Chords for 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone' The Temptations Guitar & Bass Lesson
Tempo:
113.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bbm
Gb
Db
Ab
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm]
[N] Hey Guitar Buddies, great stuff there from The Temptations.
And the great thing is, hey buddies, great stuff there from The Temptations.
The nice thing is, all you need to do to learn this song is learn one bass riff, one chord.
So the bass riff, so we're in the key of B flat minor.
We start with A flat to B flat, four to [Db] six.
Then two D flats on four on the A string.
A flat again on four, back to B flat.
Pure and simple, [Ab] funky stuff.
[N]
And that just repeats.
And next we'll look at that funky old wah-wah guitar.
The [G] guitar starts with the slide.
And just pushing down on the wah-wah.
So I'm just playing the top part of the B flat minor chord.
And just sliding that down, so I'm playing six, six, six, chord of the beast.
And sliding down with a little push down on the wah-wah.
And then we're straight into a B flat [Gb] minor chord.
[Bbm]
And the trick to [B] this is just to try and get that funky feel played along with the record.
But we've got, I'm just playing a B flat [Bbm] minor.
And of course, just sometimes hitting.
[N] And then loosening my fingers on the chords to get that percussive sound.
And trying to kind of match that with a kind of
When I do a [Bb] hit, [N] so pushing down on the wah-wah.
And when I'm doing the kind of muted sounds, kind of [Gb] pulling back up.
You know, and it's really about just enjoying it and getting your own rhythm going.
[N] You know, it's one of those things that it's very hard to explain or write out.
But if you [F] just play along [Bbm] with the record, [N] you can really get a feel for it.
When the song kicks in, the guitar plays a few licks based around the B flat blues scale.
So you can just throw in some licks of your own based around that [Ab] scale.
[E] [F] [Gb] That kind of stuff.
Just quite simple licks.
[Eb] All that kind of stuff based around [Db] our [C] [N] classic B flat blues scale.
So it's a great song to jam around on, being so simple.
So enjoy Papa Was A Rolling Stone.
Thanks buddies!
[N] Hey Guitar Buddies, great stuff there from The Temptations.
And the great thing is, hey buddies, great stuff there from The Temptations.
The nice thing is, all you need to do to learn this song is learn one bass riff, one chord.
So the bass riff, so we're in the key of B flat minor.
We start with A flat to B flat, four to [Db] six.
Then two D flats on four on the A string.
A flat again on four, back to B flat.
Pure and simple, [Ab] funky stuff.
[N]
And that just repeats.
And next we'll look at that funky old wah-wah guitar.
The [G] guitar starts with the slide.
And just pushing down on the wah-wah.
So I'm just playing the top part of the B flat minor chord.
And just sliding that down, so I'm playing six, six, six, chord of the beast.
And sliding down with a little push down on the wah-wah.
And then we're straight into a B flat [Gb] minor chord.
[Bbm]
And the trick to [B] this is just to try and get that funky feel played along with the record.
But we've got, I'm just playing a B flat [Bbm] minor.
And of course, just sometimes hitting.
[N] And then loosening my fingers on the chords to get that percussive sound.
And trying to kind of match that with a kind of
When I do a [Bb] hit, [N] so pushing down on the wah-wah.
And when I'm doing the kind of muted sounds, kind of [Gb] pulling back up.
You know, and it's really about just enjoying it and getting your own rhythm going.
[N] You know, it's one of those things that it's very hard to explain or write out.
But if you [F] just play along [Bbm] with the record, [N] you can really get a feel for it.
When the song kicks in, the guitar plays a few licks based around the B flat blues scale.
So you can just throw in some licks of your own based around that [Ab] scale.
[E] [F] [Gb] That kind of stuff.
Just quite simple licks.
[Eb] All that kind of stuff based around [Db] our [C] [N] classic B flat blues scale.
So it's a great song to jam around on, being so simple.
So enjoy Papa Was A Rolling Stone.
Thanks buddies!
Key:
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Ab
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_ _ _ [N] Hey Guitar Buddies, great stuff there from The Temptations.
