Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side (Guitar Live)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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Song: Walk on the wild side
Artist: Lou Reed
Composer: Lou Reed
Album: Transformer
by DJ 23rd Aug 2016
The song is simple enough played in C,
but a C to F6 isn't as effective on guitar as
Lou's Reed's D to G6.
Here's how he played it on the record...
To play along with the original recording you need to
tune all the strings down a full tone.
Use a chromatic tuner to get the pitch more accurate.
The chords will then sound in the recorded key of C
Copy and paste this link to hear the original track:
Lou has also played it in D, (a whole tone higher
than the original record) which he did in most live
performances, so no detuning is needed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKOQapYcyhE
Chord shapes are named as if still in standard tuning
D = xx0232 G6 = 320030 Em = 022000 G = 320033
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[Intro]
D G6 D G6 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D G6 D G6 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
D G6 Holly came from Miami, F. L. A. D G6 Hitch-hiked her way across the U. S. A. D Em Plucked her eyebrows on the way, G Em Shaved her legs, and then he was a she
[Chorus]
D G6 She says, "Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side!" D G6 Said, "Hey, honey, take a walk on the wild side!" D G6 D G6 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
D G6 Candy came ...from out on the Island, D G6 In the backroom she was everybody's darling, D Em But she never lost her head, G Em Even when she was giving head
[Chorus]
D G6 She says, "Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side!" D G6 Said, "Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side!"
[Verse 3]
G6 And the coloured girls go... D "Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! D Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo!" D ("Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! D Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 D G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo, doo---!") D G6 | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 4]
D G6 Little Joe never once gave it a - way, D G6 Everybody had to pay and pay, D Em A hustle here and a hustle there, G Em New York City's the place where ...they said...
[Chorus]
D G6 "Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side!', D G6 I said, "Hey, Joe, take a walk on the wild side!" D G6 D G6 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 5]
D G6 Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets, D G6 Looking for soul food and a place to eat, D Em Went to the ...Apollo, G Em You should have seen him go -go -go, they said...
[Chorus]
D G6 "Hey, sugar, take a walk on the wild side!" D I said, "Hey, babe, G6 Take a walk on the wild side!' Alright! D G6 D G6 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 6]
D G6 Jackie is just ...speeding a - way, D G6 Thought she was James Dean for a day, D Em Then, I guess, she had to crash, G Em Valium would have helped that bash!
[Chorus]
D G6 I said, "Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side!" D G6 I said, 'Hey, honey, take a walk on the wild side!'
[Verse 7]
G6 And the coloured girls say... D "Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! D Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo!" D ("Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! D Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! D Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! D Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo! G6 D G6 Doo, da-doo, da-doo, doo, da-doo, doo---!")
[Coda]
D G6 ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [Repeat-end on D]