Chords for Mike Oldfield - BBC 1983
Tempo:
82.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
Eb
Em
C
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
half years and still sells between 50 and 100,000 copies a year internationally.
Well Mike has had many very popular records since then.
His most recent is
called Moonlight Shadow, but between recording dates he's also an avid
collector of vintage guitars.
He has 25 of them at home, two of which were made in
about 1953 and [B] he's bought some in today.
Are these just collectors items Mike or
do you use them?
Well the tools of my trade is like a carpenter and I have
different [G] tools to make what he makes.
I have all these guitars which make
different sounds to do what I do.
So you do use them on stage and in the studio?
Oh yes.
Right show us some of them.
What about this one here?
Well this is a
modern one in fact.
It's an ovation but it's made by a
Dharmus and he's actually signed by the man who made it.
It's very unusual.
It's got this design, it's acoustically [Eb] designed.
[Db] That's wood all
around there isn't it?
Yes, [Em] it's mostly some sort of fiberglass.
That is.
But it's also great because you can
plug it into an amplifier and it's got an acoustic sound.
I don't know whether [Dm] you
recognize it.
[C]
[G] Is that right?
That sounds great.
Nearly right.
Yeah.
It's a beautiful sound.
[Db]
[Em] And that was made where?
In America.
How much does that worth?
[Eb] It's worth about £1,500.
Is it really?
Yes.
But talking about [G] investments, I've got a guitar here which
about 1961 would have been worth maybe £120 in 1961.
[Gb] But these [C] days you have to
pay [Eb] £700-800 for it.
If you're lucky enough to get a 1957 [Ab] one you can pay as
much as £1 [G],500 for it.
It still sounds [A] great.
It's a lovely sound.
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [G]
Splendid.
[Eb] Splendid Stratocaster.
Who's still using those?
Oh, lots of people use them.
Mark Knopfler uses these all the time.
[G] That's his characteristic sound.
You've just woken up about 5 million people.
Yes, I [C] can.
I'm just playing a bit of this here.
[G]
[Em]
[G] [C] [E]
[G] Marvellous isn't it?
Isn't that wonderful?
What about the smaller one there Mike?
Wow, it was in fact a gift from a German record company.
It's a real guitar isn't it?
It's beautiful, yes.
It's got an amplifier and everything all [Am] built in.
And it's a wonderful little [Em] sound.
[E]
[D]
[C] See?
It's got my name on it.
But it's great for travelling because you can put it in [G] your suitcase and if you have any musical ideas you can just pick it up and play and everything.
It's wonderful.
Now, right behind you is something which looks far more classical.
Oh, well that's, I suppose you'd call this [E] a Stradivarius of classical guitars.
It's in fact a Ramirez made in Spain.
It's a most beautiful sound.
How old is that?
Oh, it's brand new [Ab] but it'll age and it'll get more valuable as it gets older.
Beautiful, isn't it?
[Ab] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gbm] It's a tune I've written.
[Eb] I [G] won't play it because it's out of tune.
Are these a good investment?
Well, really this sort of guitar, these 50s, [E] early 50s, 60s guitars, they do go up in value.
I reckon in [Abm] about 100 years time it'll be almost like owning a [Em] Stradivarius to have a 1957 Fender Stratocaster.
It'll be [Ab] worth like a Stradivarius.
Well, [N] thank you.
Thank you for bringing those in.
A tip for anybody who wants to start
Well Mike has had many very popular records since then.
His most recent is
called Moonlight Shadow, but between recording dates he's also an avid
collector of vintage guitars.
He has 25 of them at home, two of which were made in
about 1953 and [B] he's bought some in today.
Are these just collectors items Mike or
do you use them?
Well the tools of my trade is like a carpenter and I have
different [G] tools to make what he makes.
I have all these guitars which make
different sounds to do what I do.
So you do use them on stage and in the studio?
Oh yes.
Right show us some of them.
What about this one here?
Well this is a
modern one in fact.
It's an ovation but it's made by a
Dharmus and he's actually signed by the man who made it.
It's very unusual.
It's got this design, it's acoustically [Eb] designed.
[Db] That's wood all
around there isn't it?
Yes, [Em] it's mostly some sort of fiberglass.
That is.
But it's also great because you can
plug it into an amplifier and it's got an acoustic sound.
I don't know whether [Dm] you
recognize it.
