Chords for Bill Withers Use Me Guitar Lesson, Chords, and Tutorial
Tempo:
142.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
C#
E
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[C#]
[G]
[A]
[C#]
[G]
[C#] [Bm]
[B]
Use Me by Bill Withers is a very simple song as far as the chord structure is concerned.
It's really just two [Em] chords.
An E [E] minor 7 [A]
and an A major [G] 7.
The way that you're going to make those two fingerings is that you'll put your first [E] finger on the 5th string 7th fret.
You'll put your second finger on the 3rd string [Gm] 7th fret.
And then Bill Withers puts his ring finger on the 2nd string 8th fret.
Though [C] sometimes I use my second finger there, I mean my pinky [Em] finger there.
And you'll strum across strings 6 through 1.
[E] And then everything else that's not fretted [G] can be left open.
[F#]
That's the little [D#] rhythm there in the E.
[G]
[A#] It's basically [D] just ups and downs with [C#] a little bit of a mute in [G] there.
And then the second chord is going to be the [A] A major 7.
The way that you do that is you're going to move your first finger to the 6th string 5th fret.
Your second finger will go [G] onto the 4th string 5th fret.
And then either your ring or your pinky will go down on the 3rd [A] string 6th fret.
[Em] [G] So it strums that [A] A.
And then he picks up his fingers.
He doesn't remove them from the strings, but he'll just lift them up from actually fretting.
And use all [Em] of his fingers to mute all of the strings.
And just strum down and up across the strings.
[B] And that comes together like [Em] this.
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G]
So that [D#] is the chord progression throughout the entire song until it gets to the chorus where he just mutes strings [Bm] as he's singing the chorus.
And then it goes back to the E minor 7 to the A major 7.
[G]
The more recognizable part to this song, [G] the way that you're going to execute that first part is that you'll [D] go from the 5th string 5th fret to the 5th string 7th fret.
You [E] usually probably should hammer that on.
[E] [F] And then you'll go to the 4th string 5th fret.
[G] And [E] then back to the 5th string 7th fret.
So, so far we've got
And then you'll go back to [D] the 5th string.
5th string [D#] 5th fret.
Then 4th string 5th [G] fret.
And then back to the 5th string 7th fret.
So we've got
[E] And then this next part is a little tricky.
So you'll hammer on again to the 7th fret.
And then you'll go [G] 4th string 5th fret.
[E] 5th string 7th fret.
[D] 5th string 5th fret.
[F] So that [G] goes
[D] The whole thing is coming together, this main riff is.
[G]
[D] [D] And then after that last 5th string 5th fret, you then will [C#] use your ring finger.
Put it on the 6th string 7th fret.
And then slide up to the 9th fret.
And then with your 1st finger put it down on the 5th string [Em] 7th fret.
So that last run will end.
So from the beginning again it [G] comes together as
[C#]
And then here you can hear a little walk up where they go.
[G] The way [D] that you do the walk up is going to be the 6th [B] string 7th fret.
6th string 8th [C] fret.
6th string [G] 9th fret.
[C#]
Another little variation that you can hear is you hear it go
[Em]
[G] As in
[F#] [Em]
The way that you pull off that second lick that the keys play is just like you're ending the original riff.
You're going to slide from the 6th string 7th fret to the 9th fret.
[C#] And then you'll go with your 1st finger to the 5th string [E] 7th fret.
And then you'll go with your ring finger to the 9th fret.
[F#] [G] Slide up to the 10th fret.
And then back to the 7th fret of the 5th [E] string.
And then end on [B] that walk up again.
[G] So that will come together as in
[C#] [Em] [B]
So again so that you catch that little slide.
[C#] [E]
[Em] [B]
[C#] [G]
[C#]
[A#m] That's the [G] 1st way.
The 2nd way.
[F#] [F] So [B] those are the two licks that end that phrase in E minor [A#m] there.
And then it all goes back to the little walk up.
Occasionally you may hear the walk up originate on an A note.
The 6th string 5th fret.
[A] And [C] then it [F] goes
And then sometimes I tend to come down to the 6th string 3rd [G] fret.
[E] Before going back into the E minor.
[G]
[A]
[C#]
[G]
Something like that.
