Kodachrome
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Main riff (played during the verse):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------/
B|-------------------------------------------------------------/
G|-------------------------------------------------------------/
D|----------------2--2------------------------2-2--------------/
A|--0-0-----3h4-----------4-2-----0-0--3h4---------------------/
E|---------------------------------------------------4-3-2-----/
Intro: E A F#m E (x2)
verse 1:
E E7 A (riff)
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
F#m B7 E F#m B7
It's a wonder I can think at all
E E7 A (riff)
And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none
F#m B E E7
I can read the writing on the wall
Chorus 1:
A C#7 F#
Kodachrome
F#7 Bm E
You give us those nice bright colors
A D
You give us the greens of summers
B E A C#7 F#
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah!
F#7 Bm E
I got a Nikon camera
A D
I love to take a photograph
B E A C#m F#m B B7
So Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
verse 2:
E E7 A (riff)
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
F#m B7 E F#m B7
And brought them all together for one night
E E7 A (riff)
I know they'd never match my sweet imagination
F#m B B7 E E7
And everything looks worse in black and white
Chorus 2:
A C#7 F#
Kodachrome
F#7 Bm E
You give us those nice bright colors
A D
You give us the greens of summers
B E A C#7 F#
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah!
F#7 Bm E
I got a Nikon camera
A D
I love to take a photograph
B E A C#m F#m
So Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
Outro:
A C#m F#m
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
A C#m F#m
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
A C#m F#m
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
A
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
C#m
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
F#m
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
A
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
C#m
Leave your boy so far from home
F#m
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome (away)
A C#m
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome whewwwwww!
F#m
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away
A C#m F#m
(through fade out)
How to play Kodachrome
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 B. 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.