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I'll start off by giving you tabs for the intro if you want to play it all on guitar, and then the chords.
After the chords, there's a deeper explanation of the chord inversions that Kevin are using if you really
as some tips on how to play the intro on guitar with bass line and chord progession combined.
It Might Be Time starts of with an electric piano smashing two beautiful and kind of dissonant chords
after eachother. You could say that the first chord is an Amadd2 and the second Gadd2,
but you leave out the 5th note (E and D, respectively).
The song is pretty straight forward, but as usual Kevin's playing around a bit with the timing of the chord
changes, so listen carefully to time them right if you wanna play it correctly.
Very few of the chords are being played in root position as they have a sort of semi-dissonance to them
caused by the major 7th:s being all vibey with the root notes. To get the chorus riff right,
you need to play the chords in the right inversions. You'll get all this at the bottom.
Intro bass:
G||--------7--------7-------7----------|
D||-------7--------7-------7--------7--|
A||5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5--5--5-5----|
E||------------------------------------|
Intro chords on guitar:
e|-----------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------| x4
And if you want to play the bass at the same time, use drop D tuning (explanation for beginners
at the bottom):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-------------5---------------5---------------5---------------
D|-0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-
You can play it like this if you want to keep the standard tuning, but you'll lose the low bass note
(explanation for beginners way down at the bottom):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
Synth melody:
e|----10-12-------------10-12--------------10-9-|
B|---------10----------------10------10-12------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
Amadd2/D   Gadd2/Dx4 (leave out the 5th for each chord)
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7Something doesn't Cmaj7feel rGmaj7ight
F#m7That's enough for one night
Dmaj7Hope y'all get home Cmaj7alrightD#maj7  
There I go, Gmaj7blame it F#m7on the weather
[Pre-Chorus 1]
But Dmaj7hey, there's nothin' wrongCmaj7  Gmaj7  
I'm F#m7only tired of Dmaj7all these Cmaj7voicesD#maj7  
Always sayin' Gmaj7nothing laF#m7sts forever
[Chorus]
Dmaj7 C#m7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7
It mC#m7ight be time to Dmaj7face itC#m7  Cmaj7  Gmaj7  F#m7  
F#m7It ain't as fun as it used to F#m7add9/G#be, noDmaj  C#m7  Cmaj7  
You're goin' Gmaj7underF#m7  
F#m7You ain't as young as you used to be
It mC#m7/G#ight be time to faDmajce itC#m7  Cmaj7  Gmaj7  F#m7  
F#m7F#m7add9/G# Dmaj7   C#m7  Cmaj7  
You ain't as cool as you used to be, no
You won't reGmaj7coverF#m7  
F#m7You ain't as young as you used to be
[Post-Chorus]
It miC#m7/G#ght be time to fDmaj7ace itC#m7  Cmaj7  Gmaj7  F#m7  
F#m7
N.C Gmaj7  F#m7  
It might be time to face it
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7 F#m7
Dmaj7I've been Cmaj7lost beGmaj7fore
So tF#m7ell me it's not oDmaj7verCmaj7  
'Cause I fD#majinally got somGmaj7ethin' gF#m7oin'
F#m7And suddenly
Dmaj7All my friends are gCmaj7rowin' Gmaj7up
And mF#maj7ovin' oDmaj7nCmaj7  D#maj7  
I Gmaj7must be F#m7missin' somethin'
[Pre-Chorus 2]
'Cause Dmaj7I just wanna kCmaj7/Eeep this dGmaj7ream aF#m7live for Dmaj7nowCmaj7  D#maj7  
D#maj7Don't they know, nGmaj7othin' F#m7lasts forever?
[Chorus]
Dmaj7 C#m7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7
It mC#m7ight be time to faDmaj7ce itC#m7  Cmaj7  Gmaj7  F#m7  
F#m7Nobody knows what you've come here for, F#m7/G#noDmaj7  C#m7  Cmaj7  
You're goin' Gmaj7underF#m7  
F#m7They roll their eyes when you're at the door
[Post-Chorus]
It mC#m7/G#ight be timeDmaj7  C#m7  Cmaj7  
It miGmaj7ght be time to fF#m7ace it (Yeah)
F#m7You may as well embrace it
F#m7
[Bridge]
F#m7We promise to come visit (Yeah)
F#m7It might be time
[Chorus]
It might be time to Dmaj7face it C#m7(YeahCmaj7)Gmaj7  F#m7  
F#m7You ain't as fun as you used to beF#m7/G#  Dmaj7  C#m7  Cmaj7  
You won't rGmaj7ecoverF#m7  
F#m7You ain't as cool as you used to be
[Post-Chorus]
It mF#m7/G#ight be time to faDmaj7ce itC#m7  Cmaj7  Gmaj7  F#m7  
F#m7x3.5 Gmaj7   F#m7x4 (this is the repeat-y thing that goes over
five and a half bars so the changes come fast)
F#m7x2
It might be time to face it
Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7
EXPLANATIONS, CHORD INVERSIONS (MAINLY FOR PIANO) AND TIPS FOR BEGINNERS:
From what I picked up, this is how the chords are being played, with the actual note order in parentheses
for those who aren't that theoretical excluding the bass note/root note
Intro chords (four bars):
Amadd2: root position A, B, C (hit this chord once at the very first beat of each bar)
Gadd2: root position G, A, B (hit this seven times per bar)
Verse chords::
Dmaj7: 1st inversion (F#, A, C#, D)
Cmaj7: 2nd inversion (G, B, C, E)
Gmaj7: 3rd inversion (F#, G, B, D)
F#m7: root position (F#, A, C#, E)
D#maj7: root position (D#, G, A#, D)
Chorus chords:
Dmaj7: 1st inversion
C#m7: 2nd inversion (G#, B, C#, E)
Cmaj7: 2nd inversion
Gmaj7: 3rd inversion
F#m7: root position
F#m7/G#: root position (F#, A, C#, E with G# bass)
F#m7add2/G#: root position (F#, G#, A, C#, E with G# bass)
C#m7/G#: 2nd inversion (with G# bass)
Cmaj7/E: 2nd inversion (with E bass)
A picture for the chords on piano for anybody who prefers a visual demonstration and especially for you
Bass, intro (notes are D, D, D, A, D):
G||--------7--------7-------7----------|
D||-------7--------7-------7--------7--|
A||5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5--5--5-5----|
E||------------------------------------|
Intro chords combined with bass line on guitar:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-------------5---------------5---------------5---------------
D|-0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-
With your fretting hand (left if you're right handed and vice versa), put your pinky or ring finger
on the seventh fret on the D-string, whichever you find most comfortable. Put your index finger on the fifth
fret on the G-string. After the first chord, you've let go of your index finger, leaving the index finger
and the middle finger free for the bass line. The first three notes on the lowest string (E-string tuned
down to D) are played on an open string (so only using your thumb on your strumming hand), and then use your
middle finger for the 7th fret on the lowest string, and then your index finger for the fifth fret
If you want to play it in standard tuning:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
With your fretting hand, put your index finger on the fifth fret on the A-string. Use your middle finger
for the fifth fret on the G-string and your pinky for the seventh fret on the D-string.
After the first beat, release the middle finger so you're only using your pinky for the chord.
You're only using your index finger for the bass on the fifth fret.
e|----D10-E12-A------------D10-E12A--------A---B---D10-D#9-|
B|---------10----------------10------10-12------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
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