the man’s too strong
De akkoorden in dit nummer
Intro Dm Dm C C Bb Bb Dm Dm Dm Dm C C Bb Bb Dm Dm Dm C I am just and ageing drummer boy, and in the wars I used to play Bb Dm And I've called the tune to many a torture session Dm C Now they say I am a war criminal and I’m fading away Bb Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Father please hear my confession G D I have legalised robbery, called it belief G D I have run with the money, and hid like a thief G D Re-written history with my armies and my crooks D C Am Am7 D Invented memories, I did burn all the books Dm C Em Emsus2 Emsus4 And I can still hear his laughter and I can still hear his song Em D C C C The man's too big, the man’s too strong D C C C C G G G Gm Gm Gm D D D D G D Well I have tried to be meek and I have tried to be mild G D But I spat like a woman and sulked like a child G D I have lived behind walls that have made me alone D C Am Am7 D Striven for peace, which I have never known Dm C Em Emsus2 Emsus4 And I can still hear his laughter and I can still hear his song Em D C C C The man's too big, the man's too strong D C C C C G G G Gm Gm Gm D D D D G D Well the sun rose on the courtyard and they all did hear him say G D 'You always were a Judas but I got you anyway G D You may have got your silver but I swear upon my life D C Am Am7 D Your sister gave me diamonds and I gave them to your wife' Dm C Em Emsus2 Emsus4 Oh father please help me for I have done wrong Em D C C C The man's too big, the man's too strong D C C C C G G G Gm Gm Gm D D D D
Zo speel je dit nummer
Op Gitaartabs leer je de akkoorden van the man's too strong van Dire Straits, een popnummer uit het album Brothers in Arms (1985). Dit is een prima keuze als je net begint met gitaar en al wat basis-akkoorden onder de knie hebt. De melodie ligt lekker in je vingers en je raakt snel in het ritme.
Dit nummer staat op beginner-niveau en je speelt het met akkoorden: C, D, Dm, G, Gm en Bb. Geen capo nodig, dus je bent er direct mee aan de slag. Pak je gitaar en werk je weg door deze klassieke Dire Straits-track.
How to practise this song
- 1
Practise the barre chord Bb
Bb is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
Open - 2
Practise the change: Bb ↔ Am
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
Open - 3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.
Video
Tab door gitaartabs. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.
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