Chords for How to Play "Killing Me Softly" on Guitar
Tempo:
97 bpm
Chords used:
Am
D
G
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Bb] [B] What's up guys, Brandon Slavinski here and this is your tutorial video for the Fugees
Killing Me Softly.
I saw a [Fm] girl sing this at karaoke [C] once and she killed it.
[D] It was sick.
But we're going to teach you how to play it [Ab] so you can sing it.
So check this out.
We're going to [Em] start off with an E minor.
That's 2 2 0. And this is going to be the chorus starting off. Then we're going to [Am] do an A minor 7. Alright. That's mute 2 1 0. A minor 7. Then to a D7. You're going to mute. [D] It's going to be [A] 2 [D] 1 2. [C] And then [G] a G. Which is 3 2 3 3. [Em] And then we just repeat [Am] to that A minor 7. [D] And then we do a standard D. Which is going to be [Am] mute 2 3 [D] 2. [C] And then a C. Mute 3 2 1 0. [E] And then the only [F] other two chords that you'll need to know for the chorus are [Dm] an F. Okay. We can [F] teach you the simple way. Which is like [Am] this. Mute 3 2 1 1. And [E] then a standard E. That's going to be 2 2 1 0. So let's kind of just go through the chorus real quick. [Em] Strumming my pain [Am] with his fingers. [D] Singing my life with [G] his words. [Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song. [D] Killing me softly [C] with his song. Telling my [G] whole life [C] with his words. [F] Killing me softly. Let's do the standard. Softly [A] with [E] his song. Of course it's up the octave. So I'm kind of just singing it [Ab] very lowly. Alright. So check [Em] it out. One more. Strumming my pain. That's E minor [Am] to the A minor 7. D7 to [G] the G. [Em] E minor to the A minor [Am] 7. To [D] a D. To a [C] C. [G] To a G. Back to the [C] C. To an F. [F] Hang on that F for a little bit. To [E] an E. [Bb] Alright. So that's the chorus, right? And all that strumming pattern [G] is, you [Bb] can do it super simple in the beginning and then kind of make [Eb] it a little bit more of your own, a little bit more complex. But you can [Em] just do the down strokes if you want to start off and just [Am] give yourself a beat [Em] or you can strum through it. [Am] [Gb] And all I'm doing is just repeating [G] the strumming pattern. [Ab] [G]
Okay. So now we go into the [Am] verse. We start off with an A minor 7. To a [D] D. [G] To a G. [C] To a C. And then [A] A minor 7. So that's a D. [Em] And then an E minor. A [Am] minor 7. To a D7. To a [G] G. To a D. And then you go to a [B] B7. So this is a new chord for you guys. It's going to be, you can mute that low E but you can play it full through. It's not going to hurt anybody. Alright, so it's going to be 2-2-4-4-2-2. Just try and concentrate on the high end. You can mute that low E if you want. But it's not going to hurt anybody. And then you just kick it right back [Em] into the chord. [Eb] So let's just do that verse one more time just for you guys. [Am] To a [D] D. To a [G] G. [C] To a C. [Am] To an A minor 7. [D] To a D. To an [Em] E minor. [Am] A minor 7. To a D7. [G] To a G. Here's [Gbm] that B7. [Em] [Am] [D]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] [F]
[E]
So there you go guys. Those are the chords that you need to know to be able to play the [D] Fugees' Killing [Eb] Me Softly. So be sure to check out our [F] practice video and I'll go through the song for you guys and you can [A] play along. [B] So, I'll see you there. Hey guys, thank [Ab] you so much for joining us today. Be sure to check out our other [Em] awesome tutorial videos. Hit us up on [Eb] Facebook. Hit me up on Facebook or [Bb] Twitter by going to at [G] Calistory. And also, if you have any requests, send them to requests at Mahalo.com. [Dbm] [A] [E] [B] [Ab]
[A] [F] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
Killing Me Softly.
