Chords for Quick Riff #22 - Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn - How To Play
Tempo:
115.85 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
G
Bb
Am
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Gm] [Eb]
[G] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [G] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [G]
[Eb] [N] Hi guys Dave here with a new riff lesson for you today
We're looking at got to be real by show Ling a bit of a classic this
Before I show you that to riff I'll show you the chords that are underneath it.
These are played by the keyboard
[C] So the harmony [B] is we have an E flat major [G] 9
[Bb] If you used to play it on the guitar that would be 6th [Eb] fret on the A
[Ab] 5th fret on the D
[G] 7th fret on the [Fm] G and [Gb] 6th fret on the [Bb] B string
[Bb] That holds for two beats and then [C] we have a
D7 [B] flat 9
those notes are
5 on the [Gb] a
[B] 4 on the D
[F] 5 on the [C] G
4 on the B
That holds for two beats [B]
and then [D] finally for the second bar for the entire bar [F] is a G minor 7
[Gm] So on [G] the guitar you just bar across the third fret across all [Ab] six strings and hold down the fifth fret on the A [Bb] string
[G] [C]
[Gm]
So [Abm] that's the harmony underneath the riff
The actual guitar part itself is just
third intervals being played
So the [G] first shape is just the [Am] third fret on the B and [Bb] G strings
[Ab] [Gb] We strum it like this.
It's just gonna go [Gm] down up down up
[Bb] Like that we [Ab] go down to [C] this shape, which is first fret on the B second on the G
[Am] It's a single down strum on that
[A] So you get
[Bbm]
Then [B] third shape we [F] move
Up to here.
This is the fourth fret on the B [Gb] fifth fret on the G
[Bb]
[Ab] Just do a single down strum on that
[Bb] Then back to our third fret shape
fret [Gm] up and
Then [Gb] back down to this lower [Am] shape for a down
[C] Together it [Ab] sounds like this
[Gm] [Am] [Cm]
[Am]
[N] Okay
And then for the second half of the riff we're back to that third fret shape
Again down up down [Gm] up
[A]
[Ab] Then to this shape again for a down
[Gm]
[Em] And back to the [Bb] third shape [Gm] for a down then an up
[Em] And when we play this it's a bit more staccato.
[Dm] So play the first one [Gm] relax it
And then put it on again for the up [Bb] and
[Db] then we [Ab] end up on this [C] low shape again
for a down stroke
So that that sounds like [Gm] this
[Am] [G] That's it
[Fm] Slightly the whole [Gm] thing together
[Cm]
[A] [Am] [Gm]
[Am] [Gm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[D] [A]
[D] [Cm] [A]
[Am] [Bb] Probably a [G] couple of other things to add
about this riff
[D] When I play it so that I can strum fairly [Gm] freely
[N] And not worry about other strings.
What I tend to do is I will mute off the surrounding strings
with any available left hand finger
So feel free to find the fingering which works best for [Ab] you
You [Db] can do it many different ways.
So yeah, it's personal choice
[A] But you notice when [F] I play the first shape my second [Gm] finger
[Bb] Strings around it
[Am] [C] When I go to this shape the underneath of my [G] index finger is choking off the first string and the side of my [Eb] finger
[G] Is lightly muting off the D [Am] string as well
So it's [Cm] a combination of effective [Em] left hand muting but also kind of strumming in a smaller area [Bb] than where you would normally
[Cm] [Gm] [Am] [Bb]
[Am] And I find whenever I'm kind of [Ab] strumming out small shapes [Db] like this.
That's what I do
I rely on my left hand [G] a lot more to kind of choke off any unwanted string noise
Okay
[N] Sound-wise he's using I think there's a little bit of a chorus effect just a very light chorus effect on the guitar
I used
The neck pickup on the strap to get this sound [G] I think it's fairly close to what we hear on the record
It's quite low in the mix.
So it's not that easy to pick it out
And that's the whole thing really.
I hope you enjoy this lesson [C] and I'll see you for one again real soon
[F] [Gm] [Eb] [G] [F]
[Eb] [G] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
[G] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [G] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [G]
[Eb] [N] Hi guys Dave here with a new riff lesson for you today
We're looking at got to be real by show Ling a bit of a classic this
Before I show you that to riff I'll show you the chords that are underneath it.
These are played by the keyboard
[C] So the harmony [B] is we have an E flat major [G] 9
[Bb] If you used to play it on the guitar that would be 6th [Eb] fret on the A
[Ab] 5th fret on the D
[G] 7th fret on the [Fm] G and [Gb] 6th fret on the [Bb] B string
[Bb] That holds for two beats and then [C] we have a
D7 [B] flat 9
those notes are
5 on the [Gb] a
[B] 4 on the D
[F] 5 on the [C] G
4 on the B
That holds for two beats [B]
and then [D] finally for the second bar for the entire bar [F] is a G minor 7
[Gm] So on [G] the guitar you just bar across the third fret across all [Ab] six strings and hold down the fifth fret on the A [Bb] string
[G] [C]
[Gm]
So [Abm] that's the harmony underneath the riff
The actual guitar part itself is just
third intervals being played
So the [G] first shape is just the [Am] third fret on the B and [Bb] G strings
[Ab] [Gb] We strum it like this.
