You Could Have Been A Lady
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
April Wine, You Could Have Been a Lady.
Tabbed by Tara, tmcleod@hotmail.com.
This song consists of two guitars. One guitar plays the same thing
throughout the whole song.
The intro is :
D C G D
D C
You could have been alright You could have been here tonight
G D
You could have been sweet as wine You could have been a lady
That's it for the whole song
The other guitar plays: 8 times for the intro and throughout the chorus (You could have...)
It's played choppy
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3--5---3----0h3-0--------------|
A|---3h5------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
This is played after the chorus
e|--12b14---12b14--12---12b14--10--12b14-----5s14------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
The second time that part is played it's the same just start it with:
e|---------------10------|
B|--10h12----------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
and then the rest
This part is played for the verse:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------5--5-----------5----3------------------------------5---5-----|
E|---3h5----------3h5-------------------------------3h5------------------|
After the 3rd time in the chorus it breaks to Na Na Na's with clapping and a tamborine.
How to play You Could Have Been A Lady
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.