Chords for Aerosmith's Brad Whitford on his American Vintage '65 Strat | Fender
Tempo:
122.95 bpm
Chords used:
Em
G
Eb
C
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Bbm] [C]
[G] [Eb] I was always one of those guys that would go into back in the day when they sold guitars
and Sears [C] and [Bb] stuff like that and just go in and look at the wall, look at those things
and I just thought they were incredibly beautiful electric guitars.
They're [G] great, they're great looking, they'll always be great looking, they'll never get old.
[Eb]
[Em] [D] I have a lot of vintage Stratocasters from quite a few different eras.
I have mid 50s and a lot of 60s.
What I like about what they've done is they've, I think, applied a lot of modern technology
and modern up to date thought into producing these guitars.
It's set up beautifully right out of the box.
The other ones are kind of sketchy.
They're a little more inconsistent than some of the 60s guitars and they require a lot
of TLC to get them working right.
And this comes out of the box, out of the case and it's just ready to play.
Just a beautifully [G] playing guitar.
[B] It's really well [Am] done.
[Em] [A]
[Bb] [Em]
[C] [Eb] [Em] [Cm]
You know, I don't take them on the road.
I just get nervous about them.
I don't want to lose them.
Historically, I mean we had a, we went on tour in Europe, this is quite a while ago.
The bulk of the equipment went by freighter over the ocean.
And on the way back from Europe, that boat sunk.
So I just wouldn't want to get that phone call.
You know, you're 56 and you're 62 and they're at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
So it's just too risky.
And the beautiful thing is you don't really have to because Fender is producing stuff
like this, which is really true to the original.
And I think better because they've applied modern techniques to the build process.
So it's a much more consistently built guitar.
[Gm] And this American Vintage [D] series just did a fabulous job of putting them together.
And [Bb] it's a lot easier to take these out on the road.
I think they play better.
You're not going to be fighting with different things like necks moving around and stuff.
I mean that always happens, but I think, you know, with an instrument that's 40 years,
40 or 50 years old, it's going to always require a little more TLC.
And something like this right out of the [A] box.
[Am]
[D] Of course, Jeff Beck.
I remember somebody asked him, if you could design your own guitar, what would you do?
And he said, well, [B] it's been done already.
[Am] 1954 they made this strat.
He says, I could not improve on that.
And he's right on the money, man.
[Em] It's a really wide palette of colors you get from this guitar.
So you can paint a lot of pictures sonically with these instruments.
[B]
[Eb]
[Bbm] [C]
[G] [Eb] I was always one of those guys that would go into back in the day when they sold guitars
and Sears [C] and [Bb] stuff like that and just go in and look at the wall, look at those things
and I just thought they were incredibly beautiful electric guitars.
They're [G] great, they're great looking, they'll always be great looking, they'll never get old.
[Eb]
[Em] [D] I have a lot of vintage Stratocasters from quite a few different eras.
I have mid 50s and a lot of 60s.
What I like about what they've done is they've, I think, applied a lot of modern technology
and modern up to date thought into producing these guitars.
It's set up beautifully right out of the box.
The other ones are kind of sketchy.
They're a little more inconsistent than some of the 60s guitars and they require a lot
of TLC to get them working right.
And this comes out of the box, out of the case and it's just ready to play.
Just a beautifully [G] playing guitar.
[B] It's really well [Am] done.
[Em] [A]
[Bb] [Em]
[C] [Eb] [Em] [Cm]
You know, I don't take them on the road.
I just get nervous about them.
I don't want to lose them.
Historically, I mean we had a, we went on tour in Europe, this is quite a while ago.
The bulk of the equipment went by freighter over the ocean.
And on the way back from Europe, that boat sunk.
So I just wouldn't want to get that phone call.
You know, you're 56 and you're 62 and they're at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
So it's just too risky.
And the beautiful thing is you don't really have to because Fender is producing stuff
like this, which is really true to the original.
And I think better because they've applied modern techniques to the build process.
So it's a much more consistently built guitar.
[Gm] And this American Vintage [D] series just did a fabulous job of putting them together.
And [Bb] it's a lot easier to take these out on the road.
I think they play better.
You're not going to be fighting with different things like necks moving around and stuff.
I mean that always happens, but I think, you know, with an instrument that's 40 years,
40 or 50 years old, it's going to always require a little more TLC.
And something like this right out of the [A] box.
[Am]
[D] Of course, Jeff Beck.
I remember somebody asked him, if you could design your own guitar, what would you do?
And he said, well, [B] it's been done already.
[Am] 1954 they made this strat.
He says, I could not improve on that.
