Mar262024

Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – With A Little Help From My Friends Chords

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These are With A Little Help From My Friends by Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
(8 measures)
A5

[Verse 1]
D              A/C#
What would you do if
   C          G
I sang out a tune
          A#dim
Would you stand up and
              D  C
 walk out on me
D            A/C#
Lend me your ears and
       C          G
I'll sing you a song
         A#dim
And I'll try not to sing
         D
 out of key

[Chorus]
          C
Oh, I get by with a
little
  G            D
help from my friends
          C
Oh, I get high with a
little
  G            D
help from my friends
              C
Oh, I'm gonna try with a
           G            D
 little help from my friends

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[Verse 2]
D         A/C#
What do I do when my
 C        G
love is away
        A#dim
Does it worry you to
D   C
be alone
D        A/C#        C
How do I feel by the end
         G
 of the day
        A#dim
Are you sad because
                D
you're on your own

[Chorus]
          C
No, I get by with a
little
G            D
help from my friends
          C
Oh, I get high with a
       G            D
little help from my friends
              C
Oh, I'm gonna try with a
          G            D
 little help from my friends

[Bridge]
       Bm7     E7   D C  G
Do you need anybody
         Bm    E7
Could it be anybody
  D        C
I want somebody to
G
lo.........ve

[Interlude]
(5 measures)
G

[Verse 3]
D           A/C#
Would you believe at a
C             G
love at first sight
         A#dim
Yes, I'm certain that
                   D   C
it happens all the time
D           A/C#
What do you see when you
  C           G
 turn of the light
        A#dim
I can't tell you but I
            D
 know it's mine

[Chorus]
          C
No, I get by with a
little
 G            D
 help from my friends
          C
Oh, I get high with a
little
 G            D
help from my friends
              C
Oh, I'm gonna try with a
 G            D
little help from my friends

[Bridge]
       Bm7     E7   D C  G
Do you need anybody
         Bm    E7
Could it be anybody
  D        C
I want somebody to
G
lo.........ve

[Outro and Fade]
G

Watch: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - With A Little Help From My Friends (Official Visualizer)

From The Sergio Mendes Band on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play With A Little Help From My Friends: key, chords and progression

With A Little Help From My Friends by Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 9 chords: A5, D, A/C#, C, G, A#dim, Bm7, E7 and Bm.

Most of the song cycles through D – C – G – D (V – IV – I – V in G major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: A#dim, Bm7 and Bm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.