That’s Entertainment | TAB
Start by adding a capo on fret 3. That’s Entertainment‘s chords must be played using an open position G and Em chord.
Here’s the TAB for the intro. When you can play this, you can basically play the complete tune.
The chords are I – VI (G – Em), then II – bVIIx (Am – F), and back to I – VI, like this:
| G (I) | Em (VI) | G | Em |
| Am (II) | F (bVIIx) | G | Em |
What’s interesting here is that we could see this as in the key of C instead, like this:
| G (V) | Em (III) | G | Em |
| Am (VI) | F (IV) | G | Em |
It’s the fact that it could be either key that gives this tune’s chord progression tension.
For the verse, we loop G and Em (you already know this):
The chorus is almost what you already know, only the transition between F back to Am is new.
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That’s Entertainment | Chords + Lyrics
You can learn to play That’s Entertainment by The Jam using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
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Formed by Paul Weller and his classmates in 1972, The Jam was a Mod/punk/rock band that released albums between 1975 and 1982.
Their best tunes include Town Called Malice, Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, Going Underground, and That’s Entertainment.
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This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm features TAB and covers That’s Entertainment. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
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