Chords for ELO - Jeff Lynne Old Grey Whistle Test 1976
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Okay, it's time to turn the clock back now to 1963 and a piece of film of James Brown
made at the time.
I was talking earlier of the success of [B] Renaissance in America relative
to their acceptance here, [N] and to a certain extent really the same applies to the [G] Electric
Light Orchestra.
And here to talk about that and other things, let me introduce you to Geoff Lynne.
Hello there.
[D] Welcome to the program, Geoff.
Hello.
And I've talked quite a bit really tonight [Eb] about America and the [G] acceptance of bands
over there.
And really yourselves, the Electric [F] Light Orchestra and Frampton, Peter Frampton,
are the two really startling [D] examples at the moment of enormous success there and not so
much here.
What do you think that is?
Well, really I should think it's about the
I agree with it.
No, I think the real thing
is that there's so much exposure you can get there.
You play to thousands of people, you
know.
It's absolutely marvellous.
I can't emphasise how good America [G] is really.
It's just unbelievable.
When you mean exposure there, do you mean [E] radio
Yeah, [D] there's five million radio stations [G] and there's all these sort of things that
you can [D] get promoted on and stuff.
It's just like the four groups you just mentioned, we're
all really doing [G] tremendously well at the moment, like you say.
[E] Well, Frampton's got a number one album too.
Yeah, it really has, yeah.
Well, we're in the bleeding top ten, you know.
[Eb] Yeah, don't knock it on me.
Yeah, that's right.
[G] So you're happy with America then, really, Geoff?
America is like the [N] dream I've always had, you know.
It's just unbelievable.
It's just
a dream come true, really.
So you've really not been here for quite a while, have you, here in Britain?
Not too often, no.
A bit of a problem there because we've got this petition of like thousands
of people who signed this thing for us [G] to
that we should come back and play here.
And
as you know, we've had to postpone our tour slightly because we were [D] all completely knackered
after this American tour, which we did 65 shows [F] in about [Db] 63 days.
No, a bit longer than
that, [D] but
I mean, look at the state that we're in.
I'm only nine, right?
Unbelievable.
We had terrible [G] pressure over there.
It was a lot of hard work, you know.
And we are doing
a tour, but it's postponed until June and July.
We're doing the dates in those months.
How many gigs are you going to be doing?
We're doing ten shows, which should be fantastic.
You know what I mean?
Like, great stuff.
Have you got any venues absolutely [C] confirmed yet?
Yeah, but you'd have to ask our manager because I cannot remember them at the moment.
[G] Much
too much, much too soon.
[N] Right, OK.
What about recording, Geoff?
Because there's some music's been out for a while
now, hasn't it?
It certainly has, yeah.
We recorded that [G] about a long time ago.
And it's about time we got
in the studio.
We are going to Germany to record our new album on the last week in May.
We're going to do the rhythm tracks and the music's going to carry on from there.
The
basic tracks will be laid down in May, at the end of May.
So when will that be finished?
Do you know yet?
It'll probably be finished, I should think, by August.
It'll be finished by August.
And
it'll probably come out in September.
[B] Have you started putting together material for [D] that then, Geoff?
Yeah, I'm just writing it at the moment, actually.
In fact, you called me away just as I was
doing my chorus line.
Not really, no.
I was getting the pictures, [G] actually.
So what's done on that, in terms of songs, that you've finished?
I've got about three tracks completely finished and about two tracks that are sort of almost completed.
Relative to Face the Music, Geoff, is it going to change in any way?
It'll be different, yeah.
[D] It'll be completely different, I hope.
Because I don't like to
[G] get into a rut, you know, when I'm doing songs.
I've sort of listened back on the previous
albums and sort of thought, what sort of direction I was going in on those albums.
[D] And obviously
I don't want to sort of get into a terrible rut where I keep going along the same sort
of lines.
I want to do something [G] different, which this album should be.
[D] So listen, just one final question, [Fm] because it is my favourite track on the album.
[Bb] Is
Strange Magic going to be the next single?
Ah, you have to ask our manager.
Hey Dave, is Strange [G] Magic going to be our next single?
Yes, he just told me.
In the back there, there he is, look.
[Ab] I look forward to that and the [C] concerts too.
And thanks very much for coming down and blowing up tonight.
See [D] you, man.
See you, Geoff.
Thanks a lot.
