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Cmajor

90BPM

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1/22

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
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[Intro] / [Interlude] / [Part 2] / [Outro]
     Cmaj7          C     Cmaj7       CFmaj7(#11)  Fmaj7Fmaj7(#11) Fmaj7  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-------0---0-0-|0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|0-------0---0-0-|0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
B|0-------1---1-1-|0-0-0-0-1---1-1-|0-------1---1-1-|0-0-0-0-1---1-1-|
G|0-------0---0-0-|0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|2-------2---2-2-|2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
D|2-------2---2-2-|2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|3-------3---3-3-|3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|
A|3-------3---3-3-|3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|3-------3---3-3-|3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
                               electric guitar
            E-A-D-G-B-e
Cmaj7       x-3-2-0-0-0
C           x-3-2-0-1-0        x-3-2-0-1-3
Fmaj7(#11)  x-3-3-2-0-0
Fmaj7       x-3-3-2-1-0        x-x-3—2-1-3 (= Fadd9)
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[Intro]
|  Cmaj7   C| % | Fmaj7(#11)  Fmaj7| % |
|  Cmaj7   C| % | Fmaj7(#11)  Fmaj7| % |
[Part 1]
CBuddha sat all alone
Fmaj7Buddha sat on a stone
CBuddha said a useful line
Fmaj7Buddha said it one more time
[Interlude]
|  Cmaj7   C| % | Fmaj7(#11)  Fmaj7| % |
|  Cmaj7   C| % | Fmaj7(#11)  Fmaj7| % |
[Part 2]
          Cmaj7       C|  Cmaj7   C|
The mistake we make
       Fmaj7(#11) Fmaj7  | Fmaj7(#11) Fmaj7 |
The mistake  we   make
The misCmaj7take we Cmake
      Cmaj7             C| Fmaj7(#11)  Fmaj7| % |
Is when we think we have time
[Outro]
|  Cmaj7   C| % | Fmaj7(#11)  Fmaj7| % |
|  Cmaj7   C| % | Fmaj7(#11)  Fmaj7| % | Cmaj7  

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Buddha Said

by Pete Astor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

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Tuning: Standard

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[Intro] / [Interlude] / [Part 2] / [Outro]

Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Fmaj7(#11) Fmaj7(#11)

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

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

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

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

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

A|3-------3---3-3-|3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|3-------3---3-3-|3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|

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

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CHORDS

electric guitar

E-A-D-G-B-e

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

C x-3-2-0-1-0 x-3-2-0-1-3

Fmaj7(#11) x-3-3-2-0-0

Fmaj7 x-3-3-2-1-0 x-x-3—2-1-3 (= Fadd9)

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[Intro]

Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

| | % | Fmaj7(#11) | % |

Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

| | % | Fmaj7(#11) | % |

[Part 1]

Buddha sat all alone

Fmaj7

Buddha sat on a stone

Buddha said a useful line

Fmaj7

Buddha said it one more time

[Interlude]

Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

| | % | Fmaj7(#11) | % |

Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

| | % | Fmaj7(#11) | % |

[Part 2]

Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C

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The mistake we make

Fmaj7(#11) Fmaj7 | Fmaj7(#11) Fmaj7 |

The mistake we make

Cmaj7 C

The mistake we make

Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

| Fmaj7(#11) | % |

Is when we think we have time

[Outro]

Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

| | % | Fmaj7(#11) | % |

Cmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7

| | % | Fmaj7(#11) | % |

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