Dancing on the Ceiling Lionel Richie
[Intro]
Keyboard / Synth riff - Just listen for the timing and use this pattern.
Use picking hand to act as a capo on the 10th fret and hammer-on / pull-off the riff
e|-15p10--15p12p10--17p12p10--15p10--15p12p10--17p12p10----------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x12
[Intro]
Guitar - Just strum C
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------| D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------| A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| For the first 8 bars
Then Keyboard lead comes in (guitar chords are the same
Add a lot of cheesy 80's chorus effect.
[D] [C] [G] [F]
e|---------------/-3---1--------| B|---------------/-3---1--------| G|---/7---5~~----/-4---2--------| D|---/7---5~~----/-5---3--------| A|---------------/-5---3--------| E|---------------/(3)-(1)-------|
[Verse]
What is happening here
[C] [Bb] [F]
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----------| D|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----------| A|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---8----8-8-------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . .
Something's going on that's not quite clear
[C] [Bb] [F]
e|----------------------1-1-1-1--------| B|----------------------1-1-1-1--------| G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--------| D|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------| A|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---x-x-x-x--------| E|----------------------1-1-1-1--------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
Somebody turn on the light We're gonna have a party, It's starting tonight
[C] [Bb] [F] [G]
e|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| B|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----|-----------------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----|-----------------------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---8----8-8-------|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------| E|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Cborus]
(synth)
D C G F (Guitar rhythm is these chords, palm muted)
e|---------------/-3---1--------| B|---------------/-3---1--------| G|---/7---5~~----/-4---2--------| D|---/7---5~~----/-5---3--------| A|---/5---3~~----/-5---3--------| E|---------------/(3)-(1)-------| x2
Harmony
e|---------------------------------| B|---15--13------------------------| G|----x---x-------12--10-----------| D|---12--10--------x---x-----------| A|----------------10---8-----------| E|---------------------------------| x2
[Verse 2]
The room is hot and that's good
[C] [Bb] [F]
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----------| D|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----------| A|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---8----8-8-------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . .
Some of my friends came by from the neighborhood
[C] [Bb] [F]
e|----------------------1-1-1-1--------| B|----------------------1-1-1-1--------| G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--------| D|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--------| A|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---x-x-x-x--------| E|----------------------1-1-1-1--------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
The people startin' a climb the walls Ooh it looks like everybody is having a ball
[C] [Bb] [F] [G]
e|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| B|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| G|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----|-----------------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-----10-----10----|-----------------------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1---8----8-8-------|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------| E|-------------------------------------|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Cborus]
D C G F (Guitar rhythm is these chords, palm muted)
e|---------------/-3---1--------| B|---------------/-3---1--------| G|---/7---5~~----/-4---2--------| D|---/7---5~~----/-5---3--------| A|---/5---3~~----/-5---3--------| E|---------------/(3)-(1)-------| x2
Harmony
e|---------------------------------| B|---15--13------------------------| G|----x---x-------12--10-----------| D|---12--10--------x---x-----------| A|----------------10---8-----------| E|---------------------------------| x2
[Guitar solo]
e|----------------------------------------------------12-13-15----15--15~------| B|------------------------/-8-8~---10-12-13p12-----------------13-----12-------| G|----------5h7--b9r7p5-7----------------------12p10---------------------------| D|---/-5h7---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---15b17--b17--15p13---15----------------------10h12--b14r12p10-------------------15~~~-| G|-----------------------14b16--r14-p12----12----------------------12--10-12-14-12--------| D|--------------------------------------14------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Everybody start to lose control
When the music is right
[F] [C] [C] [G]
e|---1---------------x---3--------------------------| B|---1--------5--5---x---3--------------------------| G|---2--------5--5---x---4----5p4----5p4------------| D|---3--------5--5---x---5--------5------5----------| A|---3--------3--3---x---5--------------------------| E|---1---------------x---3--------------------------|
If you see somebody hangin' around
Don't get uptight
[F] [C] [F] [F] [G] [G]
e|---1-------------------------------------------| B|---1--------5----------------------------------| G|---2--------5----------------5p4----5p4--------| D|---3--------5----3-3---5-5-------5------5------| A|---3--------3----3-3---5-5---------------------| E|---1-------------1-1---3-3---------------------|
The only thing we want to do tonight
[F] [C] [C] [G]
e|---1---------------x---3--------------------------| B|---1--------5--5---x---3--------------------------| G|---2--------5--5---x---4----5p4----5p4------------| D|---3--------5--5---x---5--------5------5----------| A|---3--------3--3---x---5--------------------------| E|---1---------------x---3--------------------------|
Is go 'round and 'round
And turn upside down
Dm F G A (Can use the lower chords too for rhythm)
e|---5------8--------------------------| B|---6-----10--------------------------| G|---7-----10------12------14----------| D|---7-----10------12------14----------| A|---5------8------10------12----------| E|-------------------------------------|
Come on! Let's get down!
[Intro riff]
(during the drum break)
e|-15p10--15p12p10--17p12p10--15p10--15p12p10--17p12p10----------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
[Verse 3]
So come on! Let's get loose
[D] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------3------3-3-3----| B|-------------------------3------3-3-3----| G|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5------0------0-0-0----| D|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5----------------------| A|--7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---2----2-2-----------| E|----------------------3----3-3-----------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . .
Don't hold back 'Cause ain't no use
[D] [C] [G]
e|----------------------3-3-3-3--------| B|----------------------3-3-3-3--------| G|--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4--------| D|--7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------| A|--5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--------| E|----------------------3-3-3-3--------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hard to keep your feet on the ground 'Cause when we like to party. We only want to get down
[D] [C] [G] [A]
e|-------------------------3------3-3-3----|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------3------3-3-3----|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------| G|--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5------0------0-0-0----|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------| D|--3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5----------------------|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------| A|--1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3---2----2-2-----------|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------| E|----------------------3----3-3-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Cborus]
(2 steps higher)
E D A G (Guitar rhythm is these chords, palm muted)
e|---------------/-5---3--------| B|---------------/-5---3--------| G|---/9---7~~----/-6---4--------| D|---/9---7~~----/-7---5--------| A|---/7---5~~----/-7---5--------| E|---------------/(5)-(3)-------| x4
Harmony
e|---------------------------------| B|---17--15------------------------| G|----x---x-------14--12-----------| D|---14--12--------x---x-----------| A|----------------12--10-----------| E|---------------------------------| x4
[Outro]
(Based around G and A chord)
e|------x-------------------------------------| B|------x-------------x--5--5--x--5--5-5------| G|------x-------------x--5--5--x--5--5-5------| D|------x-------7--5--x--5--5--x--5--5-5------| A|---5--x--/-7--------------------------------| E|---3--x-------------------------------------| e|------x-------------x-x-x--5--x--5---8-8----| B|------x-------------x-x-x--5--x--8---8-8----| G|------x-------------x-x-x--5--x--5---5-5----| D|------x-------7--5--------------------------| A|---5--x--/-7--------------------------------| E|---3--x-------------------------------------| x4
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