Chords for Eagles: Take it to the limit, strumming pattern and chord chart

Tempo:
129.7 bpm
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E

B

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D#

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eagles: Take it to the limit, strumming pattern and chord chart chords
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[F#m] Hey Aaron, it's Paul, and this is Take It to the Limit,
beautiful Eagles tune with [B] probably the most poignant
lyric in it that I can think of.
Spend all your love making time, right?
[E] Or spend all your love making money.
So, but [B] anyhow, it's in B, and it's not too difficult.
The chords, there's a couple of barre [E] chords in here,
which may [F#] give you some trouble,
but I can [A#] give you some hints about [E] how to get around that
and [N] so your hands get comfortable
with the idea of making a barre chord.
So here's a hint, you don't have to play
all of the [F#m] notes in the barre chord.
You [Bm] can play a [A#] few of them, and as long as you [E] get
the sense of the chord, you're still in good shape.
The rhythm to this is kind of a stately three-four.
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, [B] bum, one, two, three, four,
one, two, three, four.
[N] So if you understand rhythm, and you can rhythm
on the guitar, that's great, and if you don't,
that's a thing that a lot of folks who are starting out
might have a tough time with, but I can offer
some suggestions about that too.
One of them would be to count for yourself.
So count to three, and make no spaces.
So each number is [D#] exactly the same.
That's a [C] downstroke, so one, [B] two, three, one, two, three,
one, two, three, one, two, three, [E] like so.
That's a good way to get started, anyway.
So, [B] the,
[E] ♪ You're all [B]
[F#]
[E] [B] alone at the end [E] of the evening ♪
[B] Counting bright lights fading [E] in and out of me ♪
[B] ♪ I was thinking [D#] about a woman [G#m] I loved, and I [F#] never knew ♪
[Dm] [F#]
♪ You know I've always [B] been a dreamer, spent [E] my life in a dream ♪
♪ It's so hard [B] to cheat, I can't [E] seem to settle down ♪
♪ The dreams I've seen are [F#]
turning out and burning out ♪
♪ And turning out the [E] same, so put [B] me on my way [E]
♪ Show [B] me a sign, [E] take it [F#] to the river [Bm]
[A] So the chords here, we've got, there's only a handful.
The [B] main one is a B, and then look at your chord chart
to see if, to make sure you play that properly.
[E] E, also one of the simpler, hand-friendly chords is E,
right?
Now we have an E flat [A] seven, [A#] which is a little [D#m] tricky.
[D#] That [C#] is up on, you're making a bar up on the [D#] sixth fret
for that guy, and then the [G#m] A flat minor
on the fourth fret again, and then back [F#] here.
Yeah, sure.
So nice and slow, we'll just do the first part for you, okay?
[E]
[B] One, two, three, one, this [A] is all alone
at the end of the evening.
[Em] Two, three, one, two, [B] three, one, two, three,
one, two, [E] three, one, two, [B] three, one, two, three,
one, two, [E] three, one, two, three, one, two, [B] one,
two, three, [D#] one, [E] two, three, one, two, three,
[F#]
[D#m] [F#]
one, two, [B] three, one, two, three, [E]
one, two, three,
one, two, [B] three, one, two, one, two, three,
one, two, [E] three, one, two, three, one, two, three,
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, [F#] 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1 and burning out and 1, 2, 3, 1, [E] 2, 3, [B] 1, [E] 2, [B] 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, [E] 3, 1, 2, [F#] 3, 1, [B]
2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, [E] 3, 1, 2, 3.
[D#] Like that, very simple.
[E] The trick to this song is really to [B] get your hands to move to the next [A] chord in time.
So have a look at this, [N] see if you can follow along with it.
I'll do it again slow, and I won't sing,
but I'll just make the changes.
It's starting at the, after the introduction.
So the part that goes all alone.
So [E] one, two, three, one.
[A] [B]
[E]
To [B] the B, [E] to the E, [B] to the B, [D#] E flat seven,
[G#m] A minor, F
[F#] sharp, [D#m] E [G] flat minor seven, [F#] F sharp again.
[B] [E]
B, hard [B] to change, dancing, [E] settle down.
Now this part is beautiful, [C#m] it's a C sharp minor, right?
You notice how the sort of the thrust of the song
changes right here.
The [A] dreams I've seen lately.
So it's like [E] perfect, the lyric and the [Em] melody
aligns [G#m] so nicely, and that I think is sort of
a [N] hallmark of Eagle's tunes.
Anyway, have a look at this, see if it makes some sense to you.
I will send over this once it's uploaded and also the chord chart and lyric chart and we'll
go from there.
So thank you for the opportunity
