Chords for American Standard: Teach Me Tonight | James Taylor

Tempo:
99.1 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

G#

D#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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American Standard: Teach Me Tonight | James Taylor chords
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[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] [E] [G#m]
[B] [F#] [G#] Did you say I [C#m] got a lot to learn?
[D#m] Well, don't think I'm trying not to [D#] learn
[G#] Since this is the [C#] perfect spot [E] to learn
[F#] Teach me [B] tonight
[F#] [G#] Start it with [C#m] the ABC of [D#m] it
Right down to the [F#] XYZ of it
[G#] Help me solve [C#m] the mystery of it
[B] Teach me tonight
[G#] Oh, the [C#] skies of blackboard
High [B] above you
[C]
[C#] And if a shooting [D] star [G] goes [F#] by
I'll [F] use that [G#m] star [A#] to write [D#] I love [F#] you
[G#m] A thousand [C#] times across the [G#] sky
One thing [C#] isn't very clear, my love
[D#m] Sir, the teacher stands so near, [Cm] my [G#] love
[C#m] Graduation's almost here, my love
[F#] Teach me [B] tonight
[F#] [G#]
[C#m] [D#m] [E] [D#m]
[F#] [G#] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] [G#m] [F#]
[B] [G#] Oh, the skies [C#m] of [F#] blackboard
High [B] above [F#] you
[C#] And if a shooting [A#] star [D#m] goes by
[G#m] I'll use that [A#] star to write [D#m] I [F#] love you
A [G#m] thousand [C#] times across [F#] the [E] [D#m] sky
[G#] One thing [C#m] isn't very clear, my [D#m] love
Sir, the teacher stands so [F#] near, my [G#] love
[C#] Graduation's [E] almost here, my love
[G#m] Teach me [B] tonight
[C#m] [F#]
[E] [Bm] [D#m]
[E] [B] Start it with the ABC of it
[E] [B]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#
134211114
D#m
13421116
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#
134211114
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To learn James Taylor - Teach Me Tonight chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D#m, F#, G#, C#m, F#, B and F#. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 99. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of B Major.

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[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] Did you say I [C#m] got a lot to learn?
[D#m] _ Well, don't think I'm trying not to [D#] learn
[G#] _ Since this is the [C#] perfect spot [E] to learn
[F#] _ Teach me [B] tonight
[F#] _ _ [G#] _ Start it with [C#m] the ABC of [D#m] it
Right down to the _ [F#] XYZ of it
[G#] _ Help me solve [C#m] the mystery of it
[B] Teach me _ tonight
_ _ _ [G#] Oh, the [C#] skies of blackboard
High [B] above you
[C] _
[C#] And if a shooting [D] star [G] goes [F#] by
I'll [F] use that [G#m] star [A#] to write [D#] I love [F#] you
[G#m] A thousand [C#] times across the [G#] sky
One thing [C#] isn't very clear, my love
[D#m] _ Sir, the teacher stands so near, [Cm] my [G#] love _ _
[C#m] Graduation's almost here, my love
[F#] Teach me [B] tonight
[F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ [E] _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] Oh, the skies [C#m] of [F#] blackboard
High [B] above [F#] you
[C#] And if a shooting [A#] star [D#m] goes by _
[G#m] I'll use that [A#] star to write [D#m] I [F#] love you
A [G#m] thousand [C#] times across [F#] the [E] _ [D#m] sky
[G#] _ One thing [C#m] isn't very clear, my [D#m] love
Sir, the teacher stands so [F#] near, my [G#] love
_ _ [C#] Graduation's [E] almost here, my love
[G#m] _ Teach me [B] tonight _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[E] _ [B] Start it with the ABC of it
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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