Accentuate the Positive Chords by Dr. John

Tempo:
137.55 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Dm

A

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Accentuate the Positive chords
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[Fm] [Db]
[D]
[Db] [Fm]
[Ab] [Bb] [Db]
[C] I [Fm] gather round me, [Ab]
[Db] everybody [Eb] gather [Fm] round me [Eb] while I [Db] testify.
[Fm] I feel a sun rise [Ebm] [D] coming on me, [Db] [F]
and the topic will [A] be seen.
[Dm] [F] That's what [Bb] I'm again.
If [F] you want to hear [Dm] my story, then just [G] chill out, [Abm] don't be [C] uptight.
[F] While [G] I review the [Db] attitude of doing [C]
right.
You [F] got the
[A] accent, [Dm] so [Ab] it's a positive.
[Bb]
It'll [Db] emanate the [Bb] [Fm] negative.
[A] That's on [Dm] to [A] the affirmative.
[Bb] [Fm] Don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[C] [F] You got to spread [A] your [D]
up to [F] the maximum.
[Bb] [Bbm] Bring the [Abm] loom [G] down [Gm] to that [F] minimum.
[A] Half [Dm]-eight, all [Ab] [Dm] pandemonium, [Gm] the libel [Fm] to walk up on the scene.
[F] To illustrate [C] my [Bb] last remark, talking [Dm] like a donor ain't a way of knowing [F] what to do
[Gm] when [A] everything [Dm] looks so dark.
[G] [Dm] Man, [F] they say you got a [A] accent, [Dm] so [Cm] it's a [Bb] positive.
[Bbm]
It'll [Abm] [G] emanate [Bb] that [F] negative.
[A] That's on [Dm] [Ab] to [Bb] the affirmative.
[F] Don't mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
[Dm] No, [Fm] don't mess with [Bb] Mr.
[F] Inbetween.
[Dm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Gm]
[F] [E] [F] [E] [A]
[Dm] [Cm] [D] [Bb] [Abm]
[A] [C] [F]
[A] [D] [Cm] [B]
[Bm] [Gm] [F] [Bb]
[F] [A] [Dm]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[C] [F] [C] [A] [Dm]
[Bb] [Fm]
[F] [Gm] To [F] illustrate [Bb]
my [Cm] last remark, [Bb] talking [F] like a donor [Bb] ain't a way [F] of knowing what to do
[Bb] when [A] everything [Dm] looks so [G] dark.
[Bb] [G] Man, [Bb] they say [F] we got a [A] accent, [Dm] so [F] it's a positive.
[Bb] [Bbm] It'll [F]
emanate [Gm] all the [F] negatives.
[A] That's [Dm] on [F] to the [Bb] affirmative.
[F] Don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[Dm] [F] No, [Fm] don't mess with [Dm] Mr.
Inbetween.
[G]
Don't mess [C] with Mr.
[Db] Inbetween.
[Bb] Don't you mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[Db] Don't you mess [G] with Mr.
[E] [Fm] Inbetween.
[Bbm] [F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
A
1231
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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Let's start jamming Dr. John - Accentuate The Positive chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, Dm, F, A, Bb, F and Bb in sequence. Set your pace at 68 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 138. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ I [Fm] gather round me, _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] everybody _ _ _ _ [Eb] gather _ [Fm] round me _ [Eb] while I [Db] testify.
_ _ _ [Fm] I feel a sun rise [Ebm] _ _ [D] coming on me, [Db] _ _ [F] _ _
and the topic will [A] be seen. _ _
[Dm] _ [F] That's what [Bb] I'm again. _ _
If [F] you want to hear [Dm] my story, _ _ then just [G] chill out, [Abm] don't be [C] uptight.
_ [F] While [G] I review the [Db] attitude _ of doing [C]
right.
_ _ You [F] got the _
[A] accent, [Dm] _ so [Ab] it's a positive.
[Bb] _
_ It'll [Db] emanate the [Bb] [Fm] negative.
_ _ [A] That's on [Dm] to [A] the affirmative.
[Bb] _ [Fm] Don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[C] _ [F] You got to spread [A] your _ [D] _
up to [F] the maximum.
[Bb] _ [Bbm] Bring the [Abm] loom [G] down [Gm] to that [F] minimum.
[A] Half _ [Dm]-eight, all [Ab] _ [Dm] pandemonium, [Gm] the libel [Fm] to walk up on the scene.
[F] To illustrate [C] my [Bb] last remark, _ talking [Dm] like a donor ain't a way of knowing [F] what to do
_ [Gm] when [A] everything [Dm] looks so dark.
[G] _ [Dm] Man, [F] they say you got a _ [A] accent, [Dm] _ so [Cm] it's a [Bb] positive.
_ [Bbm]
It'll [Abm] _ [G] emanate [Bb] that [F] negative.
[A] That's on [Dm] [Ab] to [Bb] the affirmative. _
[F] Don't mess with Mr.
[D] Inbetween.
[Dm] No, _ [Fm] don't mess with [Bb] Mr.
[F] Inbetween. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] To [F] illustrate [Bb]
my [Cm] last remark, [Bb] _ talking [F] like a donor [Bb] ain't a way [F] of knowing what to do
_ [Bb] when [A] everything [Dm] looks so [G] dark.
_ [Bb] _ [G] Man, [Bb] they say [F] we got a [A] accent, _ [Dm] so [F] it's a positive.
[Bb] _ [Bbm] It'll _ [F]
emanate [Gm] all the [F] negatives.
[A] That's [Dm] on [F] to the [Bb] affirmative.
_ _ [F] Don't mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[Dm] _ _ [F] No, [Fm] don't mess with [Dm] Mr.
Inbetween.
_ _ _ [G]
Don't mess [C] with Mr.
[Db] Inbetween. _
[Bb] _ Don't you mess with Mr.
Inbetween.
[Db] _ _ Don't you mess [G] with Mr.
[E] _ [Fm] Inbetween.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _

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