I saw a [Fm] girl sing this at karaoke [C] once and she killed it.
[D] It was sick.
But we're going to teach you how to play it [Ab] so you can sing it.
So check this out.
We're going to [Em] start off with an E minor.
That's 2 2 0. And this is going to be the chorus starting off. Then we're going to [Am] do an A minor 7. Alright. That's mute 2 1 0. A minor 7. Then to a D7. You're going to mute. [D] It's going to be [A] 2 [D] 1 2. [C] And then [G] a G. Which is 3 2 3 3. [Em] And then we just repeat [Am] to that A minor 7. [D] And then we do a standard D. Which is going to be [Am] mute 2 3 [D] 2. [C] And then a C. Mute 3 2 1 0. [E] And then the only [F] other two chords that you'll need to know for the chorus are [Dm] an F. Okay. We can [F] teach you the simple way. Which is like [Am] this. Mute 3 2 1 1. And [E] then a standard E. That's going to be 2 2 1 0. So let's kind of just go through the chorus real quick. [Em] Strumming my pain [Am] with his fingers. [D] Singing my life with [G] his words. [Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song. [D] Killing me softly [C] with his song. Telling my [G] whole life [C] with his words. [F] Killing me softly. Let's do the standard. Softly [A] with [E] his song. Of course it's up the octave. So I'm kind of just singing it [Ab] very lowly. Alright. So check [Em] it out. One more. Strumming my pain. That's E minor [Am] to the A minor 7. D7 to [G] the G. [Em] E minor to the A minor [Am] 7. To [D] a D. To a [C] C. [G] To a G. Back to the [C] C. To an F. [F] Hang on that F for a little bit. To [E] an E. [Bb] Alright. So that's the chorus, right? And all that strumming pattern [G] is, you [Bb] can do it super simple in the beginning and then kind of make [Eb] it a little bit more of your own, a little bit more complex. But you can [Em] just do the down strokes if you want to start off and just [Am] give yourself a beat [Em] or you can strum through it. [Am] [Gb] And all I'm doing is just repeating [G] the strumming pattern. [Ab] [G]
Okay. So now we go into the [Am] verse. We start off with an A minor 7. To a [D] D. [G] To a G. [C] To a C. And then [A] A minor 7. So that's a D. [Em] And then an E minor. A [Am] minor 7. To a D7. To a [G] G. To a D. And then you go to a [B] B7. So this is a new chord for you guys. It's going to be, you can mute that low E but you can play it full through. It's not going to hurt anybody. Alright, so it's going to be 2-2-4-4-2-2. Just try and concentrate on the high end. You can mute that low E if you want. But it's not going to hurt anybody. And then you just kick it right back [Em] into the chord. [Eb] So let's just do that verse one more time just for you guys. [Am] To a [D] D. To a [G] G. [C] To a C. [Am] To an A minor 7. [D] To a D. To an [Em] E minor. [Am] A minor 7. To a D7. [G] To a G. Here's [Gbm] that B7. [Em] [Am] [D]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] [F]
[E]
So there you go guys. Those are the chords that you need to know to be able to play the [D] Fugees' Killing [Eb] Me Softly. So be sure to check out our [F] practice video and I'll go through the song for you guys and you can [A] play along. [B] So, I'll see you there. Hey guys, thank [Ab] you so much for joining us today. Be sure to check out our other [Em] awesome tutorial videos. Hit us up on [Eb] Facebook. Hit me up on Facebook or [Bb] Twitter by going to at [G] Calistory. And also, if you have any requests, send them to requests at Mahalo.com. [Dbm] [A] [E] [B] [Ab]
[A] [F] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
Key:
Am
D
G
Em
C
Am
D
G
[N] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ _ What's up guys, Brandon Slavinski here and this is your tutorial video for the Fugees
Killing Me Softly.
I saw a [Fm] girl sing this at karaoke [C] once and she killed it.
