
A R Rahman has rolled out another romantic song straight from the hearts of those million people who share it with him when surrounded by his music. It is a beautiful song with music complementing the vocals wonderfully. The strumming pattern is a bit unorthodox which involves muting with the left hand but it is very easy. So here goes..
Gm – 333553
Cm – 34553X
F – 112331
The starting interlude has to be strummed as well as muted. Considering it to be a 3-beat sequence, hit the chord DOWN twice and then instead of striking on the 3rd beat, just mute the chord. That should produce the desired effect. If you find a better way, do tell me. The interlude chords are as below:
Interlude
Gm — Gm — Cm
Gm — Gm — Cm
The above steps has to be done for each instance of the chord in the interlude. Now the song starts…
MUKHDA
Kabhi ka(Gm)bhi Aditi zinda(Gm)gi mein yuhi koi (Cm)apna lagta hai.
Kabhi ka(Gm)bhi Aditi wo bich(Gm)har jaaye to ek (Cm)sapna lagta hai.
Aise mei koi (Gm)kaise apne (Gm)aansu o ko (Cm)behne se roke?
Aur (F)kaise koi sochle every(Gm)thing’s gonna be ok?
The first two lines of the above stanza can be played without continuous strumming i.e. by just playing the interlude.
Kabhi ka(Gm)bhi to lage zinda(Gm)gi mein rahi naa khu(Cm)shi aur naa mazaa.
Kabhi ka(Gm)bhi to lage har (Gm)din mushkil aur (Cm)har pal ek sazaa.
Aise mein koi (Gm)kaise musku(Gm)raye, kaise (Cm)hasde khush hoke?
Aur (F)kaise koi soch de every(Gm)thing gonna be ok?
The INTERLUDE is played again once but it is delayed by half a bar.
Gm – Cm – G
ANTRA 1
(A#)Soch jara jaane(Cm)ja tujhko hum (A#)kitna chahte hai.
(Gm)Rotein hai hum bhi a(F)gar teri ankhon mein (A#)aansu aate hai.
(Gm)Gaane to aata na(Cm)hi hai magar phir (Cm)bhi hum gaate hai(Gm).
Ke Aditi (Cm)maan kabhi, kabhi (Cm)saare jahan mein an(F)dhera hota hai;
Lekin (Cm)raat ke (Gm)baad hi to sa(F)vera hota hai(F).
MUKHDA Again
More repeat of INTERLUDE and chord progressions…
ANTRA 2
(A#)Tu khush hai to la(Cm)ge ke jahan mein (A#)chhaayi hai khushi.
(Gm)Suraj nikle (F)baadlon se aur (Gm)baatein zindagi.
(Gm)Suun to jara mad(Cm)hosh hawa tujh(Cm)se kehne la(Gm)gi.
Ke Aditi (Cm)wo jo bichhad-te hai (Cm)ek na ek din (F)phir mil jaate hai;
Aditi (Cm)jaane tu ya (Gm)jaane na phool (F)phir khil jaate hai(F).
MUKHDA Again…
Thanx Namrata, for bringing this song to my attention. Wouldn’t afford to have missed this song for anything… Unfortunately, when you are immersed in computers, TV becomes an accessory rather than a necessity and my case is similar!
Thanx Nikhil for suggesting better Antara chords!
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I had worked out the chorus but i did not realize the verses have the same chord structure..!
My girlfriend is gonna be so pleased when i finally sing dis out to her..!
i have tried to play this many times but not able to get the rhythm properly.. please help me out…
Good stuff but…
I believe there is a fair amount of Bb thrown in this song… Its not a simple Gm F Cm combo…
I am also sure that adding D during …andhera hota hai makes the round up neater… check it out…
I was hoping somebody would have cracked the title track ( the jazz number) looks like It’ll have to wait….
@re-look at… The song is in the scale of Gm, I don’t think Bb will be suitable.
The D chord falls too flat at “andhera hota hai”… I think F fits best there. Maybe you can play D again after the words have been spoken, but there too F sounds better!
The title track is too jazzy for acoustic playing, try searching for it. Someone must have noted it out.
dude.. ur antara chords are not correct
(A#)Soch jara jaane(F)ja tujhko hum (A#)kitna chahte hai.
(Gm)Rotein hai hum bhi a(F)gar teri ankhon mein (A#)aansu aate hai.
(Gm)Gaane to aata na(Cm)hi hai magar phir (Cm)bhi hum gaate ha(Gm)i.
