Chords for ♪♫ The Smiths (Noel Gallagher) - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Tutorial)
Tempo:
138.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
G
Ab
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] Hello.
I've had a lot of people emailing asking for a tutorial for There is a Light that never
goes out, originally by the Smiths, but I'm going to show you a way that I reckon Noel
Gallagher probably plays it.
I don't know, but he plays it acoustically in his live sets
and [Dbm] this is one way [Ab] you can do it.
And it is very easy.
I've said that many times, but
it is.
It's pretty easy.
There's hardly any chords in it.
Three chords you need for the
intro and verse.
E minor [Em] 7, [D] Dsus2, [A] and [E]
[Em] Cadd9.
[Ab] So for each of those chords, that [D] fourth finger
stays there on the second string, third fret.
[Em] [E] After the [D] Cadd9, it's back to the Dsus2, [E]
then
to the E minor 7.
So the intro goes like [Em] this.
[D] [G]
[D] [Em]
I'll play it a couple of [D] times.
[Em]
[D]
That's how
I strum it, I don't know.
You [Ab] listen to Noel do it and you strum it the same way.
Don't
ask about up and downs, just do it the way you hear it.
I don't know what more to [E] say.
So, strumming patterns, that's it.
[Em] And you keep that up through the first [E] verse as well,
exactly the same [Em] structure.
Take [D] me out [G] tonight,
[D] to [Em] where there's music and there's people [D] and they're young and [G] alive.
[D] Keep going.
[Em] Driving in your [D] car, I [C] never [G] never want to [D] go home, because I [G] haven't got one [D] [G] anymore.
[D] [Em]
Pretty easy, huh?
[E] Three chords.
Do another verse, verse 2.
A little [Dbm] fun part in this
song I think is that little run, little solo bit you do just before [Abm] you go into the chorus.
What you need [Ab] there is one new chord.
[A] I think it's one of these.
I think it's Asus2.
Not playing the E.
Open 5th, 2nd [D] 2nd 3rd, [A] and open E.
[Em] [D]
Alright, so [B] Asus2.
I'm going to call it Asus2 [A] whether it's right or wrong.
[C] Three [E] strums.
[D] E [Em]
minor 7.
[Dbm] Two strums.
[G] Cadd9.
[Ab] Four strums.
[D] Dsus2.
[Ab] Two strums.
So I'll do that [A] slowly.
[Em]
[D] Alright, so that leads into the chorus.
When [G] you get to your chorus, G.
So that's a full G.
Alright, so it'll [A] go.
[Em]
[D] [G] Beneath the double [Em] decker bus, it crashes into us.
[D] To die [G] by your side, such a heavenly way to [D] die.
Right, [G] so G.
[Em] E minor 7.
[G]
Cadd9.
[D]
I reckon that's a full G there.
A full D.
D.
[G] Back to the [Em] G.
[D] Cadd9.
And the D again.
So just slowly.
[G] And if a double [Em] decker bus, crashes into us.
[D] To die by [G] your side, [Em] such a heavenly way to [D] die.
[G] G.
[Em] E minor 7.
Cadd9.
[D] D.
[G] G.
[Em] Cadd9.
[D]
D.
You do that twice.
Alright, for the [Ab] chorus.
Then back into another verse.
And another verse again.
[G] Then your little solo bit again.
[D] [G] And another [Ab] chorus.
So that's it.
You've got the whole song.
Right at the end, [Gbm] you've got the outro sort of [Em] bit where he's going.
So there is a light [D] and it never goes out.
[G] There is a light [D] and it never goes out.
It's [Em] the same as the intro of your verse.
[D] So the E minor 7.
[G] To the Dsus2.
To the [D] Cadd9.
To the Dsus2 [Em] again.
[D] [G]
[D] And then I just finish it on that [G] little solo bit.
[D] [G]
And resolve on a G.
So that's it.
[N] There is a light that never goes out.
Now you know how to play it.
Go and play it.
