Let's Begin | dylanchords

Written by 

Jimmy Webb

Released on 

Gospel Period (1979–81)

Tabbed by 

Eyolf Østrem

Hallvard Østrem

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Bob Dylan and Clydie King's stunning Let's Begin 1981 [AI upscale + audio remaster] youtu.be

Let's Begin

Performed by Bob Dylan during the 1981 tour, tabbed as sung in Drammenshallen, Norway, Jul 10, 1981
Dedicated to flow_r

The alternatives for B11 are different: x22220 emphasises its A character (it's an A chord which happens to have a B in the bass), x22200 makes it more of a B7sus4 chord.
The G/b in the 4th line (how) is sometimes mixed with a Bm, which produces the Bagdad Caf chord Bm-6.

The final solo is from Avignon (Jul 25, 1981)

Capo 3rd fret (sounding key Bb major)

Intro (piano part in parentheses):

  G           A       G         B11    :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  |(3-3-3-3-3---2-2-|---0-0---0---2)--|-2---------------|-----------------|  |(0-0-0-0-0---2-2-|---0-0---0---2)2-|---------2-------|-----------------|  |-----------------|-------------2---|-----------------|-2---------------|  |-----------------|-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------|  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  

  G           A       G               B11    :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  |(0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|  |-------------2-2-|---0-0---0)------|-2---------------|-----------------|  |(0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------|-2---------------|---------0-2-5-2-|  |-------------4-4-|---2-2---2)------|-2---------------|-----------------|  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  

C    G/b  Oooh  Am7               G     Am7  G/b  when the love was lost  C          Dsus4 D   G   How did I ever   survive?  G            Am7      G/b    C  Through that dark and lonely midnight          G/b             D(11)  Tell me how did I stay alive?      C   G/b  Oooooh       Am7              G         Am7 G/b  I'll try to last 'til morning  C                    Dsus4 D  G   My new found friend, let's begin  

        G/b  Let's begin,          C          G/d  there's so much to discover,  B7/d#   Em G/d  let's begin            C                D  We got to learn about each other             G  And in the end         A9  we may find that we are lovers                C              D  You know, you got to play to win,          G  let's begin  

Oh, how to count the cost  How did we ever survive?  What the future has in store  Well, it's time to realize  Oh, we'll try it all again  My new found friend, let's begin  

Let's begin,  there's so much to discover,  let's begin  We got to learn about each other  And in the end  we may find that we are lovers  You know, you got to play to win,            A/c#  Let's begin,          D          A/e  there's so much to discover,  C#7/e#   F#m A/e  let's begin            D                E  We got to learn about each other             A  And in the end         B9  we may find that we are lovers                D              E  You know, you got to play to win,          A  let's begin  

  A                                   D                       A/e     C#7/e#    :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .           :   .   .    .  |-----------------|---------9-------|---------9--10-12-|-12b(14)--------12-10-|  |-------10----10--|-----10----------|------------------|----------------------|  |/11--------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|  |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|  |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|  |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|   -gin.  

  F#m               A/e                D                    E    :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .      :    .   .    .      :    .   .    .  |-10--9-----10-9--|------------------|------9---10---12---|-10---9-------------|  |-----------------|-10----------10---|-12-----------------|----------12---10---|  |-----------------|-----------9----9-|----9---9----9----9-|----9---9----9----9-|  |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|  |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|  |-----------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|  

  A                                   B9                B6      B7    :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .  |-----------------|-----------------|-----7-------5---|-----4-------2---|  |-9-------10--9---|-----7h9-7---5---|-----------------|-----------------|  |-----------------|-----------------|-8-----8\6-----6-|\4-----4\2-----2-|  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  

  D/f#              E                  A    :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .      :  |------------------|-----------------|-----------------||  |------------------|-----------------|-----------------||  |------2---4---2---|/6--\4---2-------|-----------------||  |2h4---------------|-------------4\2-|-----------------||  |------------------|-----------------|-0---------------||  |------------------|-----------------|-----------------||