Chords for Alton Ellis - Rocksteady

Tempo:
87.5 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

G

C

Em

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Alton Ellis - Rocksteady chords
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[C] [F]
[Em] [Dm]
[C] Better get ready, come through, [F] understand.
[C] You [G] [Bb] hope you are ready [Em] to do it, [Dm] just like I'm ready, [G] if you don't know.
[Am] Shake your hips, rock your body like, shake your shoulders, that's the feeling [Dm] I see.
Oh, [G] oh, oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Dm] [G] oh.
[Gm] Better get ready, come through, understand.
[Dm] [G] [Em] You got to be [Dm] [Em] ready, you got to do [Dm] it, [G] if you don't know.
Oh,
[Am] she's perfect, not the one to find.
She can't hold her breath, but she can [Dm] silence it.
Oh, [G] she's perfect.
[Dm]
[C] Oh, she's [Dm]
[C] perfect.
[Dm] [G] [E]
[C] [D] [F] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm] [E]
[G] [F] [Dm] [E]
[Em] [Dm] [C]
Oh, she's perfect.
No, no way can you do [F] what's bad.
[G] Bad.
Oh.
You've got to do this [Dm] already.
[Em] You've got to do [Dm] it with the light on already.
[G] Now that you know.
[Am]
[Dm] Everything is fine now, see.
[F] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [Dm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Alton Ellis, The Flames - Rock Steady chords, practice the chord sequence G, Am, Dm, G, Dm, Em, Dm, C and Dm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 43 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 88 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Db Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] Better get ready, come through, [F] understand. _ _
[C] You _ [G] _ _ [Bb] hope you are ready [Em] _ to do it, [Dm] just like I'm ready, [G] if you don't know.
_ [Am] Shake your hips, rock your body like, shake your shoulders, that's the feeling [Dm] I see.
Oh, [G] oh, oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [G] _ _ _ _ [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Dm] _ _ [G] oh.
[Gm] Better get ready, come through, understand.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Em] You got to be [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] ready, you got to do [Dm] _ it, [G] if you don't know.
Oh, _
[Am] _ she's perfect, not the one to find.
She can't hold her breath, but she can [Dm] silence it.
Oh, [G] she's perfect.
_ _ [Dm] _
[C] Oh, she's [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ perfect.
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [E] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C]
Oh, she's perfect.
No, no way can you do [F] what's bad.
[G] Bad.
Oh.
You've got to do this [Dm] _ _ already.
[Em] _ You've got to do [Dm] it with the light on already.
[G] Now that you know.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Everything is fine now, see.
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _