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I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor

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"'I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor'" is a song by 10cc appearing on their 1977 album, 'Deceptive Bends'.

The song is quite short and often thought of as a novelty piece amongst fans. The lyrics to the song are all puns for musical terminology. Whenever Eric Stewart sings the name of a chord the chord is played as part of the music to the song. The chart below attempts to explain the complex idea.

*I bought A = A major (A C E)

*[A] flat = A Flat major (A C E)

*[A flat] diminished = A Flat diminished (A Cb E)

*Responsibility (responsibilitE)= E Major (E G B)

*You're de ninth = D9 (D F A C E)

*Person to see = C Major (C E G)

*To be suspended = Bsus4 (B E F)

*in a seventh = A7 (A C E G)

*[a seventh] major catastro- = A Major 7th (A C E G)

*phe = E major (E G# B)

*It's a minor = A minor (A C E)

*point, but Gee = G major (G B D)

*[but gee,] Augmented = G augmented (G B D)

*[Gee, augmented] by the sharpness of your = G sharp augmented (G B D)

*See what I'm going through (C#) = C# Major

*A (A) = A Major

*to be (B) = B Major (B D F) with you E major (E G# B)

*in a = A Major

*[in a] flat = A flat

*by the sea = C Major,, C Major7,, C 7,, C & ad g

Category:1977 songs

Category:10cc songs

Category:Novelty songs

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Category:Songs written by Graham Gouldman

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