Conrete Blonde for the practicing musician
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N.C.
I dreamed last night I was born a hundred.....
... 'cos I could lose everything in a minute or two, yeah
Ax4
A G A A
Its not ????? you can stop the years behind..
The A and G above are played something like this:
A G
E|----------------| E|----------------|
B|----------------| B|----------------|
G|----------------| G|----------------|
D|-----7-5--------| D|-------5--------|
A|---7------------| A|---5------------|
E|-5--------------| E|-3---3----------|
the A and G repeat over much of the song.
chorus: (With Distortion)
D5 A5 C5 G5
When you smile, I don't know what to do
D5 A5 C5 G5
Cos I could lose everything in a minute or two
A5 C5 E5 G5
And it seems like the end of the world
A(as in the intro)
When you smile..
for those that dont know, D5,A5,C5,etc are just
power chords: D5 x577xx
A5 577xxx
C5 x355xx
G5 355xxx
E5 022xxx
In the chorus Jim sometimes hits the open strings
in his trasnsitions from one chord to another,eg:
D5 A5
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-7--7---------------|
D|-7--7------7--7-----|
A|-5--5------7--7-----|
E|---------0-5--5-----|
^
|
It doesnt look like much
but it adds a bit of oomph!
Happy playing everyone.
Bye for now
eric
How to play Conrete Blonde for the practicing musician
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 C. 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.