James Taylor – Teach Me Tonight (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

[Chords] F#7#5 = 2x2332 Bm7 = x24232 E7 = 020100 Amaj7 = x02120 C#m7 = 446454 E7sus4 = 020200 Amaj7sus2 = x02100 F#m11 = 2x220x B7 = x2120x Amaj7 = x06650 A = x07655 D/F# = x0423x E/G# = x0645x [Intro] Sounds like Amaj7 and E7sus4 (x2) plus some fingerpicked notes TBD [Chorus 1]
F#7#5                  Bm7
Did you say I've got a lot to learn?

E7                           C#m7
Well, don't think I'm trying not to learn

F#7#5                    Bm7
Since this is the perfect spot to learn

E7          Amaj7sus2 Amaj7   F#7#5  F#7#5
Teach me tonight
[Chorus 2]
F#7#5                  Bm7
Starting with the A, B, C of it

E7                      C#m7
Right down to the X, Y, Z of it

F#7#5                 Bm7
Help me solve the mystery of it

E7          Amaj7
Teach me tonight
[Verse]
E7sus4    F#7#5        Bm7
Oh    the sky's a blackboard

E7         Amaj7   A#dim7
High above you

          Bm7     Cdim7     C#m7
And if a shooting star goes by

              D#m7b5   G#7#5     C#m7
I'll use that star to write, "I love you"

  F#m11             B7      E7   F#7#5  F#7#5
A thousand times across the sky
[Chorus 3]
F#7#5                 Bm7
One thing isn't very clear, my love

E7                          C#m7
Should the teacher stand so near my love

F#7#5                Bm7
Graduation's almost here my love

E7          Amaj7
Teach me tonight
[Solo] Bm7 E7 C#m7 F#7#5 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 [Verse]
E7sus4    F#7#5        Bm7
Oh    the sky's a blackboard

E7         Amaj7   A#dim7
High above you

          Bm7     Cdim7     C#m7
And if a shooting star goes by

              D#m7b5   G#7#5     C#m7
I'll use that star to write, "I love you"

  F#m11             B7      D6sus2  E  F#7#5
A thousand times across the sky

[Riff on the word "sky"]
   D6sus2  E
e|-0------------------------|
B|-------0------------------|
G|-----2---2-1--------------|
D|---0---------4-2----------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Chorus 4]
E7sus4   F#7#5             Bm7
Mmm, one thing isn't very clear, my love

E7                          C#m7
Should the teacher stand so near my love

F#7#5                Bm7
Graduation's almost here my love

E7          Amaj7sus2 Amaj7
Teach me tonight

Bm7                   Amaj7sus2 Amaj7
Starting with the ABC of        it

Alternate ad lib outro relative to Capo 2, slow strums of:
    Amaj7  D/F#  E/G#  D/F#  E7sus4  Amaj7
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0h2----3-----5-----3-----0-------0h5-----------------|
G|--1------2-----4-----2-----2-------6-------------------|
D|--2------4-----6-----4-----0-------6-------------------|
A|--0------0-----0-----0-----2-------0-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
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