Chords for How To Play Gary Clark Jr. BRIGHT LIGHTS On Guitar Blues Lesson @EricBlackmonGuitar
Tempo:
87.75 bpm
Chords used:
Am
A
F
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Welcome to Eric Blackman Music.
[Am] Bright lights, [A] city's going through my head.
[Am] [A] Bright lights, city's going through my head.
[Am] Bright [Eb] lights.
[N] Hi, and welcome to my tutorial on how to play
Bright Lights by Gary Clark Jr.
on electric guitar.
The guitar's tune standard, EADGB.
To learn any chords I play here, go to chord tutorial number 192 on this channel.
You'll be shown with tabs on how to play those chords.
A link is provided in this video and in the description.
We're going to start with the intro of the song, and it goes something like [Am] this.
[A]
[Am] Now for our intro, we're going to go to an A minor 7 chord and strum it this way.
Now what I'm doing [Gb] there is brushing the strings [Ab] like that while I'm muting the chord.
[G] So we're going [A] to go
So you've got the strike, then play the low E string.
[Am] [Gb] Then you're going to use your pinky to hammer on the G string at fret 7 to get an A minor 11 chord.
[A] Like that.
So we've got this.
[Am] You're going to hammer on that.
[A] And then you're going to pull off of it [Am] right after you strike.
So you've got to strike it with your finger in place, or your [Gbm] pinky in place, and [Am] go
Pull off of it like that.
The next thing we need to learn is the verse.
And the verse is going to go something like this.
[A] [Am]
Now the verse is very [N] similar to the beginning of the song, but we're going to strum it a little bit differently.
We're going to strum it something like this.
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So we're going to be strumming on two, and we're going to hammer and pull off on four.
So it's one, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Like that.
The next thing we have to learn is a very easy short bridge, and it goes something like this.
[A]
We're [D] [A] [D] [A]
[Bb] going to go to our A minor 7, and strike it like [A] this.
[C] [D] Then we're going to go to a D chord, like that.
[C] So we're going to strike our chord, [A] like the low E string.
[Am] Chord.
Low E string.
Strike the chord, and then go to our D chord.
[D]
Like that.
[Am] And [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [F] then we're going to go back [E] into our normal groove.
Alright?
The only thing we have left to do is the ending, and we're going to be doing something like [F] this.
[A] [Em]
[F] One, [Am] two, three, four.
[B] So [F] [E] what we're doing there is [Am] our A minor 7, and then we're going to go up to F major 7, like that.
And [Abm] we'll be playing it this [A] way.
[F]
Two, three, [A] four.
One, [F]
[Am] two, three, four.
So we're going, [A]
[F] [Am] three, four.
[A] [F]
Well, alright.
That about wraps it up for Bright Lights by Gary Clark Jr.
[Em] Thanks for stopping by, and have [Am] a great day.
[Em] [F]
[Am] [B] [F]
[Am] Bright lights, [A] city's going through my head.
[Am] [A] Bright lights, city's going through my head.
[Am] Bright [Eb] lights.
[N] Hi, and welcome to my tutorial on how to play
Bright Lights by Gary Clark Jr.
on electric guitar.
The guitar's tune standard, EADGB.
To learn any chords I play here, go to chord tutorial number 192 on this channel.
You'll be shown with tabs on how to play those chords.
A link is provided in this video and in the description.
We're going to start with the intro of the song, and it goes something like [Am] this.
[A]
[Am] Now for our intro, we're going to go to an A minor 7 chord and strum it this way.
Now what I'm doing [Gb] there is brushing the strings [Ab] like that while I'm muting the chord.
[G] So we're going [A] to go
So you've got the strike, then play the low E string.
[Am] [Gb] Then you're going to use your pinky to hammer on the G string at fret 7 to get an A minor 11 chord.
[A] Like that.
So we've got this.
[Am] You're going to hammer on that.
[A] And then you're going to pull off of it [Am] right after you strike.
So you've got to strike it with your finger in place, or your [Gbm] pinky in place, and [Am] go
Pull off of it like that.
The next thing we need to learn is the verse.
And the verse is going to go something like this.
[A] [Am]
Now the verse is very [N] similar to the beginning of the song, but we're going to strum it a little bit differently.
We're going to strum it something like this.
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A]
[Am] One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So we're going to be strumming on two, and we're going to hammer and pull off on four.
So it's one, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Like that.
The next thing we have to learn is a very easy short bridge, and it goes something like this.
[A]
We're [D] [A] [D] [A]
[Bb] going to go to our A minor 7, and strike it like [A] this.
[C] [D] Then we're going to go to a D chord, like that.
[C] So we're going to strike our chord, [A] like the low E string.
[Am] Chord.
Low E string.
Strike the chord, and then go to our D chord.
[D]
Like that.
[Am] And [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [F] then we're going to go back [E] into our normal groove.
Alright?
The only thing we have left to do is the ending, and we're going to be doing something like [F] this.
[A] [Em]
[F] One, [Am] two, three, four.
[B] So [F] [E] what we're doing there is [Am] our A minor 7, and then we're going to go up to F major 7, like that.
And [Abm] we'll be playing it this [A] way.
[F]
Two, three, [A] four.
One, [F]
[Am] two, three, four.
So we're going, [A]
[F] [Am] three, four.
[A] [F]
Well, alright.
That about wraps it up for Bright Lights by Gary Clark Jr.
