Ballroom blitz
Ballroom Blitz
Sweet
Intro: (G riff)
[C]Well, it's been getting so hard...living with the things you do to me...
[C]My dreams keep getting so strange...I'd like to tell you everything I see...
[G]I see a man in the back as a matter of fact...
His eyes are as red as the sun...
And the girl in the corner that no one ignores...
She thinks she's the passionate one......Oh yeah!...
It's like [A]lightning...everybody was [C]fighting...
And the music was [Eb]soothing...and they all started [G]grooving...
[G]Yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...
And the [A]man in the back said every[C]one attack and it [D]turned into a...
Ballroom [G]blitz...
And the [A]girl in the corner said [C]boy I wanna warn ya' it'll [D]turn into a
Ballroom [G]blitz...
[F]Ball[F#]room [G]blitz...
I'm [C]reaching out for something...touching nothing's all I ever do...
I softly call you over...If you appear there's nothing left of you...
[G]And the man in the back is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky...
And the girl in the corner is everyone's moaner...
She'll kill you with the wink of her eye......Oh yeah!...
It's ele[A]ctric...so frightfully [C]hectic...
And the band started [Eb]leaving...and we all stopped [G]breathing...
[G]Yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah...
And the [A]man in the back said [C]everyone attack and it [D]turned into a...
Ballroom [G]blitz...
And the [A]girl in the corner said [C]boy I wanna warn ya' it'll [D]turn into a
Ballroom [G]blitz...
[F]Ball[F#]room [G]blitz...
{c:Bass solo}
{c:End with G riff }
Zo speel je dit nummer
Leer de akkoorden van Ballroom blitz van Sweet op Gitaartabs. Dit popliedje uit 1974 van het album Desolation Boulevard is perfect om mee te beginnen als gitarist. Met een beginner-vriendelijk speelpatroon en stevige akkoordwisselingen zul je snel merken dat je al een herkenbbare melodie speelt.
Het nummer ligt op niveau 1 en werkt met de akkoorden G, C, A, D, Eb en F. Je leert ze in een format dat je stap voor stap meeneemt door de song. Dit is dé kans om je eerste rocknummers aan te pakken en meteen het gevoel van een echte hit te pakken.
How to practise this song
- 1
Practise the barre chord Eb
Eb 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: Eb ↔ 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.
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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