For You
Split Enz
Learn how to play For You by Split Enz with a complete chord chart, highlighted chords and a layout optimized for mobile.
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
"FOR YOU" - Split Enz, from their first single 'For You' (1973)
Note: this song is originally fingerpicked and if you roughly follow the tab below in a
sort of percussive
finger style then you can get pretty close to the original, a strange picking pattern
with an extra bass thumb
note thrown in where you least expect it... that's Phil Judd for you!
[Verse Chords]
A(add9) A G(add9) G F(add9) F E Dsus2/F#
e|--7-------5-------5-------3-------3-------1-------0-------0-------|
B|--5-------5-------3-------3-------1-------1-------0-------3-------|
G|--6-------6-------4-------4-------2-------2-------1-------2-------|
D|--7-------7-------5-------5-------3-------3-------2-------4-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------0---------------|
B
e|--0-------|
B|--0-------|
G|--4-------|
D|--4-------|
A|--2-------|
E|----------|
[Bridge Chords]
E Emaj7 E7 C#m7 Asus2 G6
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
B|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|--4-------4-------4-------6-------2-------4------|
D|--6-------6-------6-------6-------2-------5------|
A|--7-------6-------5-------4-------0-------5------|
E|--0-------0-------0-------0---------------3------|
[Final Chord]
C(add9)
e|--0----------|
B|--3----------|
G|--5----------|
D|--5----------|
A|--3----------|
E|-------------|
[Intro] (This run is also repeted during the chords at the end of each verse)
A(add9) A A(add9) G(add9) G G(add9) F(add9) F F(add9) F
e|--7------5----7-------5------3----5-------3------1-------------3------1--------------|
B|----5-------------------3-------------------1---------1----1-----1---------1-----1---|
G|------6-------------------4-------------------2--------------------2-----------------|
D|--7--------7----7-----5--------5----5-----3--------3-----3-----3--------3-----3------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E
e|--0------0-------------0------0---------------|
B|----0---------0----0-----0----------0-----0---|
G|------2--------------------2------------------|
D|--3--------3----3------3---------3-----3------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Dsus2/F#
We're outside the times
A
Seen the break of day
G
My parents beat me 'cause I laughed
B
Or something like that
Dsus2/F#
For nights on end
A
You've been my friend
G A(add9) A A(add9) F(add9) F
I've turned the lights on just for you
G(add9) G G(add9) F(add9) F F(add9) F E
For you, for you, just for you
[Verse 2]
Dsus2/F#
Blueboys on the stage
A
Yes he's quite the rage
G
His parents loved his blue eyes
B
He knows where it's at
Dsus2/F#
People think he's queer
A
But to be quite fair
G A(add9) A A(add9) F(add9) F
You know he does it just for you
G(add9) G G(add9) F(add9) F F(add9) F E
For you, for you, just for you
[Verse 3]
Dsus2/F#
You laugh so easily, but you
A
can see what it's like to be
G
They kicked your eyes in at four
B
When they shut the door
Dsus2/F#
Playing out masquerade
A
Even soldiers on parade
G A(add9) A A(add9) F(add9) F
The game they play is just for you
G(add9) G G(add9) F(add9) F F(add9) F E
For you, for you, just for you
[Bridge]
E Emaj7 E7
Took me by surprise, left me standing there
C#m7
The cold winds blew while you watched Fred Astaire
E Emaj7 E7 C#m7
He was dancing all alone, up the stairs
E Emaj7 A G A G
Dancing all alone, up the stairs
[Instrumental Interlude 1]
Dsus2/F# A G B Dsus2/F# A G A G F E
[Bridge]
E Emaj7 E7
Took me by surprise, left me standing there
C#m7
The cold winds blew while you watched Fred Astaire
E Emaj7 E7 C#m7
He was dancing all alone, up the stairs
E Emaj7 A G A G
Dancing all alone, up the stairs
[Instrumental Interlude 1]
A G A G
[Outro]
Dsus2/F#
We're outside the times
A
Seen the break of day
G B
My parents beat me 'cause I laughed
E Emaj7 E7 C#m7
They must of done it just for me Just for me just for me
C(add9)
Just for me
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How to play For You
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 E. 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.