Live and Let Die Paul McCartney
I'm posting two versions, one version with the raw untransposed chords that are
played on piano in the actual song,
and another version with a capo so that open chords can be played on guitar more easily,
but the first version sounds more accurate as it follows the voicing in the actual song.
!SCROLL DOWN FOR CAPO VERSION!
Version 1: No capo, Standard tuning
Key: F# Major , 4/4 timing (mostly)
Chords : EADGBe (These are all barre/power chords)
F# : 244322
A#m : x13321
B : x24442
C# : x46664
Ddim : x5676x
G#7 : 464544
C#5 : x466xx
D#5 : x688xx
E5 : x799xx
Cdim : x3454x
F#sus4 : 244422
C#7 : x46464
F#5 : 244xxx
Here is what the chords look like when lined up in bars with the beats written at the top.
This is to help with the timing if you're not sure about it.
Keep playing the chord and count out the beats until the chord changes:
Intro Verse: (bpm=61, this is the piano part at the start)
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
|F# A#m |B C# Ddim |
|F# A#m |B C# Ddim |
|F# A#m |B G#7 |
|C# |C#5 D#5 E5 -rest- |
...Say live and let...
Part immediately after verse: (bpm=70, slightly faster, orchestra comes in)
Be careful of the timing!
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
|F# B |Cdim F#sus4 |
|F# B |Cdim | <--this bar is in 3/8 timing
Interlude (bpm=150ish, much faster, a distorted guitar comes in playing the F#5
power chord 244xxx . There's not much else in this part chord-wise)
Middle verse: (bpm=75 , half as fast as interlude)
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
|B |F# |
|C#7 |D#5 E5 ... |
| --whole bar rest-- |
And then it goes back to the interlude, and then replay the intro verse again and
then back to the interlude, when then it fades out at the end.
Where lyrics exist, Here are the chords with the lyrics:
[F#]When you were [A#m]young and your [B]heart was an o[C#]pen book[Ddim]
[F#]You used to [A#m]say live and let [B]live
(You know you [C#]did, you know you[Ddim] did you know you d[F#]id)
[F#]But in this [A#m]ever changing wo[B]rld in which we [G#7]live in
C# C#5 D#5 E5...
makes you give in and cry
Say live and let [F#]die[B]
live and let [Cdim]die[F#sus4]
live and let [F#]die[B]
Cdim ....
live and let die
--Play F#5 all the way through the interlude--
[B]What does it matter to ya
[F#]when you got a job to do
you gotta [C#7]do it well
D#5 E5 .........
you gotta give the other fellow hell...
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Capo Version
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Version 2: Capo 6th Fret , Standard tuning
Key: C Major , 4/4 timing (mostly)
Chords : EADGBe (These are all relative to capo)
C : x32010
Em : 022000 (or 022003 sound more like the original)
F : 133211
G : 320033 (or 355433 will be easier for the switch to G#dim)
G#dim : 4564xx
D7 : xx0212
G5 : 355xxx
A5 : 577xxx
Bb5 : 688xxx
F#dim : 2342xx
Csus4 : x3301x or x33011
G7 : 320001
C5 : x355xx
Here is what the chords look like when lined up in bars with the beats written at the top.
This is to help with the timing if you're not sure about it.
Keep playing the chord and count out the beats until the chord changes:
Intro Verse: (bpm=61, this is the piano part at the start)
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
|C Em |F G G#dim |
|C Em |F G G#dim |
|C Em |F D7 |
|G |G5 A5 Bb5 -rest- |
...Say live and let...
Part immediately after verse: (bpm=70, slightly faster, orchestra comes in)
Be careful of the timing!
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
|C F |F#dim Csus4 |
|C F |F#dim | <--this bar is in 3/8 timing
Interlude (bpm=150ish, much faster, a distorted guitar comes in playing the C5
power chord x355xx . There's not much else in this part chord-wise)
Middle verse: (bpm=75 , half as fast as interlude)
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
|F |C |
|G7 |A5 Bb5 ... |
| --whole bar rest-- |
And then it goes back to the interlude, and then replay the intro verse again and
then back to the interlude, when then it fades out at the end.
Where lyrics exist, Here are the chords with the lyrics: (remember, capo 6th fret)
[C]When you were [Em]young and your [F]heart was an o[G]pen book[G#dim]
[C]You used to [Em]say live and let [F]live
(You know you[G] did, you know yo[G#dim]u did you know you d[C]id)
[C]But in this [Em]ever changing wo[F]rld in which we [D7]live in
G G5 A5 Bb5...
makes you give in and cry
Say live and let [C]die[F]
live and let [F#dim]die[Csus4]
live and let [C]die[F]
F#dim ....
live and let die
--Play C5 all the way through the interlude--
[F]What does it matter to ya
[C]when you got a job to do
you gotta [G7]do it well
A5 Bb5 .........
you gotta give the other fellow hell...
And that's about it. Rate and comment and make any corrections necessary. Thanks
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