Angel of harlem

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ANGEL OF HARLEM

             C              F                   C              F
1. It was a cold and wet December day, when we touched down at JFK.
    C               F                 C     F                     C   -F-C-F
  Snow was melting on the ground, on BLS I heard the sound of an Angel.
   C                 F               C                 F          C   - F -C-F
  New York like a Christmas tree, tonight this city belongs to me,   Angel.
     G   F   G-F        G          F     G-F  G   F   -G   F        C    -F-C-F
    So long,      this love won't let me go,  so long,    Angel of Harlem.

    C          F          C                  F
2. Birdland on 53, the street sounds like a symphony,
            C                   F
    we got John Coltrane and a love supreme,
     C               F            C    -F  - C - F
    Miles and she`s got to be an Angel.
     C            F                 C                F              C-F  -C-F
    Lady Day got diamond eyes, she sees the truth behind the lies, Angel.

     G  F   G-F         G          F     G-F  G   F   -G  
    So long,      this love won't let me go,  so long,    
     F        C       -F-C    F        C        - F - C - F
    Angel of Harlem,         Angel of Harlem.
     a    G    F                   a      G         F   ~ C-F-C-F-C-F-C-F
    Ooh, ooh, ooh, she sings with heart, heart and soul.

     C                F       C              F
3. Blue light on the avenue, God knows they got to you.
        C                F           C                   F
    An empty glass, the lady sings, eyes swollen like a bee sting.
      C          F                     C                    F
    Blinded you lost your way, on the side streets and the alleyways,
             C             F                     C                 F
    Like a star exploding in the night, filling up the city with broad daylight.
        Ais                     G            
    An Angel in devil's shoes,      salvation in the blues.
                              F      G                C      - F-C-F-C-F-C-F
    You never looked like an angel, yeah !  Angel of Harlem,
C -F   C    F        C         F - C - F
Angel,     Angel of Harlem...                  (rep. and fade)

(Ais = Bb)

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Angel of harlem van U2 op Gitaartabs. Dit popnummer uit 1988 van het album Rattle And Hum is perfect voor beginnende gitaristen die willen oefenen met essentiële akkoordwisselingen. Met een toegankelijke opzet kun je snel meespelen en het gevoel van dit klassieker ontdekken.

Angel of harlem heeft beginner-niveau (1 van 10) en maakt gebruik van de akkoorden F, C en G. Het nummer wordt aangeboden in akkoordformat, zodat je zonder gedoe kunt starten. Pak je gitaar erbij en speel dit U2-klassieke mee.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord Bb
Bb 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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Practise the change: Bb ↔ C
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.