My Michelle
View chords used in this chart
e----------------------------------------------------------
B-------2-------------1-----0------------------------------
G-----2--2---------2-----2--------2---------------2--------
D---2-----2------2-----2--------4--4-----------4---4-------
A 4--------4-4-3-----2-------4------4-------4-------4------
E-----------------------------2----------2-2-2----------2-2
e----------------------------------------------------------
B-------2-------------1-----0------------------------------
G-----2--2---------2-----2--------2---------------2--------
D---2-----2------2-----2--------4--4-----------4---4-------
A 4--------4-4-3-----2-------4------4-------4-------4------
E-----------------------------2----------2-2-2----------2-2
e--------------------------------------------------------
B-------2-------------1-----0------2---------------2-----
G-----2--2---------2-----2-------------------------------
D---2-----2------2-----2--------4--4-----------4---4-----
A 4--------4-4-3-----2-------4------4-------4-------4----
E-----------------------------2----------2-2------------2
e-----------------------------------0--
B-------2-------------1-----0-----2----
G-----2--2---------2-----2-------2-----
D---2-----2------2-----2---------2-----
A 4--------4-4-3-----2-----------------
E--------------------------------------
w/fig.1
|-9--8--7---5--|---9-8-7-5---5-5--5-5-5-5---5-5--9---9-9-9---8-8-8--0--7-7-7--0-5-|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--8--7---6--|---9-8-7-6---6-6--6-6-6-6---6-6--9---9-9-9---8-8-8--0--7-7-7--0-6-|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff A
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|-4--/4--3-2-3p2-0-----------------------------|
|------------------2-2-2-0-2-5~~~--5-0-1-2-0-2-|
fig.2
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|-6--6-5--4--2---------------2--x----------|
|-6--6-5--4--2---------------2--x----------|
|-6--6-5--4--2--4--4--4-2-4--2--x-2-4--x-x-|
|-4--4-3--2-----4--4--4-2-4-------2-4--x-x-|
|---------------------------------0-2------|
/-Riff B--------------------------
|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
|-8--8-7--6-4-6-4-----------4~~-4-----| |-8--8-7--6-7-6-4--4hb-|
|-----------------6-6-6-4-6-------5-6-| |----------------------|
verses: 1, 2, 3 (x2)
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-x-2-|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-4-----------------------|
|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-x-2-|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-4-----------------------|
|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-x-2-|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-4-----------------------|
|-4-4---4-4-3-3-x-2-x---|-4-4---4-4-3-3-x-2-2--4-4-4-5-4-(4)/-------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------(19)-|
chorus:
D5 E5 B5 C#5 E5 A5 D5 C#5 B5 A5 G5 A5
well well well you just can't tell, well well well my michelle
W/Riff A & fig.2
fbr=full bend release
hbr=half bend release fill 4
|---------------------------| |-----------5-------5------------------|
|-4-hbr-hbr-hbr-hbr-hbr-hbr-| |---------5---5-8fb---8-5--------------|
|-4-fbr-fbr-fbr-fbr-fbr-fbr-| |-7fb-(7)-----------------7fbrp5-7-5---|
|---------------------------| |------------------------------------7-|
|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
[verse 2]
chorus:(x2)
D5 E5(7) B5 C#5 E5(7) A5 D5 C#5 B5 A5 G5 A5
well well well you just can't tell, well well well my michelle
^
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w/fill 4 (2nd time)--
E5(7) D5 A5 B5 G5 E5
everyone needs love you know that it's true
E5(7) D5 A5 B5
someday you'll find someone that'll fall in love with you
E5(7) D5 A5 B5 G5 E5
but oh the time it takes, when you're all alone
E5(7) D5 A5 B5
someday you'll find someone that you Can call your own but til then you better
w/fig.2
Solo:
|---------------------------------7---7--------------7--------------|
|-16hb-16hb-16-16---------------7---7----10fb~~~~~~~---10p9-9b(1½)--|
|-16fb-16fb-16-16p14----14----------------------------------9b(1½)--|
|--------------------16----16~~-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------------7------------0-----------------------------------------|
|---10-------------10-----------0---------------------------------------|
|------r9(3/4)--------r9(3/4)-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
|-----------------------------------10b(2)rb(2)rb(2)rb(2)r~~~-7fb---7fb-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------0---5fbr--5--5--(5)~~~~~~-|
|-7-5----------------------------2---4hb----------------------------|
|-----7--5-4-3---3fb--3~~~~-5fb----5--------------------------------|
[3rd verse]
chorus:(3x)
D5 E5(7) B5 C#5 E5(7) A5 D5 C#5 B5 A5 G5 A5
well well well you just can't tell, well well well my michelle
G#5 A5 G#5 A5 G#5 A5 C5 %
my my my mi - chelle / 1X
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|-4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4fbrp2------------2-|
|-------4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4p2p0--------4p2p0------0-|
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mi -chelle!___
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
A5 = X 0 2 2 X X
B5 = X 2 4 4 X X
C#5 = X 4 6 6 X X
C5 = X 3 5 5 X X
D5 = X 5 7 7 X X
E5 = 0 2 2 X X X
G#5 = 4 6 6 X X X
G5 = 3 5 5 X X X
How to play My Michelle
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.