Long tall sally

Elvis Presley

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                     C                    C
Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John, he says he has the blues but
   C
he has a lotta fun.
   F         C                   G     F                 C
Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby, havin' some fun tonight yeah well!
                             
C                     C                    C                     
Long tall Sally has a lot on the ball, and nobody cares if she's long and tall.
   F         C                   G         F                    C
Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby, I'm having me some fun tonight.
                                     
        C                    C
Well, I saw uncle John, with long tall Sally.
   C                        
He saw Aunt Mary comin', and he ducked back in the alley.
                              
   F         C                   G         F                 C
Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby, I'm havin' some fun tonight.
Solo: C F C G F C
C                     C                    C                     
Long tall Sally has a lot on the ball, and nobody cares if she's long and tall.
   F         C                   G         F                    C
Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby, I'm having me some fun tonight.
        C                    C
Well, I saw uncle John, with long tall Sally.
   C                        
He saw Aunt Mary comin', and he ducked back in the alley.
   F         C                   G         F                 C
Oh baby, yes baby, whoo-oo-oo-oo baby, I'm havin' some fun tonight.
            C
We've gonna have some fun tonight, gonna have some fun tonight.
            F                      C
We're gonna have some fun tonight, everything will be all right.
            G                    F               C
We're gonna have some fun, gonna have some fun tonight.

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Long tall sally van Elvis Presley, een energieke rock-and-rollklassieker die perfect voor gitaaristen in spé geschikt is. Dit nummer uit 1956 van het album Elvis staat vol met dat onvergetelijke rock-and-rollgevoel, en je kunt het snel onder de vingers krijgen met de basale akkoordengrepen.

Dit is beginnerswerk: het nummer speelt zich af op beginner-niveau met alleen de akkoorden C, F en G. Je hebt geen capo nodig, en het akkoordenformat geeft je precies wat je nodig hebt om mee te spelen. Pak je gitaar, werk deze drie grepen in je hoofd en je bent klaar om Long tall sally te rocken.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord F
F 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.
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Practise the change: F ↔ C
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.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.