Chords for You've got a friend - James Taylor lesson (pick like JT)
Tempo:
87.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[A] [G#m]
[C#] Alright, let's break that down slow.
That's a nice little lick right [A] there, Nikos.
In the G position, you're gonna want to start off with your pinky and your fourth on the two G's.
High, low.
[F#m] So you're gonna [A]
hammer on the A.
[C#] You go [F#] B, A, [D] B, C.
Then you're [B] gonna go into the A minor [Bm] position.
Keep the pinky up top.
[E] Then do a D [A] sus suspended like this.
[A] And then you go back to your G.
Keep that C [D] note rooted.
Then you're gonna pull off.
[F#m]
[A] So that's [D] C, [F#] B, [G#] A, B.
[A] So slow.
[Bm] [B] [A]
Let's try that one more time slow.
[Bm] G, A, D in the bass notes.
[A] G.
[D] [A]
You get the most of it right there.
It's a good little lick.
Just play that over.
[B] [A]
You go F minor [C#] 7 to a B7.
Then you're gonna go into the song.
When you're [F#m] down and [C#] worried and you need a helping hand.
D minor 7, A minor 7.
[D] To your [B] D7 sus4.
It's going [A] right.
There's that little lick.
[D] [F#m]
[D] C, [F#] B, A, [G#] B.
[A] There we go.
Same thing [G#m] again.
F sharp minor 7 which is just a bar across the [C#] whole.
B7 bar chord or B7 open chord.
Then you can go E minor.
[A] You can do that eerie one if you want which is 2 and 4 on the 5th and [F#m] 4th.
A minor [Bm] 7.
Go to B [C#m] minor 7.
Walking up.
You go to your D [E] sus.
Watch this.
Or you can walk right down.
[A]
[F#m] So it's D sus finger position.
[F#] You're gonna go right down.
D, C, [E] B, D.
There we [E] go.
D, [D]
[A] C, B, A, G.
Okay, into the chorus.
You just call G.
Call.
You play the full G or the regular G.
I'm a man.
There's that G major 7 that he likes to do which is these two.
D, G and F sharp.
Call.
I'm a man.
[E] Add it on.
[D] C [D] major 7.
[Bm] A minor 7.
[B] [A]
[F#] D7 sus 4.
[B]
D7 sus 4 is like a D7 but the pinky goes up one more.
Get that sus.
[A] Winter, spring, summer or [A] fall.
Get that major [E] 7.
You [D] go, all you got to do is [F#m] call.
It's an E minor 7 to a D.
[E] And now [D] be there.
C major 7.
[C#m] Walking down.
B minor [Bm] 7.
A minor 7.
D7 sus 4.
[E] You got a friend.
Back [A] to your opening riff.
[D] [B]
[A] Second verse is basically the same chords as in everything else like that.
And then you're going to get in and then the chorus is the same as we just went over here too.
When you get to the coda, it [G] does a little something different.
The bridge, coda, the same thing.
You're going to play an F major 7 with [D] a G on the high [F#m] string.
So you're going to put this guy on.
[G] So you can go.
[D] To a C.
Hold the high G up [A] there. G major.
You just play those two.
[E] The G and the D with a G major 7.
Then you're right ready to hammer it on or put it on.
[D] They'll hurt you.
F7.
And [G] desert you.
E [F#m] minor 7.
They'll take your soul if [B] you let them.
A7.
And then D7 sus 4.
Don't you know that now.
Now here's the coolest chord in the whole song.
It's a [Bm] D13.
You just play those three.
I'm up on the A spread if you're on the third capo.
You just let that ring.
[A] You just call out my [E] name.
And [D] you know who's third [Bm] I am.
I'll come [E]
around.
See you [B] again.
Walk it down.
You've got a friend.
James Taylor.
Enjoy.
[N] I'll put the chart out there.
Visit Acoustic Coffee Covers on the web or Facebook.
Tell a friend.
You like James Taylor?
This is pretty close.
I mean it doesn't get much better than this.
We'll break it down.
We'll show you how to play it.
Work your pinky.
Watch the major 7s.
The sus.
The pull-ons.
[A] Hammer-offs.
Look on my website.
We're going to put up a couple of them.
