Chords for How to Play "It's a Long Way to the Top" on the Bagpipes
Tempo:
70.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
E
Gb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
A little while back ACDC launched a brand new website ACDC.com and [F] they had a feature
on there called Blow Up Your Video [E] where fans were putting up, you know, they were showing
[F] their collections off, they were playing guitar along [Gb] with ACDC's songs.
They had the kids playing along with them.
Some guy was doing the duck walk around like the columns in Rome.
I went on there in my kilt and a shirt and I [G] played along with it.
It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll off the high voltage album.
Since I put that out [F] there it's been getting a lot of hits [E] thanks to that website.
[Bb] If you've seen the video and you've [Gb] enjoyed it I thank you.
I really appreciate it.
[E] A lot of people have been sending me emails asking me for the sheet music which I don't have.
I figured it out by ear.
Rather than write it off here I'm just going to play it right in front of you.
Just kind of like a teacher.
I'll just show you how to play it.
I got my practice channel.
They had the music playing in [F] the background.
I'm going to play along with it.
I'm going to have the note written out as I'm going along with it.
It's going to go right along with it.
It's very easy.
There's no grace notes, no doublings, no embellishments whatsoever.
It's a very straightforward tune.
It's very easy.
It starts in the first note we hit is E.
Like I said it's very [Gb] easy.
We're going to get going right now.
[Bb] Hold on a minute.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
That's pretty much it.
The rest of the song [G] you can figure out.
It's all pretty [Gb] much in the same realm.
It's all the same stuff.
Towards the end of the song he's just riding [E] on a high A doubling as the [Gbm] song fades out.
[Bb]
The more [N] seasoned you are, I don't know how many Pipers are looking at this, but the more
seasoned a Piper you are the more control you'll have.
The more you'll know your bag.
There are parts of the song where you hear the Pipes cut out but you still hear the Drones.
You'll know how much air you need to be blowing into your bag to keep the Drones going and
have them at a steady even harmony and have the Channer shut off and then bring it right
back in where the Channer is in tune.
It takes a little bit of practice and after a while you fall right into it.
It's very easy.
Like I said I appreciate everyone for checking out my videos.
If anyone has any questions just shoot me an email and I'll try to help you out.
on there called Blow Up Your Video [E] where fans were putting up, you know, they were showing
[F] their collections off, they were playing guitar along [Gb] with ACDC's songs.
They had the kids playing along with them.
Some guy was doing the duck walk around like the columns in Rome.
I went on there in my kilt and a shirt and I [G] played along with it.
It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll off the high voltage album.
Since I put that out [F] there it's been getting a lot of hits [E] thanks to that website.
[Bb] If you've seen the video and you've [Gb] enjoyed it I thank you.
I really appreciate it.
[E] A lot of people have been sending me emails asking me for the sheet music which I don't have.
I figured it out by ear.
Rather than write it off here I'm just going to play it right in front of you.
Just kind of like a teacher.
I'll just show you how to play it.
I got my practice channel.
They had the music playing in [F] the background.
I'm going to play along with it.
I'm going to have the note written out as I'm going along with it.
It's going to go right along with it.
It's very easy.
There's no grace notes, no doublings, no embellishments whatsoever.
It's a very straightforward tune.
It's very easy.
It starts in the first note we hit is E.
Like I said it's very [Gb] easy.
We're going to get going right now.
[Bb] Hold on a minute.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
That's pretty much it.
The rest of the song [G] you can figure out.
It's all pretty [Gb] much in the same realm.
It's all the same stuff.
Towards the end of the song he's just riding [E] on a high A doubling as the [Gbm] song fades out.
[Bb]
The more [N] seasoned you are, I don't know how many Pipers are looking at this, but the more
seasoned a Piper you are the more control you'll have.
The more you'll know your bag.
There are parts of the song where you hear the Pipes cut out but you still hear the Drones.
You'll know how much air you need to be blowing into your bag to keep the Drones going and
have them at a steady even harmony and have the Channer shut off and then bring it right
back in where the Channer is in tune.
It takes a little bit of practice and after a while you fall right into it.
It's very easy.
Like I said I appreciate everyone for checking out my videos.
If anyone has any questions just shoot me an email and I'll try to help you out.
