Guitar chords for
Left Banke: Pretty ballerina
Here is the Guitar chords for "Pretty ballerina" by Left Banke. To get the complete songlist of this band please visit the
Left Banke guitar tabs archive for guitar tabs, bass tabs and chords. We also have a review section with Left Banke CD reviews. Please help us to build our bass and guitar tabs archive,
submit missing Left Banke tabs here. You will find a printer friendly version of
Left Banke: Pretty ballerina Guitar chords here
Send "Pretty ballerina" Ringtone to your Cell
This, the Left Banke's followup to 'Walk Away Renee', reached #15 in early
1967. The melody, with elements of the Lydian (raised fourth) and Mixolydian
(flatted seventh) modes, attracted the attention of Leonard Bernstein, who
analyzed it on his 'Anatomy of Pop' TV special around that time.
"Pretty Ballerina"
(Michael Brown)
Intro:
Eb Ab Eb
/ / / / / / / / [2X]
Verse 1:
Eb Ab Eb
I ..
Eb Ab Eb
Her ..
Eb Ab Eb
I ..
Bbm Absus4 Ab
Was ..
Db Gb Bb Eb Ab Eb
Was ..
Verse 2:
Instrumental break:
Gm Gm/F
/ / / / / / / /
(string quartet arr. for three guitars and bass; note that top
two voices are doubled in octaves):
E Eb Dm A/C# Cdim A/C# Dsus2
v v v v v
-7---6---5---5---5---5---|-5---
-------------------------|-----
-4---3---2---2---2---2---|-2---
-6---5---3---2---1---2---|-2---
-------------------------|-----
-------------------------|-----
^ 1/4 note triplets ^
v v v v v v v v
-------------------------|-----5-------5---|-----
-2---1---0---------------|---7---77--7---77|--%--
-------------4---3---4---|-5-------5-------|-----
-------------------------|-----------------|-----
Dm Am Em Gm Am
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Dm Am Em Gm Am [rit.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
la la la la la
[repeat first verse]
Verse 3:
Coda (repeat to fade):
Eb Ab Eb
She'll be there...
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
Send "Pretty Ballerina-crd" Ringtone to your Cell
Get the latest Left Banke info and read all the