Save it for Later – English Beat – Guitar – Standard Tuning
Posted by admin on 2nd September 2010 in Guitar Tuning
There’s a lot of interest in how to play Save It for Later by the English Beat. That’s because the original uses a highly unusual guitar tuning (DADAAD). Here’s how I try to play the song using standard guitar tuning (EADGBE). The main chords are D(addE) / A(C#) / G(addE)
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you rule Vonhasselbach. Hope your illness is going alright.
what amazes me about ,you tube, is the endless stream of “no talents” who think that their musical contribution might in some way enhance someones life. thats a lie. it might enhance the life of the sender,but it only depresses mine. stop the noise. go back to school. give up the guitar!
that was good man. do you think there could be a second layer with a guitar on the open tuning or is it a different key?
Click on video responses.
This guy doesn’t want us to see how to play it for some reason.
Thanks for the update. Cheers!
I recently added a video that shows the fingerings from a better angle.
man you don’t need software to write tab! – nice playing though
It took a few replays to get this down. Thanks. Just have the camera straight on your left hand to see the fingering. Much easier to pick up.
This video was a great help. Keep them coming.
This is one of my all time favorite song.. probably in the top 5… and this is an awesome rendition! thanks!
Ah sorry, just saw this…will give it a go…cheers man! *thumbsup*
What’s the first chord you are playing? Looks like D but different if you know what I mean? Thanks…nice guitar btw!
Wow man you can play it with standard tuning…well done…but like my friend below asked, can you show the fingering? Cheers!
Hey … it’s 10 mos on and I just noticed this comment. Sorry – I guess I missed it when you posted it. I do know those chords. I’ll see what I can do for you.
Sorry, there is no tab. I have no idea how to make one, either. I’ve tried the software, but it seems to me to be a painfully slow and complicated process. So all I can do is let my video speak for itself.
hi. i hate to sound like this but do you have the exact tab of how you played this? i sorta want to see where i put my fingers and stuff.
iam one of those players that doesn’t read word tabs too well and i can’t exactly see the fingering too well in the video as well. sorry. i still give you a 5 star rating though.
hello,,, can you please give us a lesson on the intro of ‘lost in the supermarket’ by the clash…..I’ve tried…I know that it’s with the e chord then you go to e9 i think…..can you give it a go for us.? thanks
Is there more to this video? It sounds at the end as if you were about to continue teaching these chords.
Is there any chance you know the chords to I Confess? The chorus has been bugging me for awhile and these videos of yours are a great help. Cheers.
Starts with D(add 9), which is a D with and open E string (also called a Dsus2). The A is an A major, but I hammer-on the C# bass and roll up to another A major, only this time a higher triad with E in the bass. The G is indeed a G5 because I ignore the 5th string. I pull-off the high G to reveal an open high E, which is really a G6th. All of which explains why it’s just easier to make a video.
What are the chords in standard tuning Is it D5 A5 G5 ?
Pardon sir but I’ve been trying to learn this song for a while now and I would love if you made a video of how to play this song in standard tuneing, it would be much appreciated.
cheers