The Diamond Church Street Choir

The Diamond Church Street Choir

Standard tuning

Intro/Verse
Guitar 2
(play first 4 strings of full barre chords, real staccato on the Ams and Cs)
Am F C G
repeat many times

Pre-chorus
Guitar 2
Em F G

Chorus
Guitar 2
C G Am F G

Post-chorus
("And just, baby, who sings the rhythm and blues...")
Guitar 2
C G Am F G
C G Am F G

("And ohhh, whoa, ain't it just like you want to?")
(Ems for this part should be rooted on the 7th fret of the 5th string)
C Em Am G
C Em Am G
F

End on C

what exactly does staccato mean?

Short notes. Real real short.

Vibes wrote:

Short notes. Real real short.

Yep. But not to be mistaken for "faster," tempo-wise. It means you mute the sound of the vibrating string right after you play it, versus letting it ring out.

just listen to the first and third notes at the beginning and you'll get a good idea of what "staccato" means

ohh I got it, thanks