Piano Chords: Fifteen by Taylor Swift

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So many requests for Taylor Swift songs.  Here's one for starters, Fifteen. 
So, I found this chord chart online but I'll post what I'm playing after that. 
Do you have a favorite song from this young lady?

Taylor Swift - Fifteen download at emp3

G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

G                                Cadd9
 You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
            Em7                       Cadd9
 Its the morning of your very first day
         G                            Cadd9
 You say hi to your friends you aint seen in a while
              Em7                  Cadd9
 Try and stay out of everybodys way
G                                   Cadd9
 It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here
             Em7                Cadd9
 For the next four years in this town
                    G                 Cadd9
 Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
            Em7                    Cadd9   Cadd9
 You know I haven't seen you around, before


                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                       D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 Cadd9
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
   D/F#                Em7               Cadd9
 Feeling like there's nothing to figure out
     Em7                    D
 Well count to ten, take it in
                         G                D/F# Cadd9
 This is life before you know who you're gonna be
D
 At fifteen

G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9

G                            Cadd9
 You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
         Em7                        Cadd9
 And soon enough you're best friends
G                                Cadd9
 Laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool
          Em7                          Cadd9
 We'll be out of here as soon as we can
     G                               Cadd9             
 And then you're on your very first date
                Em7                           Cadd9
 And he's got a car and you're feeling like flying
            G                             Cadd9 
 And you're momma's waiting up and you're thinking he's the one
              Em7                            Cadd9
 And you're dancing round your room when the night ends
          Cadd9
 When the night ends


                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                       D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 Cadd9
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
  D/F#                Em7                   Cadd9
 And your first kiss makes your head spin 'round
    Em7                           D
 But in your life you'll do things greater than
            G           D/F#     Cadd9
 Dating the boy on the football team
             D
 But I didnt know it at fifteen

G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 D

Cadd9          Em7              D
 When all you wanted was to be wanted
                            G                  D/F#      Cadd9 D
 Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now


G                              Cadd9
 Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
       Em7                            Cadd9
 But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
     G                 Cadd9              Em7
 And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy 
                 Cadd9            Cadd9
 Who changed his mind and we both cried


                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                       D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 Cadd9
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
  D/F#            Em7             Cadd9
 Don't forget to look before you fall
Em7                           D
 I've found time can heal most anything
                    G                  D/F#     Cadd9
 And you just might find who you're supposed to be
          Em7            D/F#        Cadd9
 I didn't know who I was supposed to be
D
 At fifteen


G Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
         La la la la la 
G Cadd9 Em7
 La la la la la
Cadd9       G       Cadd8
 Your very first day, take a deep breath girl
Em7                         Cadd9
 Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors

Here's what my music looks like and I'll post the chords directly below this:

Chords to Fifteen by Taylor Swift. (4 beats per measure)

INTRO

Gsus2 Csus2 Em Csus2

VERSE

Gsus2                                Csus2
 You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
            Em7                       Csus2
 Its the morning of your very first day
         Gsus2                            Csus2
 You say hi to your friends you ain’t seen in a while
              Em7                  Csus2
 Try and stay out of everybody’s way
G                                   Csus2
 It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here
             Em7                 Csus2
 For the next four years in this town
                    G                 Csus2
 Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
            Em7                     Csus2        
 You know I haven't seen you around, before


CHORUS
                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                        D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 C
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
   D/F#                Em7                Csus2
 Feeling like there's nothing to figure out
     Em7                     D
 Well count to ten, take it in
                         G                D/F# C
 This is life before you know who you're gonna be
D
 At fifteen

BRIDGE 

Gsus2  Csus2  Em7  Csus2 

[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/taylor-swift/210683.html ]
VERSE 

G                            C
 You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
         Em7                         C    C  G  Em  C
 And soon enough you're best friends
G                                C
 Laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool
          Em7                           Csus2
 We'll be out of here as soon as we can
     G                               C            
 And then you're on your very first date
                Em7                            Csus2
 And he's got a car and you're feeling like flying
            G                             Csus2 
 And you're momma's waiting up and you're thinking he's the one
              Em7                             C
 And you're dancing round your room when the night ends
 D/C         C
 When the night ends

CHORUS
                   G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
Em7                        D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 C
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
  D/F#                Em7                    Csus2
 And your first kiss makes your head spin 'round
    Em7                            D
 But in your life you'll do things greater than
            G           D/F#     C
 Dating the boy on the football team
             D
 But I didnt know it at fifteen


SOLO 

G  C  Em7 C(add9) D


BRIDGE 

C             Em7               D
 When all you wanted was to be wanted
                            G     -2 beats-        D/F#      C    D Dsus
 Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now


VERSE 

G sus2                             Csus2
 Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
       Em7                             Csus2
 But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
     G                 Csus2                  Em7
 And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy 
                 Csus2                C
 Who changed his mind and we both cried


CHORUS 
                  G
 'Cause when you're fifteen and 
 Em7                        D
 Somebody tells you they love you
                 C
 You're gonna believe them
                G
 And when you're fifteen
  D/F#            Em7              Csus2
 Don't forget to look before you fall
Em7                            D
 I've found time can heal most anything
                    G                  D/F#     C  
 And you just might find who you're supposed to be
          Em7             D/F#        C Csus
 I didn't know who I was supposed to be
D
 At fifteen


END 

G  Csus2    Em7   C 
         La la la la la 
G  Csus2     Em7
 La la la la la
C           G       C                    
 Your very first day, take a deep breath girl
Em7                          C (HOLD IT)
 Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors
    

Chord Breakdown:

Csus2 = C/GCDF# sometimes play this one,
Csus2 = CG/CDG or
Csus2 = C/GCD

C = C/EGC 


C(add9) = C/EGD


D = D/F#AD

D/F# = F#/ADF#A

Em7 = E/DGB


Gsus2 = G/GDF#


EM7 = E/DGB

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All the best, 






"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Chord Progression

I found a great learning tool for musicians on-line.
You can download a FREE chord progression chart, keyboard scales chart and poster by Wayne Chase!

http://www.completechords.com/Downloads.html


Wayne Chase goes on to say in his book How Music Really Works, "Chord progressions, though not absolutely necessary in the making of music, serve three main functions:



1. Chord progressions help define tonality and unify a piece of music. They provide a sonic frame of reference that makes unrest and dissonance possible.



2. Chord progressions impart drive and propulsion to a piece of music. In the context of tonality, most chords, like most intervals in a melody, sound, to a greater or lesser degree, tense and restless. They seek resolution. Like the tune itself, they’re also trying to find their way home.



3. Chord progressions furnish music with the qualitative aural equivalents of color and depth." Read more about how chord progressions work and download more free chapters!

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" Secrets of Exciting Chords & Chord Progressions!"
Here you can learn FREE piano lessons on piano chords and chord progressions.

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Looking for answers to harmonic progressions? You'll find them here:

http://www.answers.com/topic/chord-progression

To put in other words, let's talk about chord progressions. This is what I know...

BASIC PROGRESSIONS

A progression is simply a group of 2 or more chords. Each chord you play leads, or progresses, to the next chord. The ultimate goal is to get back to the 1 chord of the key you are in. Progressions get their name from the bass / left hand notes you play. This is based off the circle of 4ths, which is the circle of 5ths in reverse. Here are the progressions that are used the most in gospel music. I'll put them in the key of C:

First, the members of C:
C=1 D=2 E=3 F=4 G=5 A=6 B=7


1-5-1

This progression is usually found at the end of a song. As you are playing this, once you play the 5, you should feel a strong urge to play the 1.:

C / C-E-G (1) C / C-E-G (1) C / E-G-C (1) C / G-C-E (1)
G / G-B-D (5) G / B-D-G (5) G / D-G-B (5) G / G-B-D (5)
(repeat) (repeat) (repeat) (repeat)


1-V7-1 progression

This is just a little variation of the 1-5-1 progression. By adding in the minor 7th, it creates an even stronger urge to go to 1. Now, you don't add the 7th of the key you are in, you add the 7th of the chord. The correct term for the V7 chord is the dominant 7th chord:

C / C-E-G (1) C / C-E-G (1) C / E-G-C (1)
G / G-B-D-F (5) G / B-D-F-G (5) G / D-F-G-B (5)
(repeat) (repeat) (repeat)

