Biography:
Big Star was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (1950 – 2010), Chris Bell (1951 – 1978), Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel (1951 - 2010). The group broke up in 1974. By the 1980s, they were recognised as one of rock music's classic groups. After the death of Chris Bell in 1978 and the deaths of both Alex Chilton and Andy Hummel in 2010, Jody Stephens is the last surviving original member of the group.
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- Every Day As We Grow Closer
- Feel
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- Give Me Another Chance
- Im In Love With A Girl
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- Lady Sweet
- Life Is White
- My Life Is Right
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- O Dana
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From: [email protected] (Marc Bennett Hirsh)
Subject: CRD: "My Life Is Right" (Big Star)
And here we have another great unknown pop gem from the band whose
entire career was based on obscurity. Notes:
1) The Eb in the verses isn't realy a chord, it's just a walkup note.
All you have to do is play the 1st fret on the D string. That's
it. I'd put it in TAB, but it'd be lonely, since it's the only
bit in that area that requires it. So just remember: Eb=1st fret,
D string. Got it? Good.
2) There is some very cool acoustic 12-string guitar stuff going on
underneath the "You give me light" part, but I can't get it
exactly. Here is a rough approximation:
E---------------|---0----|-----------------|-----|
B---------------|---2----|-----------------|-----|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2----|-4p2p0---------2-|-(2)-|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|--------|-------4p2p0---2-|-(2)-|
A-0-0-0-3h4-----|--------|-------------3p0-|-(0)-|
E---------------|--------|-----------------|-----|
q E E E E E E E q.^H e3e3e e3e3e q q (w)
This isn't exact, and that's last bit sounds like "Unskinny Bop"
by Poison (yeah, I know, it's really "I Know A Little" by
Skynyrd), so I don't like it. But this is as good as I can do
with this bit.
3) "My life's fun is wild?" Bell didn't really say that, did he?
Well, it's the best *I* can do with it. Any better suggestions are
welcome.
4) There is a piano in here, mostly doing the chords.
5) The vocal harmonies are a large part of this (and almost every Big
Star) song. The most amazing bit comes during the "So right" part.
The backing vox (singing "right") go from G to F# over the G-D
change, and then they go back up from F# to G over the D-A
change, making the A chord an amazing dominant 7th. This is, of
course, a very basic expanation of what is going on here. I'm
sure it's a lot more complicated, but this'll get you started.
"My Life Is Right" (Chris Bell/??? Eubanks)
Performed by Big Star
From the album _#1_Record_ (available on CD with the also-godlike
_Radio_City_)
Transcribed without express permission by Marc Hirsh
(piano only)
D Em G D Eb
Once I walked a lonely road
(guitar enters)
Em C G
I had no one to share my load
D Em G D Eb
Then you came and showed the way
Em C G
Now I hope you're here to stay
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
G D
So right
D A
So right
G D
So right
D Em G D Eb
Lonely days of uncertainty
Em C G
They disappear when you're near me
D Em G D Eb
When I'm with you, my life's fun is wild
Em C G
And now I long to see you smile
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
G D
So right
D A
So right
G D
So right
D A G D
My life is right
D A G D
My life is right
D A G D
My life is right
D Em G D Eb
Once I walked a lonely road
Em C G
I had no one to share my load
D Em G D Eb
Then you came and showed the way
Em C G
Now I hope you're here to stay
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
G D
So right
D A
So right
G D
So right
D A G D
My life is right
--
Marc Hirsh ([email protected])
/
^ --"It's easy to be nuts. Try being me."
V (_The_Fisher_King_)
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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: [email protected] (Marc Bennett Hirsh)
Subject: CRD: "My Life Is Right" (Big Star)
And here we have another great unknown pop gem from the band whose
entire career was based on obscurity. Notes:
1) The Eb in the verses isn't realy a chord, it's just a walkup note.
All you have to do is play the 1st fret on the D string. That's
it. I'd put it in TAB, but it'd be lonely, since it's the only
bit in that area that requires it. So just remember: Eb=1st fret,
D string. Got it? Good.
2) There is some very cool acoustic 12-string guitar stuff going on
underneath the "You give me light" part, but I can't get it
exactly. Here is a rough approximation:
E---------------|---0----|-----------------|-----|
B---------------|---2----|-----------------|-----|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2----|-4p2p0---------2-|-(2)-|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|--------|-------4p2p0---2-|-(2)-|
A-0-0-0-3h4-----|--------|-------------3p0-|-(0)-|
E---------------|--------|-----------------|-----|
q E E E E E E E q.^H e3e3e e3e3e q q (w)
This isn't exact, and that's last bit sounds like "Unskinny Bop"
by Poison (yeah, I know, it's really "I Know A Little" by
Skynyrd), so I don't like it. But this is as good as I can do
with this bit.
3) "My life's fun is wild?" Bell didn't really say that, did he?
Well, it's the best *I* can do with it. Any better suggestions are
welcome.
4) There is a piano in here, mostly doing the chords.
5) The vocal harmonies are a large part of this (and almost every Big
Star) song. The most amazing bit comes during the "So right" part.
The backing vox (singing "right") go from G to F# over the G-D
change, and then they go back up from F# to G over the D-A
change, making the A chord an amazing dominant 7th. This is, of
course, a very basic expanation of what is going on here. I'm
sure it's a lot more complicated, but this'll get you started.
"My Life Is Right" (Chris Bell/??? Eubanks)
Performed by Big Star
From the album _#1_Record_ (available on CD with the also-godlike
_Radio_City_)
Transcribed without express permission by Marc Hirsh
(piano only)
D Em G D Eb
Once I walked a lonely road
(guitar enters)
Em C G
I had no one to share my load
D Em G D Eb
Then you came and showed the way
Em C G
Now I hope you're here to stay
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
G D
So right
D A
So right
G D
So right
D Em G D Eb
Lonely days of uncertainty
Em C G
They disappear when you're near me
D Em G D Eb
When I'm with you, my life's fun is wild
Em C G
And now I long to see you smile
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
G D
So right
D A
So right
G D
So right
D A G D
My life is right
D A G D
My life is right
D A G D
My life is right
D Em G D Eb
Once I walked a lonely road
Em C G
I had no one to share my load
D Em G D Eb
Then you came and showed the way
Em C G
Now I hope you're here to stay
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
A
You give me light
A
You are my day
G
You give me light
D A
And that's right
G D
So right
D A
So right
G D
So right
D A G D
My life is right
--
Marc Hirsh ([email protected])
/
^ --"It's easy to be nuts. Try being me."
V (_The_Fisher_King_)
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