The Weight Chords by Aretha Franklin

Tempo:
86 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

B

E

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Weight chords
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[Bb] I had.
Hey mister, can you tell me [Eb] where a girl [Bb] might find a bag?
I just screamed and shook [D] my hand, [C] and that [F] was all [Ab] he said.
[Bb] [Eb] I'm a [Bb] baddie, [Eb] take a look for free.
[Bb] [Eb] I'm a baddie, I'm a baddie.
Hey, [Bb] yeah, yeah.
When I picked up my bag, [Eb] I went looking for [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] a girl.
She said I [Eb] can [Bb] stick around.
[Eb] [Bb] Take a look for [Eb] free.
[Bb] Take [Eb] [Ab] a look for a [Eb] baddie.
Hey, yeah, yeah.
[Bb]
[Bb] There's nothing that you can say.
It's just like all the [Eb] waiting.
What [Bb] [Gb] [Bb] do you [Eb]
[Bb] do when you [Bbm] need?
[Bb] You said do me a favor.
[Eb] Stay and keep [Bb] Annalise from coming.
Take a [Eb] look [Bb] for free.
Take a [Eb] look [Bb] for a baddie.
[Eb]
Hey, yeah.
Call me.
[Gbm] [B] Ask [Bm]
[E] [B] me a [F] cannonball.
[E] Now I [Eb] take my [B] bag. My bag.
[E] And I believe that [Bm] it's [B] a good sign.
Check it in.
[E] You know she's the one.
[B] Yeah.
[F] [Bm]
[Abm] [B] Yeah.
[E] Take [B]
[E] a look for free.
Take a [B] look for a baddie.
[E] [B] [E]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
12341116
B
12341112
E
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
B
12341112
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To learn Aretha Franklin - The Weight chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, Bb, Eb and Bb. Start with a comfortable 43 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 86. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] I had.
_ Hey mister, can you tell me [Eb] where a girl [Bb] might find a bag?
I just screamed and shook [D] my hand, [C] and that [F] was all [Ab] he said.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] I'm a [Bb] baddie, [Eb] take a look for free.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] I'm a baddie, I'm a _ baddie.
Hey, [Bb] yeah, yeah. _ _ _
_ When I picked up my bag, [Eb] I went looking for [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] a girl.
She said I _ [Eb] can [Bb] stick around.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Take a look for [Eb] free.
[Bb] Take [Eb] [Ab] a look for a [Eb] baddie.
Hey, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ There's _ nothing that you can say.
It's just like all the [Eb] waiting.
What [Bb] _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] do you _ [Eb] _
[Bb] do when you [Bbm] need?
[Bb] You said do me a favor.
[Eb] Stay and keep [Bb] Annalise from coming.
Take a [Eb] look [Bb] for free.
Take a [Eb] look [Bb] for a baddie.
[Eb] _ _ _
Hey, _ _ yeah.
Call me.
[Gbm] _ [B] Ask _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ me a [F] cannonball.
[E] Now I [Eb] take my [B] bag. My bag.
[E] And I believe that [Bm] it's [B] a good sign.
Check it in.
_ [E] You know she's the one.
[B] Yeah.
_ _ [F] _ [Bm] _ _
[Abm] _ [B] Yeah.
[E] Take _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] a look for free.
Take a [B] look for a baddie.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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