Anyway, hopefully that gives you an idea of how to approach this Bill Withers song,
[A] [G]
[C#]
[G]
[A]
[C#]
[G]
[C#] [Bm]
[B]
Use Me by Bill Withers is a very simple song as far as the chord structure is concerned.
It's really just two [Em] chords.
An E [E] minor 7 [A]
and an A major [G] 7.
The way that you're going to make those two fingerings is that you'll put your first [E] finger on the 5th string 7th fret.
You'll put your second finger on the 3rd string [Gm] 7th fret.
And then Bill Withers puts his ring finger on the 2nd string 8th fret.
Though [C] sometimes I use my second finger there, I mean my pinky [Em] finger there.
And you'll strum across strings 6 through 1.
[E] And then everything else that's not fretted [G] can be left open.
[F#]
That's the little [D#] rhythm there in the E.
[G]
[A#] It's basically [D] just ups and downs with [C#] a little bit of a mute in [G] there.
And then the second chord is going to be the [A] A major 7.
The way that you do that is you're going to move your first finger to the 6th string 5th fret.
Your second finger will go [G] onto the 4th string 5th fret.
And then either your ring or your pinky will go down on the 3rd [A] string 6th fret.
[Em] [G] So it strums that [A] A.
And then he picks up his fingers.
He doesn't remove them from the strings, but he'll just lift them up from actually fretting.
And use all [Em] of his fingers to mute all of the strings.
And just strum down and up across the strings.
[B] And that comes together like [Em] this.
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G]
So that [D#] is the chord progression throughout the entire song until it gets to the chorus where he just mutes strings [Bm] as he's singing the chorus.
And then it goes back to the E minor 7 to the A major 7.
[G]
The more recognizable part to this song, [G] the way that you're going to execute that first part is that you'll [D] go from the 5th string 5th fret to the 5th string 7th fret.
You [E] usually probably should hammer that on.
[E] [F] And then you'll go to the 4th string 5th fret.
[G] And [E] then back to the 5th string 7th fret.
So, so far we've got
And then you'll go back to [D] the 5th string.
5th string [D#] 5th fret.
Then 4th string 5th [G] fret.
And then back to the 5th string 7th fret.
So we've got
[E] And then this next part is a little tricky.
So you'll hammer on again to the 7th fret.
And then you'll go [G] 4th string 5th fret.
[E] 5th string 7th fret.
[D] 5th string 5th fret.
[F] So that [G] goes
[D] The whole thing is coming together, this main riff is.
[G]
[D] [D] And then after that last 5th string 5th fret, you then will [C#] use your ring finger.
Put it on the 6th string 7th fret.
And then slide up to the 9th fret.
And then with your 1st finger put it down on the 5th string [Em] 7th fret.
So that last run will end.
So from the beginning again it [G] comes together as
[C#]
And then here you can hear a little walk up where they go.
[G] The way [D] that you do the walk up is going to be the 6th [B] string 7th fret.
6th string 8th [C] fret.
6th string [G] 9th fret.
[C#]
Another little variation that you can hear is you hear it go
[Em]
[G] As in
[F#] [Em]
The way that you pull off that second lick that the keys play is just like you're ending the original riff.
You're going to slide from the 6th string 7th fret to the 9th fret.
[C#] And then you'll go with your 1st finger to the 5th string [E] 7th fret.
And then you'll go with your ring finger to the 9th fret.
[F#] [G] Slide up to the 10th fret.
And then back to the 7th fret of the 5th [E] string.
And then end on [B] that walk up again.
[G] So that will come together as in
[C#] [Em] [B]
So again so that you catch that little slide.
[C#] [E]
[Em] [B]
[C#] [G]
[C#]
[A#m] That's the [G] 1st way.
The 2nd way.
[F#] [F] So [B] those are the two licks that end that phrase in E minor [A#m] there.
And then it all goes back to the little walk up.
Occasionally you may hear the walk up originate on an A note.
The 6th string 5th fret.
[A] And [C] then it [F] goes
And then sometimes I tend to come down to the 6th string 3rd [G] fret.
[E] Before going back into the E minor.
[G]
[A]
[C#]
[G]
Something like that.
