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Tenderly

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners11 chords

How to play it

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

A×○○
F#7Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
A7×○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
Dm××○
FdimDiagram coming soon
F#m7Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Introdução: A F#7 Bm5-/7 Dm6 E7 
 
              A      E7/13-      A7/9       D9 
The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly, 
        Bm5-/7           Dm7         A        Bm5-/7 A           
The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly.  
    Dm  Dm6  E7   Dm   Dm6    E7 
Then you and I came wandering by, 
Fdim F#m7      B7       Bm5-/7 E7 
And  lost in a sigh were we. 
          A           E7/13-     A7/9     D9                    
The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly; 
        Bm5-/7          Dm7         A      Bm5-/7 A  
I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly. 
     Dm   Dm6  E7 Fdim  F#m7    Cdim    B7             
Your arms opened wide and closed me inside 
    Cdim   A       Fdim  Bm5-/7 Dm5-/7 Fdim  A  D9 Bm5-/7 E7 
You took my lips, you took my love so tenderly. 
Instrumental Interlude: A E7/13- A7/9 D9 Bm5-/7 Dm7 A Bm5-/7 A 
          A           E7/13-     A7/9     D9                    
The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly; 
        Bm5-/7          Dm7         A      Bm5-/7 A  
I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly. 
     Dm   Dm6  E7 Fdim  F#m7    Cdim    B7             
Your arms opened wide and closed me inside 
    Cdim   A       Fdim  Bm5-/7 Dm5-/7 Fdim  A  D9 Bm5-/7 E7 
You took my lips, you took my love so tenderly.

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Chord set

A · F#7 · E7 · A7 · D9 · Dm7 · Dm · Fdim · F#m7 · B7 · Cdim

Practice tip

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