---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning: Standard
Kool & The Gang
Celebration (1980)
(Kool & The Gang)
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!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)...
|
|
