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That Would Be Something

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 175Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
[Riff/E]
                (x2)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
e|---------------0-0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-----------------|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0--4--|
                      (x2)
e|-----------------0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-------------2---|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0-----|
[Riff/E]
                (x2)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
e|---------------0-0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-----------------|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0--4--|
                      (x2)
e|-----------------0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-------------2---|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0-----|
That would be something.
[Riff/E]
                (x2)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
e|---------------0-0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-----------------|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0--4--|
                      (x2)
e|-----------------0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-------------2---|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0-----|
Really would be something.
[Riff/E]
                (x2)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
e|---------------0-0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-----------------|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0--4--|
                      (x2)
e|-----------------0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-------------2---|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0-----|
That would be something.
TA7o meet you in the falliEng rain, E/G#mama.
TA7o meet you in the GfallE7ing rain.
TA7o meet you in the falliEng rain, E/G#mama.
TA7o meet you in the GfallE7ing rain.
That would be something....
[Interlude]
[Riff/E]
                (x2)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
e|---------------0-0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-----------------|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0--4--|
                      (x2)
e|-----------------0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-------------2---|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0-----|
That would be something....
[Interlude]
[Riff/E]
                (x2)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
e|---------------0-0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-----------------|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0--4--|
                      (x2)
e|-----------------0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-------------2---|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0-----|
That would be something....
[Riff/E
]
                (x2
)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
e|---------------0-0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-----------------|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0--4--|
                      (x2)
e|-----------------0-|
B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-2-------------2---|
A|-0-----------------|
E|-----------3-0-----|
************************************
| To meet you in the falling rain, mama. 
| To meet you in the falling rain. 
************************************

All chords in this song (5)

The story behind the song

"That Would Be Something" emerged from Paul McCartney's debut solo album, McCartney, where he played all the instruments himself, including vocal percussion to simulate drums. It's a light folk-pop piece, featuring acoustic guitar, bass, and electric guitar. The song offers a glimpse into McCartney's early solo explorations, showcasing his multifaceted musicianship. It plays like a simple, intimate musical sketch.

AI-written from these sources:That Would Be Something — Wikipedia ↗Paul McCartney — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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That Would Be Something

by Paul McCartney

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E/G#

[Intro]

[Riff/E]

(x2)

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

B|--------------|

G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|

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

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

E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0--4--|

(x2)

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0-----|

[Riff/E]

(x2)

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

B|--------------|

G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|

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

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

E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0--4--|

(x2)

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0-----|

That would be something.

[Riff/E]

(x2)

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

B|--------------|

G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|

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

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

E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0--4--|

(x2)

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0-----|

Really would be something.

[Riff/E]

(x2)

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

B|--------------|

G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|

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

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

E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0--4--|

(x2)

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0-----|

That would be something.

A7 E E/G#

To meet you in the falling rain, mama.

A7 G E7

To meet you in the falling rain.

A7 E E/G#

To meet you in the falling rain, mama.

A7 G E7

To meet you in the falling rain.

That would be something....

[Interlude]

[Riff/E]

(x2)

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

B|--------------|

G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|

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

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

E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0--4--|

(x2)

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0-----|

That would be something....

[Interlude]

[Riff/E]

(x2)

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

B|--------------|

G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|

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

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

E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0--4--|

(x2)

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0-----|

That would be something....

[Riff/E

]

(x2

)

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

B|--------------|

G|-4--2-1-2-2-1-|

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

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

E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-----0-0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0--4--|

(x2)

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

B|-1-2-2-2-2-------0-|

G|-------------------|

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

A|-0-----------------|

E|-----------3-0-----|

************************************

| To meet you in the falling rain, mama.

| To meet you in the falling rain.

************************************

About That Would Be Something Chords by Paul McCartney

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