Burt Bacharach - A house is not a home
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Capo: 1
Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: A House Is not A Home
By: Burt Bacharach / Hal David
Artist: Burt Bacharach.
Chord Proposals by: Mats Fagergren, 2020
Note !. This great melody exist in multiple versions by various artists.
This specific version comes from the record. "Burt Bacharach Reach Out"
Burt is singing and playing the piano in a fantastic way.
In the interlude Burt uses great jazz harmonies,
where chords like "minor-major-charp-11" (or flat 5) occur 2 times.
Please also Check out for the key change after the interlude.
ref: See also Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHJ2THeUspk
I have tried to follow the colored chors from the piano and string arr.
Feedback is welcomed.
Please use the chords according to my instruction below.
OBS! CAPO 1st FRET.
E,A,D,G,B,e E,A,D,G,B,e
----------- -----------
Gmaj7 3,x,4,4,3,x Dm(maj7)#11/F 1,x,0,1,2,x
F/G 3,x,3,2,1,1 A(add9)/E 0,0,2,4,2,0
G13 3,5,5,4,5,3 Bm9/E 0,2,0,2,2,x
Cmaj9 x,3,4,2,3,x Am9 5,7,5,5,5,7
B7-9 x,2,1,2,1,x Am7 5,7,5,5,5,5 in the inerlude
Em7 0,2,0,0,3,0 Cm(maj7)#11 x,x,10,8,7,7
Dm7 x,x,0,2,1,1 Ebmaj7 x,6,8,7,8,6
G7 3,5,3,4,3,3 Ab6/Eb x,6,6,5,6,x
Cmaj7 x,3,5,4,5,3 Db/Eb x,6,6,6,6,x
Am7 x,0,2,0,1,0 Eb7 x,6,8,6,8,x
C/D x,x,0,0,1,0 Abmaj9 4,x,5,5,4,6
G-5 x,x,5,4,2,x G7-9 x,x,5,4,6,4
Cm7 x,3,5,3,4,3 Bbm7 x,1,3,1,2,1
Abmaj7 4,x,5,5,4,x Fm7 1,3,1,1,1,1
Am(add9) x,0,2,4,1,0 Gmaj9 3,x,4,4,3,5
C x,3,5,5,5,x Bm x,2,4,4,3,2
Gm 3,5,5,3,3,3 Ab 4,6,6,5,4,4
Ab6 4,x,3,5,4,x or 4,x,1,1,1,1
C6/G 3,x,2,2,1,x or Am/G in 1st/2nd verse
C6/G 3,3,5,5,5,5 in interlude
[intro]
Gmaj7 C6/G Gmaj7 C6/G Gmaj7 Gmaj7
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3--------1--------3---------1---------3-------3-----|
|-4--------2--------4---------2---------4-------4-----|
|-4--------2--------4---------2---------4-------4-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3-33-----3--33----3-33------3-33------3-33----3-33--|
Hmmmm hmmmm mm hmmmm hmmmmm hmmmm
[verse 1]
Gmaj7A chair is still a cC6/Ghair
C6/GEven when there's no one sGmaj7itting there F/G G13 G7
G7 Cmaj9 B7-9
But a chair is not a house
Em7And a house is not a Dm7home
G7 When there's Cmaj7no one there to hold youAm7 tight
Am7And no one there Cyou Bmcan Am7kiss.C/D.. good nGmaj7ight
[verse 2]
Gmaj7A room is still a C6/Groom
C6/GEven when there's nothing Gmaj7there but gloom F/G G13 G7
G7 Cmaj9 B7-9
But a room is not a house
Em7And a house is not a Dm7home
G7When the Cmaj7two of us are far aAm(add9)part
And Am7one of us..C haBms a Am7broken.... Gmaj7heart.
[interlude]
Gmaj7Now and Gmaj9then C/GI call your Gmaj9name C/G
G-5 G
And sud-denly your face..
Dm(maj7)#11/F
..ap-pears
A(add9)/EBut it's just a crazy Bm9/Egame
A(add9)/EWhen it ends it Am9ends Am7in ..
Cm(maj7)#11
..tears...
|-7----5----7----7-----5----7----|
|----------------4-----2----4----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
[verse 3 (new key)]
| Ebmaj7 Ab6/Eb | Ab6/Eb | Ebmaj7 |
| Eb7 Db/Eb |
| Abmaj9 G7-9 | Cm7 Bbm7 Eb7 | Abmaj7 |
| Fm7 | Ab Gm Fm7 Ab | Ebmaj7 |
| Eb7 Db/Eb |
Abmaj9 G7-9
I'm not meant to live alone
Turn thiCm7s house into a Bbm7home
Eb7When I Abmaj7climb the stair and turn the Fm7key
Fm7Oh, please be there Abstill Gmin Fm7love Abwith...Ebmaj7 me
Ab6/Eb Ebmaj7
..............
[outro]
| Ebmaj7 | Ab6 |
| Ebmaj7 | Ab6 Ebmaj7 |
| Ebmaj7 | Ab6 |
| Ebmaj7 | Ab6 Ebmaj7 |