Turn On Billie
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DbCapotraste:
1st traste
Chords and fret numberings relative to capo on 1st Fret
There are two intros that you can play.
Intro main is adapted from the ukelele acoustic version
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp94YiXsmko). While
playing Am7, I recommend doing a hammer on 0h4 on the G string at 6. Intro tab should be
played with swing.
Else, if you plan to accompany the ukelele, simply opt for intro accompaniment instead
of the main one.
In the bridge, I recommend switching between Am and Esus4 for the "La da da di dum" by
pulling off on
the upstrum part (Play Am on downstrum, pull off and play Esus4 on the upstrum,
hammer-on for Am on the
downstrum and continue). In the outro "Ooh" again, I recommend pulling off the Am(single
strum)to transition
into an Esus4.
Also, feel free to use C instead of C6 in the chorus, it adds a lot more nuance :)
Esus4 - xx2200
[Intro]
Accompaniment:
1&2& 3&4& 5&6& 7&8& 9&10&11& 12& 13-16&
Esus4 Am C6 F E E7 Am (x2)
Main:
G/D
e|-0---2---3---2h3|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0|
G|---0---0---0---0|
D|---------------0|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
1 & 2-6& 7-11
G/DpGmaj7/D Am7 B7/D#
[Repeat twice, including tabs]
[Verse 1]
Am C6
When I woke up this afternoon
F E
I knew I felt un-ea-sy.
Am C6
But no matter what I'd do
F E
Nothing seemed to please me.
Am C6
I couldn't get out of my head
F E
That little fight we had last night.
Am C6
Though I would much rather be dead
F E
Than admit to myself
Am C6
That you were right.
Am G7 F E
Oh Oh Oh Oh
[Chorus 1]
Am
Don't be silly,
C6
Turn on Billie.
F F7
She's singing us to sleep
E E7
So we can dream our lives away.
Am
And if we wake up
C6
in full makeup,
F F7
We'll paint the town blue
E E7
'cause baby, red is so passe.
[Verse 2]
Am C6
Now don't look at me that way.
F E
You know I just can't take it.
Am C6
But no matter what they say
F E
I know that we will make it.
Am C6
Cause when we are good, we're grand
F E
But when we're bad we are...very bad
Am C6
But I stick around 'cause the love
F
That you're giving me is the best
E
I've ever had.
Am G7 F E
Oh Oh Oh Oh
[Chorus 1]
Am
Don't be silly,
C6
Turn on Billie.
F F7
She's singing us to sleep
E E7
So we can dream our lives away.
Am
And if we wake up
C6
in full makeup,
F F7
We'll paint the town blue
E E7
'cause baby, red is so passe.
Am Esus4
Ahhhh Ahhhhhh
[Bridge]
F
And it's funny to me
E
The way that things have worked out
E
There's no doubt (in my mind)
F
That you can't recall
E
What this all was about
E
So let's give it up
Am Esus4
La di di da di di da di di dum
[Instrumental]
1&2& 3&4& 5&6& 7&8& 9&10&11& 12& 13-16&
Esus4 Am C6 F E E7 Am (x2)
[Chorus 2]
Am C6
Love me sweetly and completely
F F7
Come and sit beside me
E E7
Cause you know I need you near
Am C6
When you're reeling with that feeling
F F7
We'll paint the town pink
E E7
Cause, baby, red is so last year
[Chorus 1]
Am
Don't be silly,
C6
Turn on Billie.
F F7
She's singing us to sleep
E E7
So we can dream our lives away.
Am
And if we wake up
C6
in full makeup,
F F7
We'll paint the town blue
E E7
'cause baby, red is so passe.
[Outro]
Am C6
La da da da, La da da da
F F7 E E7
La da da da da da da da da da da da da
Am C6
La da da da, La da da da
F F7 E E7
La la la la, da da da da da da da da da la
Am
Ooh
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|h- Hammer on|
|p - Pull off|
How to play Turn On Billie
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 E. 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.