The Sound Chords by Mad Dog Mcrea

Tempo:
74.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

Eb

Gm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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MAD DOG MCREA - THE SOUND (2015) chords
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[Eb] [N]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
He [Gm] [Bb] [Cm] strikes his old string [Bb] box in the salt [Cm] treat
[Bb] Like a million songs before, [Gm] he kicks the red dust from [Cm] the floor
[Bb] He [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] scuffs the wood in his [Bb] fingers, pick [Cm] up pace
[Gm] As [Bb] [Cm] he stretches out [Bb] his scalps with every new [Cm] fade
Like [Bb] a million times before, [Gm]
he holds the cloaks [Cm] until the dawn
[Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] Play her [Gm] in the evening [Bb] long and loud
[Ab] Rest her [Eb] in the morning when [Bb]
she's down
[Ab] Play her [Gm] when your comrades come [Bb] around
[Gm] She's the revolution [Cm] rolling on
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
Shrill [Eb] wind the fiddle makes [Cm] her cry
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] Flourish [Bb] and fable in [Cm] the night
Like [Bb] a million notes before, [Gm] you can hear the [Cm] figure roar
[Bb] Play [Cm] [Ab]
her [Eb] in the evening [Bb] long and loud
[Ab]
Rest her [Eb] in the morning when [Bb] she's down
[Ab] Play her [Eb] when your comrades [Bb] come around
[Gm]
She's the rhythm, the [Cm] song, the sound
[Bb] A [Cm]
[Eb] [F]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Cm] single tone [Bb] of reeds it fills [Cm] the air
With [Gm] [Bb] [Cm] shaking sharp, lean [Bb] lips they do [Cm] declare
A [Bb] sweet melody before, [Gm] now the song begins [Cm] to soar
[Gm] Play [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
her in the evening [Bb] long and loud
[Ab] Rest her [Eb] in the morning when [Bb] she's down
[Ab] Play her [Eb] when your comrades [Bb] come around
[Gm]
She's the rhythm, [Ab] play her [Eb] in the evening [Bb] long and loud
[Ab] Rest her [Eb] in the morning when [Bb] she's down
[Ab] Play her when [Eb] your comrades [Bb] come around
[Gm] She's the rhythm, she's the song, [Cm] the sweetest sound
[C]
Key:  
Bb
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Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
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To learn Mad Dog Mcrea - The Sound chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Eb, Bb, Ab, Bb, Cm, Bb, Gm and Cm. A good strategy is to initiate at 37 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 74 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm]
He [Gm] _ [Bb] [Cm] strikes his old string [Bb] box in the salt [Cm] treat
_ _ [Bb] Like a million songs before, [Gm] he kicks the red dust from [Cm] the floor
[Bb] He [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] scuffs the wood in his [Bb] fingers, pick [Cm] up pace
[Gm] As [Bb] [Cm] he stretches out [Bb] his scalps with every new [Cm] fade
Like [Bb] a million times before, _ [Gm]
he holds the cloaks [Cm] until the dawn
[Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] Play her [Gm] in the evening [Bb] long and loud
_ _ [Ab] Rest her [Eb] in the morning when [Bb]
she's down
[Ab] Play her [Gm] when your comrades come [Bb] around
_ _ _ [Gm] _ She's the revolution [Cm] rolling on
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm]
Shrill [Eb] wind the fiddle makes [Cm] her cry
[Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Cm] Flourish [Bb] and fable in [Cm] the night
Like [Bb] a million notes before, [Gm] you can hear the [Cm] figure roar
[Bb] Play [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
her [Eb] in the evening [Bb] long and loud
_ _ [Ab]
Rest her [Eb] in the morning when [Bb] she's down
[Ab] Play her [Eb] when your comrades [Bb] come around
_ _ _ [Gm] _
She's the rhythm, the [Cm] song, the sound
[Bb] A [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] single tone [Bb] of reeds it fills [Cm] the air
With [Gm] _ [Bb] [Cm] shaking sharp, lean [Bb] lips they do [Cm] declare
A _ [Bb] sweet melody before, _ [Gm] _ now the song begins [Cm] to soar
[Gm] Play [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
her in the evening [Bb] long and loud
_ [Ab] Rest her [Eb] in the morning when [Bb] she's down
_ [Ab] Play her [Eb] when your comrades [Bb] come around
_ _ [Gm] _
She's the rhythm, [Ab] play her [Eb] in the evening [Bb] long and loud
_ _ [Ab] Rest her [Eb] in the morning when [Bb] she's down
[Ab] Play her when [Eb] your comrades [Bb] come around _
_ _ [Gm] She's the rhythm, _ she's the song, [Cm] the sweetest sound _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Almost Home album.

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