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by Anne-Marie • Lesson #149 • May 2, 2018

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Capo 4th fret

Put a capo on the 4th fret to be able to play along with the album version of this song while using these common & easy-to-play open chords.

Chords used

E —–—0–––––––––––––––––––––––
B —–—1––––0––––1–––––––––––––   Right thumb plays bass note of each chord.
G —–—0––––0––––2––––0––––2–––
D —–—–––––0––––2––––2––––3–––   Right index, middle, & ring play highest
A —–—3–––––––––0––––2––––3–––         three strings of each chord.
E —–—–––––3–––––––––0––––1–––
     C    G    Am   Em   F

Big picture

C  C  ... C  C  G
Am Am ... Am Am Em
F  F  ... G  G  ...
C  C  ... C  C  ...

Full riff

E —————————0—x—————————0—————x—————————————0—x—————————0———————————————
B ———————1———x———————1———————x———————————1———x———————1—————————————0———
G —————0—————x—————0—————————x—————————0—————x—————0—————————————0—————
D ———————————x———————————————x———————————————x—————————————————0———————
A ———3———————x———3———————————x———————3———————x———3—————————————————————
E ———————————–———————————————————————————————————————————————3—————————
     1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
     C                               C                       G

E —————————–—–—————————–—————–—————————————–—–—————————–———————————————
B ———————–—1—x———————–—1—————x———————————–—1—x———————–—1———————————–———
G —————–—2———x—————–—2———————x—————————–—2———x—————–—2———————————–—0———
D —————2—————x—————2—————————x—————————2—————x—————2———————————–—2—————
A ———0———————x———0———————————x———————0———————x———0—————————————2———————
E ———————————–———————————————————————————————————————————————0—————————
     1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
     Am                              Am                      Em

E ———–––––––—–———–––––––—————–—————————————–—–—————————–———————————————
B ———–––––––—–———–––––––—————–———————————–—0—x———————–—0—————x–––––––––
G ———––––––2—x———––––––2—————x—————————–—0———x—————–—0———————x–––––––––
D ———––––3––—x———––––3––—————x—————————0—————x—————0—————————x–––––––––
A ———––3––––—x———––3––––—————x———————–———————x———–———————————x–––––––––
E ———1––––––—x———1––––––—————x———————3———————x———3———————————x–––––––––
     1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
     F                               G

E —————————0—x—————————0—————x—————————————0—x—————————0—————x———————––
B ———————1———x———————1———————x———————————1———x———————1———————x———————––
G —————0—————x—————0—————————x—————————0—————x—————0—————————x———————––
D ———————————x———————————————x———————————————x———————————————x———————––
A ———3———————x———3———————————x———————3———————x———3———————————x———————––
E ———————————–———————————————————————————————–———————————————————————––
     1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
     C                               C

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