Chords for some 'Rainy Night In Georgia' & a little about double stops
Tempo:
115.65 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
D
A
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hi, how are you?
A couple, three, four weeks ago, I got a note in the inbox about Rainy Night in Georgia
and I would love to
to look at that song and
clue you to the double stop action going on in there.
It's beautiful and
Before I start though, let me suggest that you either download or draw a guitar neck from
the not to the 12th fret.
That'll do.
Since this song is in D, I've always played it in D.
I think Tony Joe White plays it in D, [D] the original, I think.
[N] Then D's a good place to start.
Circle and color
all the D's, E's, F sharps, G's, A's,
B's, and C sharps on there and then set it aside for reference because
it'd be very helpful
in your pursuit of
understanding double stops.
I mean ideally want to use your ear.
It doesn't hurt to have some idea that
[Em] [D] are [A] [Bm]
[N] all diatonic or belong into
the D major scale and those are all double [D] stops.
[E] [F#m] [A] [D] Again, all those notes
all in D.
[Em] [Dm]
[Bm] [E] [D]
[N] All double stops, all in D.
So to this song.
The song starts with [D] a D major 7.
That would be a D note in the root
[N] You can have any note of the chord in the root.
But then what you [C#m] have on top of it is F sharp minor triad.
[F#m] You can also play right here.
That'll be [G#] important
so [F#m] save that.
I'm talking about the A, the C sharp, and the F sharp.
That's a minor triad.
When you add [D] this D to that, now it takes it back over [F#m] to a major sound.
Take it off of there.
It's just [D] strictly minor, but then adding that D
makes it major.
[C#] All right, [D] so you've got
that [A]
[D] [Em] to a C major 7.
Play that right here.
[F#m]
[C]
And then it's into the singing.
[D]
[G]
And [F#m] [B]
[E] [F#m] there's [B] the lick, you know.
And all these notes [A]
[D] [A] [N] all in D.
Part of the D major scale.
There's [Bm] a double stop fourths.
[B]
[F#m] Now, [N] interesting about this is
[D] this [A] D and A
part of the [E] D scale, as is E and the B.
[Em] So,
[Dm] heavy [A] rain, I'm sorry, heavy [D] rains have fallen.
[E]
[G] Caves in, this is calm.
[F#m]
[G] [D]
[E] [D] [Em] Right, so instead of the double stop fourths here, you can flop on double stop fifths
[D] [E] [F#m] to the D major 7.
[N] You can also finesse that a variety of ways.
Heavy rains have fallen.
[G] Again,
[D] [B] [Bm]
this note, this [Em] note, this note, [F#m] this note, and these three notes.
And if you want to add this, make [B] it a D major 7.
They're all part of the D.
[A] They, you know, they're all diatonic to D.
[D]
[Am] [G] You
[F#m] [Em]
[F#m] [Em] [D] can [E] [F#m] just start stringing them together.
[G] [D]
[F#m] [B] [A] [F]
[F#m] Let's add another chord in here that's diatonic [N] to
the D.
And that would be the C [A] sharp
[C] diminished triad.
[Bm] And then to get to the
rainy night [F#m] in Georgia,
the [Bm] B minor, to the F [F#m] sharp minor sequence.
[Bm] Rainy [E] [F#m] night in Georgia.
[Fm] [D#] [Em] I [A] believe when it's [Em] actually an E minor, it's raining on.
[F#m] [Em]
Yeah, like the C major 7, please.
[Am]
[F#m] [G] [Bm]
[A] [F#m] Yeah, do [N] the paper thing.
It works.
I mean, again, ideally, you're looking to expand your ear.
That is a,
that's an A, and it's not so cryptic [Bm]
when you look at it.
I mean, it's all right there.
[B] [E] You [B] just say, hey, you know, let's start with the adjacent [E] ones and put two [N] together.
Get yourself a double stop.
And,
if you have any questions about this, let me know.
I'll do, I'll do part two.
