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My Girl by Temptations
My Girl
e|-------------|-------------|-----------1-|-----------1-|
B|-----------1-|-----------1-|-------1-3---|-------1-3---|
G|-------0-2---|-------0-2---|---0-2-------|---0-2-------|
D|---0-2-------|---0-2-------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
A|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C F C
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
C F C
And when it's cold outside, I've got the month of May
CHORUS:
C Dm F G
I guess you say,
C Dm F G
What can make me feel this way?
C
My girl...
F G7
Talkin' 'bout my girl
I've got so much honey the birds envy me
I've got a sweeter song (baby), than the birds and the bees
(Chorus)
I don't need no money, fortune or fame
I've got all the riches, baby, one man can claim
(Chorus)
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version 2
F#m7 =>
|----|--1--|----|
|----|--1--|----|
|----|--1--|----|
|----|--1--|----|
x|----|--x--|----|
x|----|--x--|----|
C F C F
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
C F C F
And when it's cold outside, I've got the month of May
CHORUS:
C Dm F G
I guess you say,
C Dm F G
What can make me feel this way?
C
My girl...
F G7
Talkin' 'bout my girl
C F C F
I've got so much honey the birds envy me
C F C F
I've got a sweeter song (baby), than the birds in the trees
CHORUS:
C Dm F G
I guess you say,
C Dm F G
What can make me feel this way?
C
My girl...
F G7
Talkin' 'bout my girl
INSTRUMENTAL =>
C F C
Hey, Hey, Hey
C F Dm G Em F#m7
Hey, Hey, Hey
(changes from key of "C" to key of "D")
D G D G
I don't need no money, fortune or fame
D G D G
I've got all the riches, baby, one man can claim
CHORUS:
D Em G A
I guess you say,
D Em G A
What can make me feel this way?
D
My girl...
G A7
Talkin' 'bout my girl
ENDING =>
D G
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl
A G D A D
Even got the month of May with my girl
G
Talkin' 'bout Talkin' 'bout Talkin' 'bout my girl
A G D A D
(repeat)
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version 3
Key: C then D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C - x32010
Dm - xx0231
F - 133211
G - 320003
Em - 022000
A - x02220
D - xx0232
D/F# - 2x023x
Intro: C
Verse 1:
C F C
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
C F C
And when it's cold outside, I've got the month of May
Chorus 1:
C Dm F G
I guess you say,
C Dm F G
What can make me feel this way?
C
My girl...
Dm
Talking about my girl
my girl
Verse 2:
C F C F
I've got so much honey the birds envy me
C F C F
I've got a sweeter song (baby), than the birds and the bees
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: C-- x4
C--F--C--F--Dm--G--Em--A
Verse 3: Modulate from C to D
D G D G
I don't need no money, fortune or fame
D G D G
I've got all the riches, baby, one man can claim
Chorus 3:
D Em G A
I guess you say,
D Em G A
What can make me feel this way?
D
My girl...
Em
Talking about my girl
A G D/F# Em
my girl
Outro:
D
I've got sunshine
Em
on a cloudy day my girl
A G D/F# Em
I'm feeling it the man can claim
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version 4
C
Individual notes: C, open D, E, open G, A, C 2x
C F
I've got sunshine,
C F
on a cloudy day.
C F
When it's cold outside,
C F
I've got the month of May.
C Dm F G
Well, I guess you'll say,
C Dm F G
what can make me feel this way?
C
My girl, (My girl, my girl)
F G7
Talkin' 'bout my girl. (My girl)
C F
I've got so much honey,
C F
the bees envy me.
C F
I've got a sweeter song,
C F
than the birds in the trees.
C Dm F G
Well, I guess you'll say,
C Dm F G
what can make me feel this way?
C
My girl, (My girl, my girl)
F G7
Talkin' 'bout my girl. (My girl)
C
Ooooh, Hoooo.
Individual notes: C, open D, E, open G, A, C 2x
C F
C
Hey, hey, hey.
C F
Dm
Hey, hey, hey.
G Em A
D G
I don't need no money,
D G
fortune or fame.
D G
I've got all the riches, baby,
D G
one man can claim.
D Em G A
Well, I guess you'll say,
D Em G A
what can make me feel this way?
D
My girl, (My girl, my girl)
Em A
Talkin' 'bout my girl. (My girl)
D
Talkin' bout my girl.
