Some Things Last a Long Time
Some Things Last A Long Time
from 1990
Hopefully this makes sense.
Piano voicings (RH= right hand, LH = left hand; notes are listed from low to high, i.e. c-e-g is a C chord):
Verse progression 1
1 2 + 3 4 | 1 2 + 3 4 |
RH: c-e-a c-e-g f-a-d f-a-c
LH: c-a c-g c-g f-d f-c f-c
Verse progression 2 (both hands play same thing an octave apart)
Beat: 1 2 + 3 4 | 1 2 + 3 4 |
RH: c-a c-g c-f c-e c-f c-g
LH: c-a c-g c-f c-e c-f c-g
Beat: 1 2 + 3 4 | 1 2 + 3 4 |
RH: f-d f-c f-b f-c f-d f-c
LH: f-d f-c f-b f-c f-d f-c
Note: On the second verse he plays the second line slightly different:
Beat: 1 2 + 3 4 | 1 2 + 3 4 |
RH: f-d f-c f-b f-a f-b f-c
LH: f-d f-c f-b f-a f-b f-c
Chorus
Beat: 1 2 + 3 4 | 1 2 + 3 4 |
RH: g-b-d g-b-d f-a-c f-a-c
LH: g-d g-d g-d f-c f-c f-c
Beat: 1 2 + 3 4 | 1 2 + 3 4 |
RH: c-e-g
LH: c (low) c c c c c
Some Things Last a Long Time
(verse progression 1)
Your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
The colors
are bright
bright
as ever
(verse progression 2)
The red is strong
The blue is pure
(Chorus)
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
Your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
I think
about you
often
often
I wont forget
all the things we did
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
Its funny
but its true
And its true
but its not funny
Time comes and goes
all of the while
I still think of you
Some things last a long time
Your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
The colors
are bright
bright
as ever
The things we did
I cant forget
Some things last a lifetime
Some things last a lifetime
Some things last a lifetime
(end on verse progression 1
last chord is same a first chord but up an octave)
Thank you for the response. I don't play piano, but I was wondering if you could transcribe the chords so I could play it on guitar? It seems like it would be an easy one to play on guitar.Some Things Last A Long Time
from 1990
Guitar version.
I tried to maintain the simplicity of the piano part for this tab. Playing with fingers instead of a pick may make this easier.
Verse progression 1
chords
C6 x-3-2-2-x-x
C x-3-2-0-x-x
F6 x-x-3-2-3-x
F x-x-3-2-1-x
rhythm
1 2 + 3 4 | 1 2 + 3 4 |
C6 C F6 F
Verse progression 2
I named these by the notes that are played
chords
c.a x-3-x-2-x-x
c.g x-3-x-0-x-x
c.f x-3-3-x-x-x
c.e x-3-2-x-x-x
f.d x-x-3-x-3-x
f.c x-x-3-x-1-x
f.b x-x-3-x-0-x
f.a x-x-3-2-x-x
rhythm
1 2 + 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
c.a c.g c.f c.e c.f c.g
1 2 + 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
f.d f.c f.b f.c f.d f.c
Note: On the second verse he plays the second line slightly different:
1 2 + 3 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
f.d f.c f.b f.a f.b f.c
Chorus progression
chords
G 3-2-0-0-3-3
F 1-3-3-2-1-1
C x-3-2-0-1-0
rhythm
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
G F C
Some Things Last a Long Time
(verse progression 1)
C6 C F6 F
Your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
The colors
are bright
bright
as ever
(verse progression 2)
c.a c.g c.f c.e c.f
The red is strong
f.d f.c f.b f.c f.d f.c
The blue is pure
(Chorus progression)
G F C
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
Your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
I think
about you
often
often
I wont forget
all the things we did
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
Its funny
but its true
And its true
but its not funny
Time comes and goes
all of the while
I still think of you
Some things last a long time
Your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
The colors
are bright
bright
as ever
The things we did
I cant forget
Some things last a lifetime
Some things last a lifetime
Some things last a lifetime
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