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Prelude To A Kiss

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners15 chords

How to play it

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

D××○
D7××○
D6Diagram coming soon
G6Diagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon
GdimDiagram coming soon
A9Diagram coming soon
A7×○○○
B7Diagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
G○○○
BDiagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
E7○○○○
A×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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D   D7M   D7    D6 D   D6   D7  
If you hear a song in blue like  
  G7M   G6          Gm7    Gdim 
A flower crying for the dew 
E4/7     A9    A7/9  D  D7M    B7 Em7  
That was my heart serenading you 
      A4/7 A7/13- D  
My prelude  to  a kiss  
D  D7M    D7    D6 D  D6  D7    
If you hear a song that grows  
G7M   G6        Gm7     Gdim 
From my tender sentimental woes  
E4/7      A9   A7/9  D   D7M    B7  Em7  
That was my heart trying to compose   
      A7/13- A7 D  
A prelude to  a kiss 
Bridge  
Gdim        G     G/B    Am7 D7  
Though it's just a simple melody   
  G       Em7    Am7    D7  
With nothing fancy, nothing much  
Am7     G      E7   Am7    D7  
You could turn it to a symphony  
 G            A     A7/9-  A7/9  
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch 
A7/9 D  D7M D7   D6   D D6    D7  
Oh, how my love song gently cries  
        G7M    G6   Gm7      Gdim 
For the tenderness within your eyes 
 E4/7     A9   A7/9      D   D7M  B7 Em7  
My love is a prelude that never dies 
  A7   A7/13- A7   D   
A prelude to  a kiss

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Chord set

D · D7 · D6 · G6 · Gm7 · Gdim · A9 · A7 · B7 · Em7 · G · B · Am7 · E7 · A

Practice tip

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