Em
I've got sushine on cloudy day,
with my girl.
A Em
I've even got the month of May,
D
with my girl.. . .
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version 5
First:
e|--------------|\
B|-----------1--| \
G|-------0-2----| \Repeat x2 times
D|---0-2--------| /
A|-3------------| /
E|--------------|/
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-----------1--|--------------|-----------1--|--------------|
G|-------0-2----|--------------|-------0-2----|--------------|
D|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|
A|-3------------|-----0-3------|-3------------|-----0-3------|
E|--------------|-1-3----------|--------------|-1-3----------|
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-----------1--|--------------|-----------1--|--------------|
G|-------0-2----|--------------|-------0-2----|--------------|
D|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|
A|-3------------|-----0-3------|-3------------|-----0-3------|
E|--------------|-1-3----------|--------------|-1-3----------|
When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May
CHORUS:
I guess you say
what can make me feel this way
My girl.... My girl.... My girl....
Talking 'bout my girl (My girl....)
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-----------1--|--------------|-----------1--|--------------|
G|-------0-2----|--------------|-------0-2----|--------------|
D|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|
A|-3------------|-----0-3------|-3------------|-----0-3------|
E|--------------|-1-3----------|--------------|-1-3----------|
I've got so much honey , the bees envy me
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-----------1--|--------------|-----------1--|--------------|
G|-------0-2----|--------------|-------0-2----|--------------|
D|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|
A|-3------------|-----0-3------|-3------------|-----0-3------|
E|--------------|-1-3----------|--------------|-1-3----------|
I've got a sweeter song, than the birds and the trees
CHORUS:
Well, I guess you say
what can make me feel this way
My girl.... My girl.... My girl....
Talking 'bout my girl (my girl....)
then some bass is played, but when the violin starts, play this:
e|--------------|\
B|-----------1--| \
G|-------0-2----| \Repeat x2 times
D|---0-2--------| /
A|-3------------| /
E|--------------|/
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-----------1--|--------------|-----------1--|--------------|
G|-------0-2----|--------------|-------0-2----|--------------|
D|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|
A|-3------------|-----0-3------|-3------------|-----0-3------|
E|--------------|-1-3----------|--------------|-1-3----------|
play with violin:
e|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|---------0-2-2|---------0-222|
D|-----0-2------|-----0-2------|
A|-2-2----------|-2-2----------|
E|--------------|--------------|
Then,
e|-----------1--|--------------|-----------1--|--------------|
B|-------1-3----|--------------|-------1-3----|--------------|
G|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|
D|-3------------|-----0-3------|-3------------|-----0-3------|
A|--------------|-1-3----------|--------------|-1-3----------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
I don't need no money, fortune or fame
e|-----------1--|--------------|-----------1--|--------------|
B|-------1-3----|--------------|-------1-3----|--------------|
G|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|---0-2--------|---------0-3--|
D|-3------------|-----0-3------|-3------------|-----0-3------|
A|--------------|-1-3----------|--------------|-1-3----------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
I've got all the riches- baby, one man can claim
CHORUS:
I guess you say
what can make me feel this way
My girl.... My girl.... My girl....
Talking 'bout my girl (My girl....) (Talking 'bout my girl....)
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl...
I've even got the month of May with my girl...
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version 6
bass intro then lead guitar....
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-----------1-|-----------1-|
G|-------0-2---|-------0-2---|
D|---0-2-------|---0-2-------|
A|-3-----------|-3-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
|-----------1-|-------------|-----------1-|-------------
|-------0-2---|-------------|-------0-2---|-------------
|---0-2-------|-------0-----|---0-2-------|-------0-----
|-3-----------|-----0---3-0-|-3-----------|-----0---3-0-
|-------------|-1-3---------|-------------|-1-3---------
then after that just play this throughout the verse...
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----------1-|-------------|-----------1-|-------------|
G|-------0-2---|-------------|-------0-2---|-------------|
D|---0-2-------|-------0-----|---0-2-------|-------0-----|
A|-3-----------|-----0---3-0-|-3-----------|-----0---3-0-|
E|-------------|-1-3---------|-------------|-1-3---------|
C F C
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
C F C
And when it's cold outside, I've got the month of May
CHORUS:
C Dm F G
I guess you say,
C Dm F G
What can make me feel this way?
