1-----1-----1---|2-------2---2---|3----3--3---3---|2---2---2-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-(1)------------|----------------|
|----- ----------|0---------------|
|1--(1)----1-----|0---------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|------3---------|3---------------|
INTRO ONCE, NO LYRICS
INTRO:
And Aubrey was her name
A not so very ordinary girl or name
VERSE:
But who's to blame
For a love that wouldn't bloom
For the hearts that never played in tune
CHORUS I, ENDING I:
Like a lovely melody that everyone can sing
Take away the words that rhyme
It doesn't mean a thing
INTRO:
And Aubrey was her name
We tripped the light and danced together to the moon
VERSE:
But where was June
No it never came around
If it did it never made a sound
CHORUS I, ENDING II:
Maybe I was absent or was listening to fast
Catching all the words but then the meaning going past
CHORUS II:
But God I miss the girl
And I'd go a thousand times around the world
Just to be, closer to her than to me
INTRO:
And Aubrey was her name
I never new her but I loved her just the same
VERSE:
I loved her name
Wish that I had found a way
And the reasons that would make her stay
CHORUS I, ENDING II:
I have learned to lead a life apart from all the rest
If I can't have the one I want
I'll do the without the best
AUBREY
CHORUS III:
And how I miss the girl
And I'd go a million times around the world
Just to say, she had been mine for a day
I've shown the fingerings I use on CHORUS II, measures 3-5.
I did the best I could on the ending.
I think its a very relaxing piece, Thanks for the other Bread tunes (Mike).
Ken Morris,
mrwales@aol.com
mrwales@dump.com
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How to play By
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 E3. 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.