Chords for Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - "The Twist" ORIGINAL VERSION (1959)

Tempo:
78.5 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

B

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - "The Twist" ORIGINAL VERSION (1959) chords
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[F#m]
[A] [E]
Come on baby, let's do the twins.
[E] let's do the twins.
[A] [E] and go like this.
We are round and round [A] and round and round.
and round and round and round.
[E] Just like [B] a little [A] nestle.
100%  ➙  79BPM
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Hank Ballard - The Twist chords, Practice these chords sequence - B, A, E and A. For best results, commence at 39 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 78. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
Come on baby, _ let's do the _ twins.
[A] Come on baby, [E] let's do the twins.
Take [B] me by my little hand [A] [E] and go like this.
We are round and round [A] and round and round.
And baby [E] we're round and round and round and round.
[A] _ _ _
[E] Just like _ _ [B] a little [A] nestle.
[E] And do the twins. _ _
We're sleeping and mama ain't around.
Oh, [A] daddy's sleeping and [E] mama ain't around.
We're gonna [B] do the twins. _
[A] [C#m] Till we [E] tear the house down.
Come on and do the twins.
We're sleeping and mama ain't around.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] And _
[A] _ [E] do the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ twins.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
See my little sis.
_ [A] You should see my little [E] sis.
_ She [B] knows how to rock. _
[A] [C#] She [E] knows how to twist. _
Oh, twist.
Baby, baby, baby. _
Oh, [A] yes.
Just [E] like this.
Come [B] on little miss. _
[A] [Fm] And [E] do the twins. _
Yeah.
_ _ _ That's alright.
_ [A] Yeah. _ _
[E] Twins all night.
_ [B] Twins.
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song, written by Hank Ballard, finds its place within the Greatest Hits album.

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