C
My girl...
F G7
Talkin' 'bout my girl
I've got so much honey the birds envy me
I've got a sweeter song (baby), than the birds and the bees
(Chorus)
now after this you have everything comes to a stop and it's back to the beginning with a bass intro. you repeat the intro as before,
Intro, bass intro then lead guitar....
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-----------1-|-----------1-|
G|-------0-2---|-------0-2---|
D|---0-2-------|---0-2-------|
A|-3-----------|-3-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----------1-|-------------|-----------1-|-------------|
G|-------0-2---|-------------|-------0-2---|-------------|
D|---0-2-------|-------0-----|---0-2-------|-------0-----|
A|-3-----------|-----0---3-0-|-3-----------|-----0---3-0-|
E|-------------|-1-3---------|-------------|-1-3---------|
then there is a bit of a break, you can make something up then you have a key change, be on your toes for this one...
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----------3-|-------------|-----------3-|-----------3-|
G|-------2-4---|-------------|-------2-4---|-------2-4---|
D|---2-4-------|-------2-----|---2-4-------|---2-4-------|
A|-5-----------|-----2---3-0-|-5-----------|-5-----------|
E|-------------|-3-5---------|-------------|-------------|
that also means the chords change too...
D G D
I don't need no money, fortune or fame
D G D
I've got all the riches, baby, one man can claim
(Chorus)
D Em G A
I guess you say,
D Em G A
What can make me feel this way?
D
My girl...
G A7
Talkin' 'bout my girl
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version 7
I've included the bass intro, but raised it up an octave since a guitar with
standard tuning doesn't have the lowest notes.
For the verses, the guitar just plays up two major scales over and over.
The C scale and F scale for the first two versus, then D and G after the key change.
I worked to ensure the fingering pattern was similar and scale-like
throughout the entire song. During the chorus, strum freely to fill out
the sound. The strum patterns included are a simplified suggestion.
TUNING NOTE: If you play with the Temptations recording, you'll want to
tune all of the strings up about 10hz above standard tuning (less than a
semi-tone) or it'll sound a touch flat.
BASS INTRO (+8va):
e|------------- |------------- |
B|------------- |------------- |
G|-0------0---- |-0-----0----- |
D|------------- |------------- |
A|---3-3----3-3 |---3-3---3-3- |
E|------------- |------------- |
GUITAR INTRO:
C C
I've got
e|------------- |------------- |
B|------------- |------------- |
G|----------2-5 |----------2-5 |
D|------2-5---- |------2-5---- |
A|--3-5-------- |--3-5-------- |
E|------------- |------------- |
C F C F
sunshine on a cloudy day When
e|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
B|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
G|---------2-5- |------------- |---------2-5- |------------- |
D|-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |
A|-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |
E|------------- |-1-3--------- |------------- |-1-3--------- |
C F C F
it's cold outside, I've got the month of May
e|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
B|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
G|---------2-5- |------------- |---------2-5- |------------- |
D|-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |
A|-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |
E|------------- |-1-3--------- |------------- |-1-3--------- |
CHORUS (strum):
C Dm F G
I guess you'd say,
e|-0----0---1----1- |-1----1---3----3--|
B|-1----1---3----3- |-1----1---0----0--|
G|-0----0---2----2- |-2----2---0----0--|
D|-2----2---0----0- |-3----3---0----0--|
A|-3----3---------- |----------2----2--|
E|----------------- |----------3----3--|
C Am F G
What can make me feel this way?