Ke Aditi (Cm)maan kabhi, kabhi (Cm)saare jahan mein an(F)dhera hota hai;
Lekin (Cm)raat ke (Gm)baad hi to sa(Cm)vera hota hai(Cm).
I wish I could sing along
I just cant… strumming is offbeat
altho m a beginner n dnt kno as much as u ppl
but i feel in the starting chords of this song ie. Gm … i guess one should try to bend chord lil bit which is very easy n also creates the same effect as its in the song …
[...] pattern which is very common. Atif rocks again with this song and along with the previous song, Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi, the month of June has given us some beautiful tunes to hum, even though not many good films to [...]
(standard tuning)
place a capo or use a barre chord at fret 7 and on D
string place finger on the 9th fret, and strum only D string and A string, then release finger and strum again: u know how to get the effect, cuz im just 16 and i got it, u guys must be smarter lol
and then the next part, still having a capo on or barre chord on 7th string, do the same thing as be4 but only change between strings G string and D sting only i.e. place finger on 9th fret of g string and d open, and strum as before…
heres a link to a sound clip if u wud like to listen to how it actually sounds
http://www.box.net/shared/4tc1x66o8s
enjoy
oh btw, at the end of the sound clip, i added that part which is unusual i.e at the part where hes done with the 2 paras.. after he goes like “everythings gonna be ok” for the first time… ud know if u listened to the song
, its easy to fugure out
Thnx btw, im Shuvo
n can we use ” Cm position —>888 10 10 8 ??
remarkable work though…thnks
Place 3rd finger (ring finger) on 4th string (D) – 7th fret and 1st finger (index) on 3rd string – 5th fret. Now, pluck both the strings at once and slide backwards so that 3rd finger is now on 4th string 5th fret and the 1st finger is on the 3rd string 3rd fret. then pluck both strings once again. once again…this would give the sound of the first intro..hear the song and keep playing it till u get the timings right..
For the second one, do the same with with 3rd finger on 3rd string 7th fret and 1st finger on 2nd string 5th fret.
Pluck both these strgins and slide backwards to 3rd finger on 3rd string 5ht fret and 1st finger on 2nd string 3rd fret.
this shld give sound of the intro
What i meant was strum, then hit the strings with ur fingers (right hand, the one u strum with to mute) and then strum again, try it and lemmi knowthnx btw
Hi Sheki! I will try to explain the strumming pattern. Its very simple.
Consider a two-beat sequence. This means two beats (strokes) per second. So the strumming should go like this: (D-|DM) In the first ‘second’ hit DOWN in the first beat and do nothing in the second beat. In the next ‘second’, hit DOWN again in the first beat and MUTE(M) in the second beat. Muting can be simply done by releasing the pressure of your left hand while holding the chord. You can also mute using the right hand as suggested by Shuvo though it is tougher to master.
Hey Sandy What you have suggested sounds really close to original but only the first part. The second part doesn’t sound good. How about 3rd finger on 3rd string, 7th fret and 2nd finger on 2nd string 6th fret.. now slide it backwards by 1 bar (2 frets).. also you can use your 4th finger just above your 3rd finger in both parts. Then you will realize that you are actually playing Gm and Cm which is exactly what I have posted! But that’s an excellent improvisation!
Considerin ur quality of work, i guess my quest ends over here…..thnks buddy…u rock
The song Dil Ko uses a lot of chords.. like Am, Dm, G, C, F, E7, A# etc.. try out with these chords you will know yourself which fits where! If any problem, then ask me I will help you out.
can you please explain me in a bit more detailed manner?
I’m still a learner…but i wanna surprise my friends with this awesome song.
Otherwise, a little more clarity would be really appreciated. The problem is that I’m just unable to understand that (being an extreme beginner, i guess).
Anywayz, very well done! Your blog is awesome!
And then when you talk about interlude Gm-Gm-Cm, I’m all confused there.
http://livingguitar.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/kabhi-kabhi-aditi-zindagi-jaane-tu-ya-jaane-na/
Unless that site is yours too
@Juhi: The website (link below) has all the chords explained pretty nicely. Gm and Cm are there as well and nicely explicated.
http://www.jamplay.com/guitar-chords/free-guitar-chords.html
Yup Juhi, the website mentioned by Anas will explain everything. Practice barre chords… without it you won’t be able to play most of the songs.
