Chords for Keb Mo'- One Friend guitar lesson
Tempo:
84.55 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
G#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hi guys, this is going to be a quick easy lesson on One Friend by Keb Mo.
A very easy song.
It starts off in D [E] with a D chord.
So [G] it's from [B] a string plucking standpoint, [E] it's 4, 3, 2, 1.
And on [Bm] the D you're [G#m] opening up that high E string and then hammering on the [Em] second fret.
You're kind of hammering into that [E] D chord.
Into an A chord.
[B]
[A]
This is a [G#] G [A#] with your finger on the third [G#m] fret of [G] the [A] B string.
[E]
[B] [A] [E]
[B] [A]
[E] People [B] come [A] and people go.
[E] [B] They take and [A] they give.
[E] Build [B] you up [A] just to let you down.
[E] That's just the [B] way it [E] is.
But all I need is one [B] friend to [A] get me through the day.
[C#m] [E] [B] One friend who [A] never goes away.
[C#m] Only one.
B minor.
One [F#] [G#m] friend.
F sharp minor 7.
[B]
From a numbering standpoint it's just 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, [G#m] 2.
[C#m]
One [B] friend.
[A] G.
To understand.
Back to D.
[C] [E] And never [B] let me down.
[E]
D.
[B] [A]
[F#m] Well [E] I've been in [B] love and [A] I've been in heat.
[E] I'm a sinner [B] and [A] a saint.
No matter [E] where [B] I am [A] or what I [E] do.
Each you I [B] appreciate.
[E]
My one [B] friend [A] to get me through the day.
[E] [B] One friend who [A] never goes away.
[C#m]
Only one [G#m] friend.
[B] [A] To understand.
[E] And never [B] let [E] me down.
Never [B] let [E] me down.
[A]
G.
Can't [E] nobody love you.
D.
[A] G.
More than you love [E] yourself.
[A] And as long as I've.
[F#] [G#] I'm not sure what this chord is.
I'll put the fingerings on the screen.
[A] As long as [G#] I've got.
[C#m] My one true B minor friend.
[F#]
E.
E sorry.
I don't [A] need.
G.
[B] Nobody else.
[E] [B]
[G#m] [C#] [B]
[A] [B] You go from an A to a [F#] and slide up to a.
[B] Open, open.
5, open, [F#m] 5, open.
[B] [E]
That's open, open.
4, open, 3, [A] open.
[F#m]
[B] [E] [B]
[E] Just my one [B] friend.
[A] To get me through the day.
[E] One [B] friend [A] who never goes away.
[C#m] Only [G#m] one friend.
[A] To understand.
[E] And never [B] let me [E] down.
And never [B] let [E] me down.
A very easy song.
It starts off in D [E] with a D chord.
So [G] it's from [B] a string plucking standpoint, [E] it's 4, 3, 2, 1.
And on [Bm] the D you're [G#m] opening up that high E string and then hammering on the [Em] second fret.
You're kind of hammering into that [E] D chord.
Into an A chord.
[B]
[A]
This is a [G#] G [A#] with your finger on the third [G#m] fret of [G] the [A] B string.
[E]
[B] [A] [E]
[B] [A]
[E] People [B] come [A] and people go.
[E] [B] They take and [A] they give.
[E] Build [B] you up [A] just to let you down.
[E] That's just the [B] way it [E] is.
But all I need is one [B] friend to [A] get me through the day.
[C#m] [E] [B] One friend who [A] never goes away.
[C#m] Only one.
B minor.
One [F#] [G#m] friend.
F sharp minor 7.
[B]
From a numbering standpoint it's just 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, [G#m] 2.
[C#m]
One [B] friend.
[A] G.
To understand.
Back to D.
[C] [E] And never [B] let me down.
[E]
D.
[B] [A]
[F#m] Well [E] I've been in [B] love and [A] I've been in heat.
[E] I'm a sinner [B] and [A] a saint.
No matter [E] where [B] I am [A] or what I [E] do.
Each you I [B] appreciate.
[E]
My one [B] friend [A] to get me through the day.
[E] [B] One friend who [A] never goes away.
[C#m]
Only one [G#m] friend.
[B] [A] To understand.
[E] And never [B] let [E] me down.
Never [B] let [E] me down.
[A]
G.
Can't [E] nobody love you.
D.
[A] G.
More than you love [E] yourself.
[A] And as long as I've.
[F#] [G#] I'm not sure what this chord is.
I'll put the fingerings on the screen.
[A] As long as [G#] I've got.
[C#m] My one true B minor friend.
[F#]
E.
E sorry.
I don't [A] need.
G.
[B] Nobody else.
[E] [B]
[G#m] [C#] [B]
[A] [B] You go from an A to a [F#] and slide up to a.
[B] Open, open.
5, open, [F#m] 5, open.
[B] [E]
That's open, open.
4, open, 3, [A] open.
[F#m]
[B] [E] [B]
[E] Just my one [B] friend.
[A] To get me through the day.
[E] One [B] friend [A] who never goes away.
[C#m] Only [G#m] one friend.
[A] To understand.
[E] And never [B] let me [E] down.
And never [B] let [E] me down.
Key:
B
E
A
G#m
C#m
B
E
A
_ _ Hi guys, this is going to be a quick easy lesson on One Friend by Keb Mo.