e|-0----0---1----1- |-1----1---3----3--|
B|-1----1---2----2- |-1----1---0----0--|
G|-0----0---2----2- |-2----2---0----0--|
D|-2----2---0----0- |-3----3---0----0--|
A|-3----3---------- |----------2----2--|
E|----------------- |----------3----3--|
C Am F C
My girl, my girl, my girl Talkin' 'bout
e|-0----0---1----1- |-1----1----0------0--|
B|-1----1---2----2- |-1----1----1------1--|
G|-0----0---2----2- |-2----2----0------0--|
D|-2----2---0----0- |-3----3----2------2--|
A|-3----3---------- |-----------3------3--|
E|----------------- |---------------------|
Dm G
my girl My girl I've got
e|--1----------3--3-------------|
B|--3----------0--0-------------|
G|--2----------0--0-------------|
D|--0----------0--0-------------|
A|-------------2--2-------------|
E|-------------3--3-------------|
C F C F
so much honey the bee's envy me I've got
e|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
B|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
G|---------2-5- |------------- |---------2-5- |------------- |
D|-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |
A|-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |
E|------------- |-1-3--------- |------------- |-1-3--------- |
C F C F
a sweeter song than the birds in the trees. Well,
e|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
B|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
G|---------2-5- |------------- |---------2-5- |------------- |
D|-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |
A|-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |
E|------------- |-1-3--------- |------------- |-1-3--------- |
Repeate the chorus
CHORUS (strum):
C Dm F G
I guess you'd say,
e|-0----0---1----1- |-1----1---3----3--|
B|-1----1---3----3- |-1----1---0----0--|
G|-0----0---2----2- |-2----2---0----0--|
D|-2----2---0----0- |-3----3---0----0--|
A|-3----3---------- |----------2----2--|
E|----------------- |----------3----3--|
C Am F G
What can make me feel this way?
e|-0----0---1----1- |-1----1---3----3--|
B|-1----1---2----2- |-1----1---0----0--|
G|-0----0---2----2- |-2----2---0----0--|
D|-2----2---0----0- |-3----3---0----0--|
A|-3----3---------- |----------2----2--|
E|----------------- |----------3----3--|
C Am F C
My girl, my girl, my girl Talkin' 'bout
e|-0----0---1----1- |-1----1----0------0--|
B|-1----1---2----2- |-1----1----1------1--|
G|-0----0---2----2- |-2----2----0------0--|
D|-2----2---0----0- |-3----3----2------2--|
A|-3----3---------- |-----------3------3--|
E|----------------- |---------------------|
Dm G
my girl My girl Oooooh
e|--1----------3--3-------------|
B|--3----------0--0-------------|
G|--2----------0--0-------------|
D|--0----------0--0-------------|
A|-------------2--2-------------|
E|-------------3--3-------------|
BREAK
BASS (+8va):
Whooo! Whoooooooooo!
e|------------- |------------- |
B|------------- |------------- |
G|-0------0---- |-0-----0----- |
D|------------- |------------- |
A|---3-3----3-3 |---3-3---3-3- |
E|------------- |------------- |
GUITAR:
C C
e|------------- |------------- |
B|------------- |------------- |
G|----------2-5 |----------2-5 |
D|------2-5---- |------2-5---- |
A|--3-5-------- |--3-5-------- |
E|------------- |------------- |
C F C F
Hey, hey, hey!
e|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
B|------------- |------------- |------------- |------------- |
G|---------2-5- |------------- |---------2-5- |------------- |
D|-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |-----2-5----- |---------0-3- |
A|-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |-3-5--------- |-----0-3----- |
E|------------- |-1-3--------- |------------- |-1-3--------- |
KEY CHANGE
Modulate up a whole step from C to D
Dm G G A
Hey, hey, hey! I don't
e|-1--1--1--1-- |--3--3--3--3- |--3--3--3--3- |-0-0-0-------|
B|-3--3--3--3-- |--0--0--0--0- |--0--0--0--0- |-2-2-2-------|
G|-2--2--2--2-- |--0--0--0--0- |--0--0--0--0- |-2-2-2-------|
D|-0--0--0--0-- |--0--0--0--0- |--0--0--0--0- |-2-2-2-------|
A|------------- |--2--2--2--2- |--2--2--2--2- |-0-0-0-------|
E|------------- |--3--3--3--3- |--3--3--3--3- |-0-0-0-------|
D G D D
need no money, fortune or fame I've got
e|------------- |------------- |------------- |-------------|
B|------------- |------------- |------------- |-------------|
G|---------4-7- |------------- |---------4-7- |---------4-7-|
D|-----4-7----- |---------2-5- |-----4-7----- |-----4-7-----|
A|-5-7--------- |-----2-5----- |-5-7--------- |-5-7---------|
E|------------- |-3-5--------- |------------- |-------------|
D G D D
all the riches, baby, one man can claim
e|------------- |------------- |------------- |-------------|
B|------------- |------------- |------------- |-------------|
G|---------4-7- |------------- |---------4-7- |---------4-7-|
D|-----4-7----- |---------2-5- |-----4-7----- |-----4-7-----|
A|-5-7--------- |-----2-5----- |-5-7--------- |-5-7---------|
E|------------- |-3-5--------- |------------- |-------------|
CHORUS in D (strum):
D Em G A
I guess you'd say,
e|-2---2---0---0--- |-3---3---0---0---|
B|-3---3---0---0--- |-0---0---2---2---|
G|-2---2---0---0--- |-0---0---2---2---|
D|-0---0---2---2--- |-0---0---2---2---|
A|---------2---2--- |-2---2---0---0---|
E|---------0---0--- |-3---3---0---0---|
D Em G A
What can make me feel this way?