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[F#m] Hey Aaron, it's Paul, and this is Take It to the Limit,
beautiful Eagles tune with [B] probably the most poignant
lyric in it that I can think of.
Spend all your love making time, right?
[E] Or spend all your love making money. _ _ _
So, but [B] anyhow, it's in B, and it's not too difficult.
The chords, there's a couple of barre [E] chords in here,
which may [F#] give you some trouble,
but I can [A#] give you some hints about [E] how to get around that
and [N] so your hands get comfortable
with the idea of making a barre chord.
_ So here's a hint, you don't have to play
all of the [F#m] notes in the barre chord.
You [Bm] can play a [A#] few of them, and as long as you [E] get
the sense of the chord, you're still in good shape. _
_ The rhythm to this is kind of a stately three-four.
Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, [B] bum, one, two, three, four,
one, two, three, four. _
_ [N] So if you understand rhythm, and you can rhythm
on the guitar, that's great, and if you don't,
_ that's a thing that a lot of folks who are starting out
might have a tough time with, but I can offer
some suggestions about that too.
One of them would be to count for yourself.
So count to three, and make no spaces.
So each number is [D#] exactly the same.
That's a [C] downstroke, so one, [B] two, three, one, two, three,
one, two, three, one, two, three, [E] like so.
That's a good way to get started, anyway.
So, _ [B] the, _ _ _
[E] ♪ You're all _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] alone at the end [E] of the evening ♪
[B] Counting bright lights fading [E] in and out of me ♪ _ _
[B] ♪ I was thinking [D#] about a woman [G#m] I loved, and I [F#] never knew ♪
[Dm] _ [F#] _ _
♪ You know I've always [B] been a dreamer, spent [E] my life in a dream ♪
♪ It's so hard [B] to cheat, I can't [E] seem to settle down ♪
♪ The dreams I've seen _ are _ [F#]
turning out and burning out ♪
♪ And turning out the _ [E] same, so put [B] me on my way [E]
♪ Show [B] me a sign, _ [E] take it [F#] to the river [Bm]
_ _ [A] So the chords here, we've got, there's only a handful.
The [B] main one is a B, _ _ and then look at your chord chart
to see if, to make sure you play that properly.
[E] E, also one of the simpler, hand-friendly chords is E,
right?
Now we have an E flat [A] seven, [A#] which is a little [D#m] tricky.
_ _ [D#] _ That [C#] is up on, you're making a bar up on the [D#] sixth fret
for that guy, and then the [G#m] A flat minor
on _ the fourth fret again, and then back [F#] here.
Yeah, sure. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So nice and slow, we'll just do the first part for you, okay?
[E] _
[B] One, two, three, one, this [A] is all alone
at the end of the evening.
_ [Em] Two, three, one, two, [B] three, one, two, three,
one, two, [E] three, one, _ _ two, [B] three, one, two, three,
one, two, [E] three, one, two, three, one, two, [B] one,
two, three, [D#] one, [E] two, _ three, one, two, three,
[F#] _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
one, two, [B] three, one, two, three, _ [E] _
one, two, three,
one, two, [B] three, one, two, one, two, three,
one, two, [E] three, one, two, three, one, two, three,
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, _ 3, [F#] 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1 and _ burning out and 1, 2, 3, 1, [E] 2, 3, [B] 1, _ _ [E] _ 2, [B] 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, [E] 3, 1, 2, [F#] 3, 1, _ [B] _ _
2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, [E] 3, 1, 2, 3.
[D#] Like that, very simple.
_ [E] The trick to this song is really to [B] get your hands to move to the next [A] chord in time.
So have a look at this, [N] see if you can follow along with it.
I'll do it again slow, and I won't sing,
but I'll just make the changes.
It's starting at the, after the introduction.
So the part that goes all alone.
So [E] one, two, three, one.
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
To [B] the B, _ _ _ [E] to the E, _ _ _ [B] to the B, [D#] E flat seven,
[G#m] A minor, F _
_ _ [F#] _ sharp, [D#m] _ E [G] flat minor seven, [F#] F sharp again. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
B, hard [B] to change, _ dancing, [E] settle down.
Now this part is beautiful, [C#m] it's a C sharp minor, right?
You notice how the sort of the thrust of the song
changes right here.
The [A] dreams I've seen lately.
So it's like [E] perfect, the lyric and the _ _ [Em] melody
aligns [G#m] so nicely, and that I think is sort of
a [N] hallmark of Eagle's tunes.
Anyway, have a look at this, see if it makes some sense to you.
_ _ _ I will send over this once it's uploaded and also the chord chart and lyric chart and we'll
go from there.
So thank you for the opportunity

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