Skylark Chords by Aretha Franklin

Tempo:
182.35 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

Eb

B

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Aretha Franklin-Skylark chords
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[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Ab] Skylar, [Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm] have [Gm] you anything
[Dm] to say to me?
[Eb] [Bb]
Won't you [Ab] tell me where [G] my love [G] can be?
[Gb]
[F] Is there a meadow [Bb]
in the mist, [Gm]
where [Eb] someone's waiting [Ab] to be [A] kissed?
[Bb] [Ab]
Skylar, [Bb]
[Eb] have you [Bb] seen a valley green
[Dm] with [Eb] springs?
[Bb] Where my [Ab] heart can [Gm] go journeying
[Gb] over [F]
the [Bb] shadows and rain
[F] Through a [Bb] blossomed covered lane and [Eb] in your [Cm] lonely [B] flight
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Dm] Music in the [G] night, wonderful [C] music
[F] Faint as a [Ab] will-o'-the-wisp, [Cm] [Bb]
crazy [Eb] as blue
[D] Sad as a gypsy, [E]
[A] [Dm] serenading the [F] moon
[Ab]
[B]
[A] [B]
[E]
[B] Can't [D]
fly these [Ebm] [E] things, oh [B] but my heart [A] is riding [Abm] on your wings
[G]
So [Gb] if you see them [B] anywhere, won't [A] you lead [Gb]
[E] me [Abm] there?
[A]
[B]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
B
12341112
A
1231
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To learn Aretha Franklin - (The World of Aretha Franklin Version) Skylark chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Ab, Bb, Ab, Eb, Bb and Dm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 28 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 58. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ Skylar, _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] have [Gm] you anything _ _ _
_ [Dm] to say to _ me?
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ Won't you [Ab] tell _ me where [G] my love [G] can be?
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ Is there a meadow [Bb] _
in the _ mist, [Gm] _ _ _
_ where [Eb] _ _ _ someone's waiting [Ab] to be [A] _ kissed?
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ Skylar, [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ have you [Bb] seen a valley green _ _
[Dm] _ _ with _ [Eb] springs? _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Where _ my _ [Ab] _ _ _ heart can [Gm] go _ _ journeying _
[Gb] _ _ _ over _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ the [Bb] shadows and rain
_ [F] _ _ _ Through a [Bb] blossomed covered _ _ lane _ _ and _ [Eb] in your [Cm] _ _ _ lonely _ [B] flight
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Music in the _ [G] night, _ _ _ _ _ wonderful _ _ _ [C] music
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Faint as a [Ab] will-o'-the-wisp, [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
crazy [Eb] as blue _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ Sad as a gypsy, _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Dm] serenading the _ [F] moon
[Ab] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Can't [D]
fly these [Ebm] _ _ [E] _ things, _ _ _ oh [B] but my heart _ [A] is _ _ riding [Abm] on your _ wings
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ So [Gb] if you see _ _ _ _ _ them _ _ _ [B] _ anywhere, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
won't _ [A] you _ _ _ _ lead _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ me _ [Abm] there? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer.

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