I've had a lot of people emailing asking for a tutorial for There is a Light that never
goes out, originally by the Smiths, but I'm going to show you a way that I reckon Noel
Gallagher probably plays it.
I don't know, but he plays it acoustically in his live sets
and [Dbm] this is one way [Ab] you can do it.
And it is very easy.
I've said that many times, but
it is.
It's pretty easy.
There's hardly any chords in it.
Three chords you need for the
intro and verse.
E minor [Em] 7, [D] Dsus2, [A] and [E]
[Em] Cadd9.
[Ab] So for each of those chords, that [D] fourth finger
stays there on the second string, third fret.
[Em] [E] After the [D] Cadd9, it's back to the Dsus2, [E]
then
to the E minor 7.
So the intro goes like [Em] this.
[D] [G]
[D] [Em]
I'll play it a couple of [D] times.
[Em]
[D]
That's how
I strum it, I don't know.
You [Ab] listen to Noel do it and you strum it the same way.
Don't
ask about up and downs, just do it the way you hear it.
I don't know what more to [E] say.
So, strumming patterns, that's it.
[Em] And you keep that up through the first [E] verse as well,
exactly the same [Em] structure.
Take [D] me out [G] tonight,
[D] to [Em] where there's music and there's people [D] and they're young and [G] alive.
[D] Keep going.
[Em] Driving in your [D] car, I [C] never [G] never want to [D] go home, because I [G] haven't got one [D] [G] anymore.
[D] [Em]
Pretty easy, huh?
[E] Three chords.
Do another verse, verse 2.
A little [Dbm] fun part in this
song I think is that little run, little solo bit you do just before [Abm] you go into the chorus.
What you need [Ab] there is one new chord.
[A] I think it's one of these.
I think it's Asus2.
Not playing the E.
Open 5th, 2nd [D] 2nd 3rd, [A] and open E.
[Em] [D]
Alright, so [B] Asus2.
I'm going to call it Asus2 [A] whether it's right or wrong.
[C] Three [E] strums.
[D] E [Em]
minor 7.
[Dbm] Two strums.
[G] Cadd9.
[Ab] Four strums.
[D] Dsus2.
[Ab] Two strums.
So I'll do that [A] slowly.
[Em]
[D] Alright, so that leads into the chorus.
When [G] you get to your chorus, G.
So that's a full G.
Alright, so it'll [A] go.
[Em]
[D] [G] Beneath the double [Em] decker bus, it crashes into us.
[D] To die [G] by your side, such a heavenly way to [D] die.
Right, [G] so G.
[Em] E minor 7.
[G]
Cadd9.
[D]
I reckon that's a full G there.
A full D.
D.
[G] Back to the [Em] G.
[D] Cadd9.
And the D again.
So just slowly.
[G] And if a double [Em] decker bus, crashes into us.
[D] To die by [G] your side, [Em] such a heavenly way to [D] die.
[G] G.
[Em] E minor 7.
Cadd9.
[D] D.
[G] G.
[Em] Cadd9.
[D]
D.
You do that twice.
Alright, for the [Ab] chorus.
Then back into another verse.
And another verse again.
[G] Then your little solo bit again.
[D] [G] And another [Ab] chorus.
So that's it.
You've got the whole song.
Right at the end, [Gbm] you've got the outro sort of [Em] bit where he's going.
So there is a light [D] and it never goes out.
[G] There is a light [D] and it never goes out.
It's [Em] the same as the intro of your verse.
[D] So the E minor 7.
[G] To the Dsus2.
To the [D] Cadd9.
To the Dsus2 [Em] again.
[D] [G]
[D] And then I just finish it on that [G] little solo bit.
[D] [G]
And resolve on a G.
So that's it.
[N] There is a light that never goes out.
Now you know how to play it.
Go and play it.
Key:
D
Em
G
Ab
E
D
Em
G
[Ab] _ _ Hello.
I've had a lot of people emailing asking for a tutorial for There is a Light that never
goes out, originally by the Smiths, but I'm going to show you a way that I reckon Noel
Gallagher probably plays it.
