Be My Baby | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
| N.C | N.C | E | E |
Verse 1
| E | E | F#m | B7 |
The night we met I knew I, needed you so.
| E | E | F#m | B7 |
And if I had the chance I’d, never let you go.
Bridge 1
| G#7 | G#7 | C#7 | C#7 |
So won’t you say you love me, I’ll make you so proud of me.
| F#7 | F#7 | B7 | B7 |
We’ll make ’em turn their heads, every place we go.
Chorus 1
| E | E |
So won’t you please (be my, be my baby).
| C#m | C#m |
Be my little baby (my one and only baby).
| A | A |
Say you’ll be my darlin’ (be my, be my baby).
| B7 | B7 |
Be my baby now (my one and only baby). Wha-oh-oh-oh.
Verse 2
| E | E | F#m | B7 |
I’ll make you happy baby, just wait and see.
| E | E | F#m | B7 |
For every kiss you give me, I’ll give you three.
Bridge 2
| G#7 | G#7 | C#7 | C#7 |
Oh, since the day I saw you, I have been waiting for you.
| F#7 | F#7 | B7 | B7 |
You know I will adore you ’til eternity.
Chorus 2
| E | E |
So won’t you please (be my, be my baby).
| C#m | C#m |
Be my little baby (my one and only baby).
| A | A |
Say you’ll be my darlin’ (be my, be my baby).
| B7 | B7 |
Be my baby now (my one and only baby). Wha-oh-oh-oh.
Solo
| E | E | F#m | B7 |
| E | E | F#m | B7 |
Chorus 3
| E | E |
So come on and be (be my, be my baby).
| C#m | C#m |
Be my little baby (my one and only baby).
| A | A |
Say you’ll be my darlin’ (be my, be my baby).
| B7 | B7 |
Be my baby now (my one and only baby). Wha-oh-oh-oh.
Breakdown
| N.C | N.C |
Chorus 4
| E | E |
(Be my, be my baby) Be my little baby.
| C#m | C#m |
(My one and only baby) Ooh-oh-oooh.
| A | A |
(Be my, be my baby) Ooh-oh-oooh.
| B7 | B7 |
(My one and only baby) Wha-oh-oh-oh.
Chorus 5
| E | E |
(Be my, be my baby) Ooh-oh-oooh.
| C#m | C#m |
(My one and only baby) Ooh-oh-oooh.
| A | A |
(Be my, be my baby) Be my baby now.
| B7 | B7 |
(My one and only baby).
Be My Baby’s chords and progression
Be My Baby’s verse chords are:
| E | E | F#m | B7 |.
In the key of E, this means, I – II – V on repeat. Not the first time that progression has been heard on the radio!
To recreate the feeling of Phil Spector’s Wall Of Sound production live in a regular band, use big open-position chords and long sweeping rhythms to sound as big as possible.
The E chord should be played with a very slow rake, the F#m is a big Em-shaped chord, using the same rhythm as the E, it just ends a bar earlier.
For the B7, play just the root, followed by what the bass player does.
The second line starts in the same way, then arpeggiates the chord shapes. The B7 is a C shape using an open string.
All sections of Be My Baby are relatively easy, as long as you practice with the loops supplied in the course.
The challenge lies within playing the verse, bridge, chorus, and solo without getting stuck and making it all sound natural when you play with the band in step 8.
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Be My Baby was Phil Spector’s first Wall Of Sound production!
Be My Baby is a tune by The Ronettes. Released as a single in 1963, it was to become Phil Spector’s first big hit as a writer and producer, showcasing his “wall of sound” recording technique.
For most Motown & Soul songs, I would recommend using small chord shapes and choppy rhythms but not so when it comes to Be My Baby.
To get anywhere near the huge-sounding soundscape of the original Phil Spector recording, you need big barre chord shapes and long, sweeping rhythms.
For effects, I used a delay, tremolo, and reverb. Experimentation is the mother of all inventions so do experiment with your effect pedals. As the band is playing relatively sparsely, there’s lots of room for your guitar.
Since there is no real guitar part to copy from the original, first copy what I do, then develop it to make it your own. When it comes to the solo, simply play the melody, adding some pentatonic licks.
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