Chords for Perfect Day (guitar lesson)
Tempo:
144.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
G
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Blue Reeds, it's a perfect day.
A lot of different singers have recorded this over the years.
And it was a big charity record, it wasn't going to come to number one.
A lot of different people singing on the same track.
Okay, [E] so, it starts off with E,
[Am] and then minor, intro.
[E]
[G] [Am]
And then the verse is A minor.
[D] D,
[G] G,
[C] C, [G] [F]
[G] [D] D minor, [E] E,
[Am] A minor, [D]
[G] G,
[C] C, [G] [F]
D [Dm]
minor.
[G] [E]
It's a [A] good song to finger pick.
I'm not very good at this, [D] but I'm [Am] getting the right chord.
A minor.
So, A minor.
[D]
[G] The [C]
[F]
[D]
[E]
[Am]
[D]
chords [G]
[C]
[F]
[Dm]
[E]
are below this video, but let's look at the verse again.
So, you start on A minor.
[Am]
A minor [D] to D, [G] to G, [C] to C, [F] to F, [Em]
D [Dm] minor, [E] and then E.
[N] And then you repeat that for the second part of the verse.
The chorus is a bit trickier.
You have an [A] A.
It's [D] such a perfect day, D.
[C#m] That I spent it [D] with you.
[A]
Oh, [E] such a perfect day.
[G] You [F#m] just [E] keep me [D] here.
[G] You [F#] just keep [E] me here.
[D]
It's trickier.
[A] You start with the A.
[G] Then to the [D] D.
And then C sharp minor [C#m] to D.
[D] [Am] C sharp minor is the A minor shape.
[A] Move your fingers up to the fret.
And then bar, the [C#m] fourth bar.
C, C sharp minor.
Then to [D] D.
And then you need to go to F sharp [F#m] minor.
[E] [N] F sharp minor is, F sharp is the E shape.
Move up to the fret bar.
[F#] Bar that second.
That's F sharp.
Take your second [F#m] finger off.
That's F sharp minor.
So [A]
it's, such [D] a perfect day.
C sharp [C#m] minor.
That I spent it [D] with you.
D.
[A] Again, A.
It's [G] such [E] a E perfect day.
And then F sharp [F#m] minor.
[E]
[D]
You [F#m] just keep [E] me here.
[D] So you [F#m] go from F sharp minor [E] to E.
To [D] D.
And again, [F#m] F sharp [E] minor to E.
[D] To D.
And then back [Am] to the verse.
[G] Such [D] a perfect day.
[G]
[C] Problems all day.
And so on.
[N] This drumming is tricky isn't it?
I know, but you just sort of do whatever feels comfortable.
Okay?
As I say, the chords and the words are below here.
So best of luck.
Bye.
A lot of different singers have recorded this over the years.
And it was a big charity record, it wasn't going to come to number one.
A lot of different people singing on the same track.
Okay, [E] so, it starts off with E,
[Am] and then minor, intro.
[E]
[G] [Am]
And then the verse is A minor.
[D] D,
[G] G,
[C] C, [G] [F]
[G] [D] D minor, [E] E,
[Am] A minor, [D]
[G] G,
[C] C, [G] [F]
D [Dm]
minor.
[G] [E]
It's a [A] good song to finger pick.
I'm not very good at this, [D] but I'm [Am] getting the right chord.
A minor.
So, A minor.
[D]
[G] The [C]
[F]
[D]
[E]
[Am]
[D]
chords [G]
[C]
[F]
[Dm]
[E]
are below this video, but let's look at the verse again.
So, you start on A minor.
[Am]
A minor [D] to D, [G] to G, [C] to C, [F] to F, [Em]
D [Dm] minor, [E] and then E.
[N] And then you repeat that for the second part of the verse.
The chorus is a bit trickier.
You have an [A] A.
It's [D] such a perfect day, D.
[C#m] That I spent it [D] with you.
[A]
Oh, [E] such a perfect day.
[G] You [F#m] just [E] keep me [D] here.
[G] You [F#] just keep [E] me here.
[D]
It's trickier.
[A] You start with the A.
[G] Then to the [D] D.
And then C sharp minor [C#m] to D.
[D] [Am] C sharp minor is the A minor shape.
[A] Move your fingers up to the fret.
And then bar, the [C#m] fourth bar.
C, C sharp minor.
Then to [D] D.
And then you need to go to F sharp [F#m] minor.
[E] [N] F sharp minor is, F sharp is the E shape.
Move up to the fret bar.
[F#] Bar that second.
That's F sharp.
Take your second [F#m] finger off.
That's F sharp minor.
So [A]
it's, such [D] a perfect day.
C sharp [C#m] minor.
That I spent it [D] with you.
D.
[A] Again, A.
It's [G] such [E] a E perfect day.
And then F sharp [F#m] minor.
[E]
[D]
You [F#m] just keep [E] me here.
[D] So you [F#m] go from F sharp minor [E] to E.
To [D] D.
And again, [F#m] F sharp [E] minor to E.
[D] To D.
And then back [Am] to the verse.
[G] Such [D] a perfect day.
[G]
[C] Problems all day.
And so on.
[N] This drumming is tricky isn't it?
I know, but you just sort of do whatever feels comfortable.
Okay?
As I say, the chords and the words are below here.
So best of luck.
Bye.
Key:
D
E
G
Am
A
D
E
G
_ _ _ _ _ _
Blue Reeds, it's a perfect day.
A lot of different singers have recorded this over the years. _ _
And it was a big charity record, it wasn't going to come to number one.
A lot of different people singing on the same track.
