Call on Me Chicago
"Call On Me" by Chicago
(Loughnane)
Chicago VII 1974
For the intro, I strum the first six chords once and then make-up my own kind of rhythm.
Also, sliding up the fretboard from Am and A#m a little sounds like the recording.
It would help to play all of the chords using barre chords, and a wah-wah pedal is needed.
Intro: Am Bm Dm A#m C#m Em
[Bm] [Dm] [Am] [Bm] [C#m] [Em] [C#m] [Em]
[A#m] [A#m] [Bm] [C#m]
For the verses, I play a strumming pattern of:
w w x w u x u u x d u d with w(down), u(up), and x(muted)
Verse 1:
[C#m]The feeling was clear, clear as a blue sky on a [Bm]sunny day
Everything was [C#m]you, oo ooo
[D]'Cause no one made me feel,[C#m] the way I felt with you, oh [Bm]oohh
Call on me 'cause [C#m] I [C#m]love y[D]ou
You [C#m]know[C#m] I d[D6]o, you [C#m]love[C#m] me [D]too.[A#m] [A#m] [Bm] [C#m]
For verse 2, the strumming pattern stays the same, but for the first D chord, I play:
w u w u w x w x w x (twice)
Verse 2:
[C#m]Then came a change, when I said I would soon be [Bm]leavin' you
Nothing else to [C#m]do, oooh
[D]But please remember [C#m]I'll never lose the thought of [Bm]you
Call on me 'cause [C#m] I [C#m]love[D] you
You [C#m]know [C#m] I [D6]do, you [C#m]love[C#m] me t[D]oo, oo ooo[A#m]
[A#m]Hoo ooh oh oh hoh
I ad-lib on rhythm for the instrumental. It's difficult to hear the guitar
over the brass and percussion anyways.
Instrumental 1: A#m Bm C#m Em Bm Dm
[Am] [Cm] [Bm] [Gmaj7] [Bm] [Cm] [Dm]
Same strum pattern as verse 1
Verse 3:
[Dm]You've got to find someone else to somehow [Cm]take my place
Share his life with [Dm]you, oo ooo
[Eb]But if you need a friend, [Dm]you can always count on [Cm]me
Count on me 'cause [Dm]I [Dm]love[Eb] you,
You [Dm]know [Dm]I d[Eb6]o, you l[Dm]ove [Dm]me t[Eb]oo, oo ooo[Bm]
Instrumental 2: Bm Dm Am Bm Cm Bm
Outro:
[Bm]You can count on me, ooh oh (baby)
[G]You can count on [D]me
(repeat until done)
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