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Staircase---Caedmon's Call-------------------------Transfered by Asa Gaston
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chords: (all relative to capo)
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CAPO 3rd FRET
Am(2,7):  X02210  (with hammers)
D2:       XX0230
D/F#:     200232
G:        320033
D:        XX0232
C2:       X32033 (with moving bass notes)
Fmaj7:    133210 or ,2 133200 (somewhat interchangeable)
Am:       X02210
E7:       020100
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intro
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Am(2,7) - D2  
 D/F#- G  
(play 4 times)
on the Am, hammer on the C (fret 1 B string)
and the A (fret 2 G string), then hammer off
the C (fret 1 B string) and switch to the D2.
also the strum changes slightly on the fourth
time, so listen to it.
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verse
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D
C2(hammered/moving bass) - G  
(play 16 times)
on the C2, hammer from B to C for the bass
(fret 2 to 3 on A string), then keep going
down in rhythm on the A string from fret 3
to 2 to 0 (open A string), then you switch
to the G chord and hit it twice in the strum.
again, listen to it ...
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bridge
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Am(2,7)
Fmaj7
G
D/F#(play 4 times)
then extra D/F# leading into chorus
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chorus
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Am
G
D/F#
 Fmaj7- E7  
Am
G
D/F#
 Fmaj7- E7  
Fmaj7
G
Fmaj7
 C9- G  
Fmaj7
G
Fmaj7
E7
obviously change the strum for the first half
of the chorus, and the D/F# leading into it,
basically all downs, an intense strum.
(intro)
(verse w/ less repeats)
(bridge)
(chorus)
(intro)
(bridge)
(chorus)

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Staircase

by Caedmon's Call

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Fmaj7

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Staircase---Caedmon's Call-------------------------Transfered by Asa Gaston

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chords: (all relative to capo)

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CAPO 3rd FRET

(2,7): X02210 (with hammers)

: XX0230

D/F#

: 200232

: 320033

: XX0232

C2: X32033 (with moving bass notes)

Fmaj7: 133210 or ,2 133200 (somewhat interchangeable)

: X02210

: 020100

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intro

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Am D2

(2,7) -

D/F# G

(play 4 times)

on the Am, hammer on the C (fret 1 B string)

and the A (fret 2 G string), then hammer off

the C (fret 1 B string) and switch to the D2.

also the strum changes slightly on the fourth

time, so listen to it.

-----

verse

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C2 G

(hammered/moving bass) -

(play 16 times)

on the C2, hammer from B to C for the bass

(fret 2 to 3 on A string), then keep going

down in rhythm on the A string from fret 3

to 2 to 0 (open A string), then you switch

to the G chord and hit it twice in the strum.

again, listen to it ...

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bridge

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(2,7)

Fmaj7

D/F#

(play 4 times)

then extra D/F# leading into chorus

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chorus

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D/F#

Fmaj7 E7

D/F#

Fmaj7 E7

Fmaj7

C9 G

Fmaj7

obviously change the strum for the first half

of the chorus, and the D/F# leading into it,

basically all downs, an intense strum.

(intro)

(verse w/ less repeats)

(bridge)

(chorus)

(intro)

(bridge)

(chorus)

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