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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:53 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./y/yardbirds/shapes_of_things.crd
"Shapes Of Things"
(Keith Relf - Jim McCarty - Paul Samwell-Smith)
Intro:
(eighth-note triplets):
F
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
(bass over verse chord progression):
G F/D
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----2---3---4---|-5---------------
-3---------------|-----5---3---1---
G
Shapes
F/D G
Of things before my eyes
F/D G
Just teach me to despise
F/D F
Will time make man more wise
Verse 2:
Here
Within my lonely frame
My eyes just hurt my brain
But will they seem the same
Chorus:
(bass over chorus chord progression):
C Bb
v v v v v v v v
-----------5-3---|-----------3-1---
-----2---5-----5-|-----0---3-----3-
-3---------------|-1---------------
-----------------|-----------------
C
Come tomorrow
Bb
Will I be older
C
Come tomorrow
Bb
May be a soldier
C
Come tomorrow
Bb
Will I be bolder
(Bb) D
Than today?
Verse 3:
Now
The trees are almost green
But will they still be seen
Where time and tide have been
Verse 4:
Fallen
Into your passing hands
Please don't destroy these lands
Don't make them desert sands
[repeat chorus]
Guitar solo:
[Note: solo is played entirely on G string; other strings not shown]
G F
v v v v v v v v
g -------------------------|-10-12-14-16b17----16-14-12-
8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^
G F
v v v v v v v v
g -14---b16----------------|----15p14p1214-12-14--15--14--
16th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ qtr-note
triplet
G F
v v v v v v v v
g -15---b17----------10-12-|-8-----10---12b14-12-10--
qtr-note triplet ^^^^^^^^^^^
G F
v v v v v v v v
g -12----------------------|----15p14p1214--121012--1012109---109-
16th-note triplets ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
G F
v v v v v v v v
g -7---9-7-5---7-5-4--5--4--5--|-7--9-b10-9--7-------
G F
v v v v v v v v
g ----10-10-12-12-14b15r1412|-14b16------------------
8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^
G F
v v v v v v v v
g -12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* harmonic w/feedback
Bb D [N.C.]
/ / / / /
Verse 5:
Soon
I hope that I will find
Loves deep within my mind
That won't disgrace my kind
Coda:
rhythm guitar (quarter notes, doubled with bass; lead guitar
plays drone on open G string):
G
/ / / / / / / / [fade...]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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