[C]
[G] Is that right?
That sounds great.
Nearly right.
Yeah.
It's a beautiful sound.
[Db]
[Em] And that was made where?
In America.
How much does that worth?
[Eb] It's worth about £1,500.
Is it really?
Yes.
But talking about [G] investments, I've got a guitar here which
about 1961 would have been worth maybe £120 in 1961.
[Gb] But these [C] days you have to
pay [Eb] £700-800 for it.
If you're lucky enough to get a 1957 [Ab] one you can pay as
much as £1 [G],500 for it.
It still sounds [A] great.
It's a lovely sound.
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [G]
Splendid.
[Eb] Splendid Stratocaster.
Who's still using those?
Oh, lots of people use them.
Mark Knopfler uses these all the time.
[G] That's his characteristic sound.
You've just woken up about 5 million people.
Yes, I [C] can.
I'm just playing a bit of this here.
[G]
[Em]
[G] [C] [E]
[G] Marvellous isn't it?
Isn't that wonderful?
What about the smaller one there Mike?
Wow, it was in fact a gift from a German record company.
It's a real guitar isn't it?
It's beautiful, yes.
It's got an amplifier and everything all [Am] built in.
And it's a wonderful little [Em] sound.
[E]
[D]
[C] See?
It's got my name on it.
But it's great for travelling because you can put it in [G] your suitcase and if you have any musical ideas you can just pick it up and play and everything.
It's wonderful.
Now, right behind you is something which looks far more classical.
Oh, well that's, I suppose you'd call this [E] a Stradivarius of classical guitars.
It's in fact a Ramirez made in Spain.
It's a most beautiful sound.
How old is that?
Oh, it's brand new [Ab] but it'll age and it'll get more valuable as it gets older.
Beautiful, isn't it?
[Ab] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gbm] It's a tune I've written.
[Eb] I [G] won't play it because it's out of tune.
Are these a good investment?
Well, really this sort of guitar, these 50s, [E] early 50s, 60s guitars, they do go up in value.
I reckon in [Abm] about 100 years time it'll be almost like owning a [Em] Stradivarius to have a 1957 Fender Stratocaster.
It'll be [Ab] worth like a Stradivarius.
Well, [N] thank you.
Thank you for bringing those in.
A tip for anybody who wants to start
Key:
G
Eb
Em
C
Ab
G
Eb
Em
_ half years and still sells between 50 and 100,000 copies a year internationally.
Well Mike has had many very popular records since then.
His most recent is
called Moonlight Shadow, but between recording dates he's also an avid
collector of vintage guitars.
He has 25 of them at home, two of which were made in
about 1953 and [B] he's bought some in today.
Are these just collectors items Mike or
do you use them?
Well the tools of my trade is like a carpenter and I have
different [G] tools to make what he makes.
I have all these guitars which make
different sounds to do what I do.
So you do use them on stage and in the studio?
Oh yes.
Right show us some of them.
What about this one here?
Well this is a
modern one in fact.
_ It's an ovation but it's made by a
Dharmus and he's actually signed by the man who made it.
It's very unusual.
It's got this design, it's acoustically [Eb] designed.
[Db] That's wood all
around there isn't it?
Yes, [Em] it's mostly some sort of fiberglass.
That is.
But it's also great because you can
plug it into an amplifier and it's got an acoustic sound.
I don't know whether [Dm] you
recognize it.
[C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Is that right?
That sounds great.
Nearly right.
Yeah.
_ _ It's a beautiful sound.
[Db] _
[Em] And that was made where?
In America.
How much does that worth?
[Eb] It's worth about £1,500.
Is it really?
Yes.
But talking about [G] investments, I've got a guitar here which
about 1961 would have been worth maybe £120 in 1961.
[Gb] But these [C] days you have to
pay [Eb] £700-800 for it.
If you're lucky enough to get a 1957 [Ab] one you can pay as
much as £1 [G],500 for it.
It still sounds [A] great.
It's a lovely sound.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Splendid.
[Eb] Splendid Stratocaster.
Who's still using those?
Oh, lots of people use them.
Mark Knopfler uses these all the time.
[G] That's his characteristic sound. _
You've just woken up about 5 million people.
Yes, I [C] _ can.
I'm just playing a bit of this here.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Marvellous isn't it?
Isn't that wonderful?
What about the smaller one there Mike?
