Landslide
Tuning: Standard (Capo 3)
[Chords]
~~~~~~E A D G B e
~~~~C:X 3 2 0 1 0
~~~G6:X 2 0 0 3 0
~~G6*:X 2 0 0 3 3(Play only if you are strumming)
~~~Am:X 0 2 2 1 0
~D/F#:2 0 0 2 3 3
~~~~G:3 2 0 0 0 3
~~~Em:0 2 2 0 0 0
The G6->G6* movement is played on the last beat of the measure. its just a
hammer on:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1
G6 G6* Am
[Intro]
C G6 G6* Am G6 G6* x2
[Verse 1]
C G6 G6* Am G6 G6*
I took my love, I took it down
C G6 G6* Am G6
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
G6* C G6 G6* Am
G6 G6*
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
C G6 G6* Am G6
’til the landslide brought it down
[Verse 2] (Same as the first. No pause)
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
Can the child within my heart rise above?
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
G6*C G6 G6* Am G6 G6*
Ah-hm
C G6 G6* Am D/F#
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
Well, I’ve been afraid of changing cause I've
C G6 Am D/F#
Built my life around you
G D/F#
But time makes you bolder
Em
Even children get older
C G6 Am
And I’m getting older, too
[Solo]
These are the actual frets (not in relation to the capo)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8h9p8\6-6/8-----------------------8--------------------------------|
G|----------------8p7----7h8/10--------7-8-8/10----11r10-8p7-8p7------|
D|--------------------10----------/8-----------------------------8-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-8-10-11-10-8-10-8---8b9r8----------------/10-8-10-11-10-11-8-10---|
E|---------------------------11-10-11-10-11--------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-8-7----7-----------*15*-| --harmonic
A|-----10---10-8-10-8------|
E|-------------------------|
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em
Well, I’ve been afraid of changing cause I've
C G6 Am D/F#
Built my life around you
G D/F#
But time makes you bolder
Em
Even children get older
C G6 Am G6
And I’m getting older, too
C G6 Am
I get older, too
[Verse 3]
C G6 G6* Am G6 G6*
I took my love and I took it down
C G6 G6* Am G6
I climbed a mountain and I turned around
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
C G6 G6* Am G6
The landslide brought it down
G6* C G6 G6* Am G6
The landslide brought it down
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
************************************Landslide chords and lyrics
Free chords for Landslide by The Smashing Pumpkins. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Landslide Tuning: Standard (Capo 3) [Chords] ~~~G6:X 2 0 0 3 0 ~~G6*:X 2 0 0 3 3(Play only if you are strumming) ~~~Am:X 0 2 2 1 0 ~D/F#:2 0 0 2 3 3 ~~~~G:3 2 0 0 0 3 ~~~Em:0 2 2 0 0 0 The G6->G6* movement is played on the last beat of the measure. its just a hammer on: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 G6 G6* Am [Intro] C G6 G6* Am G6 G6* x2 [Verse 1] G6* C G6 G6* Am [Verse 2] (Same as the first. No pause) C G6 G6* Am D/F# [Chorus] [Solo] [Chorus] [Verse 3] ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************
Landslide Chords by The Smashing Pumpkins
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