Chords for "Set Me Free"

Date: April 3, 1997  12:26 AM
From: cory gavito


Chords for: Set Me Free         
Words & Music by: Ray Davies    

INTRO: G-Am  G-Am  G-Am  G-Am

VERSE:
       Am              Am+7/g#                     Am7/g           D 
Set me free lttle girl, all you gotta do is set me free little girl

                 C            Am
You know you can do it if you try, 

F             G            Am        G-Am               
All you gotta do is set me free, free, free,  [repeat verse]


BRIDGE:
Bm           Bb           Bm                 Bb 
I don't want no one, if I can't have you for myself.

        Bm          Bb            F                 C      
I don't need nobody else, so if I can't have you to myself,

Am  Dm  E7   Am  Dm  E7 
Set me free, set me free, oh set me


Repeat verse and bridge accordingly. (same words)


Pye single, 5/65. cut 3 from Greatest Hits (Rhino)
transcribed by cory gavito.



Date: April 9, 1997  10:56 AM
From: doug holland


hi there!

the chords to the middle eight are incorrect. it goes from a b minor to
f#major, not a b flat.

have fun!

doug holland


Date: April 25, 1997  12:56 AM
From: cory gavito

Doug- Hi.  In response to your concern about the bridge of Set Me Free:
I'm sorry, I have to flat out disagree with B minor to F# Major.  First of
all, the most prominent pitch coming from the lead guitar is a D natural,
more than likely being played on the b-string in a b-minor bar position.  At
the chord change, the D remains audible, becoming the third of a Bb major
triad.(Bb-D-F)  

Secondly, remember: when in doubt listen to the bass! The bass guitar notes
unmistakeably alternate between B and Bb on the bridge, not to mention Ray's
melody line is exactly doubling the bass line at the octave:

B B     B    Bb Bb   Bb C D     B    B   B   B B  Bb (melody pitches)
I don't want no one, if I can't have you for myself.

Now, one might argue that Ray's melody and the bass guitar are playing the
third of a F# major chord at the chord change (A#, enharmonically Bb).  But
this becomes cancelled out by the prominent D natural in the lead guitar
(There is no D natural in F# major).  If you want to call the chord a
function of F# major, you need to call it F#major with a flat 5th and a
raised 7th, or F#-5+7.  This chord actually translates quite comfortably to
a Bb major triad. Thank you for your time.
    
                               Cory Gavito.



Date: 17 August 2006
From: Ruben R. Galindo

Hi. I just found this tab for this song and pretty good except where you go 
from Bm to Bb it should be Bm to Bbaug.



Date: 18 October 2007
From:  R. Kearney

I hate to disagree with Cory Gavito, but he is incorrect in his claim that a Bb chord 
is used in the bridge to "Set Me Free." He explains his reasoning in his messaage of 
April 25, 1997, but the issue is not whether a D natural is present in the chord (it is), 
but rather the problem of insisting on an F natural in the chord, for this is not the 
case. To my ears the chord is clearly an F#aug, so you get these three notes: F#, Bb, 
and D natural. It is fine if the bass guitar is playing a Bb during this chord (I guess 
then you could call the whole thing a F#aug/Bb), but the guitar is definitely playing 
a F#aug chord.

Try the two chords on your own guitar and see which one sounds right.

Cheers - R. Kearney, Teaneck, NJ



Date:  22 February 2011
From:  Terry McCullough

Set Me Free - Kinks

chords
Am    G#aug   Cmaj   F    G    D    Bm    F#aug    C     Dm    E7    E7(2)  Am9
5       4       0    1    3    5     2      2      8      5    10     #      #
5       5       1    1    3    7     3      3      8      6     9     5      0
5       5       0    2    4    7     4      3      9      7     9     7      2
7       6       2    3    5    7     4      4     10      7     9     6      4
7       #       #    3    5    5     2      #     10      5     7     7      1
5       #       3    1    3    #     #      #      9      #     #     #      0


intro
(riff 1 4x)

VERSE:
       Am                G#aug                      Cmaj
Set me free little girl, all you gotta do is set me free little girl
D                C            Am
You know you can do it if you try,
F             G            G-Am        G-Am
All you gotta do is set me free, free, free,  [repeat verse]


BRIDGE:
Bm           F#aug
I don't want no one,
     Bm                 F#aug
if I can't have you for myself.
        Bm          F#aug
I don't need nobody else,

        F                   C
so if I can't have you to myself,
Am  Dm E7    Am  Dm E7(2)
Set me free, set me free, oh set me

outro
Am  Am9



From:  RayRay
Date:  31 March 2017

I read the debate on the tab and agree 
with the last interpretation being 
correct, however, only in a band 
situation. 

Solo the melody needs to be maintained for 
any semblance of success. so, bass line 
note melody where dominant to the ear must 
be played chord for bass note mostly 
throughout the song. 

I think this is why some debates occur.
I think all the songs that apply should be 
tabbed and chorded for solo and band play.

RayRay