This, of course, this is a B section to this song.
But for now,
get ready for the, get ready for the hockey game.
The Knucks and Prats.
Go Prats.
A couple, three, four weeks ago, I got a note in the inbox about Rainy Night in Georgia
and I would love to
to look at that song and
clue you to the double stop action going on in there.
It's beautiful and
Before I start though, let me suggest that you either download or draw a guitar neck from
the not to the 12th fret.
That'll do.
Since this song is in D, I've always played it in D.
I think Tony Joe White plays it in D, [D] the original, I think.
[N] Then D's a good place to start.
Circle and color
all the D's, E's, F sharps, G's, A's,
B's, and C sharps on there and then set it aside for reference because
it'd be very helpful
in your pursuit of
understanding double stops.
I mean ideally want to use your ear.
It doesn't hurt to have some idea that
[Em] [D] are [A] [Bm]
[N] all diatonic or belong into
the D major scale and those are all double [D] stops.
[E] [F#m] [A] [D] Again, all those notes
all in D.
[Em] [Dm]
[Bm] [E] [D]
[N] All double stops, all in D.
So to this song.
The song starts with [D] a D major 7.
That would be a D note in the root
[N] You can have any note of the chord in the root.
But then what you [C#m] have on top of it is F sharp minor triad.
[F#m] You can also play right here.
That'll be [G#] important
so [F#m] save that.
I'm talking about the A, the C sharp, and the F sharp.
That's a minor triad.
When you add [D] this D to that, now it takes it back over [F#m] to a major sound.
Take it off of there.
It's just [D] strictly minor, but then adding that D
makes it major.
[C#] All right, [D] so you've got
that [A]
[D] [Em] to a C major 7.
Play that right here.
[F#m]
[C]
And then it's into the singing.
[D]
[G]
And [F#m] [B]
[E] [F#m] there's [B] the lick, you know.
And all these notes [A]
[D] [A] [N] all in D.
Part of the D major scale.
There's [Bm] a double stop fourths.
[B]
[F#m] Now, [N] interesting about this is
[D] this [A] D and A
part of the [E] D scale, as is E and the B.
[Em] So,
[Dm] heavy [A] rain, I'm sorry, heavy [D] rains have fallen.
[E]
[G] Caves in, this is calm.
[F#m]
[G] [D]
[E] [D] [Em] Right, so instead of the double stop fourths here, you can flop on double stop fifths
[D] [E] [F#m] to the D major 7.
[N] You can also finesse that a variety of ways.
Heavy rains have fallen.
[G] Again,
[D] [B] [Bm]
this note, this [Em] note, this note, [F#m] this note, and these three notes.
And if you want to add this, make [B] it a D major 7.
They're all part of the D.
[A] They, you know, they're all diatonic to D.
[D]
[Am] [G] You
[F#m] [Em]
[F#m] [Em] [D] can [E] [F#m] just start stringing them together.
[G] [D]
[F#m] [B] [A] [F]
[F#m] Let's add another chord in here that's diatonic [N] to
the D.
And that would be the C [A] sharp
[C] diminished triad.
[Bm] And then to get to the
rainy night [F#m] in Georgia,
the [Bm] B minor, to the F [F#m] sharp minor sequence.
[Bm] Rainy [E] [F#m] night in Georgia.
[Fm] [D#] [Em] I [A] believe when it's [Em] actually an E minor, it's raining on.
[F#m] [Em]
Yeah, like the C major 7, please.
[Am]
[F#m] [G] [Bm]
[A] [F#m] Yeah, do [N] the paper thing.
It works.
I mean, again, ideally, you're looking to expand your ear.
That is a,
that's an A, and it's not so cryptic [Bm]
when you look at it.
I mean, it's all right there.
[B] [E] You [B] just say, hey, you know, let's start with the adjacent [E] ones and put two [N] together.
Get yourself a double stop.
And,
if you have any questions about this, let me know.
I'll do, I'll do part two.