[Em] Thanks for stopping by, and have [Am] a great day.
[Em] [F]
[Am] [B] [F]
Key:
Am
A
F
D
Em
Am
A
F
_ _ _ Welcome to Eric Blackman Music.
_ [Am] _ Bright lights, _ [A] city's going through my head.
[Am] [A] Bright lights, city's going through my head.
[Am] Bright [Eb] lights.
[N] Hi, and welcome to my tutorial on how to play
Bright Lights by Gary Clark Jr.
on electric guitar.
The guitar's tune standard, EADGB. _
To learn any chords I play here, go to chord tutorial number 192 on this channel.
You'll be shown with tabs on how to play those chords.
A link is provided in this video and in the description.
We're going to start with the intro of the song, and it goes something like [Am] this.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Now for our intro, we're going to go to an A minor 7 chord and strum it this way. _
_ Now what I'm doing [Gb] there is brushing the strings [Ab] like that while I'm muting the chord.
[G] So we're going [A] to go_
So you've got the strike, _ then play the low E string.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gb] Then you're going to use your pinky to hammer on the G string at fret 7 to get an A minor 11 chord.
[A] _ _ Like that.
So we've got this.
_ _ _ [Am] _ You're going to hammer on that.
[A] _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ then you're going to pull off of it [Am] right after you strike.
So you've got to strike it with your finger in place, or your [Gbm] pinky in place, and [Am] go_
Pull off of it like that.
_ The next thing we need to learn is the verse.
And the verse is going to go something like this. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now the verse is very [N] similar to the beginning of the song, but we're going to strum it a little bit differently.
We're going to strum it something like this.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So we're going to be strumming on two, and we're going to hammer and pull off on four.
So it's one, _ three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Like that.
The next thing we have to learn is a very easy short bridge, and it goes something like this.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
We're [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [Bb] going to go to our A minor 7, and strike it like [A] this.
_ _ [C] [D] Then we're going to go to a D chord, _ like that.
[C] So we're going to strike our chord, [A] like the low E string.
[Am] Chord.
_ Low E string. _
Strike the chord, and then go to our D chord.
[D] _
Like that.
[Am] And _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] then we're going to go back [E] into our normal groove.
_ Alright?
The only thing we have left to do is the ending, and we're going to be doing something like [F] this.
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _
[F] _ _ _ One, [Am] two, three, four.
[B] So [F] _ _ [E] what we're doing there is [Am] our A minor 7, and then we're going to go up to F major 7, _ like that.
And [Abm] we'll be playing it this [A] way.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Two, three, [A] four.
One, _ _ [F] _
[Am] _ two, three, four.
So we're going, [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ three, four.
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ Well, alright.
That about wraps it up for Bright Lights by Gary Clark Jr.
[Em] _ Thanks for stopping by, and have [Am] a great day.
_ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ Bright lights, _ [A] city's going through my head.
[Am] [A] Bright lights, city's going through my head.
[Am] Bright [Eb] lights.
[N] Hi, and welcome to my tutorial on how to play
Bright Lights by Gary Clark Jr.
on electric guitar.
The guitar's tune standard, EADGB. _
To learn any chords I play here, go to chord tutorial number 192 on this channel.
You'll be shown with tabs on how to play those chords.
A link is provided in this video and in the description.
We're going to start with the intro of the song, and it goes something like [Am] this.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Now for our intro, we're going to go to an A minor 7 chord and strum it this way. _
_ Now what I'm doing [Gb] there is brushing the strings [Ab] like that while I'm muting the chord.
[G] So we're going [A] to go_
So you've got the strike, _ then play the low E string.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gb] Then you're going to use your pinky to hammer on the G string at fret 7 to get an A minor 11 chord.
[A] _ _ Like that.
So we've got this.
_ _ _ [Am] _ You're going to hammer on that.
[A] _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ then you're going to pull off of it [Am] right after you strike.
So you've got to strike it with your finger in place, or your [Gbm] pinky in place, and [Am] go_
Pull off of it like that.
_ The next thing we need to learn is the verse.
And the verse is going to go something like this. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now the verse is very [N] similar to the beginning of the song, but we're going to strum it a little bit differently.
We're going to strum it something like this.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So we're going to be strumming on two, and we're going to hammer and pull off on four.
So it's one, _ three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
Like that.
The next thing we have to learn is a very easy short bridge, and it goes something like this.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
We're [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [Bb] going to go to our A minor 7, and strike it like [A] this.
_ _ [C] [D] Then we're going to go to a D chord, _ like that.
[C] So we're going to strike our chord, [A] like the low E string.
[Am] Chord.
_ Low E string. _
Strike the chord, and then go to our D chord.
[D] _
Like that.
[Am] And _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] then we're going to go back [E] into our normal groove.
_ Alright?
The only thing we have left to do is the ending, and we're going to be doing something like [F] this.
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _
[F] _ _ _ One, [Am] two, three, four.
[B] So [F] _ _ [E] what we're doing there is [Am] our A minor 7, and then we're going to go up to F major 7, _ like that.
And [Abm] we'll be playing it this [A] way.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Two, three, [A] four.
One, _ _ [F] _
[Am] _ two, three, four.
So we're going, [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ three, four.
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ Well, alright.
That about wraps it up for Bright Lights by Gary Clark Jr.
[Em] _ Thanks for stopping by, and have [Am] a great day.
_ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ _