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Celebration - Kool & The Gang
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Kool & The Gang
Celebration (1980)
(Kool & The Gang)
From: "Celebrate!"
The chords in the chorus look confusing over the lyrics. That's why I tabbed
these parts out, so it becomes clearer.
Listen to this tab:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bm1l93m4tudswwz/Kool%20and%20the%20Gang%20-%20Celebration%20%28Demo%29.mp3
If you like this tab, don't forget to rate. If you don't, send me a message
and suggest how I can improve it. Thank you!
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capo: 1st fret
play: G
key: G#/Ab
The original recording is in G#, so: capo 1st fret if you want to play along.
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BRASS LICK
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---0-----------|----------------|
B|1---1---3---1---|0h1h3-----------|
G|2---0---4---0---|0-----0---------|
D|--------5---2---|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
*INTRO
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
Ya - hoo! (It's a celebration)
**CHORUS
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
Celebrate good times, come on (It's a celebration/
(Let's celebrate)
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
G 3-x-0-0-0-x
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2
D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2 (= Esus4/7/9)
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0
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[INTRO] (drums + brass lick)
*INTRO (2x)
**[CHORUS]
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Let's celebrate
[VERSE 1]
F/G C/G G
There's a party goin' on right here
F/G C/G G
A celebration to last throughout the years
F/G C/G G
So bring your good times and your laughter too
F/G C/G G
We're gonna celebrate your party with you, come on now
[BRIDGE]
F/G C/G G
Celebration
F/G C/G G
Let's all celebrate and have a good time
F/G C/G G
Celebration
F/G C/G G
We're gonna celebrate and have a good time
[MIDDLE 8]
Cmaj7 Bm7
It's time to come together
D/E E
It's up to you, what's your pleasure?
Am C/D
Everyone around the world, come on
*[INTRO] (2x)
**[CHORUS]
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Let's celebrate
[CHORUS ](variation)
F/G C/G G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
F/G C/G G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
F/G C/G G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
F/G C/G G
Let's celebrate, it's all right, baby
F/G C/G G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
(Ce- le- bra- tion)
F/G C/G G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
F/G C/G G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
(Ce- le- bra- tion)
F/G C/G G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
*[INTRO] (2x)
**[CHORUS]
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Let's celebrate
**[CHORUS]
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
Let's celebrate
(repeat **CHORUS ad lib)
Come on and celebrate, good times, tonight
(Celebrate good times, come on)
'Cause everything's gonna be all right
Let's celebrate
(Celebrate good times, come on)
(Let's celebrate)...
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
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