[E] OK, and now to the Irish White Band, who again, really, we've lost [N] to the States over
made at the time.
I was talking earlier of the success of [B] Renaissance in America relative
to their acceptance here, [N] and to a certain extent really the same applies to the [G] Electric
Light Orchestra.
And here to talk about that and other things, let me introduce you to Geoff Lynne.
Hello there.
[D] Welcome to the program, Geoff.
Hello.
And I've talked quite a bit really tonight [Eb] about America and the [G] acceptance of bands
over there.
And really yourselves, the Electric [F] Light Orchestra and Frampton, Peter Frampton,
are the two really startling [D] examples at the moment of enormous success there and not so
much here.
What do you think that is?
Well, really I should think it's about the
I agree with it.
No, I think the real thing
is that there's so much exposure you can get there.
You play to thousands of people, you
know.
It's absolutely marvellous.
I can't emphasise how good America [G] is really.
It's just unbelievable.
When you mean exposure there, do you mean [E] radio
Yeah, [D] there's five million radio stations [G] and there's all these sort of things that
you can [D] get promoted on and stuff.
It's just like the four groups you just mentioned, we're
all really doing [G] tremendously well at the moment, like you say.
[E] Well, Frampton's got a number one album too.
Yeah, it really has, yeah.
Well, we're in the bleeding top ten, you know.
[Eb] Yeah, don't knock it on me.
Yeah, that's right.
[G] So you're happy with America then, really, Geoff?
America is like the [N] dream I've always had, you know.
It's just unbelievable.
It's just
a dream come true, really.
So you've really not been here for quite a while, have you, here in Britain?
Not too often, no.
A bit of a problem there because we've got this petition of like thousands
of people who signed this thing for us [G] to
that we should come back and play here.
And
as you know, we've had to postpone our tour slightly because we were [D] all completely knackered
after this American tour, which we did 65 shows [F] in about [Db] 63 days.
No, a bit longer than
that, [D] but
I mean, look at the state that we're in.
I'm only nine, right?
Unbelievable.
We had terrible [G] pressure over there.
It was a lot of hard work, you know.
And we are doing
a tour, but it's postponed until June and July.
We're doing the dates in those months.
How many gigs are you going to be doing?
We're doing ten shows, which should be fantastic.
You know what I mean?
Like, great stuff.
Have you got any venues absolutely [C] confirmed yet?
Yeah, but you'd have to ask our manager because I cannot remember them at the moment.
[G] Much
too much, much too soon.
[N] Right, OK.
What about recording, Geoff?
Because there's some music's been out for a while
now, hasn't it?
It certainly has, yeah.
We recorded that [G] about a long time ago.
And it's about time we got
in the studio.
We are going to Germany to record our new album on the last week in May.
We're going to do the rhythm tracks and the music's going to carry on from there.
The
basic tracks will be laid down in May, at the end of May.
So when will that be finished?
Do you know yet?
It'll probably be finished, I should think, by August.
It'll be finished by August.
And
it'll probably come out in September.
[B] Have you started putting together material for [D] that then, Geoff?
Yeah, I'm just writing it at the moment, actually.
In fact, you called me away just as I was
doing my chorus line.
Not really, no.
I was getting the pictures, [G] actually.
So what's done on that, in terms of songs, that you've finished?
I've got about three tracks completely finished and about two tracks that are sort of almost completed.
Relative to Face the Music, Geoff, is it going to change in any way?
It'll be different, yeah.
[D] It'll be completely different, I hope.
Because I don't like to
[G] get into a rut, you know, when I'm doing songs.
I've sort of listened back on the previous
albums and sort of thought, what sort of direction I was going in on those albums.
[D] And obviously
I don't want to sort of get into a terrible rut where I keep going along the same sort
of lines.
I want to do something [G] different, which this album should be.
[D] So listen, just one final question, [Fm] because it is my favourite track on the album.
[Bb] Is
Strange Magic going to be the next single?
Ah, you have to ask our manager.
Hey Dave, is Strange [G] Magic going to be our next single?
Yes, he just told me.
In the back there, there he is, look.
[Ab] I look forward to that and the [C] concerts too.
And thanks very much for coming down and blowing up tonight.
See [D] you, man.
See you, Geoff.
Thanks a lot.
[E] OK, and now to the Irish White Band, who again, really, we've lost [N] to the States over
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Okay, it's time to turn the clock back now to 1963 and a piece of film of James Brown
made at the time.
