Chords with lyrics
From uunet!mcsun!uknet!edcastle!geovax.ed.ac.uk!msc9210 Wed Aug 5 14:54:44 PDT 1992 Article: 1381 of alt.guitar.tab Path: nevada.edu!uunet!mcsun!uknet!edcastle!geovax.ed.ac.uk!msc9210 Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Message-ID: Sender: [email protected] Hi folks, Well here it is, thanks to all your various postings, a version, but certainly NOT the definitive version of Willin' by Little Feat. I've been playing this song for some time now, the LAZY way (see notes at the end). Thanks to everyones postings I've got some great ideas for improving on my version. The version below is a nice compromise. It's the chord marked D(*) which causes all the problems. In the notes at the end I've suggested some variants but I'm still not happy. So, I'll keep plugging away at searching for that elusive chord. If anyone knows it exactly (ie no approximations) PLEASE mail me. Oh, and apologies for the place names which I've probably mis-spelt in my British ignorance ! Cheers, Martin ----------oOo---------- Martin Eager Dept of Geography Edinburgh University [email protected] ----------oOo----------
WILLIN' by Little Feat ---------------------- INTRO G+G D(*)(see notes) E minorEm C majorC G+G C majorC C majorC+2(see notes) C majorC G+G (twice) G+G I've .. (some versions substitute hurt or washed for worked) D(*) Driven .. E minorEm C majorC Drunk .. G+G C majorC C majorC+2 C majorC G+G But ..
G+G (And I was).. D(*) Late .. E minorEm C majorC Seen my .. G+G C majorC C majorC+2 C majorC G+G Alice.. .. CHORUS G+G C majorC D MajorD And I .. D MajorD G+G Tehachapi .. G+G C majorC Driven .. C majorC D MajorD D(**) Driven .. (No chords - let previous D MajorD resound) And .. (No chords again but I use a stepping C majorC) C majorC step down to G+G Weed, .. G+G D MajorD And .. D MajorD G+G C majorC C+2 C majorC G+G I'll.. G+G Kicked.. D(*) Robbed.. D(*) E minorEm C majorC Had my .. C majorC G+G C majorC C+2 C majorC G+G And I'm .e. G+G D(*) Smuggled.. E minorEm Baked .. C majorC G+G Every .. C majorC C+2 C majorC G+G And I'm still.... REPEAT CHORUS ------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES D(*) - many different chord variations have been suggested here, including B minorBm and pure D. I use a hybrid of D MajorD with a 6th string bass on the second fret since this bass note is very important to the flow of the song. If you're lucky your thumb can cover this, but mine won't so I usually take the easy route and play 1st string 2nd fret plus 6th string 2nd fret with all the other strings open - not such a good sound but FAR easier when you're trying to sing as well ! C majorC+2 - this is simply a slide of C majorC up 2 frets. However, I prefer to use normal open D MajorD instead as it had a better ring to it. I've tried to match the words up with the chords but I guess it's one of those songs you have to know quite well to get the inflections right. Also, there's so many versions of this around the lyrics and especially Lowell Georges asides at the end of verses etc change slightly. This version is transcribed from the live album 'Waiting For Columbus'. Cheers, Martin.
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Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Willin (Ver. 2) by Little Feat
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