Chords for How To Play Tim Buckley Happy Time (intro only)
Tempo:
76.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gb
F
Db
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Tim Buckley of course plays Happy Time on a 12 string.
We're going to look at it on a 6 string [Eb] because I guess most people are [Db] trying to learn it on a 6 string.
If you want to play it on a 12, just play everything that we learn here and it'll work absolutely fine.
It'll work exactly like the [F] original.
First of all, we're going to down-tune by a half step.
And I'll talk a little bit more about that tuning.
But tune your first string down to [Eb] D-sharp.
Second string [Bb] down to A-sharp.
[N] Third string down to F-sharp.
[Gb]
[Eb] Fourth string down to C [Db]-sharp.
[G] Fifth string down to [Ab] G-sharp.
Sixth string [Eb] down to D-sharp.
[F] There are a number of live versions of Tim Buckley playing this song where he down-tunes the way we've just done it there, by a half step.
On the original Blue Afternoon album [C] version, he down-tunes a way [Eb] down by a step and a half.
[Eb] [D] But there's no need for us to do that.
[F] It works fine with just this re-tuning by a half step.
And it's a little easier to do.
Alright, now we're going to start with the introduction to the song, which is the two-chord vamp that is all over this song.
[Gb] [Gb]
Actually, four [Em] times around that sequence would be the introduction.
[F] We're starting with a G chord, but he plays the G chord in this song like this.
The first string at the first fret.
Third string at the fourth fret.
And the fifth and fourth strings at the fifth fret.
And mute the sixth string.
Now, we're going to alternate between that chord
and
the chord where the middle finger replaces the little finger on the fourth string, but now at the fourth fret.
You've got a [B] shape now that's fifth string, fifth fret, fourth string, fourth fret, first [C] string, third fret.
That's your G major 7 chord.
So the first chord is [Gb] G.
Second chord is G major 7.
[B] And he changes it [Gb] during the middle of the bar.
Down, down, up, down, up, up, up, down, down, up, down, up.
That's your [Ebm] strum pattern if you want a strum pattern to help you through this song.
[Eb] And the change comes [Gb] on the up.
Down, down, up, down, up, change, up, down, down, up, down, up.
It's easier if we count this as ones and ands.
One, two, and three, and four, and, and two, three, and four, and.
Let me slow that down.
One, two, and three, and four, and, and two, three, and four, and.
[Ebm] Notice that that G major 7 change is coming on the and of four, not [Gb] on the one.
[Eb] Alright, four times around that sequence is your [Gb] introduction.
Three, and four, and it's [N] a.
We're going to look at it on a 6 string [Eb] because I guess most people are [Db] trying to learn it on a 6 string.
If you want to play it on a 12, just play everything that we learn here and it'll work absolutely fine.
It'll work exactly like the [F] original.
First of all, we're going to down-tune by a half step.
And I'll talk a little bit more about that tuning.
But tune your first string down to [Eb] D-sharp.
Second string [Bb] down to A-sharp.
[N] Third string down to F-sharp.
[Gb]
[Eb] Fourth string down to C [Db]-sharp.
[G] Fifth string down to [Ab] G-sharp.
Sixth string [Eb] down to D-sharp.
[F] There are a number of live versions of Tim Buckley playing this song where he down-tunes the way we've just done it there, by a half step.
On the original Blue Afternoon album [C] version, he down-tunes a way [Eb] down by a step and a half.
[Eb] [D] But there's no need for us to do that.
[F] It works fine with just this re-tuning by a half step.
And it's a little easier to do.
Alright, now we're going to start with the introduction to the song, which is the two-chord vamp that is all over this song.
[Gb] [Gb]
Actually, four [Em] times around that sequence would be the introduction.
[F] We're starting with a G chord, but he plays the G chord in this song like this.
The first string at the first fret.
Third string at the fourth fret.
And the fifth and fourth strings at the fifth fret.
And mute the sixth string.
Now, we're going to alternate between that chord
and
the chord where the middle finger replaces the little finger on the fourth string, but now at the fourth fret.
You've got a [B] shape now that's fifth string, fifth fret, fourth string, fourth fret, first [C] string, third fret.
That's your G major 7 chord.
So the first chord is [Gb] G.
Second chord is G major 7.
[B] And he changes it [Gb] during the middle of the bar.
Down, down, up, down, up, up, up, down, down, up, down, up.
That's your [Ebm] strum pattern if you want a strum pattern to help you through this song.
[Eb] And the change comes [Gb] on the up.
Down, down, up, down, up, change, up, down, down, up, down, up.
It's easier if we count this as ones and ands.
One, two, and three, and four, and, and two, three, and four, and.
Let me slow that down.
One, two, and three, and four, and, and two, three, and four, and.
[Ebm] Notice that that G major 7 change is coming on the and of four, not [Gb] on the one.
[Eb] Alright, four times around that sequence is your [Gb] introduction.
Three, and four, and it's [N] a.
Key:
Eb
Gb
F
Db
C
Eb
Gb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tim Buckley of course plays Happy Time on a 12 string.