And he's right on the money, man.
[Em] It's a really wide palette of colors you get from this guitar.
So you can paint a lot of pictures sonically with these instruments.
[B]
[Eb]
Key:
Em
G
Eb
C
Bb
Em
G
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] I was always one of those guys that would go into back in the day when they sold guitars
and Sears [C] and [Bb] stuff like that and just go in and look at the wall, look at those things
and I just thought they were incredibly beautiful electric guitars.
They're [G] great, they're great looking, they'll always be great looking, they'll never get old.
[Eb] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ I have a lot of vintage Stratocasters from quite a few different eras.
I have mid 50s and a lot of 60s.
What I like about what they've done is they've, I think, applied a lot of modern technology
and modern up to date thought into producing these guitars.
_ It's set up beautifully right out of the box.
The other ones are kind of sketchy.
They're a little more inconsistent than some of the 60s guitars and they require a lot
of TLC to get them working right.
And this comes out of the box, out of the case and it's just ready to play.
Just a beautifully _ [G] _ _ playing guitar.
[B] It's really well [Am] done.
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Cm]
You know, I don't take them on the road.
I just get nervous about them.
I don't want to lose them.
Historically, I mean we had a, we went on tour in Europe, this is quite a while ago.
The bulk of the equipment went by freighter over the ocean.
And on the way back from Europe, that boat sunk.
So I just wouldn't want to get that phone call.
You know, _ you're 56 and you're 62 and they're at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
So it's just too risky.
And the beautiful thing is you don't really have to because Fender is producing stuff
like this, which is really true to the original.
And I think better because they've applied modern techniques to the build process.
So it's a much more consistently built guitar.
[Gm] _ And this American Vintage [D] series just did a fabulous job of putting them together.
And [Bb] it's a lot easier to take these out on the road.
_ I think they play better.
You're not going to be fighting with different things like necks moving around and stuff.
I mean that always happens, but I think, _ you know, with an instrument that's 40 years,
40 or 50 years old, it's going to always require a little more TLC.
And something like this right out of the [A] box.
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Of course, Jeff Beck.
I remember somebody asked him, if you could design your own guitar, what would you do?
And he said, well, [B] it's been done already.
[Am] 1954 they made this strat.
He says, I could not improve on that.
And he's right on the money, man.
[Em] It's a really wide palette of colors you get from this guitar.
So you can paint a lot of pictures _ sonically with these instruments.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] I was always one of those guys that would go into back in the day when they sold guitars
and Sears [C] and [Bb] stuff like that and just go in and look at the wall, look at those things
and I just thought they were incredibly beautiful electric guitars.
They're [G] great, they're great looking, they'll always be great looking, they'll never get old.
[Eb] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ I have a lot of vintage Stratocasters from quite a few different eras.
I have mid 50s and a lot of 60s.
What I like about what they've done is they've, I think, applied a lot of modern technology
and modern up to date thought into producing these guitars.
_ It's set up beautifully right out of the box.
The other ones are kind of sketchy.
They're a little more inconsistent than some of the 60s guitars and they require a lot
of TLC to get them working right.
And this comes out of the box, out of the case and it's just ready to play.
Just a beautifully _ [G] _ _ playing guitar.
[B] It's really well [Am] done.
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Cm]
You know, I don't take them on the road.
I just get nervous about them.
I don't want to lose them.
Historically, I mean we had a, we went on tour in Europe, this is quite a while ago.
The bulk of the equipment went by freighter over the ocean.
And on the way back from Europe, that boat sunk.
So I just wouldn't want to get that phone call.
You know, _ you're 56 and you're 62 and they're at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
So it's just too risky.
And the beautiful thing is you don't really have to because Fender is producing stuff
like this, which is really true to the original.
And I think better because they've applied modern techniques to the build process.
So it's a much more consistently built guitar.
[Gm] _ And this American Vintage [D] series just did a fabulous job of putting them together.
And [Bb] it's a lot easier to take these out on the road.
_ I think they play better.
You're not going to be fighting with different things like necks moving around and stuff.
I mean that always happens, but I think, _ you know, with an instrument that's 40 years,
40 or 50 years old, it's going to always require a little more TLC.
And something like this right out of the [A] box.
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Of course, Jeff Beck.
I remember somebody asked him, if you could design your own guitar, what would you do?
And he said, well, [B] it's been done already.
[Am] 1954 they made this strat.
He says, I could not improve on that.
And he's right on the money, man.
[Em] It's a really wide palette of colors you get from this guitar.
So you can paint a lot of pictures _ sonically with these instruments.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _