Persuasion
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INTRO: Pb = Prebend fl = Full Bend ``` = Hold Bend
[Repeat]
full full Fm
|--13---| |-13----------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--16^``| |-16^---------|-----------------3-1-|---------------x-1-3-----|
|-------| |-------------|-----------------3-1-|--------1------x-1-3-3^1-|
|-------| |-------------|---------3---3-3-----|--------3-xxxx-----------|
|-------| |------x-x-x\-|-------3-3-----------|--------3-xxxx-----------|
|-------| |------x-x-x\-|-1-1-1-1-1-----------|x-x-1-1-1-xxxx-----------|
VERSE:
|-------------------|----------------------||--1----|----1----------|
|----------------3^1|---------------3-1^3^1||--1-3--|----1-1-3------|
|-----1----------3^1|----1----------3-1^3^1||--1-3^1|----1-1-3-1^3^1|
|-----3-xxxx-3-3-3--|----3-xxxx-3-3--------||x-3----|----3----------|
|-----3-xxxx-3-3----|----3-xxxx-3-3--------||x-3----|--3-3----------|
|xxxx-1-xxxx-1-1----|xxxx1-xxxx-1-1--------||x-1----|x-1-1----------|
Abm
|---------3--|----1-----------|---|-------|-1---------|-------|
|---------3-1|----1-----------|-4-|-4-x-4-|-1--3-1----|-----3-|
|--1------3-1|----1-----3^1---|-4-|-4-x-4-|-1--3-1^3^1|-1-1-3-|
|--3-x-------|xx--3-x--33---3-|-6-|-6-x-6-|33---------|-3x3-3-|
|xx3-x-33----|xx333-x-33------|-6-|-6-x-6-|33-3-------|-3x3---|
|--1-x-------|xx111-x---------|-4-|-4-x-4-|11x1-------|x1x1---|
C Bb Ab G Gb5
"Somethin about you baby, keep me from goin to somebody else."
|----------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------7--|-5-------------4--------------------| REPEAT
|-10----------------8--|-6-------------5--------4-----------| VERSE
|-10----------------8--|-6-------------5--------4-----------|
|-8-----------------6--|-4-------------3--------2-----------|
INTERLUDE: END: GUITAR SOLO:
Fm 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 full full
|------------|----------|--------|----------------| |-------------|
|---------1--|-------1--|-----1--|-------------1--| |4^^^(4)------|
|---------1^-|---0---1^-|-----1^-|----0-1----0-1^-| |---------3^--|
|------------|---3------|-----0--|----3-3--x-3----| |-------------|
|333333x3----|33---3----|33x3----|3333-3-3-x-3----| |-------------|
|111111x1----|11---1----|11x1----|1111-1-1---1----| |-------------|
~~~~ full ~~~ full ~~~ full ~~~
|--------1-|---------1----|-------1-4|4-1---1-------|----------1-|
|-----1-4--|4^---(4)------|----1-4---|--------------|------1-4---|
|1---------|----------3^-1|----------|-------3^(3)^1|3^1---------|
|----------|--------------|3---------|--------------|------------|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|------------|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|------------|
fl fl fl fl fl fl fl fl fl..Hold.... "Oh this spell.."
|----1----1----1----1----1--|-1----1----1----|----------|------------|
|4^---4^---4^---4^---4^---4^|--4^---4^---4^``|`````^(4)-|44444-------|
|---------------------------|----------------|----------|44444-------|
|---------------------------|----------------|----------|66666-xxxx\-|
|---------------------------|----------------|----------|66666-xxxx\-|
|---------------------------|----------------|----------|44444-xxxx\-|
OUTRO-GUITAR SOLO:
full fdbk.. full ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|-----|------|------------|----3-|----3|/6-4^3--4/8-8-8--|----13-13--|
|-----|------|-----------1|4----4|-----|---------|-------|--13-------|
|-3^--|(3)~~~|3^(3)^1-----|------|-----|---------|-------|-----------|
|-----|------|-------3----|------|-----|---------|-------|-----------|
|-----|------|------------|------|-----|---------|-------|-----------|
|-----|------|------------|------|-----|---------|-------|-----------|
~~~ full full full full
|-13--------|-13-------13---|----13-----13-1313----|---13----13-13-1313---|
|---13------|---13-16----13-|16^----16^---------13-|16^---16^-----------13|
|-----13----|---------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|--------15-|---------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------|---------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------|---------------|----------------------|----------------------|
fl fl fl fl fl fl fl fl fl fl
|----13---13---13---13---13-13-|----13-13---13-13---13-13---13-13---13\---|
|16^--16^--16^--16^--16^-------|16^-----16^-----16^-----16^-----16^-------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Abm Fm Abm Fm
fl fl fl fl fl.... fl
|------|----1----------------|------|-------------------------|-------|
|------|---1--4-1----1-------|------|----1-----1-----1--------|----11^|
|------|3^-------3^----3-1---|------|-3^--1-3^--1-3^``^(3)^1--|-------|
|------|-------------------3-|------|------------------------3|-------|
|------|---------------------|------|-------------------------|-------|
|------|---------------------|------|-------------------------|-------|
fl fl fl fl ~~~~~~~~ [...Repeat 3 Times....]
|------------------------------|-----|----| |---------------------| |-----|
|-11^--11^--11^--11^(11)^9-----|-----|----| |-------------3^1-3^1-| |-----|
|--------------------------10--|(10)-|----| |----1-----11-3^1-3^1-| |-----|
|------------------------------|-----|----| |----3-xxxx33---------| |-----|
|------------------------------|-----|----| |----3-xxxx33---------| |-3---|
|------------------------------|-----|----| |11111-xxxx11---------| |-1---|
How to play Persuasion
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 Fm. 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.