Wow, it was in fact a gift from a German record company.
It's a real guitar isn't it?
It's beautiful, yes.
It's got an amplifier and everything all [Am] built in.
And it's a wonderful little [Em] sound.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] See?
It's got my name on it.
But it's great for travelling because you can put it in [G] your suitcase and if you have any musical ideas you can just pick it up and play and everything.
It's wonderful.
Now, right behind you is something which looks far more classical.
Oh, well that's, I suppose you'd call this [E] a Stradivarius of classical guitars.
It's in fact a Ramirez made in Spain.
It's a most beautiful sound.
How old is that?
Oh, it's brand new [Ab] but it'll age and it'll get more valuable as it gets older.
Beautiful, isn't it?
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _
[Gbm] It's a tune I've written.
[Eb] I [G] won't play it because it's out of tune.
Are these a good investment?
Well, really this sort of guitar, these 50s, [E] early 50s, 60s guitars, they do go up in value.
I reckon in [Abm] about 100 years time it'll be almost like owning a [Em] Stradivarius to have a 1957 Fender Stratocaster.
It'll be [Ab] worth like a Stradivarius.
Well, [N] thank you.
Thank you for bringing those in.
A tip for anybody who wants to start
Well Mike has had many very popular records since then.
His most recent is
called Moonlight Shadow, but between recording dates he's also an avid
collector of vintage guitars.
He has 25 of them at home, two of which were made in
about 1953 and [B] he's bought some in today.
Are these just collectors items Mike or
do you use them?
Well the tools of my trade is like a carpenter and I have
different [G] tools to make what he makes.
I have all these guitars which make
different sounds to do what I do.
So you do use them on stage and in the studio?
Oh yes.
Right show us some of them.
What about this one here?
Well this is a
modern one in fact.
_ It's an ovation but it's made by a
Dharmus and he's actually signed by the man who made it.
It's very unusual.
It's got this design, it's acoustically [Eb] designed.
[Db] That's wood all
around there isn't it?
Yes, [Em] it's mostly some sort of fiberglass.
That is.
But it's also great because you can
plug it into an amplifier and it's got an acoustic sound.
I don't know whether [Dm] you
recognize it.
[C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Is that right?
That sounds great.
Nearly right.
Yeah.
_ _ It's a beautiful sound.
[Db] _
[Em] And that was made where?
In America.
How much does that worth?
[Eb] It's worth about £1,500.
Is it really?
Yes.
But talking about [G] investments, I've got a guitar here which
about 1961 would have been worth maybe £120 in 1961.
[Gb] But these [C] days you have to
pay [Eb] £700-800 for it.
If you're lucky enough to get a 1957 [Ab] one you can pay as
much as £1 [G],500 for it.
It still sounds [A] great.
It's a lovely sound.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Splendid.
[Eb] Splendid Stratocaster.
Who's still using those?
Oh, lots of people use them.
Mark Knopfler uses these all the time.
[G] That's his characteristic sound. _
You've just woken up about 5 million people.
Yes, I [C] _ can.
I'm just playing a bit of this here.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Marvellous isn't it?
Isn't that wonderful?
What about the smaller one there Mike?
Wow, it was in fact a gift from a German record company.
It's a real guitar isn't it?
It's beautiful, yes.
It's got an amplifier and everything all [Am] built in.
And it's a wonderful little [Em] sound.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] See?
It's got my name on it.
But it's great for travelling because you can put it in [G] your suitcase and if you have any musical ideas you can just pick it up and play and everything.
It's wonderful.
Now, right behind you is something which looks far more classical.
Oh, well that's, I suppose you'd call this [E] a Stradivarius of classical guitars.
It's in fact a Ramirez made in Spain.
It's a most beautiful sound.
How old is that?
Oh, it's brand new [Ab] but it'll age and it'll get more valuable as it gets older.
Beautiful, isn't it?
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _
[Gbm] It's a tune I've written.
[Eb] I [G] won't play it because it's out of tune.
Are these a good investment?
Well, really this sort of guitar, these 50s, [E] early 50s, 60s guitars, they do go up in value.
I reckon in [Abm] about 100 years time it'll be almost like owning a [Em] Stradivarius to have a 1957 Fender Stratocaster.
It'll be [Ab] worth like a Stradivarius.
Well, [N] thank you.
Thank you for bringing those in.
A tip for anybody who wants to start