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Chords: Yeh hai Bombay Meri Jaan – CID

This entry is part 19 of 41 in the series Guitar

A lovely song from CID

F          Bb       C    Bb
Aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan
Bb           C            Bb              F
Zara hat ke zara bach ke, yeh hai Bbombay meri jaan
F      Bb         C       Bb
Ha haa, ha ho ho, ho hi haa ha haa
Bb         C         Bb          F
Hm hm hm hm, hm hm hm , hm hm hm hm hm
Aye dil hai..

Bb                                              C
(Kahin building kahin traame, kahin motor kahin mill
                                         F
Milta hai yahan sab kuchh ik milta nahin dil) -2
Bb         C          Bb      F
Insaan ka nahin kahin naam-o-nishaan
Bb           C            Bb              F
Zara hat ke zara bach ke, yeh hai Bbombay meri jaan
Aye dil hai..

Bb                                          C
(Kahin satta, kahin patta kahin chori kahin res
                                             F
Kahin daaka, kahin phaaka kahin thokar kahin thes) -2
Bb          C       Bb    F
Bbekaaro ke hain kai kaam yahan
Bb           C            Bb              F
Zara hat ke zara bach ke, yeh hai Bbombay meri jaan
Aye dil hai..

Bb                                 C
(Bbeghar ko aawara yahan kehte has has
                                     F
Khud kaate gale sabke kahe isko business) -2
Bb          C    Bb        F
Ik cheez ke hain kai naam yahan
Bb           C            Bb              F
Zara hat ke zara bach ke, yeh hai Bbombay meri jaan
Aye dil hai..

F                                          Bb
(Bbura duniya woh hai kehta aisa bhola tu na ban
Bb            C             Bb                F
Jo hai karta woh hai bharta hai yahan ka yeh chalan) -2
Bb       C    Bb         F
Tadbeer nahin chalne ki yahan
Bb               C              Bb                   F
Yeh hai Bbombay, yeh hai Bbombay, yeh hai Bbombay meri jaan

Aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan
Zara hat ke zara bach ke, yeh hai Bbombay meri jaan

F      Bb         C    Bb
Aye dil hai aasaa jeena yahan
Bb            C           Bb                   F
Suno mister, suno bandhu, yeh hai Bbombay meri jaan
Aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan
Zara hat ke zara bach ke, yeh hai Bbombay meri jaan

 

Tabs and Chords: Pal pal har pal – Lage raho Munna bhai

This entry is part 25 of 41 in the series Guitar

The song Pal Pal Pal Pal Har Pal from the movie Lage Raho Munna bhai is a simple and a wonderful song played in the scale of A with F#m, E and A.

Tabs: Starting Introduction

* Indicates fast Up/Down strumming

e|----------16--14*----16--14*--|
b|--12--14----------------------|

e|--16--14--12------14--12*--14--12*--14--12*|
b|--------------14---------------------------|

The chords of the songs go as follows.

pal pal pal pal har pal har pal
F#m
kaise katega pal har pal har pal
F#m          E
pal pal pal pal har pal har pal
E               F#m
kaise katega pal har pal har pal
F#m          E
dil dil dil dil mein machi hain machi
E               A
machi hain hulchul hulchul hulchul
A          E
kaise katega pal har pal har pal x2
F#m                      E

 

Chords: Pankaj Awasthi – Teri Meri Baatein

This entry is part 18 of 41 in the series Guitar

Another nice one from Pankaj Awasthi and this one’s called Teri Meri Baatein

The Strumming pattern is ..
Down Down Up Up Down

Teri Meri Baatein Sabse kya kahuun
Bb                F
Khud se hi chupataa hun aur kya kahun
D#                      B
Teri Meri Baatein Sabse kya kahuun
Bb                F
Khud se hi chupataa hun aur kya kahun
D#                      Bb
Baadalo mein dhundoo mein yaadein
Bb                        Cm
beete woh din beeti raatein
F            D#     Bb
Baadalo mein dhundoo mein yaadein yoo
Bb                        Cm
beete woh din beeti woh raatein
F             D#        Bb
saath hun tumhare khud se duur hun
Bb                 F
yaad apni aati hain aur kya kahun
D#                  D#      Bb

