Chords for "Hello" guitar solo by Louie Shelton
Tempo:
62.275 bpm
Chords used:
F
Am
C
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C] [F] [Am]
[F] [C] [Am] [Em]
[F] [Dm] [G] [Am] [Em]
[F] [G] [F] [Am] [G]
[F] [C] [Am] [Em]
[F] [A] [Dm] [G]
[Eb] I've been getting a lot of emails inquiring about some of my solos that I've played.
So I thought for my guitar buddies out there, I'd do a little video on Hello.
It's one of the most popular ones.
And it wasn't a planned solo.
It was one of those things.
It was a one-take solo that we got lucky with.
Lionel loved it.
And Lionel, who is probably one of the nicest people I've ever worked with, really lets
you know when he likes something.
He appreciates his musicians.
And I was glad that I was able to do that solo for him.
Like I said, it wasn't planned.
And I had to actually go back and learn it after I played it, because people ask me to
play it all the time.
But just analyzing a little bit, it's sort of like four different phrases.
Being a ballad, I started at a medium range, [G] going [Am] [D]
down.
Then I'd sort of go [Em] up [C] a [G] [A] [C]
little more intensity on that one, just to build.
And then I'd go to [Cm] the octaves [C] for [G] [C] [Am] [A] variety, just a color change and all that.
I have to thank Wes Montgomery, because his stuff works a lot.
Then we go to the last phrase, which is leading into where the vocal comes in.
So [A] I [D] have to do something that [Db] complements with the [Bb] vocal, so we don't conflict with
that.
On my single note stuff, I do a little bit of vibrato, just kind of natural stuff, more
like a sax player or a vocalist would do.
Not [Eb] like a B.B. King kind of vibrato, [Am] but just to let that note swirl around in the
reverb a little bit.
On my octaves, I do a lot of [E] slurring, [Em] [Am] [Dm]
[G] rather than
This is more kind of [F] stilted, and those little details make a big difference when you're playing.
So having babbled on about all of it, I'll play it one more time and see if it makes
any sense to you.
[C] [F] [Am] [C] [F] [C] [F] [Am] [Dm] [Em]
[F] [Dm] [G] [F] [Am] [Em]
[F] [G] [Dm] [Am] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [Am] [Em]
[F] [A] [Dm] [G]
[F] [C] [Am] [Em]
[F] [Dm] [G] [Am] [Em]
[F] [G] [F] [Am] [G]
[F] [C] [Am] [Em]
[F] [A] [Dm] [G]
[Eb] I've been getting a lot of emails inquiring about some of my solos that I've played.
So I thought for my guitar buddies out there, I'd do a little video on Hello.
It's one of the most popular ones.
And it wasn't a planned solo.
It was one of those things.
It was a one-take solo that we got lucky with.
Lionel loved it.
And Lionel, who is probably one of the nicest people I've ever worked with, really lets
you know when he likes something.
He appreciates his musicians.
And I was glad that I was able to do that solo for him.
Like I said, it wasn't planned.
And I had to actually go back and learn it after I played it, because people ask me to
play it all the time.
But just analyzing a little bit, it's sort of like four different phrases.
Being a ballad, I started at a medium range, [G] going [Am] [D]
down.
Then I'd sort of go [Em] up [C] a [G] [A] [C]
little more intensity on that one, just to build.
And then I'd go to [Cm] the octaves [C] for [G] [C] [Am] [A] variety, just a color change and all that.
I have to thank Wes Montgomery, because his stuff works a lot.
Then we go to the last phrase, which is leading into where the vocal comes in.
So [A] I [D] have to do something that [Db] complements with the [Bb] vocal, so we don't conflict with
that.
On my single note stuff, I do a little bit of vibrato, just kind of natural stuff, more
like a sax player or a vocalist would do.
Not [Eb] like a B.B. King kind of vibrato, [Am] but just to let that note swirl around in the
reverb a little bit.
