Candle Mambo Chords by Captain Beefheart

Tempo:
107.7 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

C

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Captain Beefheart - Candle Mambo chords
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[D]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [D]
[G] [D]
Candle dry, candle weep, fly hot candle leaf, candle roll and fold and fall, [A]
candle large,
candle small,
[D] your [A] threads of fire burning up your feathers of fire, winning night and
[D] turning light and turning light, light [A] safest night for me and [E] still for me, spin and [A] spin,
[D] then and then, [F#m] when I'm dancing with my love, the shadows flicker up [D] above, up above, the
[A] shadows do the candle mambo,
[D] candle roll unfold and fall, candle blur, candle whir, candle
hur, candle blur, while your lights are spinning round your feathers of fire, winning night and
turning light and turning light,
[A] candles crack, [G] candle break,
[D] correct the night's mistake,
[A] when I'm dancing with my love, the shadows flicker [G] up above, up above, the shadows [D] do
the candle mambo,
[A] candle [F#m] mambo, [A] [Bm] candle [G]
[F#m] [F#] [F#m] [A] mambo, [F#m] [A]
[Bm] [G] [F#m] when
[F#] [D]
[C] [G] [F#]
[C] [G] [D]
I'm [A] dancing with my love, the [F#m] shadows
flicker up above, up above, the shadows do the candle [A] mambo, [F#m]
candle roll [E] unfold and fall,
candle blur, candle [D] whir, candle hur, candle hur, while your lights are spinning around your
feathers of fire, winning night and turning light and turning [G] light, candles crack, candle break,
[G]
correct the night's mistake, [A]
when I'm dancing with my [G] love, the shadows flicker up above,
[D] up above, the shadows do the candle mambo
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
F#m
123111112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Captain Beefheart - Candle Mambo chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, G, C, D, G and D. Begin your practice at a relaxed 54 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 109. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G# Major.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Candle dry, candle weep, fly hot candle leaf, candle roll and fold and fall, _ _ _ [A]
candle large,
_ candle small, _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ your [A] threads of fire burning up your feathers of fire, winning night and
[D] turning light and turning light, _ _ _ _ _ light [A] safest night for me and [E] still for me, _ spin and [A] spin,
_ [D] then and then, [F#m] when I'm dancing with my love, the shadows flicker up [D] above, up above, the
[A] shadows do the candle mambo, _
[D] candle roll unfold and fall, candle blur, candle whir, candle
hur, candle blur, _ _ while your lights are spinning round your feathers of fire, winning night and
turning light and turning light, _ _ _
[A] candles crack, [G] _ candle break, _
[D] correct the night's mistake, _ _ _
[A] when I'm dancing with my love, the shadows flicker [G] up above, up above, the shadows [D] do
the candle mambo, _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ candle [F#m] mambo, _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] candle [G] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ [A] mambo, _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ [F#m] when _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
I'm [A] dancing with my love, the [F#m] shadows
flicker up above, up above, the shadows do the candle [A] mambo, _ [F#m] _
candle roll [E] unfold and fall,
candle blur, candle [D] whir, candle hur, candle hur, _ _ while your lights are spinning around your
feathers of fire, winning night and turning light and turning [G] light, _ _ _ candles crack, _ candle break,
_ [G]
correct the night's mistake, _ _ _ _ [A]
when I'm dancing with my [G] love, the shadows flicker up above,
[D] up above, the shadows do the candle mambo
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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