Chords for ✿ AL JARREAU - Teach Me Tonight (1981) ✿

Tempo:
68.95 bpm
Chords used:

F#

G

Fm

C#

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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✿ AL JARREAU - Teach Me Tonight (1981) ✿ chords
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[Fm] [C#] [A#m] What
[Fm] time [C#] is it?
[A#m] Did you say [Fm] I've got a lot to [G#] learn?
[F] Well, don't think [F#] I'm trying [C#] not to learn
[F] [A#] Since this [F#] is the perfect spot to [C#] learn
[F] Reach me [Fm] tonight
[C#] [F#] Starting with [G#] the ABC [A] of [G#] rhythm
[F] Right down to [F#] the XYZ of rhythm
[F] [G#] Help me solve [A#m] the mystery of [F#] the rhythm
[G#] Teach me [C#] tonight
[F#] [C#m] The [C#] [D#] sky [F#] is a [G#] blackboard
[Fm] I'll [A#] overview
[F#] If a [G#] shooting star [Fm] goes by
I'll use [G] that star [C] to [Fm] write I love him
[C#] A thousand [G] lines across [C#] the sky
[F#] One thing [G#] isn't very clear, [F#m] my [Fm] love
[B] Should the teacher [F#] stand so near, my [F] love
[G] [Bm]
[F#] Graduation's almost here, [A#m] my love
[G#] Teach [Fm] me tonight
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [F] [F#] [Fm] [A#]
[D#m] [G#] [C#] I'll use [G] that star [A#] [C] to write [Fm] I love you
[A#m] A thousand [G] lines across [F#] the [D] sky
One thing isn't [F#m] very clear, [D] my [F#m] love
Should [B] the teacher stand [G] so [Bm] near, my [F#] love
[B]
[G] Graduation's almost here, my [Bm] love
So would you [Em]
[F#] teach me to not [B]
[Em] fear, my [G] love
Teach [Bm] me [G]
[F#m] tonight
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[F#m] [D] [Bm] [G]
[F#m] [D] [F#m] [D]
[F#m] [D] [Em]
[F#m] [D]
[F#m] [D] [A]
Key:  
F#
134211112
G
2131
Fm
123111111
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
G
2131
Fm
123111111
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To learn Al Jarreau - Teach Me Tonight chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Em, F#m, D, F#m, A#m, Fm and C#. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 34 BPM before aiming for the song's 69 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C# Major.

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[Fm] _ _ _ [C#] _ [A#m] _ What _
[Fm] time [C#] is it?
_ [A#m] Did you say [Fm] I've got a lot to [G#] learn?
[F] Well, don't think [F#] I'm trying [C#] not to learn
[F] _ [A#] Since this [F#] is the perfect spot to [C#] learn
[F] Reach me [Fm] tonight
[C#] _ [F#] Starting _ with [G#] the ABC [A] of [G#] rhythm
[F] Right down to [F#] the XYZ of rhythm
[F] _ [G#] Help me solve [A#m] the mystery of [F#] the rhythm
[G#] Teach me [C#] tonight
[F#] [C#m] The [C#] _ _ [D#] sky [F#] is a _ [G#] blackboard
[Fm] I'll [A#] overview
[F#] If a [G#] shooting star [Fm] goes by
I'll use [G] that star [C] to [Fm] write I love him
[C#] A thousand [G] lines across [C#] the sky
[F#] One thing [G#] isn't very clear, [F#m] my [Fm] love
[B] Should the teacher [F#] stand so near, my [F] love
_ [G] _ [Bm]
[F#] Graduation's almost here, [A#m] my love
_ _ [G#] Teach [Fm] me tonight
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [F] _ [F#] _ [Fm] _ _ [A#] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] I'll use [G] that star [A#] [C] to write [Fm] I love you
[A#m] A thousand [G] lines across [F#] the [D] sky
One thing isn't [F#m] very clear, [D] my [F#m] love
Should [B] the teacher stand [G] so [Bm] near, my [F#] love
_ [B] _
[G] Graduation's almost here, my [Bm] love
So would you [Em]
[F#] teach me to not _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Em] fear, my [G] love
Teach [Bm] me [G] _ _
[F#m] _ tonight
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
[F#m] _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _

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