Thank [N] you.
[A] [G#m]
[C#] Alright, let's break that down slow.
That's a nice little lick right [A] there, Nikos.
In the G position, you're gonna want to start off with your pinky and your fourth on the two G's.
High, low.
[F#m] So you're gonna [A]
hammer on the A.
[C#] You go [F#] B, A, [D] B, C.
Then you're [B] gonna go into the A minor [Bm] position.
Keep the pinky up top.
[E] Then do a D [A] sus suspended like this.
[A] And then you go back to your G.
Keep that C [D] note rooted.
Then you're gonna pull off.
[F#m]
[A] So that's [D] C, [F#] B, [G#] A, B.
[A] So slow.
[Bm] [B] [A]
Let's try that one more time slow.
[Bm] G, A, D in the bass notes.
[A] G.
[D] [A]
You get the most of it right there.
It's a good little lick.
Just play that over.
[B] [A]
You go F minor [C#] 7 to a B7.
Then you're gonna go into the song.
When you're [F#m] down and [C#] worried and you need a helping hand.
D minor 7, A minor 7.
[D] To your [B] D7 sus4.
It's going [A] right.
There's that little lick.
[D] [F#m]
[D] C, [F#] B, A, [G#] B.
[A] There we go.
Same thing [G#m] again.
F sharp minor 7 which is just a bar across the [C#] whole.
B7 bar chord or B7 open chord.
Then you can go E minor.
[A] You can do that eerie one if you want which is 2 and 4 on the 5th and [F#m] 4th.
A minor [Bm] 7.
Go to B [C#m] minor 7.
Walking up.
You go to your D [E] sus.
Watch this.
Or you can walk right down.
[A]
[F#m] So it's D sus finger position.
[F#] You're gonna go right down.
D, C, [E] B, D.
There we [E] go.
D, [D]
[A] C, B, A, G.
Okay, into the chorus.
You just call G.
Call.
You play the full G or the regular G.
I'm a man.
There's that G major 7 that he likes to do which is these two.
D, G and F sharp.
Call.
I'm a man.
[E] Add it on.
[D] C [D] major 7.
[Bm] A minor 7.
[B] [A]
[F#] D7 sus 4.
[B]
D7 sus 4 is like a D7 but the pinky goes up one more.
Get that sus.
[A] Winter, spring, summer or [A] fall.
Get that major [E] 7.
You [D] go, all you got to do is [F#m] call.
It's an E minor 7 to a D.
[E] And now [D] be there.
C major 7.
[C#m] Walking down.
B minor [Bm] 7.
A minor 7.
D7 sus 4.
[E] You got a friend.
Back [A] to your opening riff.
[D] [B]
[A] Second verse is basically the same chords as in everything else like that.
And then you're going to get in and then the chorus is the same as we just went over here too.
When you get to the coda, it [G] does a little something different.
The bridge, coda, the same thing.
You're going to play an F major 7 with [D] a G on the high [F#m] string.
So you're going to put this guy on.
[G] So you can go.
[D] To a C.
Hold the high G up [A] there. G major.
You just play those two.
[E] The G and the D with a G major 7.
Then you're right ready to hammer it on or put it on.
[D] They'll hurt you.
F7.
And [G] desert you.
E [F#m] minor 7.
They'll take your soul if [B] you let them.
A7.
And then D7 sus 4.
Don't you know that now.
Now here's the coolest chord in the whole song.
It's a [Bm] D13.
You just play those three.
I'm up on the A spread if you're on the third capo.
You just let that ring.
[A] You just call out my [E] name.
And [D] you know who's third [Bm] I am.
I'll come [E]
around.
See you [B] again.
Walk it down.
You've got a friend.
James Taylor.
Enjoy.
[N] I'll put the chart out there.
Visit Acoustic Coffee Covers on the web or Facebook.
Tell a friend.
You like James Taylor?
This is pretty close.
I mean it doesn't get much better than this.
We'll break it down.
We'll show you how to play it.
Work your pinky.
Watch the major 7s.
The sus.
The pull-ons.
[A] Hammer-offs.
Look on my website.
We're going to put up a couple of them.
Thank [N] you.
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ Alright, let's break that down slow.
That's a nice little lick right [A] there, Nikos.
