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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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This song may have simple chords, but it involves some fast and furious right hand
strumming. One of many excellent SLR songs.
Tuning:standard
Intro- Bm Am A#m Bm
e|------2---------------0--------1--------2---------------------------------|
B|------3---------------1--------2--------3---------------------------------|
G|------4---------------2--------3--------4---------------------------------|
D|------4---------------2--------3--------4---------------------------------|
A|------2---------------0--------1--------2---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The verse is just a D chord. It goes back and forth between the intro chords and
different verses before the chorus.
Verse- D
e|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus- G D C D
e|------3--------2---------0---------2--------------------------------------|
B|------3--------3---------1---------3--------------------------------------|
G|------0--------2---------0---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0--------0---------2---------0--------------------------------------|
A|------2------------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Half time, break down part-
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-------------3-----------------3-----------------3--------------|
G|----------4-------------4-----------------4-----------------4--------------|
D|----------4-------------4-----------------4-----------------4--------------|
A|----0h2----------------------------0h2-------------------------------------|
E|----------------0h2---------------------------------0h2--------------------|
e|-----Bm-2---------------Am0-------A#m-1-------Bm-2----------------------------------|
B|------3---------------1--------2--------3----------------------------------|
G|------4---------------2--------3--------4----------------------------------|
D|------4---------------2--------3--------4----------------------------------|
A|------2---------------0--------1--------2----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cool riff they throw in before vocals start-
e|---------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------4-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4-----------------------------| ~
A|----0h2-----5------7------5------0-----1-----2-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Towards the end there is some emphasis on-
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0h2-------------0h2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------0h2--------------0h2--------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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River
by Split Lip Rayfield
Chords in this song · guitar
Bm
Am
A#m
D
G
C
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This song may have simple chords, but it involves some fast and furious right hand
strumming. One of many excellent SLR songs.
Tuning:standard
Bm Am A#m Bm
Intro-
e|------2---------------0--------1--------2---------------------------------|
B|------3---------------1--------2--------3---------------------------------|
G|------4---------------2--------3--------4---------------------------------|
D|------4---------------2--------3--------4---------------------------------|
A|------2---------------0--------1--------2---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The verse is just a D chord. It goes back and forth between the intro chords and
different verses before the chorus.
D
Verse-
e|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G D C D
Chorus-
e|------3--------2---------0---------2--------------------------------------|
B|------3--------3---------1---------3--------------------------------------|
G|------0--------2---------0---------2--------------------------------------|
D|------0--------0---------2---------0--------------------------------------|
A|------2------------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Half time, break down part-
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-------------3-----------------3-----------------3--------------|
G|----------4-------------4-----------------4-----------------4--------------|
D|----------4-------------4-----------------4-----------------4--------------|
A|----0h2----------------------------0h2-------------------------------------|
E|----------------0h2---------------------------------0h2--------------------|
Bm Am A#m Bm
e|------2---------------0--------1--------2----------------------------------|
B|------3---------------1--------2--------3----------------------------------|
G|------4---------------2--------3--------4----------------------------------|
D|------4---------------2--------3--------4----------------------------------|
A|------2---------------0--------1--------2----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cool riff they throw in before vocals start-
e|---------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------4-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4-----------------------------| ~
A|----0h2-----5------7------5------0-----1-----2-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Towards the end there is some emphasis on-
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0h2-------------0h2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------0h2--------------0h2--------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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