♫ Songs
An evolving list of ♫ songs I can be asked to perform on my livestream at twitch.tv/hypertexthero. I know some better than others and tend to improvise all by ear in a sort of haphazard manner after referring to the chords which is the way I continue learning to play music.
4 Non Blondes
Albert King
- Cadillac Assembly Line
- I’m Doing Fine G#m7 D#m7 C# B
- I Got The Blues
- I Wanna Get Funky
- Raining in California (Gm key)
The Animals
Aurora
- Heathens Eb - easier transposed to D: D E F#m E, last chorus line: E C# D E F#m
Eb alternate bridge
Gm Ebm D
Everything you touch will be hers
Gm Ebm D Eb° (5thFretVoicing?) D Eb
A mother with no heart will give love a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ahhh
Eb Dm Cm Bb Am Gm
Her love is yours, but only if you give your heart to her
D alternate bridge
F#m Dm C#
Everything you touch will be hers
F#m Dm C# D° (5thFretVoicing?) C# D
A mother with no heart will give love a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ahhh
D C#m Bm A G#m F#m
Her love is yours, but only if you give your heart to her
Beastie Boys
Blonde Redhead
- 23 (transpose to Bm: Bm D A G, Bm G A B, F# F#/E G G/F#, BM A E G BM)
- Kiss Her, Kiss Her
- Snowman
Bob Marley
- Exodus (Am, bass line: A G A G A C A, G G# A, AA ABB BCC CDD)
- Iron Lion Zion
Bon Jovi
Black Pumas
Bruce Springsteen
- Downbound Train Transpose to Gm
Buddy Guy
- Heavy Love
- Do Your Thing Fm G# Cm
Courtney Barnett
- Out of the Woodwork
- Over Everything Main: A G D A G ¶ Bridge: E G Bm A ¶ Jam on Bm
Chris Isaak
Dire Straits
Fiona Apple
Flower Face
Freddie King
- Your Move (Freddie King)
David Gilmour
Guns N’ Roses
Iggy Pop
Jenny O.
- Automechanic
- Make it a Plan Bm, F#m, A, E…Bm, F#m…A, E, D, A…A, B/Bm, C#m, D, E
Jim James
- In The Moment Em, D, Am … D, Em… C, D, Em
J.J. Cale
John Lee Hooker
John Lennon
Jimmy Hedrix
Julia Jacklin
K.D. Lang
- Constant Craving orig has capo on 1st fret (Fm key) though Em is fine
Kurt Vile
- Beach on the Moon (recycled lyrics) (Album: C#m, B, A (probably capo). Alt version: Bm, A, G. Bmaj…walk, down myyyyy Dliiiine…better…Abe…sure you’ll be…G)
- It’s Easy Like Walking with The Sadies
- Loading Zones
- Over Everything with Courtney Barnett
- Society is my Friend Ebm C#….eventually G#m, F#?. Transpose up half a step to Em so Em D, eventually C.
- Snowflakes Are Dancing
- The Creature
- Wakin on a Pretty Day
Legião Urbana
- Ainda É Cedo
- Tempo Perdido (D between Em and C)
Madonna
Michael Jackson
Miranda Lee Richards
- 7th Ray D#m F# D#m F# B F# C# …. oh-ohuoo B F# C# F# B F# C#
Neil Young
- Birds
- Hitchhiker
- My My Hey Hey Out Of The Blue
- Old Man
- Peace Trail
- Rockin’ in the Free World
- Show Me Dm Bb C ¶ Bassline: DD CC AA EE BbBb-D Bb-CCE, DD CC A BbBb-D Bb-CCE
- The Restless Consumer (transpose to Am. Lyrics.)
- Valley of Hearts (Love to Burn)
Nina Simone
- Baltimore (E6 instead of Emaj7)
- I Put A Spell On You
Nirvana
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Come As You Are Lazy to tune to low D? Play main riff starting on D string with Em chord, then switch to D, and so on. ¶ Em D Em D…E, G, E, G… Bridge: A, C, A, C
- About a Girl
Pink Floyd
-
Echoes (Gm root for Pompeii version)
-
Happiest Days of Our Lives | Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
riff
Dm C Dm C G F
e|-5---5-5--------10---8---|-10---10---8--8--7-7-7--5--| B|-6---6-6--------10---8---|-10---10---8--8--8-8-8--6--| G|-7---7-7--------10---9---|-10---10---9--9--7-7-7--5--| D|-7---7-7-----------------|---------------------------| A|-5---5-5-----------------|---------------------------| E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
Rainbow
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Breaking the Girl Verse alt: G# A# B, C# G#
- Californication
- I Could Have Lied
- Other Side
R.E.M.
- The One I Love (REM)
- ÜBerlin Transpose to Gm if no capo
Robert Cray
Rocco DeLuca
- Crash of Worlds Gm, F (D bass), repeat
Rodriguez
Simple Minds
Stevie Ray Vaugan
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Cold Shot
Supergrass
Thom Yorke
-
Transposed to Bm: Bm E G Bm Aadd9 E G B [Intro]
Bm E G Bm Aadd9 E G B
[Verse 1]
Bm E G Bm
This is a waltz thinking about our bodies
Aadd9 E G B
What they mean for our salvation
Bm E G Bm
With only the clothes that we stand up in
Aadd9 E G B
Just the ground on which we stand
Bm E G Bm
Is the darkness ours to take?
Aadd9 E G B
Bathed in lightness, bathed in heat
F#m G F#m Em Bm
[Verse 2]
Bm F#m G F#m Em Bm
All is well as long as we keep spinning
Bm F#m G F#m Em
Here and now, dancing behind a wall
Bm F#m G F#m Em
Hear the old songs and laughter within
Bm F#m
All forgiven
G F#m Em Bm B Bm
Always and never been true
[Verse 3]
Bm E G Bm
When I arrive will you come and find me
Aadd9 E G B
Or in a crowd be one of them?
Bm E G Bm
Mother wants us right beside her
Aadd9 E G B
Know tomorrow’s at peace
F#m G F#m Em Bm
Tom Petty
Tori Amos
- 29 Years
- Pancake (…seems like you and your tribe: C instead of Am)
- Carbon (transpose to Am, hold last chord of chorus — G/Am/F — for one extra measure)
Tracy Chapman
U2
- Drowning Man Em C in various voicings and instruments. Add a “T” to “his” so it becomes “This”
- Electrical Storm
- New Year’s Day
- Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (song is half-step up at D#, but D is fine/easier to play in standard tuning. Riff is C#>D>C#>D>E on B string.)
Vanessa Carlton
The War on Drugs
- Comin’ Through (C#m B A)
- Eyes to the Wind
- Holding On Original song in C# with solo over Eb penta
- Pain
- Strangest Thing (B instead of F#m in beginning…B between C#m and A…, E between F#m and B…also G#m, F#m between E and C#m in Now the sky is painted…)
Wolf Alice
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