Be my day

Jan Smit

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Snelheid4

Spatie = start/stop · ↓↑ = sneller/langzamer

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E   =  0-2-2-1-0-0
B   =  x-2-4-4-4-2


Intro: B | E | B | E 


Couplet:
  E                        B
I rock me, from the bay of Mexico.
                            E
row me, to the shores of Montego bay.
                             B
charmin' lady, pleace let me stay.

Here in your warm brown arms
            B
Till i melt away.


Refrein:
      B                E
be my day, honey be my night
              B                E
if i drifted away, honey be my light 
                              B
shine on let your light shine on
               E
i will sail on home
                              B
shine on let your light shine on
               E
i will sail on home

             B              E                        B
sing a la la la, and i sing hey, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
                    E
and we will sail on home 
             B              E                        B
sing a la la la, and i sing hey, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
                    E
and we will sail on home 


Refrein:
      B                E
be my day, honey be my night
              B                E
if i drifted away, honey be my light 
                              B
shine on let your light shine on
               E
i will sail on home
                              B
shine on let your light shine on
               E
i will sail on home

             B              E                        B
sing a la la la, and i sing hey, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
                     E
and we will sail on home 
             B              E                          B
sing a la la la, and i sing la la la la la la la la la la
                    E
and we will sail on home                        
             B              E                          B
sing a la la la, and i sing la la la la la la la la la la
                    E
and we will sail on home                        

outro: B | E | B | E |   B

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van "Be my day" van Jan Smit op Gitaartabs. Dit Nederpop-nummer uit het album Hoe Kan Ik Van Je Dromen (2006) is perfect om mee te oefenen als je net begint met gitaarspelen.

Het nummer ligt op beginner-niveau en gebruikt vooral de akkoorden B en E. Je krijgt de akkoorden in een helder format aangeboden, zodat je direct kunt meespelen. Pack je gitaar en begin met dit toegankelijke nummer.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord B
B 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
Practise the change: B ↔ E
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.