Close To You Chord

Goodnight Guitar Chords Lyrics

Close To You Chords & Lyrics by The Carpenters

Close To You was written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David. The song was a huge hit for The Carpenters, a brother-sister Duo - Karen and Richard Carpenter. They recorded the song in 1970 and released the single on May 15, 1970 from the album of the same name.

Music: Key of G Major with a key change to A♭ Major in 4/4 time at approx. 88 - 90 bpm
Chords in G Major: C, C6, Cmaj7, C/9, D, B, B7sus4, Bm7, Bm7/E, Em, Em7, E7, G7, Gmaj7
Chords in A♭ Major: D♭, D♭6, D♭maj7, D♭/9, D♭maj9, C7sus4, Cm7, B♭m7/E♭, E♭7, F7, Fm7, A♭, A♭maj7, A♭maj9... all charts below.

 Intro: 4/4 | Cadd9 - C | Cadd9 - C | Cadd9 - C | Cadd9 ...| Cadd9 B7sus4 - B 1. Why do birds sud-den-ly ap-pear Bm7 Em7 - Em Ev-‘ry time you are near C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Just like me___ They long to be  Gmaj7 | Gmaj7 | Close to you (Why do) Cadd9 B7sus4 - B 2. Why do stars fall down from the sky Bm7 Em7 - Em Ev-‘ry time you walk by C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Just like me___ They long to be Gmaj7 | G7 | Close to you C C6 Cmaj7 C C6 Cmaj7 C6  Chorus: On the day that you were born___ The an-gels got to-geth-er Bm7 Bm7/E - E7 And de-ci-ded to cre-ate a dream come true Cadd9 C So they sprin-kled moon dust in your hair Cmaj7 C6 D | |  Of gold and star-light in your eyes of blue...  Cadd9 B7sus4 - B 3. That is why___ All the girls in town Bm7 Em7 - Em Fol-low you___ All a-round C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Just like me___ They long to be  Gmaj7 | Gmaj7 |  Close to you ...key change Instr:| Dbadd9 | C7sus4 - C | Cm7 | Fm7 | | Db - Dbadd9 | Db - Dbadd9 | Dbmaj7 | Dbmaj7 | Db Db6 Dbmaj7 Db Db6 Dbmaj7 Db6 Chorus: On the day that you were born___ The ang-els got to-ge-ther Cm7 F7 And de-ci-ded to cre-ate a dream com true Dbadd9 Db So they sprin-kled moon dust in your hair Dbmaj7 Db6 Bbm7/Eb | Eb7 | Of gold and star-light in your eyes of blue... (That is) Dbadd9 C7sus4 - C 4. That is why___ All the girls in town Cm7 Fm7 Fol-low you___ All a-round Db Dbadd9 Db Dbadd9 | Abmaj7 | Abmaj7 | Just like me___ They long to be___ Close to you Db Dbadd9 Db Dbadd9 Just like me___ They long to be...  | Dbadd9 - Db | Dbadd9 - Db | Dbadd9 - Db | Dbadd9 | Close to you ||: Dbmaj9 | Dbmaj9 | Abmaj9 | Abmaj9 - Ab :|| Why – y – y – y - y____ Close to you ...repeat and fade.

Numbered Circles: Chord fingering - number inside circle indicates which finger to use White Numbered Circles: Optional Notes Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note B: Bass Note

Right Handed Chords in G Major:

Right Handed Chords in Ab Major:

Please Note: When playing C7sus4, it may be easier for some of you to barre the first 5 strings with the first finger as it can be a bit of a stretch. It won't have any effect on the sound of the chord as the extra strings are covered by fingers 2, 3 and 4 which some of you may want to play as a mini-barre using your 3rd finger.

Left Handed Chords in G Major:

Left Handed Chords in Ab Major:

Level Of Ease: Fairly Hard unless you are a competent player. Beginners may find this a little testing, but you will get there with time and practice... you may want to download the version without a key change (much easier).
This version of the song is in the key of G Major with a key change to A♭Major... 4/4 time.
It is quite a difficult song to play due to the chord changes and key change. We could use a capo on the 8th fret and play in the key of B Major with a key change to C Major. The chords would be easier, but the overall sound would be pitched too high. Once you place a capo past the 5th fret, things start to sound a little 'iffy', unless you are after a certain effect.
You could place a capo on the first fret and play in F# Major with a key change to G Major. This still requires some 'testing' chords before the key change.
Cadd9 is a C chord with an added 9th which in this case is an added D note... can also be written as C/9. The chord formula for an added 9 is 1 - 3 - 5 - 9 = C - E - G - D. This is not to be confused with C9 where the chord formula is 1 - 3 - 5 - ♭7 - 9 = C - E - G - B♭ - D... can also be written as C7add9.
The D♭/9 is a fairly hard chord with quite a stretch. It can be played several different ways. Because you have to play the D♭/9 and D♭ in quick succession, I have chosen the voicing above. Other voicings include x43141, x4314x, x4364x, 9-8-11-8-9-x, x-x-11-10-9-11 (this works well if you use the 'E'-shape barre chord starting on the 9th fret when you play D♭ - very easy transition from D♭ to D♭/9 - sounds a little high in pitch though, compared to the rest of the song.
Gmaj7 can also be played like the A♭maj7, except that you play it one fret lower with the barre on the 3rd fret instead of the 4th fret... 354433 or you can play the classic 'let's do some stretching' xx5432.
This song is well suited to piano players due to the rapid rate of chord changes in certain parts of the song.
You don't have to play all the different G , A♭, and D♭ chord extensions. You can just play a straight G chord over the Gmaj7, and an A♭ chord over the A♭maj7 and A♭maj9 chords - same for D♭. However, if you can play all the chords, it does sound better.
This song is not recommended for beginners as you will need to use several barre chords. Once you learn some barre chords, make sure you come back and give this song a go... once you master it, you'll be glad you did.
If you are not sure of all the chords, make sure you spend time practicing them before you play the song. Listen to the song a few times and get a good 'feel' for it. When you are familiar with the tune and can play the chords smoothly with the minimum of fuss, you are good to go.
This is the type of song that requires effort, and once you have mastered it, you will start to play more and more challenging tunes which will take your playing to another level... then try the following:
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Songbird - Eva Cassidy
The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand