Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life


Transcribed by Nicholas Low (fatcat_n7@yahoo.com) Here is what I think is as accurate as I can tell by ear. I've probably missed out a note here and there. On the harmonics, I think it's on the 7th fret, though I prefer playing it on the 12th, it has a nicer ring to it. I'd love for any corrections or opinions on my first transcription. |---------------------7------7-----|---------------------3-----------| |-----------------5h7------5-------|---5---4--3-----3--5--5----------| |---------4h5/7----------5---------|---4---4------4-----4------------| |7p5/4h5/7-------------4-----------|---5---5----5--------------------| |----------------------------------|-------3-----------3-------------| |----------------------------------|----------3----------------------| "Some things in life are bad..." |-5---5------5------------0--------|-3--5-----0---------2------------| |-5--5---8---5----------3---3------|-5--4--3----3---3---1--3---3--[7]| |-5-5----5-5---5------4-------4----|-4--3--4------1-----2-----5------| |-------------------4-----------4--|-5--5--------------------4----[7]| |-5------5---5---------------------|-3--3---------------0--5---------| |-----------------3----------------|-------3--0----------------------| The rest of the song is a pretty basic G, Em, Am7 (or Am) and D7, then Am7 (or Am), D7, G, Em. I couldn't pick up what it was exactly because of the background music. So this is my guess what it might/could have sounded like. G Em Am7 D7 |---3-------0-------5-------7------|---------------------------------| |---3-------0-------5-------7------|---------------------------------| |---4-------0-------5-------5------|-------(rinse & repeat)----------| |-5----5--2----2--7----7-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5----5---|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| "And always look on the bright side of life..." Am7 D7 G Em |----5------7-------3-------0------|---------------------------------| |----5------7-------3-------0------|---------------------------------| |----5--0---5--0----4--0----0--0---|---------------------------------| |--7--------------5-------2--------|---------------------------------| |---------5------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| "If life seems jolly rotten..." Am7 D7 |----5-5---5-5---------------------|-------7-7-5---------------------| |----5-5---5-5---------------------|-------7-7-5---------------------| |----5-5---5-5---------------------|-------5-5-5---------------------| |--7-----7-------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----5-5-5-5---------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| "Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing..."