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                Celebration - Kool & The Gang
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Written by: Kool & The Gang
From: “Celebrate!” (1980)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: soprano C

The chords in the chorus might look a little confusing over the lyrics. 
That's why I tabbed these parts out, so it becomes clearer.

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Capo: 1st fret
Play: G
Key:  / 

Tabbed out using C, F and G shapes. Capo 1st fret if you want to play 
along to the original recording. Other than that, use the capo wherever
it suits your or the singer's vocal range best.

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Basic riff
        
  1 + 2 + 3 + 

      
4 +  1 + 2 + 3

            
 + 4 +  1 + 2 

    
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +

   
 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------------
E|--0-0-1-1---
C|--0-0-0-0---
g|--0-0-0-0---
              

----|---------
0---|1--0---3-
0---|0--0---2-
0---|0--0---0-
              

-------|------
-------|--0-0-
-------|--0-0-
-------|--0-0-
   Ya - hoo!  

----------|---
1-1---0---|1--
0-0---0---|0--
0-0---0---|0--
         (It's

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0---3--------|
0---2--------|
0---0--------|
 a celebration

)

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CHORDS
          g-C-
Fadd9     0-0-
Cmaj7     0-0-
Bm7       2-2-
E7sus4    2-2-
Cadd9     0-2-

E-A
1-0
0-2
2-2
0-2
0-3

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[Intro] 

| N.C. | % | % | % |
(drums + brass lick)
| N.C. | % | % | % |
(drums + brass lick)
|      
(riff)

|      

|
|      
(riff)

|      

|


[Chorus]
      
  Ce  - le - b

     
rate good time

s, come on
     
              

       
It's a celebra

tion
      
  Ce  - le - b

     
rate good time

s, come on
     
              

       
Let's celebrat

e


[Verse 1]
          
There's a part

             
y goin' on rig

          
ht here
         
A celebration 

              
to last throug

                
hout the years
              
So bring your 

         
good times and

             
 your laughter

 
 too
         
   We're gonna

              
 celebrate you

            
r party with y

ou, come on no

w


[Bridge]
       
    Celebratio

n
         
   Let's all c

             
elebrate and h

           
ave a good tim

e
       
    Celebratio

n
         
   We're gonna

              
 celebrate and

            
 have a good t

ime


[Middle 8]
        
It's time to c


ome together
        
It's up to you

  
, what's your 

pleasure?
        
Everyone aroun


d the world, c

ome on


[Instrumental]
|      |      | 
|      |      | 


[Chorus]
    
  Ce  - le - b

       
rate good time

s, come on
     
              

       
It's a celebra

tion
    
  Ce  - le - b

       
rate good time

s, come on
       
       Let's c

       
elebrate


[Chorus](variation)
         
We're gonna ha

              
ve a good time

         
 tonight
         
Let's celebrat

              
e, it's all ri

        
ght
         
We're gonna ha

              
ve a good time

         
 tonight
         
Let's celebrat

              
e, it's all ri

        
ght, baby


         
We're gonna ha

              
ve a good time

         
 tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
         
Let's celebrat

              
e, it's all ri

        
ght

         
We're gonna ha

              
ve a good time

         
 tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
         
Let's celebrat

              
e, it's all ri

        
ght


[Instrumental]
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|      |      | 


[Chorus]
    
  Ce  - le - b

       
rate good time

s, come on
     
              

       
It's a celebra

tion
    
  Ce  - le - b

       
rate good time

s, come on
       
       Let's c

       
elebrate


[Chorus]
    
  Ce  - le - b

       
rate good time

s, come on
     
              

       
It's a celebra

tion
    
  Ce  - le - b

       
rate good time

s, come on
       
       Let's c

       
elebrate


[Outro] repeat chorus ad lib
Come on and celebrate, good times, tonight
(Celebrate good times, come on)
'Cause everything's gonna be all right
Let's celebrate
(Celebrate good times, come on)
(Let's celebrate)...