My Love Life - from the KROQ recording session
View chords used in this chart
Intro:
Guitar I:
G C A D
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---5-5---5-5---5-|---5-5-5---5---5-|---7-7---7-7---7-|---7-7-7---7---7-|
|------------5----|-3-------3---3---|-------------7---|-5-------5---5---|
|-3----3----------|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
Guitar II: *
G C A D
|-3------------3--|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-3------------3--|-5------4--------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-4------------4--|-5------4--------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-5------------5--|-5------4--------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-5------------5--|-3------2--------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-3------------3--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
* Note: every other time instead this is played, I think...
A D
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Main riff, something sort of like this:
G C A D
|---3-3-3---3---3-|---3-3-3---3---3-|---5-5-5---5---5-|---5-5-5---5---5-|
|-3-------3---3---|---------5---5---|-7-------7---7---|-7-------7---7---|
|-----------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
For the chorus(?) part, I use this shape to play all the chords, sliding
the chords:
E A D G B E
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|--*--------|
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|----*-*-*--|
Here's the song:
Intro times 4
Repeat main riff until chorus
come on to my house
come on and do something new
I know you love, one person
but why can't you love two?
(chorus)
E G D C D
give a little something
E G D *C D * note: pick with first three strings
give a little something and slide chords
(main riff)
to my love life
my love life
my love life
oh..
I know you love one person
why don't you love two?
etc...
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Someone else please post more Smiths/Morrissey, Pixies, J&M Chain,
Sex Pistols, Lush, or anything else slightly "alternative", that
guitar magazines fail to comprehend.
Good night, and thank you,
Jerry, (jarnail@sfu.ca)
How to play My Love Life - from the KROQ recording session
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 G. 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.