Never Could Have Been Worse
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5 Guitar Amps for Beginners That Are Actually Great
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Everything But The Girl - Never Could Have Been Worse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3E89qB2l6Y
Released as a B-side of the 12" single "Each And Every One" (1984)
[Intro]
Em9 Cmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0-----|
D|----4-----------2--------| x4
A|-2--------3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Em9 Cmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0-----|
D|----4-----------2--------| x4
A|----------3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------|
Bbmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|----------------1--------|
B|----------3--------3-----|
G|-------2--------------2--|
D|----3--------------------| x2
A|-1-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Em9 Cmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0-----|
D|----4-----------2--------| x2
A|-2--------3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------|
[Verse 2]
Em9 Cmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0-----|
D|----4-----------2--------| x4
A|----------3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------|
Bbmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|----------------1--------|
B|----------3--------3-----|
G|-------2--------------2--|
D|----3--------------------| x2
A|-1-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Em9 Cmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0-----|
D|----4-----------2--------| x2
A|-2--------3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------|
[Chorus]
Bm7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7#11/E
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|----------------2--------|-5--------2--------------|----------------3--------|----------0--------------|
B|----------3--------3-----|----3--------3-----------|----------5--------5-----|----------0--------------|
G|-------2--------------2--|-------2--------2--------|-------4--------------4--|-------4--2--------------|
D|----4--------------------|-------------------------|----5--------------------|----5-----3--------------|
A|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3--------x--------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------0--------------|
[Instrumental]
lead guitar
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|----------7--------------|----------5--------------|----------3--------------|----------2--------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| |
| |
|rhythm guitar |
| Em9 Cmaj7 Em9 Cmaj7 Em9 Cmaj7 Em9 Cmaj7 |
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|----4-----------2--------|----4-----------2--------|----4-----------2--------|----4-----------2--------|
A|-2--------3--------------|-2--------3--------------|-2--------3--------------|-2--------3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
[Verse 3]
Em9 Cmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0-----|
D|----4-----------2--------| x4
A|----------3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------|
Bbmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|----------------1--------|
B|----------3--------3-----|
G|-------2--------------2--|
D|----3--------------------| x2
A|-1-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Em9 Cmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0-----|
D|----4-----------2--------| x2
A|-2--------3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------|
[Chorus]
Bm7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7#11/E
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|----------------2--------|-5--------2--------------|----------------3--------|----------0--------------|
B|----------3--------3-----|----3--------3-----------|----------5--------5-----|----------0--------------|
G|-------2--------------2--|-------2--------2--------|-------4--------------4--|-------4--2--------------|
D|----4--------------------|-------------------------|----5--------------------|----5-----3--------------|
A|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3--------x--------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------0--------------|
[Bridge]
lead guitar
F#m7b5 F7 Em9 Cmaj7
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------7--10----8--7-----|-------10-13----11-10----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----10----10-------------|----13----13-------------|-12~---------------------|-------------------------|
G|-9--------9--------------|-12-------12-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| |
| | \
|rhythm guitar | x2
| F#m7b5 F7 Em9 Cmaj7 | /
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------0--0-----0--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----1--------------1-----|-------------------------|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|
G|-2-----------------------|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|-------------------------|----3-----------3--------|----4-----------2--------|----4-----------2--------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2--------3--------------|-2--------3--------------|
E|-2-----------------------|-1--------1--------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
[Chorus]
Bm7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7#11/E
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|----------------2--------|-5--------2--------------|----------------3--------|----------0--------------|
B|----------3--------3-----|----3--------3-----------|----------5--------5-----|----------0--------------|
G|-------2--------------2--|-------2--------2--------|-------4--------------4--|-------4--2--------------|
D|----4--------------------|-------------------------|----5--------------------|----5-----3--------------|
A|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3--------x--------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------0--------------|
[Outro]
lead guitar
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|----------10-------12----|----------8--------10----|----------7--------8-----|----------5-----5--7-----|
B|-------------------------|----------------10-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| |
| | \
|rhythm guitar | x4
| Em9 Cmaj7 Em9 Cmaj7 Em9 Cmaj7 Em9 Cmaj7 | /
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|----------------------0--|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|----4-----------2--------|----4-----------2--------|----4-----------2--------|----4-----------2--------|
A|-2--------3--------------|-2--------3--------------|-2--------3--------------|-2--------3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
(repeat and fade out)
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| ~ Vibrato
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How to play Never Could Have Been Worse
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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.