[D] It was sick.
But we're going to teach you how to play it [Ab] so you can sing it.
So check this out.
We're going to [Em] start off with an E minor. _
That's 2 2 0. _ _ _ And this is going to be the chorus starting off. _ Then we're going to [Am] do an A minor 7. _ Alright. That's mute 2 1 0. _ _ A minor 7. Then to a D7. You're going to mute. [D] It's going to be [A] 2 [D] 1 2. _ _ _ _ _ [C] And then [G] a G. _ Which is 3 2 3 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And then we just repeat [Am] to that A minor 7. [D] And then we do a standard D. Which is going to be [Am] mute 2 3 [D] 2. _ _ _ [C] And then a C. _ _ _ Mute 3 2 1 0. _ _ _ [E] And then the only [F] other two chords that you'll need to know for the chorus are [Dm] an F. Okay. We can [F] teach you the simple way. Which is like [Am] this. Mute 3 2 1 1. _ And [E] then a standard E. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ That's going to be 2 2 1 0. _ So let's kind of just go through the chorus real quick. [Em] Strumming my pain [Am] with his fingers. _ _ [D] Singing my life with [G] his words. [Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song. [D] Killing me softly [C] with his song. Telling my [G] whole life [C] with his words. [F] Killing me softly. Let's do the standard. Softly [A] with [E] his song. _ Of course it's up the octave. So I'm kind of just singing it [Ab] very lowly. Alright. So check [Em] it out. One more. Strumming my pain. That's E minor [Am] to the A minor 7. _ _ _ _ _ D7 to [G] the G. _ _ [Em] E minor to the A minor [Am] 7. _ To [D] a D. _ _ To a [C] C. _ _ [G] To a G. _ Back to the [C] C. _ To an F. [F] _ _ Hang on that F for a little bit. _ To [E] an E. _ _ _ _ [Bb] Alright. So that's the chorus, right? And all that strumming pattern [G] is, you [Bb] can do it super simple in the beginning and then kind of make [Eb] it a little bit more of your own, a little bit more complex. But you can [Em] just do the down strokes if you want to start off and just [Am] give yourself a beat [Em] or you can strum through it. _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] And all I'm doing is just repeating [G] the strumming pattern. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Okay. So now we go into the [Am] verse. We start off with an A minor 7. To a _ _ [D] D. _ [G] To a G. _ _ [C] _ _ To a C. And then [A] A minor 7. So _ _ that's a D. [Em] And then an E minor. _ _ _ _ A [Am] minor 7. _ To a D7. _ To a [G] G. To a D. _ _ _ And then you go to a [B] B7. So this is a new chord for you guys. It's going to be, you can mute that low E but you can play it full through. It's not going to hurt anybody. Alright, so it's going to be 2-2-4-4-2-2. _ _ _ Just try and concentrate on the high end. You can mute that low E if you want. But it's not going to hurt anybody. _ _ And then you just kick it right back [Em] into the chord. [Eb] So let's just do that verse one more time just for you guys. [Am] _ To a [D] D. _ To a [G] G. _ _ [C] To a C. _ _ [Am] To an A minor 7. _ _ [D] To a D. To an [Em] E minor. _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] A minor 7. _ To a D7. _ _ [G] To a G. Here's [Gbm] that B7. _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ So there you go guys. Those are the chords that you need to know to be able to play the [D] Fugees' Killing [Eb] Me Softly. So be sure to check out our [F] practice video and I'll go through the song for you guys and you can [A] play along. [B] So, I'll see you there. Hey guys, thank [Ab] you so much for joining us today. Be sure to check out our other [Em] awesome tutorial videos. Hit us up on [Eb] Facebook. Hit me up on Facebook or [Bb] Twitter by going to at [G] Calistory. And also, if you have any requests, send them to requests at Mahalo.com. _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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Killing Me Softly.
