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The Velvet Underground – I Found A Reason
Loaded (1970)
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
(All chord and times are approximations. This song is supposed to be in drop D tuning
(DGCFAd). I tuned the song to standard tuning (don't like switching back and forth
too much). This sounds pretty close to the song. If you don't like it, just play the
chords 1 step higher (F = G; Bb = C and so on) on drop D. Solo is the same way (5=7).
I didn't quite get all the riffs in the verses. They change many times. I'll work on
that later. This is a beautiful song (my favorite VU song). It is not too difficult
either.)
[Chords]
F1 Bb1 6 Gm3 Dm5 C3
1 3 6 3 6 5
2 3 OR 7 3 7 5
3 3 8 5 7 5
3 1 8 5 5 3
1 X 6 3 5 X
[Intro]
e|--F----5---5--------5---6-5-3---Bb--1---1------1---Gm3-1p0-------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3/5---5--------5---5---------3---3------3---3-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
FPa pa pa pa Bbpa pa pa Gmpa
FPa pa pa pa Bbpa pa pa Gmpa
[Verse 1]
FI found a reason to keep lBbivingGm
FOh and the reason, dear, Bbis youGm
FI found a reason to keeBbp singingGm
FOh and the reason, dear, Bbis youGm
FOh I do belDmieve
FIf you don't like things you lDmeave
FFor some plDmace you never gone bBbefore
[Chorus 1]
FPa pa pa pa Bbpa pa pa Gmpa
FPa pa pa pa Bbpa pa pa Gmpa
Ooh
[Verse 2]
FHoney, I found a reasBbon to keep livingGm
FAnd you know the reasonBb, dear it's youGm
FAnd I've walked down life's lonely highways Bbhand in hand with myselfGm
FAnd I realized Bbhow many paths have crossed between usGm
[Chorus 2]
FOh I do belDmieve
FYou're all what you percDmeive
FWhat comes is bDmetter than what came befBbore
[Solo]
(2:39)
e|-5h6r5----|-5h6r5----|-8---5---5----|-----------------------|
B|-------6--|-------6--|---6---6---6--|-------5---------------|
G|----------|----------|--------------|-5/7------7---5---3\2--|
D|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
A|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
E|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
e|----------|---1--------|-------1---|-----------|------------|----------|
B|----------|-1---1------|-----1---1-|-----6-----|-6------6---|-6h8-6----|
G|-2h3-2----|--------2h3-|-2---------|---7---7h8-|---8--7---7-|----------|
D|-------3--|------------|---3-------|-8---------|------------|----------|
A|----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------|
E|----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------|
e|-----5----|--5h6-5---|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
B|----------|----------|-6--8--10-|-6----6-x-|------6---|-6-----6--|-----6|
G|-3/5---5--|--------5-|----------|----------|--5/7-----|---7h8---8|---7--|
D|----------|----------|-7--8--10-|-5-7--8-x-|--------8-|----------|-8----|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
e|-3/5------|-5-8-5--5-|----8-5---|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|-6------6-|-----6----|-6h8-6----|-6h8-6----|
G|-3/5---5--|--------5-|----------|-5/7------|-------7--|--------7-|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
[Chorus 2]
FOh I do belDmieve
FYou're all what you percDmeive
FWhat comes is bDmetter than what came befBbore
[Chorus 1]
FPa pa pa pa Bbpa pa pa Gmpa
FPa pa pa pa Bbpa pa pa Gmpa
[Outro]
And you'd better cFome, cCome come, cBbome to Fme
FCome, come, cCome to Bbme (you better)
FCome, come, cCome to Bbme
F F (let ring)
Pa pa pa pa pa pa
************************************
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| r Release
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
************************************
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I Found A Reason
by The Velvet Underground
Chords in this song · guitar
F
Bb
Gm
Dm
C
The Velvet Underground – I Found A Reason
Loaded (1970)
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
(All chord and times are approximations. This song is supposed to be in drop D tuning
(DGCFAd). I tuned the song to standard tuning (don't like switching back and forth
too much). This sounds pretty close to the song. If you don't like it, just play the
chords 1 step higher (F = G; Bb = C and so on) on drop D. Solo is the same way (5=7).
I didn't quite get all the riffs in the verses. They change many times. I'll work on
that later. This is a beautiful song (my favorite VU song). It is not too difficult
either.)
[Chords]
F Bb Gm Dm C
1 1 6 3 5 3
1 3 6 3 6 5
2 3 OR 7 3 7 5
3 3 8 5 7 5
3 1 8 5 5 3
1 X 6 3 5 X
[Intro]
F Bb Gm
e|------5---5--------5---6-5-3-----1---1------1---3-1p0-------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3/5---5--------5---5---------3---3------3---3-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
F Bb Gm
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
F Bb Gm
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
[Verse 1]
F Bb Gm
I found a reason to keep living
F Bb Gm
Oh and the reason, dear, is you
F Bb Gm
I found a reason to keep singing
F Bb Gm
Oh and the reason, dear, is you
F Dm
Oh I do believe
F Dm
If you don't like things you leave
F Dm Bb
For some place you never gone before
[Chorus 1]
F Bb Gm
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
F Bb Gm
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
Ooh
[Verse 2]
F Bb Gm
Honey, I found a reason to keep living
F Bb Gm
And you know the reason, dear it's you
F Bb Gm
And I've walked down life's lonely highways hand in hand with myself
F Bb Gm
And I realized how many paths have crossed between us
[Chorus 2]
F Dm
Oh I do believe
F Dm
You're all what you perceive
F Dm Bb
What comes is better than what came before
[Solo]
(2:39)
e|-5h6r5----|-5h6r5----|-8---5---5----|-----------------------|
B|-------6--|-------6--|---6---6---6--|-------5---------------|
G|----------|----------|--------------|-5/7------7---5---3\2--|
D|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
A|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
E|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|
e|----------|---1--------|-------1---|-----------|------------|----------|
B|----------|-1---1------|-----1---1-|-----6-----|-6------6---|-6h8-6----|
G|-2h3-2----|--------2h3-|-2---------|---7---7h8-|---8--7---7-|----------|
D|-------3--|------------|---3-------|-8---------|------------|----------|
A|----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------|
E|----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|----------|
e|-----5----|--5h6-5---|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
B|----------|----------|-6--8--10-|-6----6-x-|------6---|-6-----6--|-----6|
G|-3/5---5--|--------5-|----------|----------|--5/7-----|---7h8---8|---7--|
D|----------|----------|-7--8--10-|-5-7--8-x-|--------8-|----------|-8----|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
e|-3/5------|-5-8-5--5-|----8-5---|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|-6------6-|-----6----|-6h8-6----|-6h8-6----|
G|-3/5---5--|--------5-|----------|-5/7------|-------7--|--------7-|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
[Chorus 2]
F Dm
Oh I do believe
F Dm
You're all what you perceive
F Dm Bb
What comes is better than what came before
[Chorus 1]
F Bb Gm
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
F Bb Gm
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
[Outro]
F C Bb F
And you'd better come, come come, come to me
F C Bb
Come, come, come to me (you better)
F C Bb
Come, come, come to me
F F (let ring)
Pa pa pa pa pa pa
************************************
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| r Release
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
************************************
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