In the G position, you're gonna want to start off with your pinky and your fourth on the two G's.
High, low. _ _
_ _ [F#m] So you're gonna _ _ _ [A]
hammer on the A.
[C#] You go [F#] B, A, [D] B, C.
Then you're [B] gonna go into the A minor [Bm] position.
Keep the pinky up top.
[E] Then do a D [A] sus suspended like this.
[A] And then you go back to your G.
Keep that C [D] note rooted.
Then you're gonna pull off.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] So that's [D] C, _ [F#] B, [G#] A, B.
[A] So slow. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Let's try that one more time slow. _ _
_ _ [Bm] G, A, D in the bass notes.
[A] G.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
You get the most of it right there.
It's a good little lick.
Just play that over. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
You go F minor [C#] 7 to a B7.
Then you're gonna go into the song.
When you're [F#m] down and _ [C#] worried _ and you need a helping hand.
D minor 7, A minor 7.
[D] _ _ To your [B] D7 sus4.
It's going [A] right. _ _ _ _
There's that little lick.
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ C, [F#] B, A, _ [G#] B.
[A] There we go.
Same thing [G#m] again.
F sharp minor 7 which is just a bar across the [C#] whole.
B7 bar chord or B7 open chord.
Then you can go E minor.
_ [A] You can do that eerie one if you want which is 2 and 4 on the 5th and [F#m] 4th. _ _ _ _
_ _ A minor [Bm] 7.
_ Go to B [C#m] minor 7.
Walking up.
You go to your D [E] sus.
Watch this.
_ _ _ _ Or you can walk right down.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] So it's D sus finger position.
[F#] You're gonna go right down.
D, C, [E] B, D.
There we [E] go.
D, _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ C, B, A, G.
_ Okay, into the chorus.
You just call G.
_ Call.
_ You play the full G or the regular G.
I'm a man. _ _
There's that G major 7 that he likes to do which is these two.
D, G and F sharp.
_ Call.
_ I'm a man.
[E] Add it on.
[D] C [D] major 7. _
[Bm] A minor 7.
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] D7 sus 4.
[B] _
D7 sus 4 is like a D7 but the pinky goes up one more.
Get that sus.
_ [A] Winter, spring, summer or [A] fall.
Get that major [E] 7.
_ You [D] go, all you got to do is [F#m] call.
It's an E minor 7 to a D. _
[E] _ And now [D] be there.
C major 7.
[C#m] Walking down.
B minor [Bm] 7.
A minor 7. _ _
D7 sus 4.
[E] You got a friend.
Back [A] to your opening riff.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Second verse is basically the same chords as in everything else like that.
And then you're going to get in and then the chorus is the same as we just went over here too.
When you get to the coda, it [G] does a little something different.
The bridge, coda, the same thing.
You're going to play an F major 7 with [D] a G on the high [F#m] string.
So you're going to put this guy on.
_ [G] So you can go. _
_ _ [D] _ To a C.
Hold the high G up [A] there. G major.
_ _ You just play those two.
[E] The G and the D with a G major 7.
Then you're right ready to hammer it on or put it on.
[D] They'll hurt you.
F7.
And [G] desert you.
E [F#m] minor 7.
They'll take your soul if [B] you let them.
A7.
And then _ _ D7 sus 4.
Don't you know that now.
Now here's the coolest chord in the whole song.
It's a [Bm] D13.
_ You just play those three.
I'm up on the A spread if you're on the third capo.
_ You just let that ring.
[A] You just call out my [E] name.
And [D] you know who's third [Bm] I am.
_ I'll come [E]
around.
_ _ _ _ See you [B] again.
Walk it down. _ _ _ _
_ _ You've got a friend.
James Taylor.
Enjoy.
[N] I'll put the chart out there.
Visit Acoustic Coffee Covers on the web or Facebook.
Tell a friend.
You like James Taylor?
This is pretty close.
I mean it doesn't get much better than this.
We'll break it down.
We'll show you how to play it.
Work your pinky.
Watch the major 7s.
The sus.
The pull-ons.
[A] Hammer-offs.
Look on my website.
We're going to put up a couple of them.
Thank [N] you.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ Alright, let's break that down slow.
