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G#minor

90BPM

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1/99

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 99Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords you will be using:
F#-|-9-   C#-|-9-   E-|-7-  B-|-7-  Abm-|-11-  Ebm-|-66-
-|-11-  -|-9-   -|-9-  -|-7-  -|-12-  -|-77-
-|-11-  -|-10-  -|-9-  -|-8-  -|-13-  -|-88-
-|-11-  -|-11-  -|-9-  -|-9-  -|-13-  -|-88-
-|-9-   -|-11-  -|-7-  -|-9-  -|-11-  -|-66-
-|-9-   -|-9-   -|-7-  -|-7-  -|-11-  -|-66-
[Intro]
e|--9-------------------9--------------------7--------------|
B|--11------------------9--------------------9--------------|
G|--11----11------------10-------------------9----9---------|
D|--11--8-11-8----------11----11-------------9--6-9-6-------|
A|--9----------11-9-11--11--8-11-8-----------7--------9-7-9-|
E|--9-------------------9----------11-9-111--7--------------|
e|--7--7->9-7---------|
B|--7--7->9-7---------|
G|--8---------8-6-----|
D|--9-------------8-6-|
A|--9-----------------|
E|--7-----------------|
F#It ain't C#easy, no its Ehard, so Bhard
...
F#Got the message on the Abmphone today
Said you Ewon't be hangin around F#no more
...
(flip on distortion for verse)
...
F#There's a black hole in my Abmheart
EBecause the times we spent were F#gold
F#I'm feelin blue and I wanted to Abmtell you
They call me Eyellow but I'm standin F#alone (?)
Because when the Ebmgreen leaves grew between us
Red Blights came shinin through
Now there's F#??? ??? tears rollin Edown from my eyes
From the Bpain of losing F#you
(flip on distortion again)
(Repeat begining solo, but replace the chords with their actual note. There are some variations,
not too hard to figure out though. Now for the solo... starts from right after he stops singing)
[solo]
e|----------------------------------------------9-9--------|
B|---------------------------------------111-12-----12-12--|
G|---------------------------------------111---------------|
D|----------6-9-9-8-9->8-9->8-8->9-11-11-111---------------|
A|----6-9-9------------------------------------------------|
E|--7------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------9-9-|
B|--12->11-12->11--------------------------------11-12-----|
G|----------------11-11-9-8->9->8->9->8-9-->8----11--------|
D|--------------------------------------------11-11--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------9-11-9-14-16-14-12-12->11-9-11-------------------|
B|--11-12-----------------------------------12-12->11-9----|
G|--11-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|--12->11-9-12->11-9-12->11-9-----|
G|-----------------------------11--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
...
end on F#

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It Aint Easy

by Long Beach Dub Allstars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Ebm

Chords you will be using:

F# C# E B Abm Ebm

-|-9- -|-9- -|-7- -|-7- -|-11- -|-66-

-|-11- -|-9- -|-9- -|-7- -|-12- -|-77-

-|-11- -|-10- -|-9- -|-8- -|-13- -|-88-

-|-11- -|-11- -|-9- -|-9- -|-13- -|-88-

-|-9- -|-11- -|-7- -|-9- -|-11- -|-66-

-|-9- -|-9- -|-7- -|-7- -|-11- -|-66-

[Intro]

e|--9-------------------9--------------------7--------------|

B|--11------------------9--------------------9--------------|

G|--11----11------------10-------------------9----9---------|

D|--11--8-11-8----------11----11-------------9--6-9-6-------|

A|--9----------11-9-11--11--8-11-8-----------7--------9-7-9-|

E|--9-------------------9----------11-9-111--7--------------|

e|--7--7->9-7---------|

B|--7--7->9-7---------|

G|--8---------8-6-----|

D|--9-------------8-6-|

A|--9-----------------|

E|--7-----------------|

F# C# E B

It ain't easy, no its hard, so hard

...

F# Abm

Got the message on the phone today

E F#

Said you won't be hangin around no more

...

(flip on distortion for verse)

...

F# Abm

There's a black hole in my heart

E F#

Because the times we spent were gold

F# Abm

I'm feelin blue and I wanted to tell you

E F#

They call me yellow but I'm standin alone (?)

Ebm

Because when the green leaves grew between us

Red lights came shinin through

F# E

Now there's ??? ??? tears rollin down from my eyes

B F#

From the pain of losing you

(flip on distortion again)

(Repeat begining solo, but replace the chords with their actual note. There are some variations,

not too hard to figure out though. Now for the solo... starts from right after he stops singing)

[solo]

e|----------------------------------------------9-9--------|

B|---------------------------------------111-12-----12-12--|

G|---------------------------------------111---------------|

D|----------6-9-9-8-9->8-9->8-8->9-11-11-111---------------|

A|----6-9-9------------------------------------------------|

E|--7------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------9-9-|

B|--12->11-12->11--------------------------------11-12-----|

G|----------------11-11-9-8->9->8->9->8-9-->8----11--------|

D|--------------------------------------------11-11--------|

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

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

e|--------9-11-9-14-16-14-12-12->11-9-11-------------------|

B|--11-12-----------------------------------12-12->11-9----|

G|--11-----------------------------------------------------|

D|--11-----------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

B|--12->11-9-12->11-9-12->11-9-----|

G|-----------------------------11--|

D|---------------------------------|

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

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

...

end on F#

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