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Editorβs notes
Hey friends! Hereβs a new lesson for the classic tune βYouβve Lost that Lovinβ Feelinββ by the Righteous Brothers (1964) βΒ which you may also know from the famous bar-singing scene in Top Gun. Iβll teach you an arrangement based off the Mike MassΓ© cover on YouTube β which makes for a fantastic solo acoustic version of this song. Iβll show the chords, progressions, strumming patterns, and more. Note Iβm in standard tuning to keep things as approachable as possible (tune down 1/2 step if you want to play along w/ the Righteous Bros or Mike MassΓ©βs version).
Hereβs the timestamps for my video:
- 0:00 Lesson overview
- 2:26 Tuning & chords needed
- 4:45 Chord progressions
- 8:18 Strumming patterns
- 14:19 Misc. tips & tricks
Enjoy!
Mike MassΓ©βs version of this song
Great cover here by Mike MassΓ© and Sterling Cottam. Canβt recommend it enough, and likewise totally recommend all the other great music that Mike puts out (Sterling has been a guest on a few of his videos, such as βCanβt Help Falling in Loveβ).
The scene from Top Gun
Lyrics with chords
VERSE
(no chord) D7sus2 D
............You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips
D7sus2 D
And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips
PRE-CHORUS
Em F#m G A
You're trying hard not to show it (baby)... but baby, baby I know it
CHORUS
D Em A D
...You've lost that loving feeling... whoa, that loving feeling
D Em
...You've lost that loving feeling
C (walk down) D
Now it's gone, gone, gone... whoa, oh, oh...
[use the same chords as above for each repeated section below]
D7sus2 D
Now, there's no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you
D7sus2 D
And girl you're starting to criticize little things I do
Em F#m G A
It makes me just feel like crying, baby...'cause baby, something beautiful's dying
D Em A D
...You've lost that loving feeling... whoa, that loving feeling
D Em
...You've lost that loving feeling...
D7sus2 (walk down) D
Now it's gone, gone, gone... oh, oh, oh...
[start bridge on D]
REFRAIN
D ... G ... A ... G ... (repeat for entire bridge)
D G A G D G A G
...Baby, baby... I get down on my knees for you
D G A G D G A G
...If you would only love me... like you used to do
D G A G D G A G
...We had a love, a love, a love you don't find every day
D G A G D G A G
So don't, don't, don't, don't let it slip away
[D] ...Baby [G] (baby)... [A] baby [G] (baby)...
I'm begging you [D] please [G] (please)... [A] please [G] (please)...
I need your [D] love [G] (need)... need your [A] love [G] (need)...
So bring it on [D] back... [G] bring it on [A] back... [G]
D Em A D
...Bring back that loving feeling... oh, that loving feeling
D Em
...Bring back that loving feeling
D7sus2 (walk down) D7sus2 (walk down) D
Now it's gone, gone, gone... and I can't go on... no, oh, oh
[...repeat chorus as desired, end on D]
Tuning notes
To play this song along with the Righteous Brothers version of this song, tune your guitar down 1/2 step and use the chords I show you. Note that Mike MassΓ©βs YouTube cover of this song also uses guitars tuned down 1/2 step. By ear, this song is in the key of C#.
Chord shapes
Hereβs the tabs for the chord shapes I use in my lesson. Note that the βD7sus2β may likely have some other name (e.g., Cadd6/D) βΒ but regardless of the name, just learn the shape below and put it to use.
E ββββ0βββ2βββ0ββββ2βββ3βββ0βββ
B ββββ1βββ3βββ0ββββ2βββ0βββ2βββ
G ββββ2βββ2βββ0ββββ2βββ0βββ2βββ
D ββββ0βββ0βββ2ββββ4βββ0βββ2βββ
A ββββββββββββ2ββββ4βββ2βββ0βββ
E ββββββββββββ0ββββ2βββ3βββββββ
D7sus2 D Em F#m G A
Chord progressions
Hereβs how to play each section of the song. Think of this as being in the key of D, with the D7sus2 being the βweirdβ chord one not usually heard in that keyβ¦ but hey, it sounds great!
VERSE
"You never close your eyes..."
| D7sus2 . . . | D7sus2 . . . | D . . . | D . . . |
| D7sus2 . . . | D7sus2 . . . | D . . . | D . . . |
PRE-CHORUS
"You're trying hard not to show it..."
| Em . . . | F#m . . . | G . . . | A . . . |
CHORUS
"You've lost that loving feeling..."
| D . . . | Em . . . | A . . . | D . . . |
| D . . . | Em . . . | D7sus2 . . . | D7sus2 . . . |
...resolve to D
REFRAIN
"Baby baby, I get down on my knees for you..."
| D . G . | A . G . | D . G . | A . G . |
...repeat
Strumming pattern
For a simple strumming pattern, use this straightforward pattern of only playing down-strums on the 1 and 3 counts.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D "down.... down...."
For a full strumming pattern, I recommend this. Itβs what Mike MassΓ© uses in his cover, which is worth listening to for context.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D U U D U "down, down up, up down up"
For the refrain I use this strum pattern. The reason is all chord changes are happening on the 1 and 3 counts, which we want to pair with downstrums. Iβve accented the 1 and 3 counts below to reflect this.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D U D D U "DOWN, down up, DOWN, down up"
Refrain βdoo wopβ-sounding bass line
In my playthrough, I play the following bass line (all on the 4th string) when I first get to the refrain. Start off by getting a hang of the 5th and 7th frets (played with left index and left ring, respectively):
E βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
B βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
G βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
D β0βββββββ5βββββββ7βββββββ5βββββββ|β0β ....repeat
A βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
E βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
And then from there, you can play the following, which repeats each note on the β+β count just before you switch to the next note. This can be tricky, but it adds a nice rhythmic sound!
E βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
B βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
G βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
D β0βββββ0β5βββββ5β7βββββ7β5β7βββ5β|β0β ....repeat
A βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
E βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββ
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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