I am really for sorry it. I apologize for what I have done. I have now written your name as a contributor on my blog http://www.livingguitar.blogspot.com . I hope its clear now. Thanks for making me realizing my mistake.
place ur index finger on 5th string, 5th fret; middle finger 4th string, 5th fret and ur little finger on the 4th string 7th fret;
now strum the two strings once and remove the little finger and strum it again. Repeat this twice and then shift the whole formation one string down i.e. index on the 4th, middle on the 3rd and little on the 3rd repeat the strum pattern once. play this whole sequence twice
I play it with pull-offs on D string. Try this 7 pulloff to 5th on D string. Then C minor. Of course use muting in C minor.this is perfect according to me.
What you all are suggesting is fine but if you watch this song in the movie, you can see the girl playing the chords at the start and not any lead. What she plays is
Gmadd9-Gm-Gm
Gmadd9-Gm-Gm
Cmadd9-Cm-Cm
So try to play this as I have suggested above with muting.
Thank you for your hard work and to other contributors which made me play the song easily… I’m extremely thankful to you!!!
Keep it up!
thanks buddy.
u really no ur chords
dis chord is so good i really enjoyed it
|||Gm Cm Gm Cm|||
|A# F.Gm|
the above 2 times
in Antra
||A# F.A#||
|Gm A#.F|
|Gm A# G A#.F|
|Gm F.Gm|
hey m a newbiee….
(if possible) can u guyzzzzz can make d abv chords
in
E———–
B———–
G———–
D———–
A———–
e———–
format
(coz:ths thng is quit easy 4 understanding 4 a eookie lik me ^_^)
plzzzZZZzzzzzZZZzzZZz
Awesome job on the chords man!!! They all work out perfectly
although, you kno the part in the songs that goes
“Hey Aditi Has De Has De Has De Has De Has De Has De Tu Zara
Nahi Toh Bas Thoda Thoda Thoda Thoda Thoda Thoda Muskura”
right after the 2nd mukda
i think u said to play the interlude once again…but do u kno exactly what chords to play?
and ur interlude: Gm-Cm-G
gm and cm are fine, but when they go to G, they use a different picking w/ chord variation 3 times rite? correct me if im wrong, cus im not completely sure
but great tab, and this is an awesome song. nice work!!!
I really Love that song yar
u slide down from Am(bar chord) to Gm and then in second part , u just slide from 557755 to Cm
cheers !
it rocks to the core man
as i am a novice aur ye kya ginti likh rahi hai guitaar pe likhi nahi hai vaise x nuber waali wire kaun si hai
n all u guys are saying to mute the chords is it similar to “muffling”??? thats wat my guitar tcher told me…
ur site is reeeaally helpful 4 beginners like me
thankuuuuuuuu
Kabhi ka(Gm)bhi Aditi zinda(Gm)gi mein yuhi koi (F)apna lagta hai.
Kabhi ka(Gm)bhi Aditi wo bich(Gm)har jaaye to ek (F)sapna lagta hai.
Aise mei koi (Gm)kaise apne (Gm)aansu o ko (Eb)behne se roke?
Aur kaise(Gm) koi sochle(F) every(Gm)thing’s gonna be ok?
(A#)Soch jara jaane ja tujhko hum kitna (Gm)chahte hai .
(A#)Rotein hai hum bhi agar teri ankhon mein aansu(Gm) aate hai.
(Gm)Gaane to aata na hi hai magar phir bhi (A#) hum gaate hai(Gm).
Ke Aditi (Cm)maan kabhi, kabhi (Cm)saare jahan mein an(A#)dhera hota hai;
Lekin (A#)raat ke ba(Cm)ad hi to sa(Eb)vera hota hai(Cm).
dis is wrong note of intro lead
I HOPE SUM ANGEL WILL SURELY REPLY
Keep Rocking…!
can i join your good club for sharing &learning guitar, i play keyboard &i can find chords correctly but i am very poor in strumming.
NICE JOB
TEL ME I ALSO WANT TO LEARN GUITAR SO COULD U PLZ HELP ME IN LEARNING OUT GUITARRRRRR
OR GIVE ME SM NOTES
ACTUALLY I HAVE NOTED OF MAJOR ND MINOR CHORDS
ND 7TH CHORDS ALSO BT WHAT CAN I DO 4M THAT
CAN U PLZ HELP ME BRO……….
ND JO AAPNE SONGS DALE HAI UNME RETHM KYA HAIIIIIII
KAIS EPATA LAGAU MAI PLZ BROOOOOOO
Now to try it on violin..
B———————5s3-3-3–
G–4s2-2–4s2-2–
D—-
A—
e—
i have figured out the easiet way to play the intro….try…i hope u like it…
Bb—–Am(bar chords) x2
Em
Dm x2
taking tutuions is nt possible rite nw as m vry busy wid my studies
i try learning through web bt i dnt understand anythng could u plz train me frm da begning?
