Chords for Eric Clapton talks about Chuck Berry
Tempo:
136.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
Am
Abm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There's a whole mixture of things.
I hear Latin and country, jazz.
The whole thing makes a beautiful [A] hybrid.
But it seems like there's not an understanding on his part that he's a great songwriter.
He just kind of [Abm] sloughs it off.
Not entirely.
I'm not too sure.
I've only just met him and it's hard to say from just knowing him this short a time
really what his kind of acceptance of the whole thing is.
First of all I thought I'd heard stories that he was very bitter
and he thought people had ripped him off.
And in order to think that you must be aware of how far your influence has spread.
I don't really know if he's completely aware of how much people love his music.
[Gb] Because I know [Abm]
he's often very keen to be a showman.
And that can be a sign of the fact that you're not very secure with what you really are good at.
I like to hear him play those ballads and things like that.
I know that's deep in [Bb] his heart.
[A] If he was doing that on stage then I kind of feel that he was more, that he was really aware of how much people do love him.
[N] If you were going to play rock and roll or any upbeat number and you wanted [C] to take a guitar ride you would end up playing like Chuck
or what you learnt from Chuck.
Because there is very little actually other choice.
There's not a lot of other ways to play rock and roll other than the way Chuck plays it.
[B] If you try to play, you know all this stuff, I was doing the double string stuff.
[Am] [Db] [B]
It's really full, you know.
And if you give me a break in a fast, you know, [A] and I start [Eb] playing single lines it doesn't sound right.
It just doesn't sound right.
It sounds thin or something or too fiddly.
Well, you know, like to [A] go
It [Eb]
[B] would be okay but it wouldn't be as good [Am] as
[Bm] [Am] [A]
Really, for me anyway.
So he's really laid the law down for playing that [N] kind of
I hear Latin and country, jazz.
The whole thing makes a beautiful [A] hybrid.
But it seems like there's not an understanding on his part that he's a great songwriter.
He just kind of [Abm] sloughs it off.
Not entirely.
I'm not too sure.
I've only just met him and it's hard to say from just knowing him this short a time
really what his kind of acceptance of the whole thing is.
First of all I thought I'd heard stories that he was very bitter
and he thought people had ripped him off.
And in order to think that you must be aware of how far your influence has spread.
I don't really know if he's completely aware of how much people love his music.
[Gb] Because I know [Abm]
he's often very keen to be a showman.
And that can be a sign of the fact that you're not very secure with what you really are good at.
I like to hear him play those ballads and things like that.
I know that's deep in [Bb] his heart.
[A] If he was doing that on stage then I kind of feel that he was more, that he was really aware of how much people do love him.
[N] If you were going to play rock and roll or any upbeat number and you wanted [C] to take a guitar ride you would end up playing like Chuck
or what you learnt from Chuck.
Because there is very little actually other choice.
There's not a lot of other ways to play rock and roll other than the way Chuck plays it.
[B] If you try to play, you know all this stuff, I was doing the double string stuff.
[Am] [Db] [B]
It's really full, you know.
And if you give me a break in a fast, you know, [A] and I start [Eb] playing single lines it doesn't sound right.
It just doesn't sound right.
It sounds thin or something or too fiddly.
Well, you know, like to [A] go
It [Eb]
[B] would be okay but it wouldn't be as good [Am] as
[Bm] [Am] [A]
Really, for me anyway.
So he's really laid the law down for playing that [N] kind of
Key:
A
B
Am
Abm
Eb
A
B
Am
There's a whole mixture of things.
I hear Latin and country, jazz.
The whole thing makes a beautiful [A] hybrid.
But it seems like there's not an understanding on his part that he's a great songwriter.
He just kind of [Abm] sloughs it off.
_ Not entirely.
I'm not too sure.
I've only just met him and it's hard to say from _ _ _ just knowing him this short a time
really what his kind of acceptance of the whole thing is.
First of all I thought I'd heard stories that he was very bitter
and he thought people had ripped him off.
And in order to think that you must be aware of how far _ your influence has spread.
_ _ I don't really know if he's completely aware of how much people love his music.
[Gb] _ Because I know [Abm] _
he's often very keen to be a showman.
And that can be a sign of the fact that you're not very secure with what you really are good at.
_ _ I like to hear him play those ballads and things like that.
I know that's deep in [Bb] his heart.
_ [A] If he was doing that on stage then I kind of feel that he was more, _ _ that he was really aware of how much people do love him.
_ [N] If you were going to play rock and roll or any upbeat number and you wanted [C] to take a guitar ride you would end up playing like Chuck
or what you learnt from Chuck.
Because there is very little _ _ _ actually other choice.
_ There's not a lot of other ways to play rock and roll other than the way Chuck plays it. _ _ _ _
[B] If you try to play, you know all this stuff, I was doing the double string stuff.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Db] _ [B] _
It's really full, you know.
And if you _ give me a break in a fast, you know, [A] _ and I start [Eb] playing single lines it doesn't sound right.
It just doesn't sound right.
It sounds thin or something or too _ fiddly.
Well, you know, like to [A] go_ _
It _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ would be okay but it wouldn't be as good [Am] as_
_ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Really, for me anyway.
So he's really laid the law down for playing that _ [N] kind of
I hear Latin and country, jazz.
The whole thing makes a beautiful [A] hybrid.
But it seems like there's not an understanding on his part that he's a great songwriter.
He just kind of [Abm] sloughs it off.
_ Not entirely.
I'm not too sure.
I've only just met him and it's hard to say from _ _ _ just knowing him this short a time
really what his kind of acceptance of the whole thing is.
First of all I thought I'd heard stories that he was very bitter
and he thought people had ripped him off.
And in order to think that you must be aware of how far _ your influence has spread.
_ _ I don't really know if he's completely aware of how much people love his music.
[Gb] _ Because I know [Abm] _
he's often very keen to be a showman.
And that can be a sign of the fact that you're not very secure with what you really are good at.
_ _ I like to hear him play those ballads and things like that.
I know that's deep in [Bb] his heart.
_ [A] If he was doing that on stage then I kind of feel that he was more, _ _ that he was really aware of how much people do love him.
_ [N] If you were going to play rock and roll or any upbeat number and you wanted [C] to take a guitar ride you would end up playing like Chuck
or what you learnt from Chuck.
Because there is very little _ _ _ actually other choice.
_ There's not a lot of other ways to play rock and roll other than the way Chuck plays it. _ _ _ _
[B] If you try to play, you know all this stuff, I was doing the double string stuff.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Db] _ [B] _
It's really full, you know.
And if you _ give me a break in a fast, you know, [A] _ and I start [Eb] playing single lines it doesn't sound right.
It just doesn't sound right.
It sounds thin or something or too _ fiddly.
Well, you know, like to [A] go_ _
It _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ would be okay but it wouldn't be as good [Am] as_
_ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Really, for me anyway.
So he's really laid the law down for playing that _ [N] kind of