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A Little Bit

Madeleine Peyroux
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
You  got a lot
Of  tenderness
And  so much love
You  can get no rest
 If you're willing  to waste a little time
I  don't wanna all of it
All  I need is a little bit
 ish Thing:
 You  know daddy gave you everything on a silver platter
But  the one thing he never gave you
  (?)
 Was the one thing that really matters
 Yes, that's a question mark. There's a chord there which boggles me. I typically will do
 D-minor to a G, then do a blues turn around to an F, but, if you find something that
 for you, go to it! Let me know, though, as I piss my organ player off by not deciding on
 proper chord...
 ...everything above was the CHORD as it should sound. Everything below is the CHORD-SHAPE.
You  got a lot
Of  tenderness
And  so much love
You  can get no rest
 If you're willing  to waste a little time
I  don't wanna all of it
All  I need is a little bit
 ish Thing:
 You  know daddy gave you everything on a silver platter
But  the one thing he never gave you
  (?)
 Was the one thing that really matters
 Again, on this one, I muff it. Not hard, but, doesn't quite satisfy. As far as the G to
 switch goes, don't pick up your fingers from the board, simply flatten them. It's
 and sounds closer to the album. If you intend on doing this on your own, do what you
 Also, a Cadd9 is:
0-3-2-0-2-2
 So, that's about it. Some quick notes:
 1. Blues. That's what this song is influenced by, but it's not too much in a minor, so
 your blues scales for soloing, but don't make it too sad.
 2. If you need too, I highly suggest getting an organ or piano player to help out.
 3. Those shapes that I gave you below the warning can be transposed up and down the
 for those of you that haven't quite gotten there in your theory (it's okay). Find a key that
 comfortable in, because the song won't change to fit you much.
 Thanks! Let me know how this works out for you.
 Karl

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Readable chord sheet for A Little Bit by Madeleine Peyroux

[C]You got a lot         [F]           [C]
[C]Of tenderness         [F]           [C]
[C]And so much love             [F]               [C]
[C]You can get no rest             [F]
If you're willing[Am] to waste a little time             [C]

[Am]I don't wanna all of it
[F]All I need is a little b[C]it

ish Thing:

[Am]                                          [C]
Y[F]ou know daddy gave you everything on a silver platter
[Am]But the one thing he never gave you          [F]
               (?)
Was the one thing that really matters

Yes, that's a question mark. There's a chord there which boggles me. I typically will do
D-minor to a G, then do a blues turn around to an F, but, if you find something that
for you, go to it! Let me know, though, as I piss my organ player off by not deciding on
proper chord...

...everything above was the CHORD as it should sound. Everything below is the CHORD-SHAPE.

[G]You got a lot         [Cadd9]               [G]
[G]Of tenderness         [Cadd9]               [G]
[G]And so much love             [Cadd9]                   [G]
[G]You can get no rest             [C]
If you're willing[Em] to waste a little time             [G]

[Em]I don't wanna all of it
[C]All I need is a little b[G]it

ish Thing:

[Em]                                          [G]
Y[C]ou know daddy gave you everything on a silver platter
[Em]But the one thing he never gave you          [C]
               (?)
Was the one thing that really matters

Again, on this one, I muff it. Not hard, but, doesn't quite satisfy. As far as the G to
switch goes, don't pick up your fingers from the board, simply flatten them. It's
and sounds closer to the album. If you intend on doing this on your own, do what you
Also, a Cadd9 is:

0-3-2-0-2-2

So, that's about it. Some quick notes:

1. Blues. That's what this song is influenced by, but it's not too much in a minor, so
your blues scales for soloing, but don't make it too sad.

2. If you need too, I highly suggest getting an organ or piano player to help out.

3. Those shapes that I gave you below the warning can be transposed up and down the
for those of you that haven't quite gotten there in your theory (it's okay). Find a key that
comfortable in, because the song won't change to fit you much.

Thanks! Let me know how this works out for you.

Karl

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