It's just gonna go [Gm] down up down up
[Bb] Like that we [Ab] go down to [C] this shape, which is first fret on the B second on the G
[Am] It's a single down strum on that
[A] So you get
[Bbm]
Then [B] third shape we [F] move
Up to here.
This is the fourth fret on the B [Gb] fifth fret on the G
[Bb]
[Ab] Just do a single down strum on that
[Bb] Then back to our third fret shape
fret [Gm] up and
Then [Gb] back down to this lower [Am] shape for a down
[C] Together it [Ab] sounds like this
[Gm] [Am] [Cm]
[Am]
[N] Okay
And then for the second half of the riff we're back to that third fret shape
Again down up down [Gm] up
[A]
[Ab] Then to this shape again for a down
[Gm]
[Em] And back to the [Bb] third shape [Gm] for a down then an up
[Em] And when we play this it's a bit more staccato.
[Dm] So play the first one [Gm] relax it
And then put it on again for the up [Bb] and
[Db] then we [Ab] end up on this [C] low shape again
for a down stroke
So that that sounds like [Gm] this
[Am] [G] That's it
[Fm] Slightly the whole [Gm] thing together
[Cm]
[A] [Am] [Gm]
[Am] [Gm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[D] [A]
[D] [Cm] [A]
[Am] [Bb] Probably a [G] couple of other things to add
about this riff
[D] When I play it so that I can strum fairly [Gm] freely
[N] And not worry about other strings.
What I tend to do is I will mute off the surrounding strings
with any available left hand finger
So feel free to find the fingering which works best for [Ab] you
You [Db] can do it many different ways.
So yeah, it's personal choice
[A] But you notice when [F] I play the first shape my second [Gm] finger
[Bb] Strings around it
[Am] [C] When I go to this shape the underneath of my [G] index finger is choking off the first string and the side of my [Eb] finger
[G] Is lightly muting off the D [Am] string as well
So it's [Cm] a combination of effective [Em] left hand muting but also kind of strumming in a smaller area [Bb] than where you would normally
[Cm] [Gm] [Am] [Bb]
[Am] And I find whenever I'm kind of [Ab] strumming out small shapes [Db] like this.
That's what I do
I rely on my left hand [G] a lot more to kind of choke off any unwanted string noise
Okay
[N] Sound-wise he's using I think there's a little bit of a chorus effect just a very light chorus effect on the guitar
I used
The neck pickup on the strap to get this sound [G] I think it's fairly close to what we hear on the record
It's quite low in the mix.
So it's not that easy to pick it out
And that's the whole thing really.
I hope you enjoy this lesson [C] and I'll see you for one again real soon
[F] [Gm] [Eb] [G] [F]
[Eb] [G] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm]
Key:
Gm
G
Bb
Am
Ab
Gm
G
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [N] Hi guys Dave here with a new riff lesson for you today
We're looking at got to be real by show Ling a bit of a classic this
_ _ Before I show you that to riff I'll show you the chords that are underneath it.
These are played by the keyboard _
[C] _ _ _ So the harmony [B] is we have an E flat major [G] 9
[Bb] If you used to play it on the guitar that would be 6th [Eb] fret on the A
_ [Ab] 5th fret on the D
[G] _ 7th fret on the [Fm] G and [Gb] 6th fret on the [Bb] B string
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] That holds for two beats and then [C] we have a _ _
D7 [B] flat 9
_ _ those notes are
5 on the [Gb] a
_ _ [B] 4 on the D
_ [F] 5 on the [C] G
4 on the B
_ _ That holds for two beats [B]
and then [D] finally for the second bar for the entire bar [F] is a G minor 7
[Gm] _ _ _ So on [G] the guitar you just bar across the third fret across all [Ab] six strings and hold down the fifth fret on the A [Bb] string _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So [Abm] that's the harmony underneath the riff _
The actual guitar part itself is just
third intervals being played
_ _ So the [G] first shape is just the [Am] third fret on the B and [Bb] G strings _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] We strum it like this.
It's just gonna go [Gm] down up down up
_ _ _ [Bb] Like that we [Ab] go down to [C] this shape, which is first fret on the B second on the G
[Am] _ _ _ It's a single down strum on that
[A] So you get
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ Then [B] third shape we [F] move
Up to here.
This is the fourth fret on the B [Gb] fifth fret on the G
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Just do a single down strum on that
[Bb] Then back to our third fret shape
fret [Gm] up and
_ Then [Gb] back down to this lower [Am] shape for a down
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Together it [Ab] sounds like this
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ Okay
And then for the second half of the riff we're back to that third fret shape _
Again down up down [Gm] up
_ _ _ _ [A]
[Ab] Then to this shape again for a down
[Gm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ And back to the [Bb] third shape [Gm] for a down then an up
_ _ [Em] And when we play this it's a bit more staccato.
