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Whip Appeal (live)

Babyface

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners20 chords

How to play it

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

Esus4Diagram coming soon
E○○○
E7○○○○
G#Diagram coming soon
Cadd9×○
Am×○○
Am7×○○○
D××○
C#mDiagram coming soon
Bm×
G#mDiagram coming soon
D7××○
A×○○
Bsus2Diagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
C#5Diagram coming soon
G#5Diagram coming soon
C#Diagram coming soon
C×○○
E11Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 4th fret
              
 
 
Intro: 
Am13   Esus4     E    
Am13   B7sus4/E  E  
Am13   E7        E/G#   
Cadd9  Am13      E  Am
   
                                                           
Verse:
 
NC               E   E7 
Somebody told me 
E 
There'd be trouble at home 
Am13 
'Cause we never talk a lot 
B7sus4/E            E 
When we spend time alone 
Am              Am13 
So how are we supposed to know 
E 
Know when something is wrong 
      Am                      Am7 
Well, we've got a right to communicate 
E                E/D 
It keeps a happy home 
 
Pre-Chorus 
 
    C#m E  A7M          Bm 
And no one does it like me 
    G#m            C#m 
And no one but you baby 
D7/A                            Bsus2     
Has that kind of whip appeal on me 
 
 
                     Am   Am13 
Keep on whippin' on me, yeah 
           E    E7 
Work it on me, yeah 
              Am     Am13           E    E7 
Whip all your sweet sweet lovin' on me 
                    Am   Am13 
Keep on whippin' on me (as you) 
           E    E7 
Work it on me 
              Am     Am7            E    E7 
Whip all your sweet sweet lovin' on me 
 
 
Pre-Chorus:
 
    C#m E  A7M         Bm
And no one does it like me 
    G#m            C#m 
And no one but you baby 
D7/A                            Bsus2 
Has that kind of whip appeal on me 
 
 
Bridge: 
             E 
Whatever you want (Whatever you want baby) 
                  E7sus2 
It's alright with me (yeah it's alright with me) 
                       A7M 
'Cause you've got that whip appeal 
              Bsus2   B/A 
So work it on me 
     G#m 
It's better than love 
C#m 
Sweet as can be 
C#m    C#5/B G#5 A7M 
You've got that whip appeal 
              D   A/C#   B 
So whip it on me 
 
 
Bridge
             E 
Whatever you want 
                  E7sus2 
It's alright with me 
                       A7M 
'Cause you've got that whip appeal 
              Bsus2   B/A 
So work it on me 
     G#m 
It's better than love 
C#m 
Sweet as can be 
C#m    C#5/B G#5 A7M 
You've got that whip appeal 
              D   A/C#   B 
So whip it on me 
 
Bridge
             E 
Whatever you want 
                  E7sus2 
It's alright with me 
                       A7M 
'Cause you've got that whip appeal 
              Bsus2   B/A 
So work it on me 
     G#m 
It's better than love 
C#m 
Sweet as can be 
C#m    C#5/B G#5 A7M 
You've got that whip appeal 
              D   A/C#   B 
So whip it on me 
 
Final Bridge
             E 
Whatever you want 
                  E7sus2 
It's alright with me 
                       A7M 
'Cause you've got that whip appeal 
              Bsus2   B/A 
So work it on me 
     G#m 
It's better than love 
C#m 
Sweet as can be 
C#m    C#5/B G#5 A7M 
You've got that whip appeal 
D   A/C#    B    N/C 
No, no, no, no 
 
                    Am   Am13 
Keep on whippin' on me, yeah 
           E    E7 
Work it on me, yeah 
              Am     Am13           E    E7 
Whip all your sweet sweet lovin' on me 
                    Am   Am13 
Keep on whippin' on me (as you) 
           E    E7 
Work it on me 
              Am     Am7            A7M 
Whip all your sweet sweet lovin' on me 
 
 
Outro: 
A7M A7M/G#  F#m11 E11 Bm6

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Chord set

Esus4 · E · E7 · G# · Cadd9 · Am · Am7 · D · C#m · Bm · G#m · D7 · A · Bsus2 · B · C#5 · G#5 · C# · C · E11

Practice tip

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