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Celebration - Kool & The Gang
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Written by: Kool & The Gang
From: “Celebrate!” (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The chords in the chorus look confusing over the lyrics. That's why I tabbed
these parts out, so it becomes clearer.
Listen to this tab:
https://t1p.de/Celebration-acoustic-demo
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Capo: 1st fret
Play: G
Key: Ab
For chords in original key transpose +1 (and (use flats")
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LICK (horns)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---0-----------|----------------|
B|1---1---3---1---|0h1h3-----------|
G|2---0---4---0---|0-----0---------|
D|--------5---2---|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
Interlude
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
Ya - hoo! (It's a celebration)
Chorus
C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G C/G F/G C/G F/G C/G G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
Celebrate good times, come on (It's a celebration/
(Let's celebrate)
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F/G 3-x-3-2-1-1
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
G 3-x-0-0-0-x
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2
D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2 (= Esus4add9)
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0
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[Intro] (drums + brass lick)
Interlude
| [G] | % | % | % |
| [G] | % | % | % |
Chorus
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
It's a celebration
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Let's celebrate
Verse 1
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
There's a party goin' on right here
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
A celebration to last throughout the years
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
So bring your good times and your laughter too
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
We're gonna celebrate your party with you, come on now
Bridge
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
Celebration
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
Let's all celebrate and have a good time
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
Celebration
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
We're gonna celebrate and have a good time
[Middle 8]
[Cmaj7] [Bm7]
It's time to come together
[D/E] [E]
It's up to you, what's your pleasure?
[Am] [C/D]
Everyone around the world, come on
Interlude
| [G] | % | % | % |
| [G] | % | % | % |
Chorus
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
It's a celebration
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Let's celebrate
Interlude
(variation)
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
We're gonna have a good time tonight
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
Let's celebrate, it's all right
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
We're gonna have a good time tonight
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
Let's celebrate, it's all right, baby
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
We're gonna have a good time tonight
(Ce- le- bra- tion)
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
Let's celebrate, it's all right
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
We're gonna have a good time tonight
(Ce- le- bra- tion)
[F/G] [C/G] [G]
Let's celebrate, it's all right
Interlude
| [G] | % | % | % |
| [G] | % | % | % |
Chorus
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
It's a celebration
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Let's celebrate
Chorus
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
It's a celebration
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Ce - le - brate good times, come on
[C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [F/G] [C/G] [G]
Let's celebrate
(repeat **CHORUS ad lib)
Come on and celebrate, good times, tonight
(Celebrate good times, come on)
'Cause everything's gonna be all right
Let's celebrate
(Celebrate good times, come on)
(Let's celebrate)...
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| x Dead note
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