[Dm] So play the first one [Gm] relax it
_ And then put it on again for the up [Bb] and _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] then we [Ab] end up on this [C] low shape again
for a down stroke
_ So that that sounds like [Gm] this _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] That's it
[Fm] Slightly the whole [Gm] thing together
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Probably a [G] couple of other things to add
about this riff
[D] _ When I play it so that I can strum fairly [Gm] freely
_ _ _ [N] And not worry about other strings.
What I tend to do is I will mute off the surrounding strings
with any available left hand finger
_ So feel free to find the fingering which works best for [Ab] you _
You [Db] can do it many different ways.
So yeah, it's personal choice
[A] But you notice when [F] I play the first shape my second [Gm] finger _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Strings around it
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] When I go to this shape the underneath of my [G] index finger is choking off the first string and the side of my [Eb] finger
_ [G] Is lightly muting off the D [Am] string as well
_ So it's [Cm] a combination of effective [Em] left hand muting but also kind of strumming in a smaller area [Bb] than where you would normally _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ And I find whenever I'm kind of [Ab] strumming out small shapes [Db] like this.
That's what I do
I rely on my left hand [G] a lot more to kind of choke off any unwanted string noise
_ _ Okay
[N] Sound-wise he's using I think there's a little bit of a chorus effect just a very light chorus effect on the guitar
_ I used _
The neck pickup on the strap to get this sound [G] I think it's fairly close to what we hear on the record
It's quite low in the mix.
So it's not that easy to pick it out
_ _ _ And that's the whole thing really.
I hope you enjoy this lesson [C] and I'll see you for one again real soon
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [N] Hi guys Dave here with a new riff lesson for you today
We're looking at got to be real by show Ling a bit of a classic this
_ _ Before I show you that to riff I'll show you the chords that are underneath it.
These are played by the keyboard _
[C] _ _ _ So the harmony [B] is we have an E flat major [G] 9
[Bb] If you used to play it on the guitar that would be 6th [Eb] fret on the A
_ [Ab] 5th fret on the D
[G] _ 7th fret on the [Fm] G and [Gb] 6th fret on the [Bb] B string
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] That holds for two beats and then [C] we have a _ _
D7 [B] flat 9
_ _ those notes are
5 on the [Gb] a
_ _ [B] 4 on the D
_ [F] 5 on the [C] G
4 on the B
_ _ That holds for two beats [B]
and then [D] finally for the second bar for the entire bar [F] is a G minor 7
[Gm] _ _ _ So on [G] the guitar you just bar across the third fret across all [Ab] six strings and hold down the fifth fret on the A [Bb] string _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So [Abm] that's the harmony underneath the riff _
The actual guitar part itself is just
third intervals being played
_ _ So the [G] first shape is just the [Am] third fret on the B and [Bb] G strings _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] We strum it like this.
It's just gonna go [Gm] down up down up
_ _ _ [Bb] Like that we [Ab] go down to [C] this shape, which is first fret on the B second on the G
[Am] _ _ _ It's a single down strum on that
[A] So you get
_ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ Then [B] third shape we [F] move
Up to here.
This is the fourth fret on the B [Gb] fifth fret on the G
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Just do a single down strum on that
[Bb] Then back to our third fret shape
fret [Gm] up and
_ Then [Gb] back down to this lower [Am] shape for a down
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Together it [Ab] sounds like this
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ Okay
And then for the second half of the riff we're back to that third fret shape _
Again down up down [Gm] up
_ _ _ _ [A]
[Ab] Then to this shape again for a down
[Gm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ And back to the [Bb] third shape [Gm] for a down then an up
_ _ [Em] And when we play this it's a bit more staccato.
[Dm] So play the first one [Gm] relax it
_ And then put it on again for the up [Bb] and _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] then we [Ab] end up on this [C] low shape again
for a down stroke
_ So that that sounds like [Gm] this _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] That's it
[Fm] Slightly the whole [Gm] thing together
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Probably a [G] couple of other things to add
about this riff
[D] _ When I play it so that I can strum fairly [Gm] freely
_ _ _ [N] And not worry about other strings.
What I tend to do is I will mute off the surrounding strings
with any available left hand finger
_ So feel free to find the fingering which works best for [Ab] you _
You [Db] can do it many different ways.
So yeah, it's personal choice
[A] But you notice when [F] I play the first shape my second [Gm] finger _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Strings around it
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] When I go to this shape the underneath of my [G] index finger is choking off the first string and the side of my [Eb] finger
_ [G] Is lightly muting off the D [Am] string as well
_ So it's [Cm] a combination of effective [Em] left hand muting but also kind of strumming in a smaller area [Bb] than where you would normally _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ And I find whenever I'm kind of [Ab] strumming out small shapes [Db] like this.
That's what I do
I rely on my left hand [G] a lot more to kind of choke off any unwanted string noise
_ _ Okay
[N] Sound-wise he's using I think there's a little bit of a chorus effect just a very light chorus effect on the guitar
_ I used _
The neck pickup on the strap to get this sound [G] I think it's fairly close to what we hear on the record
It's quite low in the mix.
So it's not that easy to pick it out
_ _ _ And that's the whole thing really.
I hope you enjoy this lesson [C] and I'll see you for one again real soon
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _