Soul to Squeeze
View chords used in this chart
Intro:
e:----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|
G:------2-----4b54p2-------------2--|
D:---2----------------------2h4-----|
A:0--------0----------0--0----------|
E:----------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------5----------|
G:-------2-----------2-----4/6-----6\4--2--|
D:----2--------2---------------------------|
A:-0--------0-----0-----0------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:--------2-----4b5p2-------------2--|--------2-----------------------|
D:-----2---------------------2h4-----|-----2--------2-----2-----0-----|
A:--0--------0---------0--0----------|--0--------0-----0--------------|
E:-----------------------------------|-----------------------3-----3--|
e:-----------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|
G:--------2-----4b5p2-------------2--|
D:-----2---------------------2h4-----|
A:--0--------0---------0--0----------|
E:-----------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------5--------|
G:--------2-----------------4/6-----6p4p2-|
D:-----2--------2-----2-------------------|
A:--0--------0-----0-----0----------------|
E:----------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|
G:--------2-----4b5p2-------------2-|
D:-----2---------------------2h4----|
A:--0--------0---------0--0---------|
E:----------------------------------|
Ok, now play these notes with a slide, over this progression:
F C Dm Dm F C Gm7 F C Dm Dm F C Gm7
e:---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:---8/10------8/10----------|---13/15------15\13-------------|
G:---------------------------|----------------------------14--|
D:---------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:---------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:---------------------------|--------------------------------|
e:-----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
B:-------13--------|----------------|-----------13-|-----------13/15-|
G:-----------14----|-10-------------|--12/14-------|--14-------------|
D:-----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
e:-------------------------|-----------------|
B:--------13/15---------13-|-----------------|
G:-------------------------|--------------14-|
D:-------------------------|-----------------|
A:-------------------------|-----------------|
E:-------------------------|-----------------|
Verse 1 is just the chord progression repeated again.
F C Dm Dm F C Gm
I've got a bad disease. All from my brain is where I bleed.
F C Dm Dm F C Gm
Insanity it seems, has got me by my soul to squeeze.
Verse 2, played with the same progression and these notes:
e:------------8/10\8---------|------------------|
B:---------------|-----------|--------------10--|
G:---------------|-----------|------------------|
D:---------------|-----------|------------------|
A:---------------|-----------|------------------|
E:---------------|-----------|------------------|
e:------------------|--------------|
B:--------13---10/11\10----6-------|
G:------------------|--------------|
D:------------------|--------------|
A:------------------|--------------|
E:------------------|--------------|
Chorus:
F C Dm9 Bb#11
Where I go, I just don't know. I got to, got to, gotta take it slow.
F C Dm9 A Bb
When I find my peace of mind, I'm gonna give you some of my good time.
Play Verse 3, then the Chorus again.
Solo (with the rhythm progression):
e:-------------------|----|-----------8--------|------------------|
B:-10\8--6--8/10--6~-|----|-/10-10-10----10\8--|-----6---------6--|
G:-------------------|----|--------------------|--------/7--------|
D:-------------------|----|--------------------|------------------|
A:-------------------|----|--------------------|------------------|
E:-------------------|----|--------------------|------------------|
e:----------------------|--------|--------------/10\8----------|------------|
B:-/10--8--6--8--10-6/8-|-\6-----|-/10--10--10----------10--10-|-\8-\6-\5---|
G:----------------------|-----7--|-----------------------------|------------|
D:----------------------|--------|-----------------------------|------------|
A:----------------------|--------|-----------------------------|------------|
E:----------------------|--------|-----------------------------|------------|
e:--/10------|----10\8----5----|---/10\8---------|--(8)--|---------------|
B:-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|-------13/15\--|
G:-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|---------------|
D:-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|---------------|
A:-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|---------------|
E:-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|---------------|
e:----------------------|
B:-13-----15\10---10\5--|
G:----------------------|
D:----------------------|
A:----------------------|
E:----------------------|
Verse 4
Bridge (with rhythm progression, vary and add bass notes here and there):
e:---------13/15-|----------13-|------------------------|------------------|
B:---------------|-------------|--15-------13/15--------|----10/11---------|
G:---------------|-------------|------------------15\14-|-------------12---|
D:---------------|-------------|------------------------|------------------|
A:---------------|-------------|------------------------|------------------|
E:---------------|-------------|------------------------|------------------|
e:----------------|--------------------------|---------|-------|
B:----------------|---------/10--------------|---------|-------|
G:--10------------|-----------------------10-|---(10)--|-------|
D:----------------|--------------------------|---------|-------|
A:----------------|--------------------------|---------|-------|
E:----------------|--------------------------|---------|-------|
Ending Chorus (again with rhythm):
e:--------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
B:--/10---------|---------8\6---|-6----------|--------------6/7\-|
G:--------------|---------------|------------|--5/7--------------|
D:--------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
A:--------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
E:--------------|---------------|------------|-------------------|
e:--------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
B:-\6-----------11/13-|--11\10--------|--11\10---------10/15----|
G:--------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
A:--------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
E:--------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
e:------------------|------------------|--------------|---------------------|
B:--15------15------|----------13------|-/10----------|----------10---------|
G:------------------|--/14---------14--|----------10--|---9/10--------10----|
D:------------------|------------------|--------------|---------------------|
A:------------------|------------------|--------------|---------------------|
E:------------------|------------------|--------------|---------------------|
e:-------------------|-------------------|---------|
B:----------8--\6----|--------10---------|---------|
G:--9/10-------------|--9/10-------10----|--(10)---|
D:-------------------|-------------------|---------|
A:-------------------|-------------------|---------|
E:-------------------|-------------------|---------|
How to play Soul to Squeeze
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.