e|-2---2---0---0--- |-3---3---0---0---|
B|-3---3---0---0--- |-0---0---2---2---|
G|-2---2---0---0--- |-0---0---2---2---|
D|-0---0---2---2--- |-0---0---2---2---|
A|---------2---2--- |-2---2---0---0---|
E|---------0---0--- |-3---3---0---0---|
D Bm G D
My girl, my girl, my girl Talkin' 'bout
e|-2---2---2---2-- |-3---3---2---2----|
B|-3---3---3---3-- |-0---0---3---3----|
G|-2---2---4---4-- |-0---0---2---2----|
D|-0---0---4---4-- |-0---0---0---0----|
A|---------2---2-- |-2---2------------|
E|---------------- |-3---3------------|
Em
my girl
e|--0------|
B|--0------|
G|--0------|
D|--2------|
A|--2------|
E|--0------|
DESCENDING SCALE:
Now instead of the lead guitar, the entire orchestra starts repeating chords
and a scale until the song fades to silence. In case you're performing
this, I've set up a closing chord instead of the fade. I've also included a
lead-guitar style melody in case you're not comfortable with barre chords.
MELODY:
A G Bm A7 D
Talkin' 'bout my girl
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--2-2-----------------------|
D|-------5-5---4-4---2-2------|
A|-------------------------5--|
E|----------------------------|
OR
BARRE CHORDS:
A G Bm A7 D
Talkin' 'bout my girl
e|--5--5--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--|
B|--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--3--|
G|--6--6--4--4--4--4--0--0--2--|
D|--7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2--0--|
A|--7--7--5--5--2--2--0--0-----|
E|--5--5--3--3--------0--0-----|
(Strum freely)
D Em Em
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl.
e|-2---2---2---2--- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0---0---0---0---|
B|-3---3---3---3--- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0---0---0---0---|
G|-2---2---2---2--- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0---0---0---0--- |-2---2---2---2--- |-2---2---2---2---|
A|----------------- |-2---2---2---2--- |-2---2---2---2---|
E|----------------- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0---0---0---0---|
A G Bm A7 D
I've even got the month of May
e|--5--5--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--|
B|--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--3--|
G|--6--6--4--4--4--4--0--0--2--|
D|--7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2--0--|
A|--7--7--5--5--2--2--0--0-----|
E|--5--5--3--3--------0--0-----|
(Strum freely)
D Em Em
with my girl. Talkin 'bout, talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout
e|-2---2---2---2--- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0---0---0---0---|
B|-3---3---3---3--- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0---0---0---0---|
G|-2---2---2---2--- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0---0---0---0--- |-2---2---2---2--- |-2---2---2---2---|
A|----------------- |-2---2---2---2--- |-2---2---2---2---|
E|----------------- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0---0---0---0---|
A G Bm A7 D
my girl.
e|--5--5--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--|
B|--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--3--|
G|--6--6--4--4--4--4--0--0--2--|
D|--7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2--0--|
A|--7--7--5--5--2--2--0--0-----|
E|--5--5--3--3--------0--0-----|
(Strum freely)
D Em (slow down) Em D (Let ring)
Ooh, my girl. That's all I can talk about is my girl.
e|-2---2---2---2--- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0-------0------- |--2---------------||
B|-3---3---3---3--- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0-------0------- |--3---------------||
G|-2---2---2---2--- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0-------0------- |--2---------------||
D|-0---0---0---0--- |-2---2---2---2--- |-2-------2------- |--0---------------||
A|----------------- |-2---2---2---2--- |-2-------2------- |------------------||
E|----------------- |-0---0---0---0--- |-0-------0------- |------------------||
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