Celebration Day is a cool song that`s easy to play if you
practice it for a while. Make sure you listen to it a few times before
you attempt to play it. The entire song is in 4/4 so it should be easy to
keep up.
[Riff 1]
A7
(play this rapidly) (play this rapidly)
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B:—————-8—8—8—8—8———5—5—5—5—5———|
G:o———-2—-9—9—9—9—9———6—6—6—6—6——-o|
D:o————————————|—5———5—5—5—5—5——-o|
A:—0—3—0—————————-|—-3-0-0————————|
E:———————————————————-|
[Riff 2]
C G Bb F
e:—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—————|
B:—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—————|
G:—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—————|
D:—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—————|
A:—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—————|
E:——————3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————1-1-1-1-1-1-1—————|
C G Bb F E
e:—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—1-1-1-1-1——————|
B:—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—1-1-1-1-1——————|
G:—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1———|
D:—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—0-0-0-0-0-0-0—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2———|
A:—3-3-3-3-3-3-3—2-2-2-2-2-2-2—1-1-1-1-1-1-1—3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2———|
E:——————3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————1-1-1-1-1——————|
Progression w/ Lyrics:
[Riff 1] x2
[With Riff 1]
Her face is cracked from smiling,
all the fears that she`s been hiding,
and it seems that pretty soon
evr`ybody`s gonna know.
And her voice is sore from shouting,
cheering winners who are losing,
and she wonders if their days are few
and soon they`ll have to go.
[Riff 1] once more, then
[With Riff 2] This is an example:
C G
My, my, my, I`m so happy,
Bb F
I`m gonna join the band.
C G
We are gonna dance and sing in celebration,
Bb F E
we are in the promised land.
[With Riff 1]
She hears them talk of new ways
to protect the home she lives in,
Then she wonders what it`s all about
when they break down the door.
Her name is Brown or White or Black;
you know her very well.
You hear her cries of mercy
as the winners toll the bell.
[Riff 1] once more, then
[With Riff 2]
My, my, my, I`m so happy,
I`m gonna join the band.
We are gonna sing and dance in celebration,
we are in the promised land.
[Solo]
[With Riff 1]
There is a train that leaves the station
heading for your destination,
But the price you pay to nowhere
has increased a dollar more. Yes, it has!
And if you walk you`re gonna get there
although it takes a little longer,
And when you see it in the distance
you will wring your hands and moan.
Repeat [Riff 1] until fade out
This is the solo for Celebration Day:
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B:————15—13—-15—13-15-13—-15—13—-|
G:————————-|-12—12—14———-14———14-|
D:————————————————|
A:————————————————|
E:————————————————|
Slide
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B:-13—15—13—————————8—5———|-4/5—4/5—4/5-|
G:———————————————7—5———|
D:—————————————————7——-|
A:———————————————————-|
E:———————————————————-|
e:———————————————-13—-13—12|
B:——5———————————13—13—-13——-|
G:—5——7———5-7-5—7-5—|-5—7—5—5—————————|
D:———-5—5—7——-7——7—14———————-|
A:———————————————————-|
E:———————————————————-|