Anyway, hopefully that gives you an idea of how to approach this Bill Withers song,
Key:
G
C#
E
A
Em
G
C#
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ Use Me by Bill Withers is a very simple song as far as the chord structure is concerned.
It's really just two [Em] chords.
_ _ An E [E] minor 7 _ [A] _
_ and an A major [G] 7.
The way that you're going to make those two fingerings is that you'll put your first [E] finger on the 5th string 7th fret.
You'll put your second finger on the 3rd string [Gm] 7th fret.
And then Bill Withers puts his ring finger on the 2nd string 8th fret.
Though [C] sometimes I use my second finger there, I mean my pinky [Em] finger there.
_ And you'll strum across strings 6 through 1.
_ [E] _ And then everything else that's not fretted [G] can be left open. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
That's the little [D#] rhythm there in the E.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] It's basically [D] just ups and downs with [C#] a little bit of a mute in [G] there.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And then the second chord is going to be the [A] A major 7. _
The way that you do that is you're going to move your first finger to the 6th string 5th fret.
Your second finger will go [G] onto the 4th string 5th fret.
_ And then either your ring or your pinky will go down on the 3rd [A] string 6th fret. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] So it strums that [A] A.
_ And then he picks up his fingers.
He doesn't remove them from the strings, but he'll just _ _ lift them up from actually fretting.
And use all [Em] of his fingers to mute all of the strings. _ _
And just strum down and up across the strings.
[B] And that comes together like [Em] this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So that [D#] is the chord progression throughout the entire song until it gets to the chorus where he just mutes strings [Bm] as he's singing the chorus.
And then it goes back to the E minor 7 to the A major 7.
[G] _
_ _ _ The more recognizable part to this song, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] the way that you're going to execute that first part is that you'll [D] go from the 5th string 5th fret _ to the 5th string 7th fret.
You [E] _ usually probably should hammer that on.
[E] _ [F] And then you'll go to the 4th string 5th fret.
[G] And [E] then back to the 5th string 7th fret.
_ So, so far we've got_ _
_ _ _ _ _ And then you'll go back to [D] the 5th string.
_ _ 5th string [D#] 5th fret.
Then 4th string 5th [G] fret.
And then back to the 5th string 7th fret.
So we've got_ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ And then this next part is a little tricky. _ _ _
_ So you'll hammer on again to the 7th fret.
And then you'll go [G] 4th string 5th fret. _
_ [E] 5th string 7th fret.
[D] 5th string 5th fret.
_ _ [F] So that [G] goes_
[D] _ The whole thing is coming together, this main riff is.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] And then after that last 5th string 5th fret, you then will [C#] use your ring finger.
Put it on the 6th string 7th fret.
And then slide up to the 9th fret. _
_ _ And then with your 1st finger put it down on the 5th string [Em] 7th fret.
_ So that last run will end.
_ _ _ So from the beginning again it [G] comes together as_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ And then here you can hear a little walk up where they go.
_ [G] _ _ _ The way [D] that you do the walk up is going to be the 6th [B] string 7th fret. _
6th string 8th [C] fret.
_ 6th string [G] 9th fret. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Another little variation that you can hear is you hear it _ go_ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ As _ in_ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _
The way that you pull off that second lick that the keys play is just like you're ending the original riff.
You're going to slide from the 6th string 7th fret to the 9th fret.
[C#] And then you'll go with your 1st finger to the 5th string _ [E] 7th fret. _ _ _
_ And then you'll go with your ring finger to the 9th fret.
[F#] _ [G] Slide up to the 10th fret. _
_ And then back to the 7th fret of the 5th [E] string.
_ _ _ And then end on [B] that walk up again.
[G] _ _ _ _ So that will come together as _ in_ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ So again so that you catch that little slide.
[C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#m] _ That's the [G] 1st way.
The 2nd way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ So [B] those are the two licks that end that phrase in E minor [A#m] there.
And then it all goes back to the little walk up.
Occasionally you may hear the walk up originate on an A note.
The 6th string 5th fret.
[A] And [C] then it _ [F] goes_
_ And then sometimes I tend to come down to the 6th string 3rd [G] fret. _
[E] _ Before going back into the E minor.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Something like that.
