Sweet Lew
View chords used in this chart
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-|-------------|----9-----9-9-9-----|-|------------------------|--------------
-|-------------|----9-----9-9-9-----|-|---7--5-5--4-0--0-0h2---|--------------
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drums barely audible Verse bass line
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"sweet lew.. how could you?" w/ G1 + G2 piano below (for all choruses)
-|---------10--7------|-|-------------------|---5---5---------|---------------
-|--------------------|-|---5b6--b6-b6-r5---|---5---5---------|---5-----------
-|---9----------------|-|-------------------|-----------------|---4-----------
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-|------10------------|-|-------------------|-----------------|---------------
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G1 Piano (chorus) :33 :44, :49 :51 w/ wah
-|---5--3--0----------|-|-------------10--------------------------------------
-|---------3----------|-|-----10----------12----------------------------------
-|-------------4------|-|-----9---12--9---------------------------------------
-|--------------------|-|-------------12--9-----------------------------------
-|--------------------|-|---------10------------------------------------------
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G2 Piano (chorus) Alternatively, this would work too for G1 + G2
-|-------5---5---------------------5---5--------------------------------------
-|---5---5---5----5-------------5--5---5---5----------------------------------
-|---4------------4-------------4----------4----------------------------------
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:54 into chorus (w/ piano parts above)
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-|---4b5-----|--------------------------|------------------5------------------
-|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------7v---------------
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1:08 "sweet lew..." w/ piano 1:15 "UHH"
-|----5-----------5----------------5----------5-------------------------------
-|----5-----------5----------------5----------5-------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------4b5r4------------------
-|-------------------------5b7r5-----------------------------5----------------
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"UHH" "UHH" "UHH" "UHH"
-|-----5----------5-------------------5-------------------5-------------------
-|-----5----------5-------------------5-------------------5-------------------
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-|------------------9r7*------------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------------3vv-3vv-------3b5-------------
"UHH" "UHH" *prebend "UHH" "UH" "UHH"
-|---5-----------|-----------------------------|----------|-------------------
-|---5-----------|-----------------------------|----------|-------------------
-|---------------|-----------------------------|--7b10----|-------------------
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-|-----5r3-------|-----------------------------|----------|-------------------
Chorus w/ G1/G2 piano parts 1:48 chorus
-|----------------11-10-9--9\-------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------9\------------------------------5vv----------------
-|------7h9-9b11----------------7----7/12--7r6*\2----------4vv----------------
-|--5h7---------------------------10------------------------------------------
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1:56 *prebend
How to play Sweet Lew
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 G1. 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.