Lily Was Here
Listen to the original! Listen to it again, and again.... and again! If fact just keep on repeat for about an hour! Yes it is that good!
A Review of the chords used in Lily Was Here.
Lily Was Here is an instrumental track composed by English musician / guitarist Dave Stewart (from the Eurythmics). It is a call and answer based track between the guitar and the saxophone (Candy Duffer).
The chords you'll need to know for this song are: - Em, Am and D. (The song is in the Key of Em).
Practice alternate picking and arpeggiating each chord as this will help you deveolp you the technical skills to play the melody.
Use the 'Em' backing track below to play through the chords used in the song. Strum each chord on the downbeat (first beat of each bar). Em Am and D
Use the 'Em' backing track to practice arpeggiating each chord.
Chord Progression: -
|: Em | Em |Am | Am | D | D | Em | Em :| X3
Em | Em | Em | Am | Am | D | D | Em | Em
3. Learn the guitar parts (at a slow tempo). Gradually build up to playing along with the Backing Track.
3.1 Work on Theme 1 (at a slow tempo).
3.2 Work on Theme 2 (at a slow tempo).
3.3 When you can confidently play each 'theme' at tempo. It is time to combine them and start playing through the entire piece. Play through at slow tempo to begin with then when you are ready play along with the backing track below.
Lily Was Here - TAB
Lily Was Here - Tab.pdfLily Was Here - TAB (alternate Theme 1)
Lily Was Here (alt. theme 1).pdf