Pursuit of Happiness
View chords used in this chart
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-3---0----0-|
|------0-0---|-2---0---0--|------0-0---|---2-0--0---|
|-----0---0--|---0---0---0|-----0---0--|-0----------|
|-0h2--------|------------|-0h2--------|------------|
|-------0----|-2---3------|-------0----|------------|
|-3---0------|------------|------------|-----------3|
|-3-3----3---|------------|-1p0--------|-----------3|
|----------0-|---------4--|----2p0-----|-----0-----4|
|------------|---------5--|-------0h2--|---0-------5|
|---2-3------|---3/-5--5--|------------|-3------3/-5|
|-3----------|-1--/-3--3--|------------|-------1/--3|
Verse
"So you've got..."
G / / / / G D D G G / / / /
||---3-3-3---3--3-----3--||-3-3-3---3----3--------3|
||---3-3-3---3--3---3-3--||-3-3-3---3----3--------3|
||*--0---0------0---2-0-*||-0---0-------------0----|
||*--0----------0-x-0-0-*||-0--------------0h2-----|
||---2----------2-x---2--||-2----------------------|
||---3-3---3----3-2-2-3--||-3-3-3-3-3--2?-0----0h2-|
The strumming here is not quite right on the G chord but listen to the
recording and you'll soon get it right.
||---3-3-3---3--3-----3--||-3-3-3---3---2-2h3--3---|
||---3-3-3---3--3---3-3--||-3-3-3---3---3-3-3--3---|
||*--0---0------0---2-0-*||-0---0-------2-2-2--0---|
||*--0----------0-x-0-0-*||-0------------------0---|
||---2----------2-x---2--||-2------------------2---|
||---3-3---3----3-2-2-3--||-3-3-3-3-3---?------3---|
"Happy.. Happy.. Happiness"
|----0--------|-----0---2---|-----0----3~-|-3p2--2-0-2--|
|-3~--3----3--|-0h3--3---3~-|-0h3--3---3~-|-3----3-3-3--|
|-2~------2---|-0h2---2-----|-0h2---2--2~-|-2----2-2-2--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------0------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-3-3---3--|---3--------|---------3-3|-2-2h3--3~~-|
|-3-3-3---3--|---3--------|-----3---3-3|-3-3-3--3~~-|
|-0---0------|----------0-|-----0---0-0|-2-2-2--0~~-|
|-0----------|-------0h2--|------------|--------0~~-|
|-2----------|------------|-0h2---3----|--------2~~-|
|-3-3---3----|-2---0------|------------|--------3~~-|
Back to repeat first half of intro,
Then repeat verse,
||---------------|| This repeats the whole way through
||---------------|| the solo which unfortunately I can't
||*-------------*|| play yet.
||*----5-5-5-3-3*||
||-3/5-5-5-5-3-3-||
||-1/3-3-3-3-1-1-||
Finally play one last verse but finish on:
|-3-3-3---3--|---3--------|---------3-3|----2--3~~~-|
|-3-3-3---3--|---3--------|-----3---3-3|----3--3~~~-|
|-0---0------|----------0-|-----0---0-0|----2--0~~~-|
|-0----------|-------0h2--|------------|-------0~~~-|
|-2----------|------------|-0h2---3----|-------2~~~-|
|-3-3---3----|-2---0------|------------|--3----3~~~-|
Well there it is, it's a little rough in places but you should be able to
work out the whole song from here. Hope you enjoy, it really is a great
song. If you have any comments or queries please mail me at:
<97118117@student.napier.ac.uk> I would also be very grateful if someone
would either post on the OLGA or mail me the solo.
Have Fun !!!
Iain Sword. 22nd April `98.
How to play Pursuit of Happiness
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.