Peaceful Easy Feeling chords
by The EaglesSong Key: E Major
Key Signature: 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)
Tempo: 144 bpm (Moderately)
Vocal Range: C#4 - E5
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Chords: E, Esus4, A, B7, F#m11
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Peaceful Easy Feeling
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4
Intro: 4/4 || | | | | | | | ||
E A E A
1. I like the way your spark-lin’ ear-rings lay
E A B7 B7 A
Ag-ainst your skin so-o brown | - |
E A E A
And I wan-na sleep with you in the des-ert to-night
E A B7
With a bil-lion stars all a-round | % |
A E
Chorus: ‘Cause I got a peace-ful ea-sy feel-in’ | % |
A B7
And I know you won't let me down | % |
E F#m11 A B7
‘Cause I'm al - ready stand-in’...
E Esus4 E Esus4
On the | ground | | | |
E A E A
2. And I found out a long time a-go
E A B7
What a wo-man can do to your soul | % |
E A E A
Ah, but she can't take you an-y way
E A B7
You don't al-read-y know how to go | % |
A E
Chorus: ‘Cause I got a peace-ful ea-sy feel-in’ | % |
A B7
And I know you won't let me down | % |
E F#m11 A B7
‘Cause I'm al - ready stand-in’
E Esus4 E Esus4
On the | ground | | | |
E A E A E A B7
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E A E A E A B7
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A E A B7
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E F#m11 A B7
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E A E A
** I get this feel-in’ I may know you
E A B7
As a lo-ver and a friend | % |
E A E A
But this voice keeps whis-pe-ring in my oth-er ear
E A B7
Tells me I may nev-er see you a-gain | % |
A E
Chorus: ‘Cause I get a peace-ful ea-sy feel-in’ | % |
A B7
And I know you won't let me down | % |
E F#m11 A B7
‘Cause I'm al - ready stand-in’
E F#m11 A
I'm al - ready stand-in’
B7 E F#m11 A
Yes I'm all - ready stand-in’
B7 E F#m11 A B7
On the | ground | | Oo | Oo_ Who-o-o |
E F#m11 A B7 E F#m11 A B7 E
Outro: ‖ Oh | | Oo | Oo-Oo | Oo | | Oo | Oo-Oo| Oo ‖
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Notes:
- Level Of Ease: Easy - the F#m11 sounds a little scary, but it is very easy to play. I have include 2 versions of the chord, so that beginners can use the open version which moves easily from the E to the F#m11 and sounds very nice.
- Song Key: E Major (4 sharps - F#, C#, G# D#)
- Basic chord progression for E Major is E - F#m - G#m - A - B - C#m - Ddim
- In the Instrumental ||: :|| means you repeat the 8 bars of music between the double lines with dots - 16 bars in all. The remaining bars over several lines are played once.
- The repeat sign 𝄎 means you repeat the previous bar.
- The formula for any m11 chord is 1 - b3 - 5 - b7 - 9 - 11. Often we see the 5th or 9th dropped, and sometimes both are dropped depending on the particular sound you are after. The 1st, b3, b7 and 11th are important as they give the chord its minor 11th characteristics.
- The open chord used here uses 1 - b3 - b7 - 11th notes of the chord dropping both the 5th & 9th as suggested above, while the barre chord version uses the 1 - b3 - 5 - b7 - 11th notes.
- Both chords sound great and for those of you that haven't learned barre chords yet, this is a great place to start, and is one of the easiest barre chords you will ever play.
- Who would have thought that F#m11 could be so easy! 😊
- Songwriter: Jack Tempchin
- Date: 1972
- Lyrics Begin: I like the way your sparklin' ear rings lay, against your skin so brown.
- Artists: The Eagles
- Album: Eagles
- Hotel California
- Peaceful Easy Feeling
