25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago
Version 2 of 3
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- 25 Or 6 To 4 (Chords) (v3)Rating: 4.5 / 5.00
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
Song: 25 or 6 to 4
Artist: Chicago
Composer: Robert Lamm
Album: Chicago
Tabbed by DJ 29th Aug 2015
To hear the song, copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A3HZvGN0qs
The power chord intro riff also works for the brass break,
and on into the verses, and could be used throughout the song,
but played on one guitar, switching between the two progressions
where I've indicated, I think is more interesting.
This bass riff could be added to the last line of the verses:
1. Sitting
(
cross -legged
on the floo
r----
2. Should
3. Twenty
e |--1----1---
B |--1----1---
G |--2----2---
D |--3----3---
A |--3----3---
E |--1----1---
I try to
five or
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------1----3--
do some more
six to four
---------|--0-
---------|--1-
---------|--0-
---------|--2-
--0--2---|--3-
---------|----
----?
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For the coda, although I recommend the power chord option, at the
bottom of my tab I also include the chords the brass section plays.
In the Intro and breaks riffs, the power chords can add more depth for
an acoustic guitar version, but for distorted electric guitar mute the
5th string and play as just octaves on the 4th and 6th strings.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS the website
automatically imposes,they often do not display the best option
for a particular chord sequence.
Just follow the voicings with the numbers listed below:
= 577xxx = x02210 = 133211 = x577xx
= 355xxx = 302210 = x32010 = x355xx
= 244xxx = 200210 = x33010 = x244xx
= 133xxx = 133210 = 355433 = x133xx
= 022100 = 022130 = x04442 or x01202
^ = Emphasise the beat
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page
and select a star rating for my tab, it would be appreciated
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[Guitar intro]
||: /_/ /_/ /
/ | /_/ /_/ /
/ | /_/ /_/ /
/ | /_/ /_/ /_
/ /_/:||[x2]
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Brass break]
||: / / / /
| / / / /
| / / / /
| / / / /
:||[x2]
[Verse 1]
Waiting
for the break
of day,
Searching
for something
to say,
Flashing l
ights against
the sky,
Giving u
p I close my e
yes,
Sitting cr
( (
oss-legged on
)(
the floor,
25 or 6
to 4----!
[Brass and Lead guitar Break]
||: / / / /
| / / / /
| / / / / |
/ / / / :|
|[x2]
[Verse 2]
Staring
blindly into s
pace,
Getting
up to splash m
y face,
Wanting
just to stay a
- wake,
Wondering
how much I can
take, oo,
hoo - hoo!
Should I t
(
ry to do s
/
ome more?
25 or 6
to 4-----!
[Wah-wah Guitar solo break]
||: / / / /
| / / / /
| / / / /
| / / / /
:|| [x12]
||: /_/ /_/ /
/ | /_/ /_/ /
/ | /_/ /_/ /
/ | /_/ /_/ /_
/ /_/:||[x2]
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Brass break]
||: / / / /
| / / / /
| / / / /
| / / / /
:|| [x2]
[Verse 3]
Feeling
like I ought
to sleep,
Spinning
room is sinki
ng deep,
Searching
for something
to say,
Waiting
for the break
of day, hoo
-oo, oo!
(
25 or 6
)(
to 4,
25 or
6 to 4
[Lead guitar break]
||: /_/ /_/ /
/ | /_/ /_/ /
/ | /_/ /_/ /
/ | /_/ /_/ /_
/ /_/:||[x2]
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Coda for Rhythm guitar]
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Just for completeness, below are the full chords for the coda.
These jazzy chords sound very dramatic with the trumpet, sax and
trombone trio, and might even work well on keyboards, but, personally,
I still think the sus5 alternative above works better if there is only
a single guitar for accompaniment.
= xx0230 = x20144 = x10001
= x3133x = x10003 = x04442 or x01202
[Brass section Coda]
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