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Celebration

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 48Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
The chords in the chorus look confusing over the lyrics. That's why I tabbed 
Listen to this tab: 
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Capo: 1st fret
Play: G
Key: Ab
For chords in original key transpose +1 (and (use flats")
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  LICK (horns)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|1---0-----------|----------------|
B|1---1---3---1---|0h1h3-----------|
G|2---0---4---0---|0-----0---------|
D|--------5---2---|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Interlude]
  C/G1 + 2 F/G+ 3 + C/G4 +  F/G1 + C/G2 + G3 + 4 +  C/G1 + 2 F/G+ 3 + C/G4 +  F/G1 + C/G2 + G3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
                               Ya - hoo!           (It's a celebration)
[Chorus]
  C/G1 + 2 F/G+ 3 + C/G4 +  F/G1 + C/G2 + G3 + 4 +  C/G1 + 2 F/G+ 3 + C/G4 +  F/G1 + C/G2 + G3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
     Celebrate      good times, come on           (It's a celebration/
                                                  (Let's celebrate)
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
F/G       3-x-3-2-1-1
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
G         3-x-0-0-0-x
Cmaj7     x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7       x-2-4-2-3-2
D/E       0-2-2-2-3-2 (= Esus4add9)
E         0-2-2-1-0-0
C/D       x-x-0-0-1-0
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[Intro] (drums + brass lick)
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
  C/GCe  F/G- C/Gle - F/Gbrate C/Ggood Gtimes, come on
    C/G        F/G      C/G  F/GIt's a C/GceleGbration
  C/GCe  F/G- C/Gle - F/Gbrate C/Ggood Gtimes, come on
    C/G        F/G      C/G  F/GLet's cC/GelebGrate
[Verse 1]
There's a F/Gparty goin' on right C/GhereG  
A celeF/Gbration to last throughout the C/GyearsG  
So bring your F/Ggood times and your C/Glaughter Gtoo
   F/GWe're gonna celebrate your C/Gparty with Gyou, come on now
[Bridge]
    F/GCeleC/GbratiGon
   F/GLet's all celebrate and C/Ghave a good Gtime
    F/GCeleC/GbratiGon
   F/GWe're gonna celebrate and C/Ghave a good Gtime
Cmaj7It's time to Bm7come together
D/EIt's up to you, Ewhat's your pleasure?
AmEveryone aC/Dround the world, come on
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
  C/GCe  F/G- C/Gle - F/Gbrate C/Ggood Gtimes, come on
    C/G        F/G      C/G  F/GIt's a C/GceleGbration
  C/GCe  F/G- C/Gle - F/Gbrate C/Ggood Gtimes, come on
    C/G     F/GLet's C/GceleF/GbrateC/G  G  
[Interlude]
F/GWe're gonna have a good time C/GtonightG  
Let's celeF/Gbrate, it's all rigC/GhtG  
F/GWe're gonna have a good time C/GtonightG  
Let's celeF/Gbrate, it's all rigC/Ght, babyG  
F/GWe're gonna have a good time C/GtonightG  
Let's celeF/Gbrate, it's all rigC/GhtG  
F/GWe're gonna have a good time C/GtonightG  
Let's celeF/Gbrate, it's all rigC/GhtG  
[Interlude]
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|  G| % | % | % |
[Chorus]
  C/GCe  F/G- C/Gle - F/Gbrate C/Ggood Gtimes, come on
    C/G        F/G      C/G  F/GIt's a C/GceleGbration
  C/GCe  F/G- C/Gle - F/Gbrate C/Ggood Gtimes, come on
    C/G     F/GLet's C/GceleF/GbrateC/G  G  
[Chorus]
  C/GCe  F/G- C/Gle - F/Gbrate C/Ggood Gtimes, come on
    C/G        F/G      C/G  F/GIt's a C/GceleGbration
  C/GCe  F/G- C/Gle - F/Gbrate C/Ggood Gtimes, come on
    C/G     F/GLet's C/GceleF/GbrateC/G  G  
| h  Hammer-on

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The story behind the song

This song captures the pure joy of a shared moment, inviting everyone to come together and have a good time. Co-founder Ronald Bell was inspired to write it while reading a passage about angels celebrating the creation of Adam, envisioning a global call to "celebrate good times, come on." The upbeat spirit of "Celebration" promises that there's a party happening right here, right now. Released in 1980 on the album Celebrate!, it became a signature anthem for Kool & the Gang. It's a song that simply asks you to let loose and enjoy the present.

AI-written from these sources:Celebration (Kool & the Gang song) — Wikipedia ↗Kool & the Gang — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Celebration

by Kool & the Gang

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

F/G

Cmaj7

Bm7

D/E

C/D

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Tuning: Standard

The chords in the chorus look confusing over the lyrics. That's why I tabbed

Listen to this tab:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Capo: 1st fret

Play: G

Key: Ab

For chords in original key transpose +1 (and (use flats")

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LICK (horns)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|1---0-----------|----------------|

B|1---1---3---1---|0h1h3-----------|

G|2---0---4---0---|0-----0---------|

D|--------5---2---|0-----0---------|

A|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|

[Interlude]

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|

G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|

D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|

Ya - hoo! (It's a celebration)

[Chorus]

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|

G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|

D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|

Celebrate good times, come on (It's a celebration/

(Let's celebrate)

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1

C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0

G 3-x-0-0-0-x

Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0

Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2

D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2 (= Esus4add9)

E 0-2-2-1-0-0

C/D x-x-0-0-1-0

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[Intro] (drums + brass lick)

[Interlude]

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[Chorus]

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Ce - le - brate good times, come on

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

It's a celebration

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Ce - le - brate good times, come on

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Let's celebrate

[Verse 1]

F/G C/G G

There's a party goin' on right here

F/G C/G G

A celebration to last throughout the years

F/G C/G G

So bring your good times and your laughter too

F/G C/G G

We're gonna celebrate your party with you, come on now

[Bridge]

F/G C/G G

Celebration

F/G C/G G

Let's all celebrate and have a good time

F/G C/G G

Celebration

F/G C/G G

We're gonna celebrate and have a good time

Cmaj7 Bm7

It's time to come together

D/E E

It's up to you, what's your pleasure?

Am C/D

Everyone around the world, come on

[Interlude]

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[Chorus]

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Ce - le - brate good times, come on

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

It's a celebration

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Ce - le - brate good times, come on

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Let's celebrate

[Interlude]

F/G C/G G

We're gonna have a good time tonight

F/G C/G G

Let's celebrate, it's all right

F/G C/G G

We're gonna have a good time tonight

F/G C/G G

Let's celebrate, it's all right, baby

F/G C/G G

We're gonna have a good time tonight

F/G C/G G

Let's celebrate, it's all right

F/G C/G G

We're gonna have a good time tonight

F/G C/G G

Let's celebrate, it's all right

[Interlude]

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[Chorus]

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Ce - le - brate good times, come on

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

It's a celebration

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Ce - le - brate good times, come on

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Let's celebrate

[Chorus]

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Ce - le - brate good times, come on

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

It's a celebration

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Ce - le - brate good times, come on

C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G

Let's celebrate

| h Hammer-on

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