This, of course, this is a B section to this song.
But for now,
get ready for the, get ready for the hockey game.
The Knucks and Prats.
Go Prats.
Key:
F#m
D
A
Em
E
F#m
D
A
Hi, how are you?
_ A couple, three, four weeks ago, I got a note in the inbox about Rainy Night in Georgia
_ and I would love to
to look at that song _ and _
clue you to the double stop action going on in there.
It's beautiful _ and _
_ _ Before I start though, let me suggest that you either download or draw a guitar neck from _
the not to the 12th fret.
_ That'll do. _
_ Since this song is in D, I've always played it in D.
I think Tony Joe White plays it in D, [D] the original, I think. _ _
[N] Then D's a good place to start.
_ Circle and color
_ _ all the D's, E's, F sharps, G's, _ A's,
B's, and C sharps on there and then set it aside for reference _ because
_ it'd be very helpful
in your _ pursuit of
understanding double stops.
I mean ideally want to use your ear.
It doesn't hurt to have some idea that
_ [Em] [D] are _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [N] all diatonic or belong into _
the D major scale and those are all double [D] stops. _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ Again, all those notes
all in D.
_ [Em] _ [Dm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[N] All double stops, all in D.
So to this song.
The song starts with [D] a D major 7. _ _ _
That would be a D note in the root _ _
[N] You can have any note of the chord in the root.
But then what you [C#m] have on top of it is F sharp minor triad.
[F#m] You can also play right here.
That'll be [G#] important
so [F#m] save that.
I'm talking about the A, the C sharp, and the F sharp.
That's a minor triad.
When you add [D] this D to that, now it takes it back over [F#m] to a major sound.
Take it off of there.
_ It's just [D] strictly minor, but then adding that D
_ makes _ _ it major.
[C#] All right, [D] so you've got
that [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ to a C major 7.
Play that right here.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
And then it's into the singing.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
And _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] there's [B] the lick, you know.
And all these notes _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [A] [N] all in D. _
Part of the D major scale.
There's [Bm] a double stop fourths.
[B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ Now, [N] interesting about this is
[D] _ this [A] D and A
_ part of the [E] D scale, as is E and the B.
[Em] So,
_ [Dm] heavy [A] rain, I'm sorry, heavy [D] rains have fallen.
_ _ [E] _
[G] _ Caves in, this is calm.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [Em] Right, so instead of the double stop fourths here, you can flop on double stop fifths
[D] _ [E] _ [F#m] to the D major 7.
[N] _ You can also _ finesse that a variety of ways.
Heavy rains have fallen.
_ [G] Again, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ this note, this [Em] note, this note, [F#m] this note, and these three notes.
And if you want to add this, make [B] it a D major 7.
They're all part of the D.
[A] They, you know, they're all diatonic to D.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] You _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Em] [D] can _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ just start stringing them together.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [F] _
[F#m] _ Let's add another chord in here that's diatonic [N] to _
the D.
And that would be the C [A] sharp
_ _ _ _ [C] diminished triad.
[Bm] And then to get to the
rainy night [F#m] in Georgia,
the [Bm] B minor, to the F [F#m] sharp minor sequence.
[Bm] _ Rainy [E] [F#m] night in Georgia. _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [D#] _ [Em] _ _ I [A] believe when it's [Em] actually an E minor, it's raining on.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Yeah, like the C major 7, please.
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ Yeah, do [N] the paper thing.
It works.
I mean, again, ideally, you're looking to expand your ear. _ _ _
That is a,
that's an A, and it's not so cryptic _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
when you look at it.
I mean, it's all right there. _ _ _ _
[B] [E] You [B] just say, hey, you know, let's start with the adjacent [E] ones and put two [N] together.
Get yourself a double stop. _
_ _ _ And,
if you have any questions about this, let me know.
I'll do, I'll do part two. _
_ _ This, of course, this is a B section to this song.
