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Splendor In The Grass

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90BPM

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1/54

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 54Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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                        SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS - Triggerfinger
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Tuning: Standard
Verse:
e|-E---0--0--0-0Esus4----0-0-0Em-0----0--0--0-0Esus4-0--0-0-0-0-------------------|
B|----0--0--0-0----0-0-0-0----0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------|
G|----1--1--1-1-2--2-2-2-0----0--0--0-0-2--2-2-2-1-------------------|
D|----2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2----2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------|
    D D  U  U D U  D D D U  D D  U  U D U  D D D U
Chorus (w/ Lick I):
e|C#m-4----------C0---------C#m4---------Dsus2------0---------Cadd9-------------------|
B|-5----------1---------5-------------2----2---2----------3----------|
G|-6----------0---------6-----------3--------3--------0-----0---0----|
D|-6----------2---------6---------0-----------------2---2-----2------|
A|-4----------3---------4-------------------------3------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Strumming: Just Down the entire time (first down hit the base note, second down the entire chord)
 or DD U UDU like the verse.
 Lick II            Lick III     Interlude (Chords)
e|------------------|------------|--3--4--------------|
B|------------------|------------|--3--4--------------|
G|-9-9-10-10--9--9--|------------|--0--x--------------|
D|-x-x--x--x--x--x--|------------|--0--x--------------|
A|-7-7-12-12-11-11--|--3-2-0-----|--2--3--------------|
E|------------------|--------3---|--3--4--------------|
                                    G  G#
Intro:  E   Esus4   EmEsus4(x2)
EYou don't give inEsus4  Em  Esus4  
EYou carry onEsus4  Em  Esus4  
EYou let it spinEsus4  Em  Esus4  
You're nEot depending onEsus4  Em  Esus4  
Free as a C#mbird    C  
          C#m    Lick I
Free as a bird
E Esus4 Em Esus4
                                ELick II  Em  Esus4  
Nothing to write home about tonight
The snakes are Easleep this time of yeEsus4arEm  Esus4  
                          ELick II  Em  Esus4  
No wrong left to put right
NEo space, no last fronEsus4tierEm  Esus4  
Free as a C#mbirdC  
              C#mLick I
Free as a bird
   E      E   Esus4   Em   Esus4(Single strum on Let and love)
Let love wait
No Eneed for safety glassEsus4  Em  Esus4  
                ELick II  Em  Esus4  
Spread your wings
SpElendor in the Esus4grassEm  Esus4  
Free as a C#mbirdC  
            C#mLick I Lick III
Free as a bird
| Dsus2   Cadd9Lick III|  Dsus2Lick III|
| DmLick III|  G  G#|
|C#m|  C  
            C#mLick I
Free as a bird
Free as a C#mbirdC  
            C#mLick I Lick III
Free as a bird
Dsus2 Lick III
End on Esus4  
*Don’t fixate on the strumming pattern or the position of the chords on top of the lyrics, they’re just
*When playing Lick I, you can also just strum the chords.
*Lick II is played instead of an Esus4 chord, so if you don’t like the sound of it on an acoustic guitar,
 you can play the chord.
*The |..| during the interlude stands for one bar/measure, which means that the | G  G#| is played
 just as long as |C#m|.

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Splendor In The Grass

by Triggerfinger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

C#m

Dsus2

Cadd9

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SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS - Triggerfinger

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning: Standard

Verse:

E Esus4 Em Esus4

e|----0--0--0-0----0-0-0-0----0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------|

B|----0--0--0-0----0-0-0-0----0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------|

G|----1--1--1-1-2--2-2-2-0----0--0--0-0-2--2-2-2-1-------------------|

D|----2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2----2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------|

A|--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------|

E|--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------|

D D U U D U D D D U D D U U D U D D D U

Chorus (w/ Lick I):

C#m C C#m Dsus2 Cadd9

e|-4----------0---------4---------------0----------------------------|

B|-5----------1---------5-------------2----2---2----------3----------|

G|-6----------0---------6-----------3--------3--------0-----0---0----|

D|-6----------2---------6---------0-----------------2---2-----2------|

A|-4----------3---------4-------------------------3------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Strumming: Just Down the entire time (first down hit the base note, second down the entire chord)

or DD U UDU like the verse.

Lick II Lick III Interlude (Chords)

e|------------------|------------|--3--4--------------|

B|------------------|------------|--3--4--------------|

G|-9-9-10-10--9--9--|------------|--0--x--------------|

D|-x-x--x--x--x--x--|------------|--0--x--------------|

A|-7-7-12-12-11-11--|--3-2-0-----|--2--3--------------|

E|------------------|--------3---|--3--4--------------|

G G#

E Esus4 Em

Intro: Esus4(x2)

E Esus4 Em Esus4

You don't give in

E Esus4 Em Esus4

You carry on

E Esus4 Em Esus4

You let it spin

E Esus4 Em Esus4

You're not depending on

C#m C

Free as a bird

C#m Lick I

Free as a bird

E Esus4 Em Esus4

E Em Esus4

Lick II

Nothing to write home about tonight

E Esus4 Em Esus4

The snakes are asleep this time of year

E Em Esus4

Lick II

No wrong left to put right

E Esus4 Em Esus4

No space, no last frontier

C#m C

Free as a bird

C#m

Lick I

Free as a bird

E E Esus4 Em Esus4

(Single strum on Let and love)

Let love wait

E Esus4 Em Esus4

No need for safety glass

E Em Esus4

Lick II

Spread your wings

E Esus4 Em Esus4

Splendor in the grass

C#m C

Free as a bird

C#m

Lick I Lick III

Free as a bird

Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2

| Lick III| Lick III|

Dm G G#

| Lick III| |

C#m C

C#m

Lick I

Free as a bird

C#m C

Free as a bird

C#m

Lick I Lick III

Free as a bird

Dsus2 Lick III

Esus4

End on

*Don’t fixate on the strumming pattern or the position of the chords on top of the lyrics, they’re just

*When playing Lick I, you can also just strum the chords.

*Lick II is played instead of an Esus4 chord, so if you don’t like the sound of it on an acoustic guitar,

you can play the chord.

G G#

*The |..| during the interlude stands for one bar/measure, which means that the | | is played

C#m

just as long as ||.

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