C / G-C-E (1) C / G-C-E (1)
G / F-G-B-D (5) G / G-B-D-F (5)
(repeat) (repeat)


1-4-1 progression

This progression is also called the "Amen" progression:

C / C-E-G (1) C / C-E-G (1) C / E-G-C (1) C / G-C-E (1)
F / F-A-C (4) F / C-F-A (4) F / F-A-C (4) F / A-C-F (4)
(repeat) (repeat) (repeat) (repeat)


1-4-5-1 progression

This is the most basic progression that can be used to play a whole song. A lot of the hymns follow this progression:

C / C-E-G (1) C / C-E-G (1) C / E-G-C (1) C / G-C-E (1)
F / F-A-C (4) F / C-F-A (4) F / F-A-C (4) F / A-C-F (4)
G / G-B-D (5) G / B-D-G (5) G / D-G-B (5) G / G-B-D (5)
(repeat) (repeat) (repeat) (repeat)


1-4-V7-1 progression

This is a variation of the 1-4-5-1 progression. Instead of playing a regular 5 chord, you can play a V7 chord:

C / C-E-G (1) C / C-E-G (1) C / E-G-C (1)
F / F-A-C (4) F / C-F-A (4) F / F-A-C (4)
G / G-B-D-F (5) G / B-D-F-G (5) G / D-F-G-B (5)
(repeat) (repeat) (repeat)

C / G-C-E (1) C / G-C-E (1)
F / A-C-F (4) F / A-C-F (4)
G / G-B-D-F (5) G / F-G-B-D (5)
(repeat) (repeat)


Dominant 7th chord to 4

Whenever you have any kind of major chord, you can add the minor 7th of that chord. Once you do that, it becomes a dominant 7th chord. It naturally wants to go to the 4 chord. Key does not matter here:

C / C-E-G-Bb C / C-E-G-Bb C / E-G-Bb-C
F / F-A-C (4 of C) F / C-F-A (4 of C) F / F-A-C (4 of C)
(repeat) (repeat) (repeat)

C / G-Bb-C-E C / Bb-C-E-G
F / A-C-F (4 of C) F / A-C-F (4 of C)
(repeat) (repeat)



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The Eagle- The Eagles

The Eagle is famous as the USCG training ship, based at the Coast Guard Academy on the Thames River in New London, CT. No, the above photo is not The Eagle.(photo copyrighted) Directly across the river is the US Naval Submarine Base. Friday morning, The Eagle came into the LA harbor main channel as part of the big tall ships parade. The ‘Eagle’ was built in 1936. She is operated as a training ship by the US Coast Guard Academy. Eagle is a very large vessel which accommodates approx. 175 cadets and instructors. She is almost 300 feet long and has a sail area in excess of 21,000 square feet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_ship
The Eagle moored between the Love Boat Terminal and the fire boat station. They would sail the next morning to San Diego, the next and last Tall Ships stop. The Tall Ship fleet has been working down the coast all summer, starting in Tacoma.
http://www.tallshipstacoma.com I was thrilled to have my Cousin share with me his account of boarding The Eagle!
The Eagles are an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. With five Number 1 singles and six Number 1 albums, the Eagles were one of the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Hotel California, ranked among the ten best-selling albums according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
http://www.last.fm/music/Eagles/_/Hotel+California
Take a peek, if you like. Go on because millions have already:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkD-Mrg1BOQ
I discovered a piano tutorial for Hotel California. The explanation on pattern playing is great! And you'll sound pretty much like the song:

Plus, here's a little bit of a chord chart:
Verse
Bm F#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A E
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
G D
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#
I had to stop for the night
Bm F#
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
A E
And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell
G D
Then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way
Em F#
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say: Chorus
G D [Fill 1]
Welcome to the Hotel California
F# Bm [Fill 2]
Such a lovely place... such a lovely place... such a lovely face
G D [Fill 3]
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em F#
Any time of year... any time of year... you can find it here
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For those who are beginners and would like Easy Piano Versions, here you go:

The Best Of The Eagles - Easy Piano By The Eagles, arranged by Dan Coates. Songbook for voice and easy piano. Easy piano. 60 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (AP.AF9556) See more info...

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