Harro :D. Hi, My name is Jeff and I am 15 years old. I have recently found
out that David Choi released a new album called 'Forever and Ever'. its been
over a month since the album came out and i found out that it was released
just yesterday... (fail) ^^" ANYWAYS, My favorite song (out of the whole
album) was 'This and That is Life' and I felt like I HAD to learn how to play
it, but nobody posted the chords for it online yet! So then, I watched a
couple of videos on youtube where David played the song live and learned the
chords (but they're not perfect and I left a few out that I couldn't get...
including the bridge... :P). This is my first chord/tab thingy I'm posting
so please, even if I get a lot of things wrong, no rude comments? :D
THANK YOU and enjoy xD.
Youtube Video used to figure out the chords:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfBiOX_7J1k
AND
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-UttjBYryI&feature=related
WARNING: 1) THIS IS MY FIRST TAB/CHORD SO I WILL GET A FEW CHORDS WRONG
2) I LEFT OUT A FEW CHORDS I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT
3) I LEFT OUT THE BRIDGE BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT T^T
4) All the chords of the song are jazz chords (i think) so be aware,
they are hard to play at first, but just practice and you'll get
it :D
(and if they're not hard for you to play, "dang... you'r good..")
TIPS: 1) The song has a jazz feeling, and jazz is a genre you tend to
improvise and play around with (which also means having fun with,
which is the reason it is my favorite genre), and that is what you
should do with this song :D
2) The strumming is all the same except the 'pre-chorus' and the
'bridge' (which I still haven't figured out ._.). You strum down
once and you palm mute it immediately. Repeat that (only the
'down-strum') throughout the intro, verse, chorus, etc. The
'pre-chorus' and the 'bridge' are harder to describe so my
suggestion is to listen to the song and try the rhythm, and
improvise if you can't get it (like how I did xD).
Please send any corrections you find so I can fix it for other people too @
'woongjae159@gmail.com'
Tuning: Standard
CHORDS USED
Am7 Dm9 Bm7 Em9 Cm7
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------5---------7---------7---------9-----|
G|-----5---------5---------7---------7---------9-----|
D|-----5---------4---------7---------6---------9-----|
A|---------------5-------------------7---------------|
E|-----5-------------------7-------------------9-----|
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THIS AND THAT IS LIFE by DAVID CHOI
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INTRO- Am7, Dm9, Bm7, Em9 (x2)
VERSE 1:
Am7
Its a Monday and theres so much to do
Dm9
You gotta wake up soon cuz its already noon
Bm7 Em9
Oooooo Oooooo
Am7
Ya know its something special when you roll out of bed
Dm9
And then you realize life is not over yet
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/david_choi/this_and_that_is_life_crd.html ]
Bm7 Em9
Oooooo Oooooo
PRE-CHORUS:
Am7
Lets get it together
Cm7
Yeah it happens again
Bm7
But it doesnt matter
Em9
Cuz its not the end
Am7
We got time to improve
Cm7
Time can renew
Bm7
I dont know why
Em9
But I wanna cry
Am7 Dm9
Cuz this, and that, is life
CHORUS:
Am7 Dm9
Oh as this world keeps spinning
Bm7 Em9
You and I keep fishing
Am7 Dm9
Flying kites and wishing
Bm7 Em9
For something nice
Am7 Dm9
And I know theres missing
Bm7 Em9
With every chance Im taking
Am7 Dm9 Am7 - Dm9 - Bm7 - Em9
But this, and that, is life
VERSE 2:
Am7
Its the loving hate and hating love
Dm9
Its the ups and downs that carry us all
Bm7 Em9
Oooooo Oooooo
Am7
You reach real high at the low hanging clouds
Dm9
Its hard sometimes with your feet on the ground
Bm7 Em9
Oooooo Oooooo
PRE-CHORUS:
Am7
Lets get it together
Cm7
Yeah it happens again
Bm7
But it doesnt matter
Em9
Cuz its not the end
Am7
We got time to improve
Cm7
Time can renew
Bm7
I dont know why
Em9
But I wanna cry
Am7 Dm9
Cuz this, and that, is life
CHORUS:
Am7 Dm9
Oh as this world keeps spinning
Bm7 Em9
You and I keep fishing
Am7 Dm9
Flying kites and wishing
Bm7 Em9
For something nice
Am7 Dm9
And I know theres missing
Bm7 Em9
With every chance Im taking
Am7 Dm9
But this, and that, is life
BRIDGE (didn't do ._.):
Im getting over
Four leaf clovers
Am7 Dm9
Today…oh yeah
CHORUS:
Am7 Dm9
Oh as this world keeps spinning
Bm7 Em9
You and I keep fishing
Am7 Dm9
Flying kites and wishing
Bm7 Em9
For something right
Am7 Dm9
And I know theres missing
Bm7 Em9
With every chance Im taking
Am7 Dm9 Bm7 Em9
But this, and that, and this and that
Am7 Dm9 Bm7 Em9
And this, and that, and this and that
Am7 Dm9 Am7
And this, and that…is life
OUTRO:
Am7-Dm9-Bm7-Em9-Am7 (HOLD and fade away)
Okay... the chords took me two hours to type in O^O... I spent a lot of time and
effort into this so PLEASE!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! have fun :D