But for now,
_ get _ ready for the, _ _ _ get ready for the hockey game.
_ _ The _ Knucks and Prats.
_ Go Prats. _ _
_ A couple, three, four weeks ago, I got a note in the inbox about Rainy Night in Georgia
_ and I would love to
to look at that song _ and _
clue you to the double stop action going on in there.
It's beautiful _ and _
_ _ Before I start though, let me suggest that you either download or draw a guitar neck from _
the not to the 12th fret.
_ That'll do. _
_ Since this song is in D, I've always played it in D.
I think Tony Joe White plays it in D, [D] the original, I think. _ _
[N] Then D's a good place to start.
_ Circle and color
_ _ all the D's, E's, F sharps, G's, _ A's,
B's, and C sharps on there and then set it aside for reference _ because
_ it'd be very helpful
in your _ pursuit of
understanding double stops.
I mean ideally want to use your ear.
It doesn't hurt to have some idea that
_ [Em] [D] are _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [N] all diatonic or belong into _
the D major scale and those are all double [D] stops. _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ Again, all those notes
all in D.
_ [Em] _ [Dm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[N] All double stops, all in D.
So to this song.
The song starts with [D] a D major 7. _ _ _
That would be a D note in the root _ _
[N] You can have any note of the chord in the root.
But then what you [C#m] have on top of it is F sharp minor triad.
[F#m] You can also play right here.
That'll be [G#] important
so [F#m] save that.
I'm talking about the A, the C sharp, and the F sharp.
That's a minor triad.
When you add [D] this D to that, now it takes it back over [F#m] to a major sound.
Take it off of there.
_ It's just [D] strictly minor, but then adding that D
_ makes _ _ it major.
[C#] All right, [D] so you've got
that [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ to a C major 7.
Play that right here.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
And then it's into the singing.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
And _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] there's [B] the lick, you know.
And all these notes _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [A] [N] all in D. _
Part of the D major scale.
There's [Bm] a double stop fourths.
[B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ Now, [N] interesting about this is
[D] _ this [A] D and A
_ part of the [E] D scale, as is E and the B.
[Em] So,
_ [Dm] heavy [A] rain, I'm sorry, heavy [D] rains have fallen.
_ _ [E] _
[G] _ Caves in, this is calm.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [Em] Right, so instead of the double stop fourths here, you can flop on double stop fifths
[D] _ [E] _ [F#m] to the D major 7.
[N] _ You can also _ finesse that a variety of ways.
Heavy rains have fallen.
_ [G] Again, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ this note, this [Em] note, this note, [F#m] this note, and these three notes.
And if you want to add this, make [B] it a D major 7.
They're all part of the D.
[A] They, you know, they're all diatonic to D.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] You _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Em] [D] can _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ just start stringing them together.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ [F] _
[F#m] _ Let's add another chord in here that's diatonic [N] to _
the D.
And that would be the C [A] sharp
_ _ _ _ [C] diminished triad.
[Bm] And then to get to the
rainy night [F#m] in Georgia,
the [Bm] B minor, to the F [F#m] sharp minor sequence.
[Bm] _ Rainy [E] [F#m] night in Georgia. _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [D#] _ [Em] _ _ I [A] believe when it's [Em] actually an E minor, it's raining on.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Yeah, like the C major 7, please.
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ Yeah, do [N] the paper thing.
It works.
I mean, again, ideally, you're looking to expand your ear. _ _ _
That is a,
that's an A, and it's not so cryptic _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
when you look at it.
I mean, it's all right there. _ _ _ _
[B] [E] You [B] just say, hey, you know, let's start with the adjacent [E] ones and put two [N] together.
Get yourself a double stop. _
_ _ _ And,
if you have any questions about this, let me know.
I'll do, I'll do part two. _
_ _ This, of course, this is a B section to this song.
But for now,
_ get _ ready for the, _ _ _ get ready for the hockey game.
_ _ The _ Knucks and Prats.
_ Go Prats. _ _