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Simply Beautiful - Al Green
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Riffs:
Opening:
e|----------| e|----------| e|----------|
B|----------| B|----------| B|----------|
G|----------| or G|----------| or even G|----------|
D|-------0--| D|----------| D|----------|
A|--2h3-----| A|--2h3--5--| A|-------5--|
E|----------| E|----------| E|--7h8-----|
Sliding riff:
e|----------------| e|----------------|
B|----------------| B|----------------|
G|-------2--4-----| or G|-------2--------|
D|--2s4--------0--| D|--2s4--------0--|
A|----------------| A|----------0-----|
E|----------------| E|----------------|
Lyrics and Structure:
Opening Riff
Dm A#7/A7
Sliding Riff
Dm A#7/A7
Dm A#7/A7
If I gave you my love,
Dm A#7/A7
I tell you what I'd do
Dm G C7 B7 Bb7 A7 Dm G Am
I'd expect a whole lotta love out of you... Ohh
Dm A#7/A7
You gotta be good to me
Dm A#7/A7
I'm gonna be good to you
Dm G C7 B7 Bb7 A7 Dm G Am
There's a whole lotta things you and I could do... Ohh
Same once during heys, yeahs and babys
Dm G Am
What about the way you love me
Dm G C7 B7 Bb7 A7
And the way you squeeze me... Ohh
Dm G Am
Hey simply beautiful... Heyy!
ad moany infinitum
(notice Am then C7 B7 Bb7 A7 then Am again, rinse and repeat)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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