Paul Mccartney - Live And Let Die

i’m posting two versions , one version with the raw untransposed chords that are
played on piano in the actual song ,
and another version with a capo so that open chords can be played on guitar more easily ,
but the first version sounds more accurate as it follows the voicing in the actual song .

!scroll down for capo version!

version 1 : no capo , standard tuning

key : F# major , 4/4 timing ( mostly )

chords : eadgbe ( these are all barre/power chords )
F# : 244322
A#m : x13321
B : x24442
C# : x46664
Ddim : x5676
xg#7 : 464544
C#5 : x466
xxd#5 : x688
xxe5 : x799
xxcdim : x3454
xf#sus4 : 244422
C#7 : x46464
F#5 : 244

xxxhere is what the chords look like when lined up in bars with the beats written at the top .
this is to help with the timing if you’re not sure about it .
keep playing the chord and count out the beats until the chord changes :

intro verse : ( bpm = 61 , this is the piano part at the start )
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
| F# A#m | B C# Ddim |
| F# A#m | B C# Ddim |
| F# A#m | B G#7 |
| C# | C#5 D#5 E5 – rest – |
. . . say live and let . . .

part immediately after verse : ( bpm = 70 , slightly faster , orchestra comes in )
be careful of the timing!
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
| F# B | Cdim F#sus4 |
| F# B | Cdim | B | F# |
| C#7 | D#5 E5 . . . |
| – – whole bar rest – – |

and then it goes back to the interlude , and then replay the intro verse again and
then back to the interlude , when then it fades out at the end .

where lyrics exist , here are the chords with the lyrics :

F# A#m B C# Ddim
when you were young and your heart was an open book
F# A#m B
you used to say live and let live
C# Ddim F#
( you know you did , you know you did you know you did )
F# A#m B G#7
but in this ever changing world in which we live in
C# C#5 D#5 E5 . . .
makes you give in and cry

F# B
say live and let die
Cdim F#sus4
live and let die
F# B
live and let die
Cdim . . . .
live and let die

– – play F#5 all the way through the interlude – –

B
what does it matter to ya
F#
when you got a job to do
C#7
you gotta do it well
D#5 E5 . . . . . . . . .
you gotta give the other fellow hell . . .

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capo version
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version 2 : capo 6th fret , standard tuning

key : C major , 4/4 timing ( mostly )

chords : eadgbe ( these are all relative to capo )
C : x32010
Em : 022000 ( or 022003 sound more like the original )
F : 133211
G : 320033 ( or 355433 will be easier for the switch to G#dim )
G#dim : 4564
xxd7 : xx0212
G5 : 355
xxxa5 : 577
xxxbb5 : 688
xxxf#dim : 2342
xxcsus4 : x3301x or x33011
G7 : 320001
C5 : x355

xxhere is what the chords look like when lined up in bars with the beats written at the top .
this is to help with the timing if you’re not sure about it .
keep playing the chord and count out the beats until the chord changes :

intro verse : ( bpm = 61 , this is the piano part at the start )
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
| C Em | F G G#dim |
| C Em | F G G#dim |
| C Em | F D7 |
| G | G5 A5 A#5 – rest – |
. . . say live and let . . .

part immediately after verse : ( bpm = 70 , slightly faster , orchestra comes in )
be careful of the timing!
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
| C F | F#dim Csus4 |
| C F | F#dim | F | C |
| G7 | A5 A#5 . . . |
| – – whole bar rest – – |

and then it goes back to the interlude , and then replay the intro verse again and
then back to the interlude , when then it fades out at the end .

where lyrics exist , here are the chords with the lyrics : ( remember , capo 6th fret )

C Em F G G#dim
when you were young and your heart was an open book
C Em F
you used to say live and let live
G G#dim C
( you know you did , you know you did you know you did )
C Em F D7
but in this ever changing world in which we live in
G G5 A5 A#5 . . .
makes you give in and cry

C F
say live and let die
F#dim Csus4
live and let die
C F
live and let die
F#dim . . . .
live and let die

– – play C5 all the way through the interlude – –

F
what does it matter to ya
C
when you got a job to do
G7
you gotta do it well
A5 A#5 . . . . . . . . .
you gotta give the other fellow hell . . .

and that’s about it . rate and comment and make any corrections necessary . thanks