 

Solo 

hasta rahaa hun baaton par teri
Bb              F
yaadein kitni dil mein hain kaise main kahun
D#                          Bb
Teri Meri Baatein Sabse kya kahuun
Bb                          F
Khud se hi chupataa hun aur kya kahun
D#                          Bb
Yaadein hain woh halki halki saansein
Bb                           Cm
palke bheegi bheegi bheegi aakhen
F                          D#
Yaadein hain woh halki halki saansein hein hoo...  hoo..
Bb                           Cm                    F
Yaadein hain woh halki halki saansein
Bb                           Cm
palke bheegi bheegi bheegi aakhen
F                          D#
Yaadein hain woh halki halki saansein he  hoo.. hoo...
Bb                           Cm                 F

Baadalo mein dhundoo mein yaadein
Bb                        Cm
beete woh din beeti woh raatein
F                       Bb
Baadalo mein dhundoo mein yaadein yoo
Bb                        Cm
beete woh din beeti woh raatein
F                       Bb
Teri Meri Baatein Sabse kya kahuun
Bb                F
Khud se hi chupataa hun aur kya kahun
D#                      Bb
saath hun tumhare khud se duur hun
Bb                 F
yaad apni aati hain aur kya kahun
D#                  Bb

The same song is easier to play in the Scale of E by tuning the guitar 1 fret down, ie. play Bb at B’s position and so on.
So …
D# = E
Bb = B
F# = F
Cm = C#m

Chords: Pankaj Awasthi – Door Kahi

This entry is part 28 of 41 in the series Guitar

The chords for Pankaj Awasthi‘s song Door Kahi are to be played in Barre position, and have a simple down strumming, add a little up-down for your flavour.

door kahi lechalo tum mujhako
G                     C
nahi chaayiye ye duniyaa
G                C
saath le chalo unko haan unko
G                       C
woh jo samjhe duriya haan duriya.
G                        C

hmm.... hmm.... hmm... hmm....
G                 C
hmm.... hmm.... hmm... hmm....
G         D           C

Chords: Call – Soch

This entry is part 8 of 41 in the series Guitar

These are the chords of the Song Soch by Call

Ruk gayee.... din meree...
C		C

kataaun ... is soch mein
F	    G

Peeche chod... aayaa huun jo
C              C

beeteein    mere ....
F           G

Nikale jo... is havas mein ye..
C               C

ke paa... yengge ...
F          G

Sabakuch lutaayen
Em       Am

jo apane the mere...
F            G

 

Happy Birthday

This entry is part 6 of 41 in the series Guitar

The first song that you’ll ever learn in your life is Happy Birthday. So we too will start with it.

Key Signature: C Major Scale
Time Signature: 3/4
Count: 3 counts in a bar | 1& 2& 3& |

Melody (Tabs)

E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-------1----0----|-----------------|
G||--0----0----2----|--0--------------|--0----0----2----|
D||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

-----------------|------------3----|--0--------------|
-------3----1----|-----------------|-------1----0----|
--0--------------|--0----0---------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

-------1----1----|--0--------------|-------||
-----------------|-------1----3----|--1----||
--2--------------|-----------------|-------||
-----------------|-----------------|-------||
-----------------|-----------------|-------||
-----------------|-----------------|-------||

Play all the strokes downwards, when you are doing it for the first time, Get the feel of the song. Once you are OK with it you can do that with alternate strokes.

Chords

| C  | G7 |
| G7 | C  |
| C  | F  |
| C C G7 | C |

Rhythm

1& 2& 3&
?  ?v ?

The “?” indicates a downstroke (strum) and the “V” indicates an upward strum.
So it goes Down, Down-Up, Down…Down, Down-Up, Down… and so on…
The last sequence is
Down(C chord), Down(C) – Up(G7), Down(C)