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By Myself

Aretha Franklin

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners18 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D6Diagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon
E7○○○○
A×○○
Am7×○○○
CdimDiagram coming soon
D9Diagram coming soon
F#7Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
F#m7Diagram coming soon
A7×○○○
G#7Diagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
G○○○
BDiagram coming soon
Dm××○
Dm7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: Verse 
 
    D6     Dm6      Fdim  E7 A       A7M 
The party's over, the game is ended 
    Am7   Cdim D9        Bm5-/7   A     A7M 
The dreams I dreamed went up in smoke 
      D9   Bb7M    Fdim       A7M 
They didn't pan out     as intended  
F#7            B7    Fdim    A 
I should know how to take a joke 
Melody 
D6            F#m    B7   D6          F#m7       B7 
I'll go my way by myself; this is the end of romance. 
A7     A7/9 A7 D6/9 A D6     D9    Bm5-/7 Fdim  A  
I'll go my way  by  myself  love is only  a  dance. 
D6                 F#m   B7   D6        F#m7       B7 
Gray clouds in the sky above have put a blot on my fun 
A7      A7/9 A7  D6/9 A    D6  D9    Bm5-/7   Fdim  A  
I'll try to  fly high    above for a place in the sun 
 
Bridge  
 
F#m7 Cdim       G#7    Em7          G/B  Em7    F#7 
I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own 
    D9           Dm   Dm7+ Dm6  A C#m5-/7 F#m 
For no one knows    better than I     myself 
    D9 Bm5-/7  E7/13 Fdim  A 
I'm by      myself     alone 
D6                F#m    B7    D6            F#m7     B7 
I'll go  my  way  by myself  here's how the comedy ends 
A7       A7/9 A7  D6/9 A    D6   D9     Bm5-/7    Fdim   A  
I'll have to     deny    myself love and laughter and friends 
D6            F#m    B7   D6          F#m7         B7 
I'll try to apply myself and teach my heart how to sing 
A7     A7/9 A7 D6/9 A    D6  D9    Bm5-/7   Fdim  A  
I'll go my way  by    myself like a bird on the wing 
F#m7 Cdim       G#7    Em7          G/B  Em7    F#7 
I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own 
    D9           Dm   Dm7+ Dm6  A C#m5-/7 F#m 
For no one knows    better than I     myself 
    D9 Bm5-/7  E7/13 Fdim  A 
I'm by      myself     alone

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Chord set

D6 · Fdim · E7 · A · Am7 · Cdim · D9 · F#7 · B7 · F#m · F#m7 · A7 · G#7 · Em7 · G · B · Dm · Dm7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.