Celebrate Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays741

Celebrate by Three Dog Night is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, A7, D, Dm, B7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A
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A              A7                    
Slippin' away, sittin' on a pillow 
D                    Dm 
Waitin' for night to fall 
A                   B7 
A girl and a dream, sittin' on a pillow 
D                     A 
This is the night to, go to the celebrity ball 

A               A7                 
Satin and lace, isn't it a pity 
D                   Dm 
Didn't find time to call 
A             B7 
Ready or not, gonna make it to the city 
D                     A 
This is the night to, go to the celebrity ball 

A                 G 
Dress up tonight, why be lonely? 
A               
You'll stay at home and you'll be alone 
   G 
So why be lonely? 
A              A7                    
Sittin' alone, sittin' on a pillow 
D                    Dm 
Waitin' to climb the walls 
A            B7 
Maybe tonight, depending how your dream goes 
D                              A 
She'll open her eyes when she, goes to the celebrity ball 

A                 G 
Dress up tonight, why be lonely? 
A               
You'll stay at home and you'll be alone 
   G 
So why be lonely? 

A                     G               D 
Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music  (6x) 

 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante