Pretty woman

Roy Orbison

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Snelheid4

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

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Eenvoudige synth-weergave — toonhoogtes exact, ritme bij benadering

Intro:
               +--- let this note ring for 1 1/2 measure
               v________________________
               /                        \
    e -----------------|-----------------|
    B -----------------|-----------------|
    G -----------------|-----------------|  repeat both measures
    D ---------0-------|-----------------|
    A -2-2---2---------|-----------------|
    E -0-0-4-----------|-----------------|
       1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 


and then over to the main riff which is just the following, usually repeated
4 times:

    e -----------------
    B -----------------
    G -----------------
    D ---------0-4-2-0-
    A -2-2---2---------
    E -0-0-4-----------
       1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  

          A             F#m
    Pretty woman walking down the street,
           A                   F#m
    Pretty woman, the kind I'd like to meet.
           D        D
    Pretty woman...

              E7                      E7
    I don't believe you -- it must be true.
                 E7              E7           (repeat main riff 4 times)
    No one could look as good as you.

    Pretty woman, won't you pardon me.
    Pretty woman, I couldn't help but see.
    Pretty woman...

    Oh, you look lovely as you can be.
    Are you lonely just like me?

    Dm7           G
    Pretty woman, stop awhile.
    C C/B     Am  Am
    Pretty woman, talk awhile.
    Dm7           G                  C   C
    Pretty woman, give your smile to me.
    Dm7           G
    Pretty woman, yeah, yeah, yeah,
    C C/B     Am  Am
    Pretty woman, look my way.
    Dm7           G                    C    A
    Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me,
             F#m       D          E7     (repeat main riff 4 times)
    'Cause I need you, i'll treat you right.

    Pretty woman, don't walk on by.
    Pretty woman, don't make me cry.
    Pretty woman...

    Don't walk away, hey.
    Okay.
    If that's the way it must be, okay.
    I guess I'll go on home, it's late.
    There'll be tomorrow night, but wait
    What do I see?
    She's walking back to me.
    Oh, pretty woman.

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Pretty woman van Roy Orbison op Gitaartabs. Dit klassieke popmummer is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen en willen ontdekken hoe je dit iconische nummer speelbaar maakt op je instrument.

Pretty woman heeft een beginner-niveau (2 van 10) en werkt met akkoorden: G, D, A, E7, C en Dm7. Het format is uitsluitend akkoorden, zonder capo — ideaal om je basisakkoordenkennis uit te breiden. Pak je gitaar en begin meteen met dit timeless 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 ↔ A
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
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.