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Drop D
tuning, capo at third fret
Chord names refer to shapes used, not transposed chords.
For actual chord names, transpose up a minor 3rd.
Spaces indicate beats, i.e. each block is one beat.
Four blocks equal one measure:
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Form: Intro (vamp), Verse, Chorus 1, Intro, Verse, Chorus 2,
Intro, Verse (using intro vamp), Chorus 3, Intro, Break,
Intro, Last Verse Tag, Chorus
4, Fade-out
For lyrics, click here.
P = pull-off, H = hammer-on, S = slide
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Swung 16ths
Intro:
(vamp this bar - use 1st bass note first time only)
A
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ------------ H2----------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2--P0----0-- ------0-----
0-----0----- H4-------0-- ------0----- H4-------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
(variation #1) (triplet)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2--H3-----0- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ---------0-- H2----------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2-------0--- ------0-----
------0----- H4-------0-- ------------ H4-------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
(variation #2) (triplet)
------------ ------------ ----------0- ------------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2--H3----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- --------0--- H2----------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2----------- ------0-----
------0----- H4-------0-- ------------ H4-------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Asus2 (end of intro)
------------ ------0----- ------------ ------------
---------0-- ------------ ------------ ------------
2----------- ------2----- ------------ ------------
---------2-- ------------ ------------ ------------
0----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Verse (2X):
A(add9)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2-----------
------------ 4--------4-- ---4-------- 4-----------
------------ 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2-----------
0-----0----- ------------ ------0----- ------0-----
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Dmin/A Dmi6/A
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 3--------0-- ---0-------- 0-----------
------------ 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2-----------
------------ 3--------3-- ---3-------- 3-----------
0-----0----- ------------ ------0----- ------0-----
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
A(add9)
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2-----------
------------ 4--------4-- ---4-------- 4-----------
------------ 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2-----------
0-----0----- ------------ ------0----- ------0-----
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Gsus2 D/F#
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 3--------3-- ------------ 3--------3--
------------ 2--------2-- ------------ 2--------2--
------------ 0--------0-- ------------ 0--------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
5-----5----- ------------ 4-----4----- ------------
Emin7
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2-----------
------------ 0--------0-- ---0-------- 0-----------
------------ 0--------0-- ---0-------- 0-----------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
2-----2----- ------------ ------2----- ------2-----
DMaj7(no3rd) DMaj6(no3rd)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 2--H3----2-- ---2-------- 0-----------
------------ 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2-----------
------------ 0--------0-- ---0-------- 0-----------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
0-----0----- ------------ ------0----- ------0-----
Chorus 1 & 2:
Dmin7
G/D Dmin7
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
1----------- 1-S3-----1-- ------1----- ------------
2----------- 2-S4-----2-- ------2----- ------------
3----------- 3-S5-----3-- ------3----- ---0--------
------------ ------------ ------------ ---0--H2----
0-----0----- ------------ ---0-------- ---0--H2----
Fsus2 Gsus2
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 5--------7-- ------7----- -----7------
S3---------- 3--------5-- ------5----- -----5------
S3----3----- ------------ ---5-------- ------------
Amin7 D/A
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 1--------3-- ---3-------- 3-----------
------------ 0--------0-- ---0-------- 0-----------
------------ 3--------4-- ---4-------- 4-----------
0-----0----- ------------ ------0----- ------0-----
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
DMaj7 DMaj6
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 2--H3----2-- ---2-------- 0-----------
------------ 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2-----------
------------ 0--------0-- ---0-------- 0-----------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
0-----0----- ------------ ------0----- ------0-----
Dmin7 G/D
Dmin7
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
1----------- 1-S3-----1-- ------1----- ------------
2----------- 2-S4-----2-- ------2----- ------------
3----------- 3-S5-----3-- ------3----- ---0--------
------------ ------------ ------------ ---0--H2----
0-----0----- ------------ ---0-------- ---0--H2----
Fsus2 Gsus2
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 5--------7-- ------7----- ------------
S3---------- 3--------5-- ------5----- ------------
S3----3----- ------------ ---5-------- ------------
Chorus 3 & 4:
Use same chords as before, but strum the rhythm.
