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The Real Thing

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Aminor

90BPM

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 8Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords used:
C     0 1 0 2 3 0
Am    0 1 2 2 0 0
Intro:
Just a C chord really, but kepp playin at the pace of the song.......
its this riff really but just palyed througout with these hammer ons the C chord the 
e|----3------------0-----0------0-------------------------------|
B|---------1-------1h31--1h31---1-------------------------------|
G|-----------------0-----0------0-------------------------------|
D|-----------------2-----2------2-------------------------------|
A|---------3-------3-----3------0h3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------0-----0------0-------------------------------|
 Am(with similar C  
hammer ons...)
Am            C
c (hammer ons)
c (hammer ons)
Am             C
Am            C
                                         Am   Clet ring

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The Real Thing

by The Maccabees

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Chords used:

C 0 1 0 2 3 0

Am 0 1 2 2 0 0

Intro:

Just a C chord really, but kepp playin at the pace of the song.......

its this riff really but just palyed througout with these hammer ons the C chord the

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

B|---------1-------1h31--1h31---1-------------------------------|

G|-----------------0-----0------0-------------------------------|

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

A|---------3-------3-----3------0h3-----------------------------|

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

Am C

(with similar

hammer ons...)

Am C

c (hammer ons)

Am C

let ring

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