I was talking earlier of the success of [B] Renaissance in America relative
to their acceptance here, [N] and to a certain extent really the same applies to the [G] Electric
Light Orchestra.
And here to talk about that and other things, let me introduce you to Geoff Lynne.
Hello there.
[D] Welcome to the program, Geoff.
Hello.
And I've talked quite a bit really tonight [Eb] about America and the [G] acceptance of bands
over there.
And really yourselves, the Electric [F] Light Orchestra and Frampton, Peter Frampton,
are the two really startling [D] examples at the moment of enormous success there and not so
much here.
What do you think that is?
Well, really I should think it's about the_
I agree with it.
No, I think the real thing
is that there's so much exposure you can get there.
You play to thousands of people, you
know.
It's absolutely marvellous.
I can't emphasise how good America [G] is really.
It's just unbelievable.
When you mean exposure there, do you mean [E] radio_
Yeah, [D] there's five million radio stations [G] and there's all these sort of things that
you can [D] get promoted on and stuff.
It's just like the four groups you just mentioned, we're
all really doing [G] tremendously well at the moment, like you say.
[E] Well, Frampton's got a number one album too.
Yeah, it really has, yeah.
Well, we're in the bleeding top ten, you know.
[Eb] Yeah, don't knock it on me.
Yeah, that's right.
[G] So you're happy with America then, really, Geoff?
America is like the [N] dream I've always had, you know.
It's just unbelievable.
It's just
a dream come true, really.
So you've really not been here for quite a while, have you, here in Britain?
Not too often, no.
A bit of a problem there because we've got this petition of like thousands
of people who signed this thing for us [G] to_
that we should come back and play here.
And
as you know, we've had to postpone our tour slightly because we were [D] all completely knackered
after this American tour, which we did 65 shows [F] in about [Db] 63 days.
No, a bit longer than
that, [D] but_
I mean, look at the state that we're in.
I'm only nine, right?
Unbelievable.
We had terrible [G] pressure over there.
It was a lot of hard work, you know.
And we are doing
a tour, but it's postponed until June and July.
We're doing the dates in those months.
How many gigs are you going to be doing?
We're doing ten shows, which should be fantastic.
You know what I mean?
Like, great stuff.
Have you got any venues absolutely [C] confirmed yet?
Yeah, but you'd have to ask our manager because I cannot remember them at the moment.
[G] Much
too much, much too soon.
_ [N] Right, OK.
What about recording, Geoff?
Because there's some music's been out for a while
now, hasn't it?
It certainly has, yeah.
We recorded that [G] about a long time ago.
And it's about time we got
in the studio.
We are going to Germany to record our new album on the last week in May.
We're going to do the rhythm tracks and the music's going to carry on from there.
The
basic tracks will be laid down in May, at the end of May.
So when will that be finished?
Do you know yet?
It'll probably be finished, I should think, by August.
It'll be finished by August.
And
it'll probably come out in September.
[B] Have you started putting together material for [D] that then, Geoff?
Yeah, I'm just writing it at the moment, actually.
In fact, you called me away just as I was
doing my chorus line.
Not _ _ really, no.
I was getting the pictures, [G] actually.
_ _ So what's done on that, in terms of songs, that you've finished?
I've got about three tracks completely finished and about two tracks that are sort of almost completed.
Relative to Face the Music, Geoff, is it going to change in any way? _
It'll be different, yeah.
[D] It'll be completely different, I hope.
Because I don't like to
[G] get into a rut, you know, when I'm doing songs.
_ I've sort of listened back on the previous
albums and sort of thought, what sort of direction I was going in on those albums.
[D] And obviously
I don't want to sort of get into a terrible rut where I keep going along the same sort
of lines.
I want to do something [G] different, which this album should be.
_ [D] So listen, just one final question, [Fm] because it is my favourite track on the album.
[Bb] Is
Strange Magic going to be the next single?
Ah, you have to ask our manager.
Hey Dave, is Strange [G] Magic going to be our next single?
_ Yes, he just told me.
In the back there, there he is, look. _
[Ab] I look forward to that and the [C] concerts too.
And thanks very much for coming down and blowing up tonight.
See [D] you, man.
See you, Geoff.
Thanks a lot.