We're going to look at it on a 6 string [Eb] because I guess most people are [Db] trying to learn it on a 6 string.
If you want to play it on a 12, just play everything that we learn here and it'll work absolutely fine.
It'll work exactly like the [F] original.
First of all, we're going to down-tune by a half step.
And I'll talk a little bit more about that tuning.
But tune your first string down to [Eb] D-sharp.
_ Second string [Bb] down to A-sharp.
_ [N] Third string down to F-sharp.
[Gb] _ _
[Eb] Fourth string down to C [Db]-sharp.
_ [G] Fifth string down to [Ab] G-sharp.
Sixth string [Eb] down to D-sharp. _ _
[F] There are a number of live versions of Tim Buckley playing this song where he down-tunes the way we've just done it there, by a half step.
On the original Blue Afternoon album [C] version, he down-tunes a way [Eb] down by a step and a half.
[Eb] [D] But there's no need for us to do that.
[F] It works fine with just this re-tuning by a half step.
And it's a little easier to do.
Alright, now we're going to start with the introduction to the song, which is the two-chord vamp that is all over this song.
[Gb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Actually, four [Em] times around that sequence would be the introduction.
[F] We're starting with a G chord, but he plays the G chord in this song like this.
The first string at the first fret.
Third string at the fourth fret.
And the fifth and fourth strings at the fifth fret.
And mute the sixth string.
_ Now, we're going to alternate between that chord_
_and
the chord where the middle finger replaces the little finger on the fourth string, but now at the fourth fret.
You've got a [B] shape now that's fifth string, fifth fret, fourth string, fourth fret, first [C] string, third fret.
That's your G major 7 chord.
So the first chord is [Gb] G.
Second chord is G major 7. _ _
[B] And he changes it [Gb] during the middle of the bar.
Down, down, up, down, up, up, up, down, down, up, down, up.
That's your [Ebm] strum pattern if you want a strum pattern to help you through this song.
[Eb] And the change comes [Gb] on the up.
Down, down, up, down, up, change, up, down, down, up, down, up. _ _ _ _
It's easier if we count this as ones and ands.
One, two, and three, and four, and, and two, three, and four, and.
Let me slow that down.
One, two, and three, and four, and, and two, three, and four, and.
[Ebm] Notice that that G major 7 change is coming on the and of four, not [Gb] on the one. _
[Eb] Alright, four times around that sequence is your [Gb] introduction. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Three, _ and four, _ and it's [N] a.
Tim Buckley of course plays Happy Time on a 12 string.
We're going to look at it on a 6 string [Eb] because I guess most people are [Db] trying to learn it on a 6 string.
If you want to play it on a 12, just play everything that we learn here and it'll work absolutely fine.
It'll work exactly like the [F] original.
First of all, we're going to down-tune by a half step.
And I'll talk a little bit more about that tuning.
But tune your first string down to [Eb] D-sharp.
_ Second string [Bb] down to A-sharp.
_ [N] Third string down to F-sharp.
[Gb] _ _
[Eb] Fourth string down to C [Db]-sharp.
_ [G] Fifth string down to [Ab] G-sharp.
Sixth string [Eb] down to D-sharp. _ _
[F] There are a number of live versions of Tim Buckley playing this song where he down-tunes the way we've just done it there, by a half step.
On the original Blue Afternoon album [C] version, he down-tunes a way [Eb] down by a step and a half.
[Eb] [D] But there's no need for us to do that.
[F] It works fine with just this re-tuning by a half step.
And it's a little easier to do.
Alright, now we're going to start with the introduction to the song, which is the two-chord vamp that is all over this song.
[Gb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Actually, four [Em] times around that sequence would be the introduction.
[F] We're starting with a G chord, but he plays the G chord in this song like this.
The first string at the first fret.
Third string at the fourth fret.
And the fifth and fourth strings at the fifth fret.
And mute the sixth string.
_ Now, we're going to alternate between that chord_
_and
the chord where the middle finger replaces the little finger on the fourth string, but now at the fourth fret.
You've got a [B] shape now that's fifth string, fifth fret, fourth string, fourth fret, first [C] string, third fret.
That's your G major 7 chord.
So the first chord is [Gb] G.
Second chord is G major 7. _ _
[B] And he changes it [Gb] during the middle of the bar.
Down, down, up, down, up, up, up, down, down, up, down, up.
That's your [Ebm] strum pattern if you want a strum pattern to help you through this song.
[Eb] And the change comes [Gb] on the up.
Down, down, up, down, up, change, up, down, down, up, down, up. _ _ _ _
It's easier if we count this as ones and ands.
One, two, and three, and four, and, and two, three, and four, and.
Let me slow that down.
One, two, and three, and four, and, and two, three, and four, and.
[Ebm] Notice that that G major 7 change is coming on the and of four, not [Gb] on the one. _
[Eb] Alright, four times around that sequence is your [Gb] introduction. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Three, _ and four, _ and it's [N] a.