Break:
Emin7
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
3--------0-- ------0----- 3--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ------------ H2----------
5--------0-- ------0----- 5--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H4---------- ------------ H4----------
2-----2----- ---------2-- ------2----- ---------2--
(bass note held with left thumb)
DMaj7
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
2--------0-- ------0----- 2--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ------------ H2----------
4--------0-- ------0----- 4--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H4---------- ------------ H4----------
0-----0----- ---------0-- ------0----- ------------
A
(triplet)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
2--------0-- ------0----- 2--H3-----0- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ---------0-- H2----------
2--------0-- ------0----- 2-------0--- ------0-----
0-----0----- H4-------0-- ------------ H4-------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
A
(triplet)
------------ ------------ ----------0- ------------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2--H3----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- --------0--- H2----------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2----------- ------0-----
------0----- H4-------0-- ------------ H4-------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Emin7
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
3--------0-- ------0----- 3--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ------------ H2----------
5--------0-- ------0----- 5--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H4---------- ------------ H4----------
2-----2----- ---------2-- ------2----- ---------2--
(bass note held with left thumb)
D
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
5--------0-- ------0----- 5--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ------------ H2----------
7--------0-- ------0----- 7--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H4---------- ------------ H4----------
0-----0----- ---------0-- ------0----- ------------
Dmin7
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
1--------0-- ------0----- 1--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ------------ H2----------
3--------0-- ------0----- 3--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H3---------- ------------ H4----------
0-----0----- ---------0-- ------0----- ---------0--
Dmin7
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
1--------0-- ------0----- 1--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ------------ H2----------
3--------0-- ------0----- 3--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H3---------- ------------ H4----------
0-----0----- ---------0-- ------0----- ---------0--
A
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
2--------0-- ------0----- 2--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ---------0-- H2----------
2--------0-- ------0----- 2--P0----0-- ------0-----
0-----0----- H4-------0-- ------0----- H4-------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Dmin/A
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
3--------0-- ------0----- 3--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ---------0-- H2----------
3--------0-- ------0----- 3--P0----0-- ------0-----
0-----0----- H3-------0-- ------0----- H3-------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
A
(triplet)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
2--------0-- ------0----- 2--H3-----0- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ---------0-- H2----------
2--------0-- ------0----- 2-------0--- ------0-----
0-----0----- H4-------0-- ------------ H4-------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Asus2
------------ ------0----- ------------ ------------
---------0-- ------------ ------------ ------------
2----------- ------2----- ------------ ------------
---------2-- ------------ ------------ ------------
0----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Last Verse Tag:
Play one time
thru verse pattern, then:
Dmin7
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
1----------- 1--------1-- ------1----- ------------
2----------- 2--------2-- ------2----- ------------
3----------- 3--------3-- ------3----- ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
0-----0----- ------0----- ---0-------- ------0-----
FMaj7 G
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
1----------- 1--------1-- ------3----- ------------
0----------- 0--------0-- ------0----- ------------
3----------- 3--------3-- ------0----- ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
3-----3----- ------3----- ---5-------- ------------
A(add9)
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 2--------2-- ------2----- ------------
------------ 4--------4-- ------4----- ------------
------------ 2--------2-- ------2----- ------------
0-----0----- ------------ ------0----- ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
DMaj7(no3rd) D6(no3rd)
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 2--------2-- ------0----- ------------
------------ 2--------2-- ------2----- ------------
------------ 0--------0-- ------0----- ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
0-----0----- ------------ ------0----- ------------
Dmin7
G/D Dmin7
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
1----------- 1-S3-----1-- ------1----- ------------
2----------- 2-S4-----2-- ------2----- ------------
3----------- 3-S5-----3-- ------3----- ---0--------
------------ ------------ ------------ ---0--H2----
0-----0----- ------------ ---0-------- ---0--H2----
Fsus2 Gsus2
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
------------ 5--------7-- ------7----- -----7------
S3---------- 3--------5-- ------5----- -----5------
S3----3----- ------------ ---5-------- ------------
A
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2--P0----0-- ------0-----
------------ H2---------- ------------ H2----------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2--P0----0-- ------0-----
0-----0----- H4-------0-- ------0----- H4-------0--
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
A
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2----------- ------------
------------ H2---------- ------------ ------------
2--P0----0-- ------0----- 2----------- ------------
0-----0----- H4-------0-- 0----------- ------------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Fade-out chords (after Chorus 4):
(Strum steadily, with accents
indicated)
Dmin7
0-----------
0--------0-- ---0-------- 0-----------
1----------- 1--------1-- ---1-------- 1-----------
2----------- 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2-----------
3----------- 3--------3-- ---3-------- 3-----------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
0----------- 0--------0-- ---0-------- 0-----------
EflatMaj7/F FMaj7/G
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
3----------- 3--------5-- ---5-------- 5-----------
3----------- 3--------5-- ---5-------- 5-----------
1----------- 1--------3-- ---3-------- 3-----------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
3----------- 3--------5-- ---5-------- 5-----------
GMaj7/A Eflat9
------------
------------ ------------ ------------
7----------- 7--------6-- ------6--6-- ---6--------
7----------- 7--------6-- ------6--6-- ---6--------
5----------- 5--------5-- ------5--5-- ---5--------
------------ ---------6-- ------6--6-- ---6--------
7----------- 7----------- ------------ ------------
DMaj7
0-----------
0--------0-- ---0-------- 0--0--------
2----------- 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2--2--------
2----------- 2--------2-- ---2-------- 2--2--------
0----------- 0--------0-- ---0-------- 0--0--------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
0----------- 0--------0-- ---0-------- 0--0--------
(Continue ad-libbing in a similar groove)
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May not be redistributed, republished, archived, or excerpted
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