On my octaves, I do a lot of [E] slurring, [Em] [Am] [Dm]
[G] rather than
This is more kind of [F] stilted, and those little details make a big difference when you're playing.
So having babbled on about all of it, I'll play it one more time and see if it makes
any sense to you.
[C] [F] [Am] [C] [F] [C] [F] [Am] [Dm] [Em]
[F] [Dm] [G] [F] [Am] [Em]
[F] [G] [Dm] [Am] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [Am] [Em]
[F] [A] [Dm] [G]
Key:
F
Am
C
G
Em
F
Am
C
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ I've been getting a lot of emails inquiring about some of my solos that I've played.
So I thought for my guitar buddies out there, I'd do a little video on Hello.
It's one of the most popular ones.
And it wasn't a planned solo.
It was one of those things.
It was a one-take solo that we got lucky with.
Lionel loved it.
And Lionel, who is probably one of the nicest people I've ever worked with, really lets
you know when he likes something.
He appreciates his musicians.
And I was glad that I was able to do that solo for him.
Like I said, it wasn't planned.
And I had to actually go back and learn it after I played it, because people ask me to
play it all the time.
But just analyzing a little bit, it's sort of like four different phrases.
_ Being a ballad, I started at a medium range, _ [G] going _ [Am] _ [D] _
down.
Then I'd sort of go [Em] up [C] a [G] _ [A] _ [C] _
little more intensity on that one, just to build.
And then I'd go to [Cm] the octaves [C] for [G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ [A] _ variety, just a color change and all that.
I have to thank Wes Montgomery, because his stuff works a lot.
Then we go to the last phrase, which is leading into where the vocal comes in.
So [A] _ _ _ I [D] have to do something that [Db] complements with the [Bb] vocal, so we don't conflict with
that.
On my single note stuff, I do a little bit of vibrato, just kind of natural stuff, more
like a sax player or a vocalist would do.
Not [Eb] like a B.B. King kind of vibrato, [Am] but _ just to let that note swirl around in the
reverb a little bit.
On my octaves, I do a lot of [E] slurring, _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[G] rather than_
This is more kind of [F] stilted, and those little details make a big difference when you're playing.
So having babbled on about all of it, I'll play it one more time and see if it makes
any sense to you.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ I've been getting a lot of emails inquiring about some of my solos that I've played.
So I thought for my guitar buddies out there, I'd do a little video on Hello.
It's one of the most popular ones.
And it wasn't a planned solo.
It was one of those things.
It was a one-take solo that we got lucky with.
Lionel loved it.
And Lionel, who is probably one of the nicest people I've ever worked with, really lets
you know when he likes something.
He appreciates his musicians.
And I was glad that I was able to do that solo for him.
Like I said, it wasn't planned.
And I had to actually go back and learn it after I played it, because people ask me to
play it all the time.
But just analyzing a little bit, it's sort of like four different phrases.
_ Being a ballad, I started at a medium range, _ [G] going _ [Am] _ [D] _
down.
Then I'd sort of go [Em] up [C] a [G] _ [A] _ [C] _
little more intensity on that one, just to build.
And then I'd go to [Cm] the octaves [C] for [G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ [A] _ variety, just a color change and all that.
I have to thank Wes Montgomery, because his stuff works a lot.
Then we go to the last phrase, which is leading into where the vocal comes in.
So [A] _ _ _ I [D] have to do something that [Db] complements with the [Bb] vocal, so we don't conflict with
that.
On my single note stuff, I do a little bit of vibrato, just kind of natural stuff, more
like a sax player or a vocalist would do.
Not [Eb] like a B.B. King kind of vibrato, [Am] but _ just to let that note swirl around in the
reverb a little bit.
On my octaves, I do a lot of [E] slurring, _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[G] rather than_
This is more kind of [F] stilted, and those little details make a big difference when you're playing.
So having babbled on about all of it, I'll play it one more time and see if it makes
any sense to you.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _