Chords for Paradise - John Prine Lesson
Tempo:
81.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Db
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'd like to do a song for you by John Prine.
I was lucky enough to play with a wonderful artist named Kelly White,
and he plays around Toledo, and he needed somebody to fill in.
So I got to fill in with him, and in the meantime I had to learn a bunch of [Eb] new songs,
and they're beautiful songs.
So I'm going to share some of them with you.
This is, again, by John Prine.
It's [Ab] called Paradise.
And I'll [Db] start it, and then I'll show you what [D] we're doing.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
[F] For this song, I'm capoed at the second [Eb] fret.
Now, what's really [Cm] cool is Kelly played this in open.
So he was playing, this is a D.
[D]
Of course, it's a C form of a [G] D.
Then to a G, [A] and an A7.
Kelly [Dbm] would play those in open chords,
so the [G] two of us together, it sounded real [D] pretty.
[A] [D]
Okay, so we're playing basically from our D to G, [A] D to [D] A, back to our D.
[Db] All right.
Beautiful song.
[D] What's cool about playing in this position is I could add these hammer-ons
[A] and add [C] some flavor to the song [Dbm] as Kelly's singing,
and [Bb] we're getting close to going to the chorus.
The chorus is the same [D] chords.
[G] [D] [D]
All right.
[Db] And really, that's the whole [Eb] song, but it's such a beautiful acoustic song,
[Bb] and people took really well to [D] it.
There [G] is a live version of John Prine doing this,
and I'll put a little link to it.
And his guitar player [Bb] plays a little lead.
He doesn't use a capo, but I'll [A] show you the notes that he's playing.
[D] [Em] [D]
[A] [D]
[N] Okay.
Not real difficult, but it adds some flavor to the song.
So [B] what we're doing is we're going to hammer-on from the A to B [A] on the sixth string.
[B] Then we come down to that [Cm] fifth string at [D] five.
All right.
And then we're going to hit two more, and then one with the hammer-on.
[Eb] And then we come down to the [G] fourth string at fifth fret.
So we have this.
[D] [G]
Then we'll hit it once again [N] and come back from [Db] the fifth string, seven to five.
[A] So all together,
[Em] [D] in half, we're going to do [D] this.
So we're [Abm] going to go from five to seven on [Eb] six to five on [D] the fifth string,
[A] and then a quick hammer-on and pull-off.
[D] [Cm] Then we're going to hit [A] five again on the fifth string to seven,
and then hit the [A] seventh fret of the fourth [Am] string [E] back to seven on the fifth [D] string,
and end on that D note on five at the fifth string.
[A] [D] All [Bb] right.
So all together, one, [Db] two, three, four.
[D]
[G] Not real [Db] difficult, but it adds some flavor to the song,
[Ab] and I rolled through that twice when we played it.
So I hope you guys
I was lucky enough to play with a wonderful artist named Kelly White,
and he plays around Toledo, and he needed somebody to fill in.
So I got to fill in with him, and in the meantime I had to learn a bunch of [Eb] new songs,
and they're beautiful songs.
So I'm going to share some of them with you.
This is, again, by John Prine.
It's [Ab] called Paradise.
And I'll [Db] start it, and then I'll show you what [D] we're doing.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G]
[D]
[F] For this song, I'm capoed at the second [Eb] fret.
Now, what's really [Cm] cool is Kelly played this in open.
So he was playing, this is a D.
[D]
Of course, it's a C form of a [G] D.
Then to a G, [A] and an A7.
Kelly [Dbm] would play those in open chords,
so the [G] two of us together, it sounded real [D] pretty.
[A] [D]
Okay, so we're playing basically from our D to G, [A] D to [D] A, back to our D.
[Db] All right.
Beautiful song.
[D] What's cool about playing in this position is I could add these hammer-ons
[A] and add [C] some flavor to the song [Dbm] as Kelly's singing,
and [Bb] we're getting close to going to the chorus.
The chorus is the same [D] chords.
[G] [D] [D]
All right.
[Db] And really, that's the whole [Eb] song, but it's such a beautiful acoustic song,
[Bb] and people took really well to [D] it.
There [G] is a live version of John Prine doing this,
and I'll put a little link to it.
And his guitar player [Bb] plays a little lead.
He doesn't use a capo, but I'll [A] show you the notes that he's playing.
[D] [Em] [D]
[A] [D]
[N] Okay.
Not real difficult, but it adds some flavor to the song.
So [B] what we're doing is we're going to hammer-on from the A to B [A] on the sixth string.
[B] Then we come down to that [Cm] fifth string at [D] five.
All right.
And then we're going to hit two more, and then one with the hammer-on.
[Eb] And then we come down to the [G] fourth string at fifth fret.
So we have this.
[D] [G]
Then we'll hit it once again [N] and come back from [Db] the fifth string, seven to five.
[A] So all together,
[Em] [D] in half, we're going to do [D] this.
So we're [Abm] going to go from five to seven on [Eb] six to five on [D] the fifth string,
[A] and then a quick hammer-on and pull-off.
[D] [Cm] Then we're going to hit [A] five again on the fifth string to seven,
and then hit the [A] seventh fret of the fourth [Am] string [E] back to seven on the fifth [D] string,
and end on that D note on five at the fifth string.
[A] [D] All [Bb] right.
So all together, one, [Db] two, three, four.
[D]
[G] Not real [Db] difficult, but it adds some flavor to the song,
[Ab] and I rolled through that twice when we played it.
So I hope you guys
Key:
D
A
G
Db
Eb
D
A
G
I'd like to do a song for you by John Prine.
_ I was lucky enough to play with a wonderful artist named Kelly White,
and he plays around Toledo, and he needed somebody to fill in.
So I got to fill in with him, and in the meantime I had to learn a bunch of [Eb] new songs,
and they're beautiful songs.
So I'm going to share some of them with you.
This is, again, by John Prine.
It's [Ab] called Paradise.
And I'll [Db] start it, and then I'll show you what [D] we're doing. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] For this song, I'm capoed at the second [Eb] fret.
Now, what's really [Cm] cool is Kelly played this in open.
So he was playing, this is a D.
[D]
Of course, it's a C form of a [G] D.
Then to a G, [A] and an A7.
Kelly [Dbm] would play those in open chords,
so the [G] two of us together, it sounded real [D] pretty. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
Okay, so we're playing basically from our D to G, [A] D to [D] A, back to our D.
[Db] All right.
Beautiful song.
[D] What's _ cool about playing in this position is I could add these hammer-ons
_ _ _ [A] and add [C] some flavor to the song [Dbm] as Kelly's singing,
and [Bb] we're getting close to going to the chorus.
The chorus is the same [D] chords. _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ All right.
[Db] And really, that's the whole [Eb] song, but it's such a beautiful acoustic song,
[Bb] and people took really well to [D] it.
There [G] is a live version of John Prine doing this,
and I'll put a little link to it.
_ And his guitar player [Bb] plays a little lead.
He doesn't use a capo, but I'll [A] show you the notes that he's playing.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[N] Okay.
Not real difficult, but it adds some flavor to the song.
So [B] what we're doing is we're going to hammer-on from the A to B [A] on the sixth string.
[B] Then we come down to that [Cm] fifth string at [D] five.
All right.
And then we're going to hit two more, and then one with the hammer-on.
[Eb] And then we come down to the [G] fourth string at fifth fret.
So we have this.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
Then we'll hit it once again [N] and come back from [Db] the fifth string, seven to five.
_ [A] So all together, _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ in half, we're going to do [D] this.
_ So we're [Abm] going to go from five to seven on [Eb] six to five on [D] the fifth string,
_ _ [A] and then a quick hammer-on and pull-off.
[D] _ _ [Cm] Then we're going to hit [A] five again on the fifth string to seven,
and then hit the [A] seventh fret of the fourth [Am] string _ [E] back to seven on the fifth [D] string,
and end on that D note on five at the fifth string.
[A] _ _ [D] All [Bb] right.
So all together, one, [Db] two, three, four.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Not real [Db] difficult, but it adds some flavor to the song,
[Ab] and I rolled through that twice when we played it.
So I hope you guys
_ I was lucky enough to play with a wonderful artist named Kelly White,
and he plays around Toledo, and he needed somebody to fill in.
So I got to fill in with him, and in the meantime I had to learn a bunch of [Eb] new songs,
and they're beautiful songs.
So I'm going to share some of them with you.
This is, again, by John Prine.
It's [Ab] called Paradise.
And I'll [Db] start it, and then I'll show you what [D] we're doing. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] For this song, I'm capoed at the second [Eb] fret.
Now, what's really [Cm] cool is Kelly played this in open.
So he was playing, this is a D.
[D]
Of course, it's a C form of a [G] D.
Then to a G, [A] and an A7.
Kelly [Dbm] would play those in open chords,
so the [G] two of us together, it sounded real [D] pretty. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
Okay, so we're playing basically from our D to G, [A] D to [D] A, back to our D.
[Db] All right.
Beautiful song.
[D] What's _ cool about playing in this position is I could add these hammer-ons
_ _ _ [A] and add [C] some flavor to the song [Dbm] as Kelly's singing,
and [Bb] we're getting close to going to the chorus.
The chorus is the same [D] chords. _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ All right.
[Db] And really, that's the whole [Eb] song, but it's such a beautiful acoustic song,
[Bb] and people took really well to [D] it.
There [G] is a live version of John Prine doing this,
and I'll put a little link to it.
_ And his guitar player [Bb] plays a little lead.
He doesn't use a capo, but I'll [A] show you the notes that he's playing.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[N] Okay.
Not real difficult, but it adds some flavor to the song.
So [B] what we're doing is we're going to hammer-on from the A to B [A] on the sixth string.
[B] Then we come down to that [Cm] fifth string at [D] five.
All right.
And then we're going to hit two more, and then one with the hammer-on.
[Eb] And then we come down to the [G] fourth string at fifth fret.
So we have this.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
Then we'll hit it once again [N] and come back from [Db] the fifth string, seven to five.
_ [A] So all together, _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ in half, we're going to do [D] this.
_ So we're [Abm] going to go from five to seven on [Eb] six to five on [D] the fifth string,
_ _ [A] and then a quick hammer-on and pull-off.
[D] _ _ [Cm] Then we're going to hit [A] five again on the fifth string to seven,
and then hit the [A] seventh fret of the fourth [Am] string _ [E] back to seven on the fifth [D] string,
and end on that D note on five at the fifth string.
[A] _ _ [D] All [Bb] right.
So all together, one, [Db] two, three, four.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Not real [Db] difficult, but it adds some flavor to the song,
[Ab] and I rolled through that twice when we played it.
So I hope you guys