Key:
Bb
F
E
Gb
Eb
Bb
F
E
_ A little while back ACDC launched a brand new website ACDC.com and [F] they had a feature
on there called Blow Up Your Video [E] where fans were putting up, you know, they were showing
[F] their collections off, they were playing guitar along [Gb] with ACDC's songs.
They had the kids playing along with them.
Some guy was doing the duck walk around like the columns in Rome.
I went on there in my kilt and a shirt and I [G] played along with it.
It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll off the high voltage album.
_ Since I put that out [F] there it's been getting a lot of hits [E] thanks to that website.
[Bb] If you've seen the video and you've [Gb] enjoyed it I thank you.
I really appreciate it.
[E] A lot of people have been sending me emails asking me for the sheet music which I don't have.
I figured it out by ear.
Rather than write it off here I'm just going to play it right in front of you.
Just kind of like a teacher.
I'll just show you how to play it.
I got my practice channel.
They had the music playing in [F] the background.
I'm going to play along with it.
I'm going to have the note written out as I'm going along with it.
It's going to go right along with it.
It's very easy.
There's no grace notes, no doublings, no embellishments whatsoever.
It's a very straightforward tune.
It's very easy.
It starts in the first note we hit is E.
Like I said it's very [Gb] easy.
We're going to get going right now.
[Bb] Hold on a minute. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ That's pretty much it.
The rest of the song [G] you can figure out.
It's all pretty [Gb] much in the same realm.
It's all the same stuff.
Towards the end of the song he's just riding [E] on a high A doubling as the [Gbm] song fades out.
[Bb] _
The more _ _ [N] seasoned you are, I don't know how many Pipers are looking at this, but the more
seasoned a Piper you are the more control you'll have.
The more you'll know your bag.
There are parts of the song where you hear the Pipes cut out but you still hear the Drones.
You'll know how much air you need to be blowing into your bag to keep the Drones going and
have them at a steady even harmony and have the Channer shut off and then bring it right
back in where the Channer is in tune.
It takes a little bit of practice and after a while you fall right into it.
It's very easy.
Like I said I appreciate everyone for checking out my videos.
If anyone has any questions just shoot me an email and I'll try to help you out. _
on there called Blow Up Your Video [E] where fans were putting up, you know, they were showing
[F] their collections off, they were playing guitar along [Gb] with ACDC's songs.
They had the kids playing along with them.
Some guy was doing the duck walk around like the columns in Rome.
I went on there in my kilt and a shirt and I [G] played along with it.
It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll off the high voltage album.
_ Since I put that out [F] there it's been getting a lot of hits [E] thanks to that website.
[Bb] If you've seen the video and you've [Gb] enjoyed it I thank you.
I really appreciate it.
[E] A lot of people have been sending me emails asking me for the sheet music which I don't have.
I figured it out by ear.
Rather than write it off here I'm just going to play it right in front of you.
Just kind of like a teacher.
I'll just show you how to play it.
I got my practice channel.
They had the music playing in [F] the background.
I'm going to play along with it.
I'm going to have the note written out as I'm going along with it.
It's going to go right along with it.
It's very easy.
There's no grace notes, no doublings, no embellishments whatsoever.
It's a very straightforward tune.
It's very easy.
It starts in the first note we hit is E.
Like I said it's very [Gb] easy.
We're going to get going right now.
[Bb] Hold on a minute. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ That's pretty much it.
The rest of the song [G] you can figure out.
It's all pretty [Gb] much in the same realm.
It's all the same stuff.
Towards the end of the song he's just riding [E] on a high A doubling as the [Gbm] song fades out.
[Bb] _
The more _ _ [N] seasoned you are, I don't know how many Pipers are looking at this, but the more
seasoned a Piper you are the more control you'll have.
The more you'll know your bag.
There are parts of the song where you hear the Pipes cut out but you still hear the Drones.
You'll know how much air you need to be blowing into your bag to keep the Drones going and
have them at a steady even harmony and have the Channer shut off and then bring it right
back in where the Channer is in tune.
It takes a little bit of practice and after a while you fall right into it.
It's very easy.
Like I said I appreciate everyone for checking out my videos.
If anyone has any questions just shoot me an email and I'll try to help you out. _