Celebration chords by Kool & The Gang

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

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		Celebration - Kool & The Gang
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Kool & The Gang
Celebration (1980)
(Kool & The Gang)
From: "Celebrate!"

It doesn't seem to make much sense to write the chords of the riff
over the lyrics, so I tabbed these parts out.
Come on and celebrate - you can even do it on an acoustic. Enjoy!

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The song is in Ab, so: capo 1st fret

Brass Lick
e|1---0-----------|----------------|
B|1---1---3---1---|0h1h3-----------|
G|2---0---4---0---|0-----0---------|
D|--------5---2---|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

*INTRO
  C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G         C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
                               Ya - hoo!           (It's a celebration)

**CHORUS
  C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G         C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
     Celebrate      good times, come on           (It's a celebration/
                                                  (Let's celebrate)

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CHORDS (capo 1st fret)

e-B-G-D-A-E
F/G       1-1-2-3-x-3
C/G       0-1-0-2-x-3
G         x-0-0-0-x-3
Cmaj7     0-0-0-2-3-x
Bm7       2-3-2-4-2-x
Esus4/7/9 2-3-2-2-2-0
E         0-0-1-2-2-0
C/D       0-1-0-0-x-x

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capo 1st fret

INTRO (drums + brass lick)

*INTRO (2x)

**CHORUS
Celebrate good times, come on
It's a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on
Let's celebrate

F/G                  C/G     G
There's a party goin' on right here
      F/G                            C/G     G
A celebration to last throughout the years
              F/G                 C/G      G
So bring your good times and your laughter too
F/G                           C/G        G
   We're gonna celebrate your party with you, come on now
F/G     C/G  G
    Celebration
F/G                        C/G         G
   Let's all celebrate and have a good time
F/G     C/G  G
    Celebration
F/G                          C/G         G
   We're gonna celebrate and have a good time

Cmaj7        Bm7
It's time to come together
Esus4/7/9       E
It's up to you, what's your pleasure?
Am        C/D
Everyone around the world, come on

*INTRO (2x)

**CHORUS
Celebrate good times, come on
It's a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on
Let's celebrate

F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right, baby

F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right

F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right

*INTRO (2x)

**CHORUS
Celebrate good times, come on
It's a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on
Let's celebrate

**CHORUS
Celebrate good times, come on
It's a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on
Let's celebrate

(repeat **CHORUS ad lib)
Come on and celebrate, good times, tonight
(Celebrate good times, come on)
'Cause everything's gonna be all right
Let's celebrate
(Celebrate good times, come on)
(Let's celebrate)...