Example #1 demonstrates the chords that are used to play
this song. These chords are D major, B minor 7, and G major.
It sounds best to play these chords as barre chords ( as is
shown in example #2) while playing the chorus. Example #3
shows the basic format of how the picked notes between the
chords may follow the vocal line which was performed by Rod
Stewart. Guitar Solo lick #1 demonstrates how this solo is
analyzed as being derived from B minor natural or pure scale,
shown as example #4. The ending of this song (not shown)...
modulates to the key of C, moving the chord progression and
guitar solos up one half step (1 fret).
Guitar Chords
Example #1
D Bm7 G D
e :-2-----2---------|-3----------3----|-----------------|
B :-3-----3---------|-3----------3----|-----------------|
G :-2-----2---------|-0----------2----|-----------------|
D :-0-----4---------|-0----------0----|-----------------|
A :-------2---------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
Example #2
D Bm7 G D
e :-----------7-----|-3---------------|-----------------|
B :-7---------7-----|-3-----------7---|-----------------|
G :-7---------7-----|-4-----------7---|-----------------|
D :-7---------7-----|-5-----------7---|-----------------|
A :-5---------9-----|-5-----------5---|-----------------|
E :-----------7-----|-3---------------|-----------------|
Example #3 (Verse)
e :-2-3-2--2---3----|-0-2--2-3-2-2----|-3-3----2--------|
B :-3------3-2-3-3-0|-3----3-----3--2-|-3-3----3--------|
G :-2------2---0----|-2----2-----2----|-0-0----2--------|
D :-0------4---0----|-0----0-----4----|-0-0----0--------|
A :--------2---2----|------------2----|-2-2-------------|
E :------------3----|-----------------|-3-3-------------|
Guitar Solo Lick #1
v v h v s h p.v
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-7--8-7----------|-----------------|-7-8-------------|
G :--------9--7-----|-----7----9-11---|------7-9-7------|
D :-----------------|-7-9---9---------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
h s v
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----7-9-11--7---|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-7-9-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B Minor Natural or Pure Scale
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-----|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-7--8--10--------|
G :-----------------|-----------7--9--|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-7--9--11--------|-----------------|
A :----------7--9-10|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-7--9--10--------|-----------------|-----------------|
Song Fill
v v
e :----------17-----|----------17-----|-----------------|
B :-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-----------------|
G :----14-----------|----14-----------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
