Promises Promises
Dionne Warwick · C
Promises Promises
Dionne Warwick
Jazz
Real Key
C
Rate
Real Key
C
C
0.2x
120
BPM1
2
3
4
Rhythm
2/4
3/4
4/4
5/4
6/8
7/8
No Accent
Downbeat
Backbeat
All Equal
1 & 3
Melody: Promises, promises ( Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
Artist: Dionne Warwick
Chord proposals: Mats Fagergren, 2022
See youtube:
https://youtu.be/DpKAnp5Klzw
The song has fantastic harmoney changes but with difficult time signatures. Maybe not so suitable for guitar
but here is my contribution anyway.
Please use the chords according to my chart below:
E,A,D,G,B,e
D. x,x,0,2,3,2
E/D. x,x,0,4,5,4
C#m7. x,4,6,4,5,4
Am7. 5,7,5,5,5,5
Gmaj7. 3,x,4,4,3,x
G. 3,5,5,4,3,3
A/G. 3,x,2,2,2,x
F#m7. 2,4,2,2,2,2
Em11. 0,0,0,0,0,0 or
Em11. x,7,7,7,8,7
Em7. 0,2,0,0,0,0
G/A. x,0,5,4,3,3
Dmaj7. x,5,7,6,7,5
Cmaj7. x,3,5,4,5,3
Fmaj7. x,8,10,9,10,8
F9+11. x,8,7,8,8,7 or
F9+11. 1,0,1,0,0,x
A9. x,0,7,6,8,7
Em/A x,0,x,0,0,0
D6. x,5,7,7,7,7
D7. x,5,7,5,7,8
F#maj7 x,x,4,6,6,6
F#6/C# x,4,4,6,4,6
Dmaj9 x,5,4,6,5,0
Dmaj9/A 5,5,4,6,5,0
intro
[D] [E/D] [C#m7]
/ / / /
[Am7] [D] [Gmaj7]
/ / / /
[D] [E/D] [C#m7]
/ / / /
[Am7] [D] [Gmaj7]
/ / / /
verse1
[D] [E/D] [C#m7]
Promises, promises, I'm all through with
[G] [A/G] [F#m7] [Em11]
promises,Promises now, I don't know how..
[Em7] [G/A] [Dmaj7]
I got the nerve...to walk out
[Gmaj7] [Cmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Cmaj7]
If I shout, remember, I feel free.
[Fmaj7] [F9+11]
Now, I can look at myself
[Em11]
And be proud
[A9]
I'm laughing out..
[Dmaj7] [Em/A] [Dmaj7] [Em/A] [Dmaj7] [Em/A]
loud....
verse 2
[D] [E/D] [C#m7]
Oh, promises, promises this is where those
[G] [A/G] [F#m7] [Em11]
promises, Promises end, I don't pretend..
[Em7] [G/A] [Dmaj7]
That what was wrong can be right
[Gmaj7] [Cmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Cmaj7]
Every night I sleep now, No more lies
[Fmaj7] [F9+11]
Things that I promised myself
[Em11]
Fell apart
[A9]
But I found my
[Dmaj7] [Em/A] [Dmaj7] [Em/A] [Dmaj7] [Em/A]
heart.....
chorus
[D] [E/D] [G]
Oh, promises their kind of promises,
[A/G] [F#m7]
Can just destroy a life...
[D] [E/D] [G]
Oh, promises those kind of promises
[A/G] [F#m7]
Take all the joy from life
[D] [E/D]
Oh, promises, promises
[G] [A/G]
My kind of promises
[Dmaj7]
Can lead to joy
[D6] [D7]
And hope and love
N.C.
Yes..
[F#maj7] [F#6/C#] [F#maj7] [F#6/C#] [F#maj7] [F#6/C#]
..love!..................................
[Dmaj9] [Dmaj9/A] [Dmaj9] [Dmaj9/A] [Dmaj9]
......................
verse 3
[D] [E/D] [C#m7]
...............
[G] [A/G] [F#m7] [Em11]
......................
[Em7] [G/A] [Dmaj7]
..................
[Gmaj7] [Cmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Cmaj7]
Every night I sleep now, No more lies
[Fmaj7] [F9+11]
Things that I promised myself
[Em11]
Fell apart
[A9]
But I found my
[Dmaj7] [Em/A] [Dmaj7] [Em/A] [Dmaj7] [Em/A]
heart....
chorus
[D] [E/D] [G]
Oh, promises their kind of promises,
[A/G] [F#m7]
Can just destroy a life...
[D] [E/D] [G]
Oh, promises those kind of promises
[A/G] [F#m7]
Take all the joy from life
[D] [E/D]
Oh, promises, promises
[G] [A/G]
My kind of promises
[Dmaj7]
Can lead to joy
[D6] [D7]
And hope and love
N.C.
Yes..
[F#maj7] [F#6/C#] [F#maj7] [F#6/C#] [F#maj7] [F#6/C#]
..love!..................................
[Dmaj9] [Dmaj9/A] [Dmaj9] [Dmaj9/A] [Dmaj9]
......................
outro
[F#maj7] [F#6/C#] [F#maj7] [F#6/C#] [F#maj7] [F#6/C#]
....................................
[Dmaj9] [Dmaj9/A] [Dmaj9] [Dmaj9/A] [Dmaj9]
......................
[F#maj7] [F#6/C#] [F#maj7] [F#6/C#] [F#maj7] [F#6/C#]
....................................
Chords Used (22)
Guitar
Ukulele
D
1 / 4
E/D
1 / 4
C#m7
9fr
1 / 5
Am7
1 / 6
Gmaj7
1 / 4
G
1 / 5
A/G
1 / 4
F#m7
1 / 6
Em11
1 / 4
Em7
1 / 7
G/A
1 / 5
Dmaj7
1 / 4
Cmaj7
1 / 4
Fmaj7
1 / 4
A9
2fr
1 / 4
Em/A
1 / 4
D6
1 / 4
D7
1 / 4
F#maj7
1 / 4
F#6/C#
N/ADmaj9
2fr
1 / 4
Dmaj9/A
2fr
1 / 4
Song Info
Real Key
C
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