Nancy Sinatra- Bang Bang

[Volitan]

How the heck do you play this song? What are the chords? I've got the intro down, but the chords to the vocal parts I can't get down. And the timing of the changes are confusing too. I've tried googling, but all of those I've seen are wrong...

Anyway, good song, and yes, this is inspired by the Kill Bill thread

 

[Telenator]

Count it. That will clarify a lot.

 

[maestrovert]

is this the tune you're referring to ?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JElkPACfz_M

 

[boneyguy]

The first section is a what I would call a 4/4 waltz feel. There is only a strong beat on the 1st beat of each bar. Typically in 4/4 the 3rd beat also gets some emphasis but in this case it doesn't which gives it that loping waltz feel.

The second section could be counted in 8/4 counted as 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2.

At least that's one possibility.

 

[Volitan]

is this the tune you're referring to ?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JElkPACfz_M

I'm not even gonna try to listen to that. As soon as I saw "Cher" I stopped the vid.

So what are the chords to the song....I feel like I'm missing a couple

 

[goldtopper]

Capo on the 1st fret.


Em
I was five and he was six

Am
We rode on horses made of sticks

D
He wore black and I wore white

Bm
He would always win the fight


Em
Bang bang, he shot me down
Am
Bang bang, I hit the ground
D
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bm
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.



It's the same for the rest of the song.

 

[timmer]

Hey Volitan great tune!

I remember spending a few days with it when Kill Bill first came out as well. Thanks for the reminder, I spent an hour or so today on it and plan on getting the whole thing under my belt before I move on.

is this the tune you're referring to ?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JElkPACfz_M

Hah! I think he was referring to this one:

 

[garytelecastor]

cher version

Intro: Gm Cm D7

Gm
I was five and he was six


We rode on horses made of sticks

F
He wore black and I wore white

D7
He would always win the fight


Gm
Bang bang, he shot me down
Gm
Bang bang, I hit the ground
F
Bang bang, that awful sound
D7
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.

 

[Volitan]

Capo on the 1st fret.


Em
I was five and he was six

Am
We rode on horses made of sticks

D
He wore black and I wore white

Bm
He would always win the fight


Em
Bang bang, he shot me down
Am
Bang bang, I hit the ground
D
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bm
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.



It's the same for the rest of the song.

I saw that one. Didn't think of a capo so I was sitting here transposing it a half-step up. But even then it sounded like a couple chords were missing...

 

[boneyguy]

The Sinatra version is a million times better than Chers. It's just kinda weird seeing Frank in a long blond wig. Eeeeuuuuuuooooowwwahhhh!!!!!

I didn't bother writing out some of the little bass runs the guitarist is doing because they're pretty obvious and easy to improvise anyway.

Of course you could capo it at the 1st fret and play the corresponding open chord shapes.

Sinatra Version: Important: Use copious amounts of mysterious sounding tremble-o on the guitar!!!

Intro and between verses: Fm - Bbm - C7

Verse:
Fm----------- Fm/Maj7
I was five and he was six

Fm7 --------------- Fm6
We rode on horses made of sticks

Eb
He wore black and I wore white

C7
He would always win the fight


Fm
Bang bang, he shot me down
Fm
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Eb
Bang bang, that awful sound
------C7
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.


Bridge;

Fm
Music played and people sang

Eb
Just for me the church bells rang

D-Dbsus2(alternating)--C7 (melodic fill using index and pinky finger while holding rest of the C7 chord (C-Db-Eb-Db-C)

Verse etc. repeats above

 

[jimmybusk]

That tremelo sounds like one of those old Magnatone's ..... 'She has a little more talent than her brother, though.

 

[jimmybusk]

.......pre CBS nose job.

 

[bonefish]

the racontuers do a hella kewl version of this tune...we copped our version from them, but rock it a little harder

 

[teleman65]

'She has a little more talent than her brother, though.

Frank Sr. - Chairman of the Board
Nancy - Member of the Board
Frank Jr. - Makes me bored

 

[fenderix]

Frank Sr. - Chairman of the Board
Nancy - Member of the Board
Frank Jr. - Makes me bored

+1!

 

[WickedGTR]

That's the great Billy Strange on the Fender guitar on the Nancy version...

Best concert I ever saw was was Frank Sinatra in the early 90's- Frank Jr conducted the orchestra and did an amazing job.