[E] OK, and now to the Irish White Band, who again, really, we've lost [N] to the States over
made at the time.
I was talking earlier of the success of [B] Renaissance in America relative
to their acceptance here, [N] and to a certain extent really the same applies to the [G] Electric
Light Orchestra.
And here to talk about that and other things, let me introduce you to Geoff Lynne.
Hello there.
[D] Welcome to the program, Geoff.
Hello.
And I've talked quite a bit really tonight [Eb] about America and the [G] acceptance of bands
over there.
And really yourselves, the Electric [F] Light Orchestra and Frampton, Peter Frampton,
are the two really startling [D] examples at the moment of enormous success there and not so
much here.
What do you think that is?
Well, really I should think it's about the_
I agree with it.
No, I think the real thing
is that there's so much exposure you can get there.
You play to thousands of people, you
know.
It's absolutely marvellous.
I can't emphasise how good America [G] is really.
It's just unbelievable.
When you mean exposure there, do you mean [E] radio_
Yeah, [D] there's five million radio stations [G] and there's all these sort of things that
you can [D] get promoted on and stuff.
It's just like the four groups you just mentioned, we're
all really doing [G] tremendously well at the moment, like you say.
[E] Well, Frampton's got a number one album too.
Yeah, it really has, yeah.
Well, we're in the bleeding top ten, you know.
[Eb] Yeah, don't knock it on me.
Yeah, that's right.
[G] So you're happy with America then, really, Geoff?
America is like the [N] dream I've always had, you know.
It's just unbelievable.
It's just
a dream come true, really.
So you've really not been here for quite a while, have you, here in Britain?
Not too often, no.
A bit of a problem there because we've got this petition of like thousands
of people who signed this thing for us [G] to_
that we should come back and play here.
And
as you know, we've had to postpone our tour slightly because we were [D] all completely knackered
after this American tour, which we did 65 shows [F] in about [Db] 63 days.
No, a bit longer than
that, [D] but_
I mean, look at the state that we're in.
I'm only nine, right?
Unbelievable.
We had terrible [G] pressure over there.
It was a lot of hard work, you know.
And we are doing
a tour, but it's postponed until June and July.
We're doing the dates in those months.
How many gigs are you going to be doing?
We're doing ten shows, which should be fantastic.
You know what I mean?
Like, great stuff.
Have you got any venues absolutely [C] confirmed yet?
Yeah, but you'd have to ask our manager because I cannot remember them at the moment.
[G] Much
too much, much too soon.
_ [N] Right, OK.
What about recording, Geoff?
Because there's some music's been out for a while
now, hasn't it?
It certainly has, yeah.
We recorded that [G] about a long time ago.
And it's about time we got
in the studio.
We are going to Germany to record our new album on the last week in May.
We're going to do the rhythm tracks and the music's going to carry on from there.
The
basic tracks will be laid down in May, at the end of May.
So when will that be finished?
Do you know yet?
It'll probably be finished, I should think, by August.
It'll be finished by August.
And
it'll probably come out in September.
[B] Have you started putting together material for [D] that then, Geoff?
Yeah, I'm just writing it at the moment, actually.
In fact, you called me away just as I was
doing my chorus line.
Not _ _ really, no.
I was getting the pictures, [G] actually.
_ _ So what's done on that, in terms of songs, that you've finished?
I've got about three tracks completely finished and about two tracks that are sort of almost completed.
Relative to Face the Music, Geoff, is it going to change in any way? _
It'll be different, yeah.
[D] It'll be completely different, I hope.
Because I don't like to
[G] get into a rut, you know, when I'm doing songs.
_ I've sort of listened back on the previous
albums and sort of thought, what sort of direction I was going in on those albums.
[D] And obviously
I don't want to sort of get into a terrible rut where I keep going along the same sort
of lines.
I want to do something [G] different, which this album should be.
_ [D] So listen, just one final question, [Fm] because it is my favourite track on the album.
[Bb] Is
Strange Magic going to be the next single?
Ah, you have to ask our manager.
Hey Dave, is Strange [G] Magic going to be our next single?
_ Yes, he just told me.
In the back there, there he is, look. _
[Ab] I look forward to that and the [C] concerts too.
And thanks very much for coming down and blowing up tonight.
See [D] you, man.
See you, Geoff.
Thanks a lot.
[E] OK, and now to the Irish White Band, who again, really, we've lost [N] to the States over