I don't know, but he plays it acoustically in his live sets
and _ [Dbm] this is one way [Ab] you can do it.
And it is very easy.
I've said that many times, but
it is.
It's pretty easy.
There's hardly any chords in it.
Three chords you need for the
intro and verse.
E minor [Em] 7, _ _ _ _ [D] Dsus2, _ _ _ [A] and _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ Cadd9.
[Ab] So for each of those chords, that [D] fourth finger
stays there on the second string, third fret. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] After the [D] Cadd9, it's back to the Dsus2, [E] _
then
to the E minor 7.
So the intro goes like [Em] this. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I'll play it a couple of [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
That's how
I strum it, I don't know.
You [Ab] listen to Noel do it and you strum it the same way.
Don't
ask about up and downs, just do it the way you hear it.
I don't know what more to [E] say.
So, strumming patterns, that's it.
[Em] _ And you keep that up through the first [E] verse as well,
exactly the same [Em] structure.
_ Take [D] me out [G] _ tonight, _
_ [D] _ _ to [Em] where there's music and there's people [D] and they're young and [G] alive. _ _ _
[D] _ Keep going.
_ [Em] _ Driving in your [D] _ car, I [C] never [G] never want to [D] go home, because I [G] haven't got one [D] _ _ _ [G] anymore. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Pretty easy, huh?
[E] Three chords.
_ _ Do another verse, verse 2.
_ A little [Dbm] fun part in this
song I think is that little run, little solo bit you do just before [Abm] you go into the chorus.
_ What you need [Ab] there is one new chord.
[A] I think it's one of these.
I think it's _ _ Asus2.
_ Not _ playing the E.
Open 5th, 2nd [D] 2nd 3rd, [A] _ and open E. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Alright, so _ [B] Asus2.
I'm going to call it Asus2 [A] whether it's right or wrong.
_ _ [C] Three [E] strums.
_ _ [D] _ _ E [Em] _
minor 7.
_ [Dbm] Two strums. _ _
[G] Cadd9.
_ _ [Ab] _ Four strums.
_ [D] Dsus2.
_ [Ab] Two strums.
So I'll do that [A] slowly.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Alright, so that leads into the chorus.
When [G] you get to your chorus, _ G.
_ _ _ _ So that's a full G.
_ _ _ _ Alright, so it'll [A] go.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] [G] Beneath the double _ [Em] decker _ bus, it crashes _ into us.
_ [D] _ To die [G] by your side, such a heavenly way to [D] die.
_ Right, [G] so G. _
_ [Em] E minor 7.
_ [G] _ _
Cadd9.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ I reckon that's a full G there.
A full D. _
_ D.
[G] _ Back to the [Em] G.
_ _ [D] Cadd9.
_ And the D again.
So just slowly.
_ [G] And if a double _ [Em] decker _ _ bus, _ _ crashes into _ us.
_ _ [D] _ To die by [G] your side, _ [Em] such a heavenly way to [D] die.
_ _ [G] G. _
_ _ [Em] E minor 7. _ _
Cadd9. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ D.
_ [G] _ G.
_ _ [Em] _ _ Cadd9.
_ [D]
D.
_ _ _ You do that twice.
Alright, for the [Ab] chorus.
Then back into another verse.
And another verse again.
[G] Then your little solo bit again. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] And another [Ab] chorus.
So that's it.
You've got the whole song.
Right at the end, [Gbm] you've got the outro sort of [Em] bit where he's going.
So there is a light [D] and it never goes out.
[G] There is a light [D] and it never goes out.
It's [Em] the same as the intro of your verse.
[D] So the E minor 7.
[G] To the Dsus2.
To the [D] Cadd9.
To the Dsus2 [Em] again. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ And then I just finish it on that [G] little solo bit.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
And resolve on a G.
_ _ So that's it.
[N] There is a light that never goes out.
Now you know how to play it.
Go and play it.
