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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 14Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This is simplified to play on stand tuning guitar.   See notes at bottom.   Note to play
along with the original, you need to either lower the playback 1/4 step speed, or tune up
1/4 step (it's not standard pitch and sounds horrible to play along with if you don't
compensate).
   [D riff]                 A    A11   G        G11   Em  G/D  
e|--2-----------------2--|----------------|---0--3-------------|
B|--3-----------------3--|-2--3----0--1---|---0--3-------------|
G|--2-----------------2--|-2--4----0--2---|---0--4-------------|
D|--0----2h0----------0--|-2--2----0--0---|---2--0-------------|
A|-----------2h0---------|-0--0----2--2---|---2----------------|
E|----------------2h0----|---------3--3---|---0----------------|
[Intro]
[D riff] x3 
[Verse 1]
  A     A11I saw it written and I sAaw it sayA11,     A    G     G11pink moonG, is on its wG11ayG  
  A     A11And none of youA, stand A11so tallA,   G     G11pink a moonG, gonna get G11you alGl
[Chorus]
            [D riff]      [D riff]           
 And it's a pink moon, yes,  it's a pink moon
                         Em[D riff]x2                           Em  D  
 Pink pink pink pink, pink moon,       pink pink pink pink, pink moon
[Solo]   D   Em   G/D   D  
[Verse 2]
  A     A11I saw it written and I sAaw it sayA11,     A    G     G11pink moonG, is on its wG11ayG  
  A     A11And none of you, Astand A11so tallA,   G     G11pink a moonG, gonna get G11you alGl
[Outro]
           [D riff]       [D riff]           [D riff]x2 D  
 And it's a pink moon, yes,  it's a pink moon
This is close enough feel for me to original and easy to play in standard tuning.
If you want the exact tuning, notes, strings, etc, check the TAB pages. :)
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Pink Moon

by Nick Drake

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A11

G11

G/D

This is simplified to play on stand tuning guitar. See notes at bottom. Note to play

along with the original, you need to either lower the playback 1/4 step speed, or tune up

1/4 step (it's not standard pitch and sounds horrible to play along with if you don't

compensate).

A A11 G G11 Em G/D

[D riff]

e|--2-----------------2--|----------------|---0--3-------------|

B|--3-----------------3--|-2--3----0--1---|---0--3-------------|

G|--2-----------------2--|-2--4----0--2---|---0--4-------------|

D|--0----2h0----------0--|-2--2----0--0---|---2--0-------------|

A|-----------2h0---------|-0--0----2--2---|---2----------------|

E|----------------2h0----|---------3--3---|---0----------------|

[Intro]

[D riff] x3

[Verse 1]

A A11 A A11 A G G11 G G11 G

I saw it written and I saw it say, pink moon, is on its way

A A11 A A11 A G G11 G G11 G

And none of you, stand so tall, pink a moon, gonna get you all

[Chorus]

[D riff] [D riff]

And it's a pink moon, yes, it's a pink moon

Em Em D

[D riff]x2

Pink pink pink pink, pink moon, pink pink pink pink, pink moon

D Em G/D D

[Solo]

[Verse 2]

A A11 A A11 A G G11 G G11 G

I saw it written and I saw it say, pink moon, is on its way

A A11 A A11 A G G11 G G11 G

And none of you, stand so tall, pink a moon, gonna get you all

[Outro]

[D riff] [D riff] [D riff]x2

And it's a pink moon, yes, it's a pink moon

This is close enough feel for me to original and easy to play in standard tuning.

If you want the exact tuning, notes, strings, etc, check the TAB pages. :)

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| h Hammer-on

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