(Welling. Kent)
07919 356980
Lesson Guide -
Take these Chains from my Heart
Any questions - just ask
Backing Track
arranged and performed by
J. Edwards
TAB & ‘one to one’ tuition
available to members
John’s notes;
Originally this song was a slow soulful blues ballad, and a smash hit globally for Ray Charles. Soon after Hank Williams recorded a
‘country’ version and that was also a big hit. It has stood the test of time and has become a ‘classic’ Country/Blues tune played
everywhere. In my version I’ve given it an ‘upbeat’ country/blues vibe. It’s a standard 1-4-5 chord progression in the key of F Major.
Verse 3 - provides melody variation, I’m improvising over the chord changes. Feel free to experiment doing this, but always ‘serve
the tune’.
This arrangement sounds good on either acoustic or electric guitar. I recommend if playing an acoustic guitar you use ‘slides’
instead of bends. Practice playing with feeling and lower the volume on the “Fills”.
There are a lot of useful techniques and ‘licks’ in this arrangement (accurate bends, hammer on’s and pull off’s,
double stops etc.) So it’s well worth the effort.
Acoustic Guitar version.
This tune is suitable for acoustic guitar as well. Simply substitute bends for slides.
5
7
E
B
G
D
A
E
E
B
G
D
A
E
5
7
=
Bend Slide
TAB includes Rhythm Gtr
(Welling. Kent)
07919 356980
Any questions - just ask
Lesson Guide -
Take these Chains from my Heart
Backing Track
arranged and performed by
J. Edwards
TAB & ‘one to one’ tuition available
to members:
John’s notes;
Originally this song was a slow soulful blues ballad,
and a smash hit globally for Ray Charles. Soon after
Hank Williams recorded a ‘country’ version and that
was also a big hit. It has stood the test of time and has
become a ‘classic’ Country/Blues tune played
everywhere.
In my version I’ve given it an ‘upbeat’ country/blues
vibe. It’s a standard 1-4-5 chord progression in the key
of F Major.
Verse 3 - provides melody variation, I’m improvising
over the chord changes. Feel free to experiment doing
this, but always ‘serve the tune’.
This arrangement sounds good on either acoustic or
electric guitar. I recommend if playing an acoustic
guitar you use ‘slides’ instead of bends. Practice
playing with feeling and lower the volume on the
“Fills”.
There are a lot of useful techniques in this
arrangement (accurate bends, hammer on’s and pull
off’s, double stops etc.) So it’s well worth the effort.
Acoustic Guitar version.
This tune is suitable for acoustic guitar as well. Simply
substitute bends for slides.
E
B
G
D
A
E
5
7
E
B
G
D
A
E
5
7
=
Bend Slide
TAB includes Rhythm Gtr