I’m truly impressed reading ur lession.
Could U give me Tabs of song “Mujhe raat din bas mujhe chahati ho”.
Thanks.
Can you please provide the leads of 3 or 4 songs listed so as a beginner it will be more help-full to me and other guy who just get started with guitar…..
Am-Gm
Dm-Cm
If I try hard enough, the Am-Gm sounds fine, its harder to get the other one! Also is there anyway we can hear your version of Iktara? I tried the strumming your provided but cant keep the singing up with it and the version i tried by ear, just by listening isnt that nice, thanks and well done again
Pooja.
I am wondering if you could help me on these 2 songs… both lead and chords
1. Have you ever really loved a women- Bryan Adams
and
2. Dhaani- Strings
In Dhaani I am not able to figure out the guitar pattern from the very first second..
Movie: Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)
Singer : Atif Aslam
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Lyricist: Irshad Kamil
Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Upen Patel, Darshan Jariwala
Song Title: Tu Jaane Na
Release Date: November 6, 2009
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Strum Pattern : D UU DD or DD UU D.
Will need muting between strums.
G——————Bm
Kaise batayein kyu tujhko chahe
Am—————- D
Yaara bata na paayein
G—————— G
Baatein dilo ki dekho zuban ki
Am——————– D
aankhein tujhe samjhaye
CHORUS
G——– D
Tu Jaane Na aaaa
——– G
Tu Jaane Na
G——– D
Tu Jaane Na aaaa
——– G
Tu Jaane Na
BRIDGE
G———- D
Mil ke bhi hum na mile
Em————–D
Tum se na jaane kyu
—- G———-C
milo ke hai faasle
—-C————–D
tum se na jaane kyu
–G—————- D
anjaani hai silsile
—-Em————–D
tum se na jaane kyu
– G—————- C
sapne hai palko tale
– C———————-D
tumse na jane kyu uu uu Single Strum – END
G——————Bm
Kaise batayein kyu tujhko chahe
Am—————- D
Yaara bata na paayein
G—————— G
Baatein dilo ki dekho zuban ki
Am——————– D
aankhein tujhe samjhaye
CHORUS
——– G——– D
Tu Jaane Na aaaa
——– G
Tu Jaane Na
——– G——– D
Tu Jaane Na aaaa
——– G
Tu Jaane Na
G———— G———— C————– C
Nigaho me dekho meri jo hai bas gayaaa
G—————-G————C————C
Wo hai milta tumse hubahu .. Oooo
G————–G——————C—————-C
Jaane teri aankhein thi ya baatein thi wajah
G————–G————C——–C
Hue tum jo dil ki aarzoo..–
——– G———- G———- C———- C
Tum paas hoke bhi–tum aas hoke bhi–
—— G———- G——– C
Ehsaas hoke bhi apne nahi
——–G————D
Aise ho–hum ko gile
—-Em————–D
Tum se na jaane kyu
——–G———-C
milo ke hai faasle
—-C——————D
tum se na jaane kyu uu uu
CHORUS
G——– D
Tu Jaane Na aaaa
——– G
Tu Jaane Na
——– G——– D
Tu Jaane Na aaaa
——– G
Tu Jaane Na
G————– G——————C————–C
Khayalon me laakhon baatien yu to keh gaya
G—————-G———- C————C
Bola kuch na tere saamne… Oooo
G————G—————-C———- C
Hue na begaane bhi tum hoke aur ke
G—————-G———-C———- C
Dekho tum na mere hi bane …–
——G———- G———— C———- C
Afsos hota hai dil bhi ye rota hai–
——G————– C
sapne–sanjota hai badla hua
——– G———— D
soche ye–hum the mile
– Em————–D
un se na jaane kyu
——–G———-C
milo ke hai faasle
—-C——————–D
tum se na jaane kyu u uuu (STOP STRUMMING)
G——————Bm
Kaise batayein kyu tujhko chahe
Am—————- D
Yaara bata na paayein
G—————— G
Baatein dilo ki dekho zuban ki
Am——————– D
aankhein tujhe samjhaye
CHORUS
——– G——– D
Tu Jaane Na aaaa
——– G
Tu Jaane Na
——– G——– D
Tu Jaane Na aaaa
——– G
Tu Jaane Na
I have now written some post with the help of you http://www.mymusicnmedia.com http://www.freechords4u.blogspot.com and . I hope you see it
Thanks