Chords for Ray Charles - What'd I Say (1959)

Tempo:
118.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ray Charles - What'd I Say (1959) chords
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[E] .
[A] .
[E] [B] [A] .
[E] .
[A] .
[E] [B] .
[Am] [E] [A] [B] [Em] .
[A] [E] .
[B] [Am] .
[E] [A] [B] [E] .
[F#m] [A] [E] .
[B] [G] .
[E] [Am] [B] [G] .
[A] .
[E] .
[B] [G] .
[E] [C] [B] [E] .
[G] [B] [A] .
[E] .
[B] [A] .
[E] [A] [B] [A] Hey, mama, [F] don't you [E] treat me wrong, come and love me all night [A] long.
All right now.
[E] Hey, hey, [B] all right.
[Am] .
[E] [B] [E].
See the girl with the diamond ring, she knows how to shake that [A] thing.
All right now.
[E] Hey, hey, [Bm] hey, [B] hey.
[A] .
[E] [B] [E].
Tell your mama, tell your pa, I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas.
[A] Oh, yes, ma'am.
You don't [E] do right, [B] don't do right.
[A] .
[G] [B] [E].
When you see me in misery, come on, baby, see about me [A] now, yeah.
.
[E] All right, [B] all right.
.
[A] [E] Oh, play it, boys.
[B] [Em] .
[A] [E] .
[B] .
[Em] [A] [C] [B] [A] .
[G] [B] [A] .
[E] .
[B] [A] .
[E] [A] [B] [E].
When you see me in misery, [G] come on, baby, see about me [A] now, yeah.
[E] Hey, hey, [B] all right.
[A] .
[E] [C] [B] [E].
See the girl with the record song, [Bm] she can do [G#] the burn that all night [A] long, yeah.
[E] What I say?.
[B] All right.
[A] .
[E] [Am] [B] Well, tell me what [E] I say, yeah.
Tell me what I say right now.
Tell me what I [A] say.
Tell me what [E] I say right now.
Tell me [B] what I say.
[A] .
Tell me what [E] I say, yeah.
And I wanna know.
Tell her I wanna know right now.
.
Tell her I [A] wanna know.
Tell her [E] I wanna know right now, yeah.
[B] Tell her I wanna know.
[A] .
Tell her [E] I wanna know, yeah.
[Em] No, no.
[A] [G] .
Oh.
[D] [A] .
[G] [N] .
[E] .
[A] .
[E] .
[B] [A] [E] .
[B] [E] .
[G] .
[N] .
[E] Oh.
[A] .
[E] .
[B] [A] [E] .
[Em] .
[N] .
[E] .
Right .
[A] .
[E] [B] .
[A] [E] .
[A] .
[E] [B] .
[A] [E] .
[A] .
[E] [B] .
[A] [E] Right .
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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Learn the basic chords of Ray Charles - (Pt. 1 & 2) Whatd I Say chords, with this master sequence: B, E, B, A, E and A. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 59 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 118 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ .
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ .
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [A] Hey, mama, [F] don't you [E] treat me wrong, come and love me all night [A] long.
All right now.
_ _ [E] Hey, hey, _ _ [B] all right.
_ [Am] _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E].
See the girl with the diamond ring, she knows how to shake that [A] thing.
All right now.
_ _ _ [E] Hey, hey, _ _ [Bm] hey, [B] hey.
[A] _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E].
Tell your mama, tell your pa, I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas.
[A] Oh, yes, ma'am.
You don't [E] do right, _ _ [B] don't do right.
_ [A] _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E].
When you see me in misery, _ come on, baby, see about me [A] now, yeah.
_ _ _ .
[E] All right, _ _ [B] all right.
_ .
[A] _ [E] Oh, play it, boys.
[B] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [E].
When you see me in misery, _ [G] come on, baby, see about me [A] now, yeah.
_ _ _ [E] Hey, hey, _ [B] all right.
_ [A] _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ [E].
See the girl with the record song, [Bm] she can do [G#] the burn that all night [A] long, yeah.
_ _ [E] What I say?.
_ _ _ [B] All right.
[A] _ .
_ _ [E] _ [Am] [B] Well, tell me what [E] I say, yeah.
Tell me what I say right now.
Tell me what I [A] say.
_ _ Tell me what [E] I say right now.
Tell me [B] what I say.
_ [A] _ .
Tell me what [E] I say, yeah.
_ And I wanna know.
_ Tell her I wanna know right now.
_ .
Tell her I [A] wanna know.
_ Tell her [E] I wanna know right now, yeah.
_ [B] Tell her I wanna know.
_ [A] _ .
Tell her [E] I wanna know, yeah.
_ _ [Em] No, _ no.
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ Oh.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ .
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ Right _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] Right _ _ .

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