Stir It Up
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Slide Guitar Riff:
/ = upward slide
\ = downward slide
~ = vibrato
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d|-----||--------------------------|------------------------|
A|-5/8-||--10----10----10~---10/12-|------------------------|
F|-----||-o------------------------|-12\9-----9~------9/12--|
C|-----||-o------------------------|------------------------|
G|-----||--------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----||--------------------------|------------------------|
4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gm F6
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1. ||2.
d|-------------------------|-------------------------||----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------5/8---||----------------------------|
F|-------------------------|-----------------------o-||-o--------------------------|
C|-14\12----12~------12/14-|-12\10----7~-----------o-||-o--12\10----7--------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------||----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------||----------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C
ORDER: I V1 V2 PC1 C INT V3 PC2 C B FC
INTRO
Gm | F6 | C | |
Gm | F6 | C | |
verse 1
Gm F
Don't wanna lie awake through the night
C | |
Wondering what the hell I didn't do
Gm F C | |
Don't wanna lie awake through the night
verse 2
Gm F
Don't wanna wake up when I'm 65
C | |
With so much I never followed through
Gm7 F C | |
No point in living if you're not alive
Pre-Chorus 1
Gm F C |
Faces in places I never thought I'd ever see
Gm F C | |
Choices are not choose-free, somebody told me
Chorus
Bb Dm
Stir it up, lay it down
C F/A
Show the world you're new in town
Bb Dm
Stir it up, don't wait around,
C F/A
oh, oh
Bb Dm
Stir it up, lay it down
C F/A
Play your cards and lay 'em out
Bb Dm
Stir it up, don't wait around,
C F/A
oh, oh
INTERLUDE
Gm | F6 | C | |
verse 3
Gm F
I keep on living for another day
C |
Chase to - morrow, not my history
Gm F C | |
Couldn't imagine any other way
Pre-Chorus 2
Gm F C |
Faces in places I never thought I'd ever see
Gm F C | |
The pieces of what I'll be, somebody told me
Chorus
Bb Dm
Stir it up, lay it down
C F/A
Show the world you're new in town
Bb Dm
Stir it up, don't wait around,
C F/A
oh, oh
Bb Dm
Stir it up, lay it down
C F/A
Play your cards and lay 'em out
Bb Dm
Stir it up, don't wait around,
C F/A
oh, oh
BRIDGE - piano
Bb
To let up, to fly
Gm
Don't be scared to try
C Cm
and leave the ground
Gm
The greatest of plans
F
Are the ones you don't draft,
C
they're never planned
Somebody told me
FINAL Chorus
(quiet)
Bb Dm
Stir it up, lay it down
C F/A
Show the world you're new in town
Bb Dm
Stir it up, don't wait around,
C F/A
oh, oh
(full)
Bb Dm
Stir it up, lay it down
C F/A
Play your cards and lay 'em out
Bb Dm
Stir it up, don't wait around,
C F/A
oh, oh
Bb Dm
Stir it up, lay it down
C F/A
Play your cards and lay 'em out
Bb Dm
Stir it up, don't wait around,
C F/A
oh, oh
How to play Stir It Up
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 A. 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.