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Try A Little Tenderness

Al Jarreau

RockAdvanced for beginners18 chords

How to play it

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

A×○○
F#mDiagram coming soon
D9Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
C#m7Diagram coming soon
F#7Diagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
GdimDiagram coming soon
Bm×
A7×○○○
D××○
FdimDiagram coming soon
C#7Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
G#mDiagram coming soon
Bb9Diagram coming soon
A6Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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A        F#m   D9          E7 
She may be weary  women do get weary 
 A      C#m7/5-     F#7   
Wearing the same shabby dress 
D9     E7/13  E7  D9 
And when she's weary,  
 Bm5-/7 Cdim    E7     A  F#m D9 Dm6 E7 
Try  a  little tenderness 
A     F#m       D9      Dm6  Cdim  E7 
You know she's waiting, just anticipating 
A       C#m5-/7  F#7  Gdim  F#7 
Things she may never possess 
Bm           Bm/A     D9     
While she's without them,  
  Bm5-/7  Cdim   E7     A   D9 Bb7M A A7 
Try   a   little tendeness 
 
   D       Fdim  C#7 
It's not  just   sentimental 
F#m      Bm7       F#m 
She has her grief and care 
   D        Cdim    F#7 
And a word that's soft and gentle 
   B7     Cdim  B7  E7 
Makes  it easier to bear 
A   G#m     F#m      D9    Dm6    Cdim Bb9 
You won't regret it  women don't forget it 
A   Cdim     C#m5-/7 Bm5-/7    F#7  Gdim  F#7 
Love is their whole  happiness 
Bm  Bm5-/7   E7/13 E7    
It's all  so   easy   
 D9    Bm5-/7  Cdim  E7  A  D9 Bb7M A6 
Try  a  little    tenderness.

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Chord set

A · F#m · D9 · E7 · C#m7 · F#7 · Cdim · Gdim · Bm · A7 · D · Fdim · C#7 · Bm7 · B7 · G#m · Bb9 · A6

Practice tip

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