I've had a lot of people emailing asking for a tutorial for There is a Light that never
goes out, originally by the Smiths, but I'm going to show you a way that I reckon Noel
Gallagher probably plays it.
I don't know, but he plays it acoustically in his live sets
and _ [Dbm] this is one way [Ab] you can do it.
And it is very easy.
I've said that many times, but
it is.
It's pretty easy.
There's hardly any chords in it.
Three chords you need for the
intro and verse.
E minor [Em] 7, _ _ _ _ [D] Dsus2, _ _ _ [A] and _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ Cadd9.
[Ab] So for each of those chords, that [D] fourth finger
stays there on the second string, third fret. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] After the [D] Cadd9, it's back to the Dsus2, [E] _
then
to the E minor 7.
So the intro goes like [Em] this. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I'll play it a couple of [D] times.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
That's how
I strum it, I don't know.
You [Ab] listen to Noel do it and you strum it the same way.
Don't
ask about up and downs, just do it the way you hear it.
I don't know what more to [E] say.
So, strumming patterns, that's it.
[Em] _ And you keep that up through the first [E] verse as well,
exactly the same [Em] structure.
_ Take [D] me out [G] _ tonight, _
_ [D] _ _ to [Em] where there's music and there's people [D] and they're young and [G] alive. _ _ _
[D] _ Keep going.
_ [Em] _ Driving in your [D] _ car, I [C] never [G] never want to [D] go home, because I [G] haven't got one [D] _ _ _ [G] anymore. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Pretty easy, huh?
[E] Three chords.
_ _ Do another verse, verse 2.
_ A little [Dbm] fun part in this
song I think is that little run, little solo bit you do just before [Abm] you go into the chorus.
_ What you need [Ab] there is one new chord.
[A] I think it's one of these.
I think it's _ _ Asus2.
_ Not _ playing the E.
Open 5th, 2nd [D] 2nd 3rd, [A] _ and open E. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Alright, so _ [B] Asus2.
I'm going to call it Asus2 [A] whether it's right or wrong.
_ _ [C] Three [E] strums.
_ _ [D] _ _ E [Em] _
minor 7.
_ [Dbm] Two strums. _ _
[G] Cadd9.
_ _ [Ab] _ Four strums.
_ [D] Dsus2.
_ [Ab] Two strums.
So I'll do that [A] slowly.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Alright, so that leads into the chorus.
When [G] you get to your chorus, _ G.
_ _ _ _ So that's a full G.
_ _ _ _ Alright, so it'll [A] go.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] [G] Beneath the double _ [Em] decker _ bus, it crashes _ into us.
_ [D] _ To die [G] by your side, such a heavenly way to [D] die.
_ Right, [G] so G. _
_ [Em] E minor 7.
_ [G] _ _
Cadd9.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ I reckon that's a full G there.
A full D. _
_ D.
[G] _ Back to the [Em] G.
_ _ [D] Cadd9.
_ And the D again.
So just slowly.
_ [G] And if a double _ [Em] decker _ _ bus, _ _ crashes into _ us.
_ _ [D] _ To die by [G] your side, _ [Em] such a heavenly way to [D] die.
_ _ [G] G. _
_ _ [Em] E minor 7. _ _
Cadd9. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ D.
_ [G] _ G.
_ _ [Em] _ _ Cadd9.
_ [D]
D.
_ _ _ You do that twice.
Alright, for the [Ab] chorus.
Then back into another verse.
And another verse again.
[G] Then your little solo bit again. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] And another [Ab] chorus.
So that's it.
You've got the whole song.
Right at the end, [Gbm] you've got the outro sort of [Em] bit where he's going.
So there is a light [D] and it never goes out.
[G] There is a light [D] and it never goes out.
It's [Em] the same as the intro of your verse.
[D] So the E minor 7.
[G] To the Dsus2.
To the [D] Cadd9.
To the Dsus2 [Em] again. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ And then I just finish it on that [G] little solo bit.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
And resolve on a G.
_ _ So that's it.
[N] There is a light that never goes out.
Now you know how to play it.
Go and play it.