_ A very easy song.
It starts off in D [E] with a D chord. _ _ _
So [G] it's from [B] a string _ plucking standpoint, [E] it's 4, 3, 2, 1. _
_ _ And on [Bm] the D you're [G#m] opening up that high E string and then hammering on the [Em] second fret.
You're kind of hammering into that [E] D chord. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Into an A chord.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
This is a [G#] G [A#] with your finger on the third [G#m] fret of [G] the [A] B string.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] People [B] come [A] and people go.
_ [E] _ [B] They take and [A] they give. _ _
_ [E] Build [B] you up [A] just to let you down.
[E] That's just the [B] way it [E] is. _ _
But all I need is one [B] friend to [A] get me through the day.
[C#m] _ [E] _ [B] One friend who [A] never goes away.
[C#m] Only one.
B minor.
One _ _ _ _ [F#] [G#m] friend.
_ _ _ F sharp minor 7.
[B]
From a numbering standpoint it's just 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, [G#m] 2.
_ [C#m]
One [B] friend.
_ _ [A] G.
To understand.
_ Back to D.
[C] [E] And never [B] let me down.
[E] _ _ _ _
D.
_ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] Well [E] I've been in [B] love and [A] I've been in heat.
[E] I'm a sinner [B] and [A] a saint. _
No matter [E] where [B] I am [A] or what I [E] do.
Each you I [B] appreciate.
[E] _ _ _
My one [B] friend [A] to get me through the day.
_ [E] [B] One friend who [A] never goes away.
[C#m]
Only one [G#m] friend.
[B] _ [A] _ To understand.
[E] And never [B] let [E] me down. _ _ _
Never [B] let [E] me down.
_ _ [A] _
_ G.
_ Can't [E] nobody love you.
D.
_ [A] _ G.
More than you love [E] yourself.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] And as long as I've.
[F#] _ [G#] _ I'm not sure what this chord is.
I'll put the fingerings on the screen.
[A] As long as [G#] I've got. _
[C#m] My one true B minor friend.
[F#] _
E.
E sorry.
_ I don't [A] need.
G.
[B] Nobody else.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#] _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ [B] You go from an A to a [F#] and slide up to a.
_ _ _ [B] Open, open.
5, open, [F#m] 5, open.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
That's open, open.
4, open, 3, [A] open.
[F#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Just my one [B] friend.
[A] To get me through the day.
_ [E] One [B] friend [A] who never goes away.
[C#m] Only [G#m] one friend.
[A] To understand.
[E] And never [B] let me [E] down. _ _
And never [B] let _ [E] me down. _ _ _ _ _
_ A very easy song.
It starts off in D [E] with a D chord. _ _ _
So [G] it's from [B] a string _ plucking standpoint, [E] it's 4, 3, 2, 1. _
_ _ And on [Bm] the D you're [G#m] opening up that high E string and then hammering on the [Em] second fret.
You're kind of hammering into that [E] D chord. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Into an A chord.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
This is a [G#] G [A#] with your finger on the third [G#m] fret of [G] the [A] B string.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] People [B] come [A] and people go.
_ [E] _ [B] They take and [A] they give. _ _
_ [E] Build [B] you up [A] just to let you down.
[E] That's just the [B] way it [E] is. _ _
But all I need is one [B] friend to [A] get me through the day.
[C#m] _ [E] _ [B] One friend who [A] never goes away.
[C#m] Only one.
B minor.
One _ _ _ _ [F#] [G#m] friend.
_ _ _ F sharp minor 7.
[B]
From a numbering standpoint it's just 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, [G#m] 2.
_ [C#m]
One [B] friend.
_ _ [A] G.
To understand.
_ Back to D.
[C] [E] And never [B] let me down.
[E] _ _ _ _
D.
_ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] Well [E] I've been in [B] love and [A] I've been in heat.
[E] I'm a sinner [B] and [A] a saint. _
No matter [E] where [B] I am [A] or what I [E] do.
Each you I [B] appreciate.
[E] _ _ _
My one [B] friend [A] to get me through the day.
_ [E] [B] One friend who [A] never goes away.
[C#m]
Only one [G#m] friend.
[B] _ [A] _ To understand.
[E] And never [B] let [E] me down. _ _ _
Never [B] let [E] me down.
_ _ [A] _
_ G.
_ Can't [E] nobody love you.
D.
_ [A] _ G.
More than you love [E] yourself.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] And as long as I've.
[F#] _ [G#] _ I'm not sure what this chord is.
I'll put the fingerings on the screen.
[A] As long as [G#] I've got. _
[C#m] My one true B minor friend.
[F#] _
E.
E sorry.
_ I don't [A] need.
G.
[B] Nobody else.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#] _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ [B] You go from an A to a [F#] and slide up to a.
_ _ _ [B] Open, open.
5, open, [F#m] 5, open.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
That's open, open.
4, open, 3, [A] open.
[F#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Just my one [B] friend.
[A] To get me through the day.
_ [E] One [B] friend [A] who never goes away.
[C#m] Only [G#m] one friend.
[A] To understand.
[E] And never [B] let me [E] down. _ _
And never [B] let _ [E] me down. _ _ _ _ _