Artist: Temptations, The
Genre: Soul
Roman Numerals: I, ii, ii7, iii, IV, V, V7, VI
Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
The melody of My Girl follows the pentatonic scale
Follows this arrangement:
Recording @ YouTube Entered by: ICDb
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E|----------1--4--6--9--|----------1--4--6--9--|
B|--2----4--------------|--2----4--------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------2--|-------------------2--|
G|-------------1--3-----|-------------1--3-----|
D|-------1--3-----------|-------1--3-----------|
A|--4-------------------|--4-------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|------------------------18--|------------------------18--|
D|----------------18--20------|----------------18--20------|
A|--16----18--20--------------|--16----18--20--------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| I've got |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sunshine |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] on a cloudy |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] day |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |
| And when it's |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] cold outside, |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] I've got the |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] month of May |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] I |
[E♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] guess |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] you |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] say, |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] What can |
[E♭m7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7) on the Major Second] make me |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] feel this |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] way? |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] My girl... (my girl...) (my girl) |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Talkin' 'bout |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] my girl |
[A♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] (my girl) |
| I've got |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] so much |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] honey the bees |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] envy me |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |
| I've got a |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sweeter song |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] (baby), than the birds |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] in the trees |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |
Repeat Chorus
Intro Riff x2, then:
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |
[E♭mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] |
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] |
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Third] |
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] |
| I don't |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] need no money, |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] fortune |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] or fame |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |
| I've got |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] all the riches, baby, |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] one man can |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] claim |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |
Repeat Chorus
| I've got |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] sunshine |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] on a cloudy |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] day |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] I've even got the |
[D♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] month of May |
[G♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] |