Mr pleasant

The Kinks

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Stem je gitaar

 E - A - - -
 
                      D                              Dm
1. Oh, Mr. Pleasant, how is Mrs. Pleasant ?
                                    Am                                       G
    I hope the world is treating you right, and your head’s in the air,
                        C                                              Am
    and you’re feeling so proud, ’cause you’re such a success.
                      F                          E                           D                           Dm
    And the whole wide world is on your side, hey hey, how are you today?
 
  Dm                     Am                              G
People say Mr. Pleasant is good, Mr. Pleasant is kind,
          C                              Am
Mr. Pleasant’s okay, Mr. Pleasant don’t mind,
      F                   E                                  D                            Dm
as long as Mr. Pleasant’s all right, hey hey, how are you today ?
 
      E
+  How’s your father, how’s your mother,
A
    how’s your sister, how’s your brother?
      E                                                     A
    How’s your brand new limousine, twenty-four inch TV screen?
    Fis                                  B7
    Did you like prosperity more than you liked poverty?
     E                   E7                      E                   A
    Life is easier, so much easier, life is easier now.
 
                     D                                Dm
2. Oh, Mr. Pleasant, how is Mrs. Pleasant ?
                                         Am                             G
    Did you know she was flirting around with another young man,
                    C                                     Am
    and he’s taking her out, when you have to work late,
                  F                       E                   D                           Dm
    and it’s not so pleasant after all, hey hey, how are you today ?
 
+  CHORUS     +  instrumental = CHORUS ....
 
    (The Kinks)

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Mr pleasant van The Kinks op Gitaartabs. Dit popnummer uit 1966 staat op het album Face to Face (Bonus Track Edition) en is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen met akkoorden spelen.

Mr pleasant heeft beginnersniveau (niveau 2) en gebruikt vooral E, Dm, Am, D, A en G. Je speelt het nummer in akkoordformaat zonder capo, waardoor je gelijk aan de slag kunt. Pak je gitaar en ontdek hoe goed deze klassieker onder je vingers aanvoelt.

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.
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2
Practise the change: B7 ↔ 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.