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Capo: 4 Tuning:
Whip Appeal by Babyface [Kenneth Edmonds] as performed on the live album “MTV Unplugged NYC 1997” Because of bring Unplugged, the chords and whole song structure is very different to the “Tender Lover” version. Capo 4 - Standard Tuning Some chord voicings are more straighforward when played this way [the hand moves to these positions more easily: B7sus4/E: 022202 [actually is Esus2sus4] Am13: X02012 Cadd9: X32030 E/G#: 476454 [as barre chord on 4th relative fret with C shape and playing E string] C#sus4addb2: X45774 [as barre chord on 4th relative fret] Bm6: 7X677X Everything else is played like normal. // Intro: | Am13 Esus4 E | Am13 B7sus4/E E | Am13 E7 E/G# | Cadd9 Am13 E | | Am13 Esus4 E | Am13 B7sus4/E E | Am13 E7 E/G# | Cadd9 Am13 E | Am NC | Somebody... [see below] // Verse: NC E E7 Somebody told me
EThere'd be trouble at home Am13'Cause we never talk a lot B7sus4/EWhen we spend time aElone AmSo how are we suAm13pposed to know EKnow when something is wrong Well, Amwe've got a right to comAm7municate EIt keeps a happy E/Dhome
// Pre-chorus:
And C#mno oEne AM7does it like BMme And G#mno one but you C#mbaby D7/A Bsus2 NC Has that kind of whip appeal on me
// Chorus: | Click | Click | Click | Click | | Click | Click | Click |
Keep on whippin' on mAme, yeAm13ah Work it on Eme, yE7eah Whip all your Amsweet sAm13weet lovin' on Eme E7 Keep on whippin' on Amme [aAm13s you] Work it on Eme E7 Whip all your Amsweet sAm7weet lovin' on Eme E7
// Pre-chorus 2:
And C#mno oEne AM7does it like BMme And G#mno one but you C#mbaby D7/AHas that kind of whip appeal on Bsus2me
// Bridge 1:
Whatever you Ewant [Whatever you want baby] It's alright with E7sus2me [yeah it's alright with me] 'Cause you've got that AM7whip appeal So work it on Bsus2me B/A It's G#mbetter than love C#mSweet as can be C#mYou've C#5/Bgot thG#5at wAM7hip appeal So whip it on Dme A/C# B
// Bridge 2 [same structure as #1, but more vocal embellishments; 3 & 4 also continue/repeat]:
Whatever you Ewant It's alright with E7sus2me 'Cause you've got that AM7whip appeal So work it on Bsus2me B/A It's G#mbetter than love C#mSweet as can be C#mYou've C#5/Bgot thG#5at wAM7hip appeal So whip it on Dme A/C# B
// Bridge 3 [same structure again]:
Whatever you Ewant It's alright with E7sus2me 'Cause you've got that AM7whip appeal So work it on Bsus2me B/A It's G#mbetter than love C#mSweet as can be C#mYou've C#5/Bgot thG#5at wAM7hip appeal So whip it on Dme A/C# B
// Final Bridge [starts the same, then changes at end]:
Whatever you Ewant It's alright with E7sus2me 'Cause you've got that AM7whip appeal So work it on Bsus2me B/A It's G#mbetter than love C#mSweet as can be C#mYou've C#5/Bgot thG#5at wAM7hip appeal D A/C# B N/C No, no, no, no
// Chorus 2:
Keep on whippin' on Amme, yAm13eah Work it on Eme, yE7eah Whip all your Amsweet sAm13weet lovin' on Eme E7 Keep on whippin' on Amme [aAm13s you] Work it on Eme E7 Whip all your Amsweet sAm7weet lovin' on AM7me
// Outro: AM7 AM7/G# F#m11 E11 Bm6