All My Loving chords
by The BeatlesSong Key: E Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 156 bpm
Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Intermediate
Guitar Chords: E, F#m, F#m7, B7, D, C#m, Caug
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All My Loving
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Intro: 4/4
F#m7 B7 E C#m
1. Close your eyes and I'll kiss you To-mor-row I'll miss you
A F#m D B7
Re-mem-ber I'll al-ways be true | |
F#m B7 E C#m
And then while I'm a-way I'll write home ev-‘ry day
A B7 E E
And I'll send all my lo-ving to you | 𝄑 |
F#m7 B7 E C#m
2. I'll pre-tend that I'm kis-sing The lips I am miss-ing
A F#m D B7
And hope that my dreams will come true | |
F#m B7 E C#m
And then while I'm a-way I'll write home ev-‘ry day
A B7 E E
And I'll send all my lov-ing to you | 𝄑 |
C#m Caug E
Chorus: All my lov-ing I will send to you | % |
C#m Caug E E
All my lov-ing Darl-in’ I'll be true | 𝄑 |
A E B7 E E
Instr: | | % | | % | | % | | 𝄑 |
(Close your)
F#m7 B7 E C#m
3. Close your eyes and I'll kiss you To-mor-row I'll miss you
A F#m D B7
Re-mem-ber I'll al-ways be true | |
F#m B7 E C#m
And then while I'm a-way I'll write home ev-‘ry day
A B7 E E
And I'll send all my lo-ving to you | 𝄑 |
C#m Caug E
Chorus: All my lov-ing I will send to you | % |
C#m Caug E
All my lov-ing Darl-in’ I'll be true | % |
C#m E E
All my lov-in’ All my lov-in’ | (Oo oo) |
C#m E E
All my lov-in’ I will send to you | 𝄑 |Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: E Major - 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Brightly with a beat
- Metronome: ♩ = 156
- Voice Range: E4 - C#6
- Caug is an augmented chord which means the 5th note of the chord is sharpened. It can also be written as C+.
- The formula for augmented chords is 1-3-#5 → Caug=C-E-G#
- The fermata symbol 𝄐 OR 𝄑 in this song, means you strum the chord once, and stop for the duration of the bar, then start playing again in the next bar. This happens often in this song. (The symbol may appear as square on some browsers.)
Guitar Strumming Pattern
You will notice John Lennon strums using triplet timing for each beat.
Please Explain: | 1 2 3 4 |... 4 beats per bar
Firstly we divide each bar into eighth-note beats (8 beats per bar) so the bar count is | 1& 2& 3& 4& | so that each beat has 2 counts... 1&
A triplet means three evenly spaced notes played in the same time as two notes of the same kind.
Triplet timing in this case simply means we play 3 beat counts in the place of 2 beat counts, but still maintaining the duration of 2 beat counts, therefore the timing count is | 1&& 2&& 3&& 4&& |, where 1&& replaces 1&, 2&& replaces 2&, etc.
Let's recap: | 1 2 3 4 | = | 1& 2& 3& 4& | = | 1&& 2&& 3&& 4&& | (John's strumming pattern)
It looks like this:
‖ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ‖
Listen and watch John Lennon closely. As you become familiar with the chords, this will become easier.
Beginners
If you are a beginner, always start slowly. Become familiar with the tune and set a metronome or click track to a much slower tempo than the song, and practice your strumming. Once it becomes easier, speed up the metronome a little. Keep doing this till you reach the required tempo of the song... 156 bpm.
F#m, F#m7 and C#m are usually played as barre chords, but there are open chord options you may like to try: F#m and F#m7 require a small barre, but are both very easy to play.
Right-Handers:
Left-Handers:
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney.
- Lyrics Begin: Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, tomorrow I'll miss you; remember I'll always be true.
- Genre: Pop rock
- Featured Artists: The Beatles
- Album: With the Beatles
Recorded: 30th July, 1963
Released: 22nd November, 1963