That's a nice little lick right [A] there, Nikos.
In the G position, you're gonna want to start off with your pinky and your fourth on the two G's.
High, low. _ _
_ _ [F#m] So you're gonna _ _ _ [A]
hammer on the A.
[C#] You go [F#] B, A, [D] B, C.
Then you're [B] gonna go into the A minor [Bm] position.
Keep the pinky up top.
[E] Then do a D [A] sus suspended like this.
[A] And then you go back to your G.
Keep that C [D] note rooted.
Then you're gonna pull off.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] So that's [D] C, _ [F#] B, [G#] A, B.
[A] So slow. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Let's try that one more time slow. _ _
_ _ [Bm] G, A, D in the bass notes.
[A] G.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
You get the most of it right there.
It's a good little lick.
Just play that over. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
You go F minor [C#] 7 to a B7.
Then you're gonna go into the song.
When you're [F#m] down and _ [C#] worried _ and you need a helping hand.
D minor 7, A minor 7.
[D] _ _ To your [B] D7 sus4.
It's going [A] right. _ _ _ _
There's that little lick.
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ C, [F#] B, A, _ [G#] B.
[A] There we go.
Same thing [G#m] again.
F sharp minor 7 which is just a bar across the [C#] whole.
B7 bar chord or B7 open chord.
Then you can go E minor.
_ [A] You can do that eerie one if you want which is 2 and 4 on the 5th and [F#m] 4th. _ _ _ _
_ _ A minor [Bm] 7.
_ Go to B [C#m] minor 7.
Walking up.
You go to your D [E] sus.
Watch this.
_ _ _ _ Or you can walk right down.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] So it's D sus finger position.
[F#] You're gonna go right down.
D, C, [E] B, D.
There we [E] go.
D, _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ C, B, A, G.
_ Okay, into the chorus.
You just call G.
_ Call.
_ You play the full G or the regular G.
I'm a man. _ _
There's that G major 7 that he likes to do which is these two.
D, G and F sharp.
_ Call.
_ I'm a man.
[E] Add it on.
[D] C [D] major 7. _
[Bm] A minor 7.
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] D7 sus 4.
[B] _
D7 sus 4 is like a D7 but the pinky goes up one more.
Get that sus.
_ [A] Winter, spring, summer or [A] fall.
Get that major [E] 7.
_ You [D] go, all you got to do is [F#m] call.
It's an E minor 7 to a D. _
[E] _ And now [D] be there.
C major 7.
[C#m] Walking down.
B minor [Bm] 7.
A minor 7. _ _
D7 sus 4.
[E] You got a friend.
Back [A] to your opening riff.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Second verse is basically the same chords as in everything else like that.
And then you're going to get in and then the chorus is the same as we just went over here too.
When you get to the coda, it [G] does a little something different.
The bridge, coda, the same thing.
You're going to play an F major 7 with [D] a G on the high [F#m] string.
So you're going to put this guy on.
_ [G] So you can go. _
_ _ [D] _ To a C.
Hold the high G up [A] there. G major.
_ _ You just play those two.
[E] The G and the D with a G major 7.
Then you're right ready to hammer it on or put it on.
[D] They'll hurt you.
F7.
And [G] desert you.
E [F#m] minor 7.
They'll take your soul if [B] you let them.
A7.
And then _ _ D7 sus 4.
Don't you know that now.
Now here's the coolest chord in the whole song.
It's a [Bm] D13.
_ You just play those three.
I'm up on the A spread if you're on the third capo.
_ You just let that ring.
[A] You just call out my [E] name.
And [D] you know who's third [Bm] I am.
_ I'll come [E]
around.
_ _ _ _ See you [B] again.
Walk it down. _ _ _ _
_ _ You've got a friend.
James Taylor.
Enjoy.
[N] I'll put the chart out there.
Visit Acoustic Coffee Covers on the web or Facebook.
Tell a friend.
You like James Taylor?
This is pretty close.
I mean it doesn't get much better than this.
We'll break it down.
We'll show you how to play it.
Work your pinky.
Watch the major 7s.
The sus.
The pull-ons.
[A] Hammer-offs.
Look on my website.
We're going to put up a couple of them.
Thank [N] you.