Count On Me chords

by Bruno Mars

Count On Me was written by Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars. It was released on Nov 7, 2011 from the album Doo-Wops & Hooligans.
Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at 88 bpm (♩)
Chords: C, Em, Am, Am7/G, Dm, F
Charts: Make sure you look at the chord charts for an alternative way of playing the chords Dm-Em-F-G at the end of the Bridge. Bruno uses these voicings when playing solo and it sounds great!

Chart Legend

Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note

Alternatives to Dm - Em - F - G
Bruno uses these chords on the last line of every verse when performing solo.

Bruno's Alternatives to Dm - Em - F - G

ASCII Chord Charts: number = fret, x = don't play, 0 = play open string, (B) Barre Chord

Chord	Guitar	Piano	Chord	Guitar	Piano
C	x32010	C-E-G	Am7/G	302010	G-A-C-E
Em	022000	E-G-B	Dm	xx0231	D-F-A
Am	x02210	A-C-E	F	xx3211	F-A-C

Count On Me

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key

                 C             C
Intro: 4/4     |       Uh-ha | ha            |                     
 
          C                                                Em
1. If you e-ver find your-self stuck in the mid-dle of the sea
        Am            Am7/G     F
   I'll sail the world       To find you
          C                                                   Em
   If you e-ver find your-self lost in the dark and you can't see
        Am           Am7/G     F
   I'll be the light        To guide you
Dm                     Em
   Find out what we're made of
        F                                    G
   When we are called to help our friends in need

                C                Em
Chorus: You can count on me like 1, 2, 3
             Am      Am7/G      F
        I'll be there       And I know when I need it
              C                 Em
        I can count on you like 4, 3, 2    
               Am      Am7/G       F
        You'll be there     'Cause that's what friends are sup-posed to do
           C                  Em               Am   Am7/G    F       G
        Oh yeah   Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo   Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo   Oo       Yeah    Yeah

             C                                                      Em
2. If you're tos-sin' and you're turn-in' and you just can't fall a-sleep
        Am         Am7/G    F
   I'll sing a song      Be-side you
              C                                          Em
   And if you e-ver for-get how much you real-ly mean to me
          Am        Am7/G    F
   Ev'-ry day I will      Re-mind you    Oh-o-oh
Dm                     Em
   Find out what we're made of
        F                                    G
   When we are called to help our friends in need

                C                Em
Chorus: You can count on me like 1, 2, 3
             Am      Am7/G      F
        I'll be there       And I know when I need it
              C                 Em
        I can count on you like 4, 3, 2    
               Am      Am7/G       F
        You'll be there     'Cause that's what friends are sup-posed to do
           C                  Em               Am   Am7/G   F     G
        Oh yeah   Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo   Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo   Oo      Yeah  Yeah

               Dm              Em                 Am    G
Bridge: You'll al-ways have my shoul-der when you cry - y 
             Dm            Em              F      G
        I'll ne-ver let go ne-ver say good-bye    You-ou-ou


                C                Em
Chorus: You can count on me like 1, 2, 3
             Am      Am7/G      F
        I'll be there       And I know when I need it
              C                 Em
        I can count on you like 4, 3, 2    
               Am      Am7/G       F
        You'll be there     'Cause that's what friends are sup-posed to do
           C                   Em                Am     Am7/G    
        Oh yeah    Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo    Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo     Oo
                F                  G              C
        You can count on me 'cause I can count on you...

Notes:

Level Of Ease: Easy
Song Key: C Major - No sharps or flats
Standard chord progression for C major: C - Dm - Em - F - G - Am - Bdim. Most of the chords for a standard C major progression were used for this song.
You can play Am/G instead of Am7/G... it sounds good no matter what chord you play. I used Am7/G after seeing a solo performance of Bruno playing this song, and it was there I noticed he played this chord.
Am/G or Am7/G simply means that you play the Am or Am7 chord as you normally would, leading with a bass note of G which is on the 6th string on the 3rd fret using your 3rd or 4th finger depending on whether you play the Am or Am7... the Am7/G is easier to play.
While playing solo, Bruno also uses the barre chords as shown above on the last 2 lines of each verse. It adds interest to the progression, so that the song doesn't sound too repetitive... it works well.
You can also use the barre chords on the last line of the Bridge section of the song... try it out (see 'Chord Charts' Tab above for alternatives to Dm-Em-F-G).

Bruno Mars

Born: Peter Gene Hernandez on Oct 8, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Profession: Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, dancer
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, bass, ukulele, congas
Music Styles: Pop, R&B, funk,soul
Active Years: 2004 - present
Associations: The Hooligans, Silk Sonic, The Smeezingtons, Brody Brown, Jeff Bhasker, Mark Ronson, The Stereotypes

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