I saw a [Fm] girl sing this at karaoke [C] once and she killed it.
[D] It was sick.
But we're going to teach you how to play it [Ab] so you can sing it.
So check this out.
We're going to [Em] start off with an E minor. _
That's 2 2 0. _ _ _ And this is going to be the chorus starting off. _ Then we're going to [Am] do an A minor 7. _ Alright. That's mute 2 1 0. _ _ A minor 7. Then to a D7. You're going to mute. [D] It's going to be [A] 2 [D] 1 2. _ _ _ _ _ [C] And then [G] a G. _ Which is 3 2 3 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And then we just repeat [Am] to that A minor 7. [D] And then we do a standard D. Which is going to be [Am] mute 2 3 [D] 2. _ _ _ [C] And then a C. _ _ _ Mute 3 2 1 0. _ _ _ [E] And then the only [F] other two chords that you'll need to know for the chorus are [Dm] an F. Okay. We can [F] teach you the simple way. Which is like [Am] this. Mute 3 2 1 1. _ And [E] then a standard E. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ That's going to be 2 2 1 0. _ So let's kind of just go through the chorus real quick. [Em] Strumming my pain [Am] with his fingers. _ _ [D] Singing my life with [G] his words. [Em] Killing me softly [Am] with his song. [D] Killing me softly [C] with his song. Telling my [G] whole life [C] with his words. [F] Killing me softly. Let's do the standard. Softly [A] with [E] his song. _ Of course it's up the octave. So I'm kind of just singing it [Ab] very lowly. Alright. So check [Em] it out. One more. Strumming my pain. That's E minor [Am] to the A minor 7. _ _ _ _ _ D7 to [G] the G. _ _ [Em] E minor to the A minor [Am] 7. _ To [D] a D. _ _ To a [C] C. _ _ [G] To a G. _ Back to the [C] C. _ To an F. [F] _ _ Hang on that F for a little bit. _ To [E] an E. _ _ _ _ [Bb] Alright. So that's the chorus, right? And all that strumming pattern [G] is, you [Bb] can do it super simple in the beginning and then kind of make [Eb] it a little bit more of your own, a little bit more complex. But you can [Em] just do the down strokes if you want to start off and just [Am] give yourself a beat [Em] or you can strum through it. _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] And all I'm doing is just repeating [G] the strumming pattern. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Okay. So now we go into the [Am] verse. We start off with an A minor 7. To a _ _ [D] D. _ [G] To a G. _ _ [C] _ _ To a C. And then [A] A minor 7. So _ _ that's a D. [Em] And then an E minor. _ _ _ _ A [Am] minor 7. _ To a D7. _ To a [G] G. To a D. _ _ _ And then you go to a [B] B7. So this is a new chord for you guys. It's going to be, you can mute that low E but you can play it full through. It's not going to hurt anybody. Alright, so it's going to be 2-2-4-4-2-2. _ _ _ Just try and concentrate on the high end. You can mute that low E if you want. But it's not going to hurt anybody. _ _ And then you just kick it right back [Em] into the chord. [Eb] So let's just do that verse one more time just for you guys. [Am] _ To a [D] D. _ To a [G] G. _ _ [C] To a C. _ _ [Am] To an A minor 7. _ _ [D] To a D. To an [Em] E minor. _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] A minor 7. _ To a D7. _ _ [G] To a G. Here's [Gbm] that B7. _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ So there you go guys. Those are the chords that you need to know to be able to play the [D] Fugees' Killing [Eb] Me Softly. So be sure to check out our [F] practice video and I'll go through the song for you guys and you can [A] play along. [B] So, I'll see you there. Hey guys, thank [Ab] you so much for joining us today. Be sure to check out our other [Em] awesome tutorial videos. Hit us up on [Eb] Facebook. Hit me up on Facebook or [Bb] Twitter by going to at [G] Calistory. And also, if you have any requests, send them to requests at Mahalo.com. _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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