Overnight sensation
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Intro (piano arr. for guitar {2X; continue into verse})
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F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm C
v v v v v v v v
-1-------1-0-----|-------1---------
-1-----1---1--1h3|-----3---3-3-5-5-
-2---2-----2---3-|---3-----3-3-5-5-
-3-3-------3---3-|---------5-5-5-5-
-----------0---1-|-------------3-3-
-1---------------|---------3-3-----
Verse 1:
F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm
Well I know it sounds funny
C F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm
But I'm not in it for the money, no
C F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm
I don't need no reputation
C F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm
And I'm not in it for the show
{band enters}
[Refrão] C F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm
I just want a hit record, yeah
C F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm
Wanna hear it on the radio
C F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm
Want a big hit record, yeah
C F Fmaj7/A Bb
One that everybody's got to know
Post-Chorus:
C Eb/Bb Bb
Well if the program director don't pull it
C Eb/Bb Bb
It's time to get back the bullet
C
So bring the group down to the station
Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb Bb
You're gonna be an overnight sensation
Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7/G Abmaj9
Bb-D-Eb-G A-Bb-D-F G-Bb-D-Eb C-Eb-G-Bb
{guitar solo over intro chord progression, 1X}
Verse 2:
I've been tryin' to write the lyric
Non-offensive but satiric too
And if you put it in the A-slot
It's just got to make a mint for you
{repeat Chorus}
{repeat post-Chorus w/sax solo until "overnight sensation"}
Bridge:
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
I fit those words to a good melody
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Amazing how success has been ignoring me
Db/Cb Cb Db/Cb Cb
So long
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
I use my bread making demos all day
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Writing in the night while in my head I hear
Db/Cb Cb Db/Cb Cb
The record play
AaddB Gm C
Hear it play
Coda:
{through radio}:
F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm C
Hit record, yeah
(C) F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm C
Wanna hit record, yeah
{band fades in}
F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm C
Wanna hit record, yeah {9X; drums enter 3rd time}
(4,6,8: number one)
{band drops out}
{piano/vocal improvisation intro chords, 6X (fade 3rd time)}
{2-bar drum fill w/overdubbed firecrackers}
{band re-enters}
F Fmaj7/A Bb Gm C
Wanna hit record, yeah {repeat to fade}
How to play Overnight sensation
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 F. 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.