And the great thing is, _ hey buddies, great stuff there from The Temptations.
The nice thing is, all you need to do to learn this song is learn one bass riff, one chord.
So the bass riff, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ so we're in the key of B flat minor.
We start with A flat to B flat, four to [Db] six. _ _ _
_ Then two D flats on four on the A string.
_ A flat again on four, back to B flat.
_ _ Pure and simple, [Ab] funky stuff.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And that just repeats.
And next we'll look at that funky old wah-wah guitar.
The [G] guitar starts with the slide. _
And just pushing down on the wah-wah.
_ So I'm just playing the top part of the B flat minor chord.
And just sliding that down, so I'm playing six, six, six, chord of the beast.
And sliding down with a little push down on the wah-wah.
And then we're straight into a B flat [Gb] minor chord. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And the trick to [B] this is just to try and get that funky feel played along with the record.
But we've got, I'm just playing a B flat [Bbm] minor.
_ And of course, just _ sometimes _ _ hitting.
[N] _ And then loosening my fingers on the chords to get that percussive sound.
And trying to kind of match that with a kind of_
When I do a [Bb] hit, _ [N] so pushing down on the wah-wah.
And when I'm doing the kind of muted sounds, kind of [Gb] pulling back up. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know, and it's really about just enjoying it and getting your own rhythm going.
_ _ [N] You know, it's one of those things that it's very hard to explain or write out.
But if you [F] just play along [Bbm] with the record, _ _ [N] you can really get a feel for it.
When the song kicks in, the guitar plays a few licks based around the B flat blues scale.
So you can just throw in some licks of your own based around that [Ab] scale.
_ [E] _ [F] _ [Gb] _ _ That kind of stuff.
_ Just quite simple licks. _ _
[Eb] All that kind of stuff based around [Db] _ our _ _ [C] _ _ [N] classic B flat blues scale.
So it's a great song to jam around on, being so simple.
So enjoy Papa Was A Rolling Stone.
Thanks buddies!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [N] Hey Guitar Buddies, great stuff there from The Temptations.
And the great thing is, _ hey buddies, great stuff there from The Temptations.
The nice thing is, all you need to do to learn this song is learn one bass riff, one chord.
So the bass riff, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ so we're in the key of B flat minor.
We start with A flat to B flat, four to [Db] six. _ _ _
_ Then two D flats on four on the A string.
_ A flat again on four, back to B flat.
_ _ Pure and simple, [Ab] funky stuff.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And that just repeats.
And next we'll look at that funky old wah-wah guitar.
The [G] guitar starts with the slide. _
And just pushing down on the wah-wah.
_ So I'm just playing the top part of the B flat minor chord.
And just sliding that down, so I'm playing six, six, six, chord of the beast.
And sliding down with a little push down on the wah-wah.
And then we're straight into a B flat [Gb] minor chord. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And the trick to [B] this is just to try and get that funky feel played along with the record.
But we've got, I'm just playing a B flat [Bbm] minor.
_ And of course, just _ sometimes _ _ hitting.
[N] _ And then loosening my fingers on the chords to get that percussive sound.
And trying to kind of match that with a kind of_
When I do a [Bb] hit, _ [N] so pushing down on the wah-wah.
And when I'm doing the kind of muted sounds, kind of [Gb] pulling back up. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know, and it's really about just enjoying it and getting your own rhythm going.
_ _ [N] You know, it's one of those things that it's very hard to explain or write out.
But if you [F] just play along [Bbm] with the record, _ _ [N] you can really get a feel for it.
When the song kicks in, the guitar plays a few licks based around the B flat blues scale.
So you can just throw in some licks of your own based around that [Ab] scale.
_ [E] _ [F] _ [Gb] _ _ That kind of stuff.
_ Just quite simple licks. _ _
[Eb] All that kind of stuff based around [Db] _ our _ _ [C] _ _ [N] classic B flat blues scale.
So it's a great song to jam around on, being so simple.
So enjoy Papa Was A Rolling Stone.
Thanks buddies!
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