Anyway, hopefully that gives you an idea of how to approach this Bill Withers song,
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ Use Me by Bill Withers is a very simple song as far as the chord structure is concerned.
It's really just two [Em] chords.
_ _ An E [E] minor 7 _ [A] _
_ and an A major [G] 7.
The way that you're going to make those two fingerings is that you'll put your first [E] finger on the 5th string 7th fret.
You'll put your second finger on the 3rd string [Gm] 7th fret.
And then Bill Withers puts his ring finger on the 2nd string 8th fret.
Though [C] sometimes I use my second finger there, I mean my pinky [Em] finger there.
_ And you'll strum across strings 6 through 1.
_ [E] _ And then everything else that's not fretted [G] can be left open. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
That's the little [D#] rhythm there in the E.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] It's basically [D] just ups and downs with [C#] a little bit of a mute in [G] there.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And then the second chord is going to be the [A] A major 7. _
The way that you do that is you're going to move your first finger to the 6th string 5th fret.
Your second finger will go [G] onto the 4th string 5th fret.
_ And then either your ring or your pinky will go down on the 3rd [A] string 6th fret. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] So it strums that [A] A.
_ And then he picks up his fingers.
He doesn't remove them from the strings, but he'll just _ _ lift them up from actually fretting.
And use all [Em] of his fingers to mute all of the strings. _ _
And just strum down and up across the strings.
[B] And that comes together like [Em] this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So that [D#] is the chord progression throughout the entire song until it gets to the chorus where he just mutes strings [Bm] as he's singing the chorus.
And then it goes back to the E minor 7 to the A major 7.
[G] _
_ _ _ The more recognizable part to this song, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] the way that you're going to execute that first part is that you'll [D] go from the 5th string 5th fret _ to the 5th string 7th fret.
You [E] _ usually probably should hammer that on.
[E] _ [F] And then you'll go to the 4th string 5th fret.
[G] And [E] then back to the 5th string 7th fret.
_ So, so far we've got_ _
_ _ _ _ _ And then you'll go back to [D] the 5th string.
_ _ 5th string [D#] 5th fret.
Then 4th string 5th [G] fret.
And then back to the 5th string 7th fret.
So we've got_ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ And then this next part is a little tricky. _ _ _
_ So you'll hammer on again to the 7th fret.
And then you'll go [G] 4th string 5th fret. _
_ [E] 5th string 7th fret.
[D] 5th string 5th fret.
_ _ [F] So that [G] goes_
[D] _ The whole thing is coming together, this main riff is.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] And then after that last 5th string 5th fret, you then will [C#] use your ring finger.
Put it on the 6th string 7th fret.
And then slide up to the 9th fret. _
_ _ And then with your 1st finger put it down on the 5th string [Em] 7th fret.
_ So that last run will end.
_ _ _ So from the beginning again it [G] comes together as_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ And then here you can hear a little walk up where they go.
_ [G] _ _ _ The way [D] that you do the walk up is going to be the 6th [B] string 7th fret. _
6th string 8th [C] fret.
_ 6th string [G] 9th fret. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Another little variation that you can hear is you hear it _ go_ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ As _ in_ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _
The way that you pull off that second lick that the keys play is just like you're ending the original riff.
You're going to slide from the 6th string 7th fret to the 9th fret.
[C#] And then you'll go with your 1st finger to the 5th string _ [E] 7th fret. _ _ _
_ And then you'll go with your ring finger to the 9th fret.
[F#] _ [G] Slide up to the 10th fret. _
_ And then back to the 7th fret of the 5th [E] string.
_ _ _ And then end on [B] that walk up again.
[G] _ _ _ _ So that will come together as _ in_ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ So again so that you catch that little slide.
[C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#m] _ That's the [G] 1st way.
The 2nd way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ So [B] those are the two licks that end that phrase in E minor [A#m] there.
And then it all goes back to the little walk up.
Occasionally you may hear the walk up originate on an A note.
The 6th string 5th fret.
[A] And [C] then it _ [F] goes_
_ And then sometimes I tend to come down to the 6th string 3rd [G] fret. _
[E] _ Before going back into the E minor.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Something like that.
Anyway, hopefully that gives you an idea of how to approach this Bill Withers song,