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When i was young

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Eenvoudige synth-weergave — toonhoogtes exact, ritme bij benadering

When I Was Young  

Intro:

Em
/ / / / / / / /

Verse 1:
    Em                 D
The rooms were so much colder then
   Em           D
My father was a soldier then
    Em              D
And times were very hard
           Em
When I was young

Riff 1:
------------12-14-12---10-12-10---9--10--9----|-7--
------------10-12-10---8--10-8----7--8---7----|-5--
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(young)

     /D    Em    [Riff 1]
When I was young

Verse 2:
I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls I had a bad yen
And I had quite a ball
When I was young [Riff 1]

Em
 / / / / / / /

Bridge:
     G                  Em
When I was young it was more important
                                              D
They'd more fun and they laughed much louder, yeah
           Em
When I was young [Riff 1]
    (D)    Em
When I was young [Riff 1]

Verse 3:
I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot
When I was young [Riff 1]
     /D    Em   [N.C.]
When I was young

Instrumental break: [key changes to Gm]:
Gm       F        [3X]
/ / / /  / / / /
Gm
/ / / /  / / / /

Chorus:
     Bb                 Gm
When I was young it was more important
                                              F
They'd more fun and they laughed much louder, yeah
           Gm
When I was young

Riff 2:
------------15-17-15---14-15-14---12-14--12---|-10-
------------13-15-13---11-13-11---10-11--10---|-8--
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(young)

           Gm   [N.C.]
When I was young

Verse 4
   Gm                F
My faith was so much stronger then
Gm            F
I believed in fellow men
Gm                F
And I was so much older then
           Gm [acoustic guitar strums Gm chord]
When I was young
When I was young

(Gm)
When I was young [repeat to fade]

Zo speel je dit nummer

Je leert de akkoorden van When i was young van Golden Earring op Gitaartabs. Dit popnummer is perfect voor wie net begint met gitaar en wil oefenen met basis-akkoordwisselingen.

When i was young ligt op beginner-niveau en je speelt dit nummer met akkoorden. Je werkt voornamelijk met Gm, Em, D en F, vier veelgebruikte vormen die je stap voor stap onder controle krijgt. Pak je gitaar en begin met meespelen.

How to practise this song

  1. 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.

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  2. 2

    Practise the change: Bb ↔ 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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  3. 3

    Great first song

    Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.

Exercise: F-akkoord starter (vereenvoudigd → barré)10 min · drill this on its own and this song gets easier by itself

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