Okay, [E] so, it starts off with E, _
[Am] and then minor, intro.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ And then the verse is A minor. _ _
_ [D] D, _ _ _
[G] G, _ _ _ _
[C] C, _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] [D] D minor, _ _ _ [E] E, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ A minor, _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] G, _ _ _
[C] C, _ _ [G] _ [F] _
D _ _ [Dm] _
minor.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's a [A] good song to finger pick.
I'm not very good at this, [D] but I'm [Am] getting the right chord.
A minor. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So, A minor.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ The _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _
chords _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ are below this video, but let's look at the verse again.
So, you start on A minor.
_ [Am] _ _ _
A minor [D] to D, _ _ [G] to G, _ _ _ [C] to C, _ _ [F] to F, _ _ [Em] _
D [Dm] minor, _ _ [E] and then E.
_ _ _ [N] And then you repeat that for the second part of the verse. _
The chorus is a bit trickier.
_ _ You have an [A] A.
_ _ _ _ It's [D] such a perfect day, D.
_ [C#m] _ _ That I spent it [D] with you.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Oh, [E] such a perfect day.
[G] You [F#m] just [E] keep me _ [D] here. _ _ _
[G] You [F#] just keep [E] me here.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
It's trickier.
[A] You start with the A. _
_ _ _ [G] Then to the [D] D.
_ _ And then C sharp minor _ [C#m] to _ _ _ _ _ D.
[D] _ _ [Am] C sharp minor is the A minor shape. _
[A] Move your fingers up to the _ fret.
And then bar, the _ [C#m] fourth bar. _
C, _ C sharp minor.
_ _ _ Then to [D] D.
_ _ _ And then you need to go to F sharp [F#m] minor. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [N] F sharp minor is, F sharp is the E shape.
Move up to the fret bar.
_ [F#] Bar that second. _
That's F sharp.
Take your second [F#m] finger off.
_ That's F sharp minor.
_ _ So [A] _
it's, _ such [D] a perfect day.
C sharp [C#m] minor.
_ That I spent it [D] with you.
D.
_ [A] Again, A.
_ It's [G] such [E] a E perfect day.
And then F sharp [F#m] minor.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _
You [F#m] just keep [E] me here.
[D] _ _ So you [F#m] go from F sharp minor [E] to E.
To [D] D.
_ And again, _ [F#m] F sharp [E] minor to E.
[D] To D. _
And then back [Am] to the verse. _ _
[G] Such [D] a perfect day.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Problems all day. _ _
And so on. _ _ _ _
[N] This drumming is tricky isn't it?
I know, but you just sort of do whatever _ feels comfortable.
Okay?
As I say, the chords and the words are below here.
So best of luck.
Bye.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Blue Reeds, it's a perfect day.
A lot of different singers have recorded this over the years. _ _
And it was a big charity record, it wasn't going to come to number one.
A lot of different people singing on the same track.
Okay, [E] so, it starts off with E, _
[Am] and then minor, intro.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ And then the verse is A minor. _ _
_ [D] D, _ _ _
[G] G, _ _ _ _
[C] C, _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] [D] D minor, _ _ _ [E] E, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ A minor, _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] G, _ _ _
[C] C, _ _ [G] _ [F] _
D _ _ [Dm] _
minor.
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's a [A] good song to finger pick.
I'm not very good at this, [D] but I'm [Am] getting the right chord.
A minor. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So, A minor.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ The _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _
chords _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ are below this video, but let's look at the verse again.
So, you start on A minor.
_ [Am] _ _ _
A minor [D] to D, _ _ [G] to G, _ _ _ [C] to C, _ _ [F] to F, _ _ [Em] _
D [Dm] minor, _ _ [E] and then E.
_ _ _ [N] And then you repeat that for the second part of the verse. _
The chorus is a bit trickier.
_ _ You have an [A] A.
_ _ _ _ It's [D] such a perfect day, D.
_ [C#m] _ _ That I spent it [D] with you.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Oh, [E] such a perfect day.
[G] You [F#m] just [E] keep me _ [D] here. _ _ _
[G] You [F#] just keep [E] me here.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
It's trickier.
[A] You start with the A. _
_ _ _ [G] Then to the [D] D.
_ _ And then C sharp minor _ [C#m] to _ _ _ _ _ D.
[D] _ _ [Am] C sharp minor is the A minor shape. _
[A] Move your fingers up to the _ fret.
And then bar, the _ [C#m] fourth bar. _
C, _ C sharp minor.
_ _ _ Then to [D] D.
_ _ _ And then you need to go to F sharp [F#m] minor. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [N] F sharp minor is, F sharp is the E shape.
Move up to the fret bar.
_ [F#] Bar that second. _
That's F sharp.
Take your second [F#m] finger off.
_ That's F sharp minor.
_ _ So [A] _
it's, _ such [D] a perfect day.
C sharp [C#m] minor.
_ That I spent it [D] with you.
D.
_ [A] Again, A.
_ It's [G] such [E] a E perfect day.
And then F sharp [F#m] minor.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _
You [F#m] just keep [E] me here.
[D] _ _ So you [F#m] go from F sharp minor [E] to E.
To [D] D.
_ And again, _ [F#m] F sharp [E] minor to E.
[D] To D. _
And then back [Am] to the verse. _ _
[G] Such [D] a perfect day.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Problems all day. _ _
And so on. _ _ _ _
[N] This drumming is tricky isn't it?
I know, but you just sort of do whatever _ feels comfortable.
Okay?
As I say, the chords and the words are below here.
So best of luck.
Bye.
_ _ _ _ _ _