When trying to determine which version sounds best - I play each section while listening to a recording of the song (perhaps using a capo to make the key the same as the recording). I know that one of my selected versions may work better on the chorus while another may work better on the verses. Then I will take the song section by section starting with the verses, then the chorus and then the bridge. Then I go to a lyric site and copy and paste the lyrics of the song into a word document and format it so that I have room to write the chords above the lyrics. Once I know which chord types and scale degrees sound best, I can transpose my chord sheet to whatever key I can more easily play or sing in.Īfter choosing several versions that have elements that sound kind of right, I will save those in a folder on my computer. In other words I want to know if the best sounding version of the verse chord progression is (for example) I Major - iii minor - IV Major or if it sounds better using a V Major instead of a iii minor (that type info). In the beginning when I am trying to find the best version, I like to take the key out of the equation entirely because once I arrive at the best interpretation of the chord progression, I can always transpose or use a capo to get to the key I want to use! Let me step back a moment and talk about transposing to different keys. In many cases, none of them will be perfect - so I compare them side by side and come up with my own personal interpretation or translation of the chord progression and write it out on my own lead sheet. For example I might like the way one idea sounds good on the verses but might feel another translators version of the chorus chords sound better. I am trying to narrow down the possibilities to the various interpretations/translations that sound somewhat authentic - at least in certain places. If my search turns up multiple different interpretations, I try a few on my guitar and eliminate those that just don't sound good at all. Here is what I do if I want to learn a new song that is not one I can just listen to the record and hear the obvious chords. Piano based songs (written and performed with piano as the dominant instrument) are the most difficult to translate to guitar because the chord voicings that come easy on piano are often very difficult to translate to a playable chord on guitar.
We know that many songs will be interpreted, transcribed or translated using different ideas on which chords to use where.
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The other answers by mbauwens and joseem address the specific song you asked about and joseem did an excellent job explaining the different reasons we often see different "translations" of a given song by different folks.īut I want to address the edited (by Matthew Read) title to provide useful information for folks who come across the title in a search and ultimately want to know how to choose from multiple translations for any given song (other than the one cited in your question).
F), but the chords don't sound as good to me, some times they sound blatantly wrong.Īnyway, generically speaking, you will always find different sources for the most popular songs, you should try them, compare with the original and try to make your own judgement as to what version you like the most and better suits your playing. It's in the same tonality (the chord shapes are given in the tonality of C, but your are advised to use the capo in the 5th fret, which puts you a perfect 4th above, i.e. The guitaretab version is indeed a simplified version, and to me it doesn't sound too good. In the examples you give the ultimate-guitar version sounds to me quite good and faithful to the Louis Armstrong recording I have. Sometimes this noticeably changes the way the harmony sounds, but it allows beginners to play the song. It doesn't necessarily means one of them has made a mistake, sometimes it's impossible to tell for sure.Ĥ) Simpler versions of the song, with simpler chord shapes, may be created. Different transcribers arriving at slightly different chord types in specific parts of a song is not uncommon. guitar and piano).ģ) Chord finding by ear is not an exact science, particularly with songs that have complex harmonies and/or many simultaneous instruments and vocals.
number and sequence of verses, chorus, repetitions, etc.) may vary.Ģ) They can be in different tonalities, either because of 1) or to allow singing by different voice ranges, or, sometimes, to make it easier to play on different instruments (e.g. There can be different chord renditions for the same song for several reasons:ġ) They correspond to different recorded versions of the song.
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