The letter
De akkoorden in dit nummer
Am F Give me a ticket for an aeroplane, E(7) D7 ain't got the time to take a fast train. Am F Lonely days are gone, I'm going home, E(7) Am `cause my baby just wrote me a letter. Am F I don't care how much money I got to spend, E(7) D7 got to get back to my baby again. Am F Lonely days are gone, I'm going home, E(7) Am `cause my baby just wrote me a letter. Am C G F C G Well she wrote me a letter, said she couldn't live without me no more. C G F C G Listen mister can't you see, I got to get back to my baby once more, E(7) Anyway, yeah. Am F Give me a ticket for an aeroplane, E(7) D7 ain't got the time to take a fast train. Am F Lonely days are gone, I'm going home, E(7) Am `cause my baby just wrote me a letter. Am C G F C G Well she wrote me a letter, said she couldn't live without me no more. C G F C G Listen mister can't you see, I got to get back to my baby once more, E(7) Anyway, yeah. Am F I don't care how much money I got to spend, E(7) D7 got to get back to my baby again. Am F Lonely days are gone, I'm going home, E(7) Am `cause my baby just wrote me a letter. E(7) Am `cause my baby just wrote me a letter. E(7) Am `cause my baby just wrote me a letter.
Zo speel je dit nummer
Leer de akkoorden van The Letter van The Box Tops op Gitaartabs. Dit Rock & Roll-nummer uit 1967 is een perfecte keuze om je gitaarspel uit te breiden met toegankelijke akkoorden en een catchy melodie die je meteen wilt meespelen.
The Letter staat op beginner-niveau (3 van 10), dus zeer geschikt om mee te starten. Je werkt met de akkoorden Am, F, E, C, G en D7 in akkoordenformat. Met deze basisakkoorden ben je snel uit de voeten, en je kunt het nummer in korte tijd onder de vingers krijgen. Pak je gitaar en begin vandaag nog.
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.
Open - 2
Practise the change: D7 ↔ Am
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 rick. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.
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