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by Chris Stapleton • Lesson #127 • Jan 27, 2018
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Capo 3rd fret
Otherwise you’ll need to play Cm-Eb-Bb-F.
Chord progression
Main progression:
Am . . . C . . . G . . . D . . .
Bridge:
F . . . Am . . . C . . . G . . .
Strumming pattern
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
D • • U D U D • • U D U D • D U
> > >
Bridge bassline walkup
E –––1–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––
B –––1–––––––––––0–––1–––––––––––0–––1–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––
G –––2–––––––––––0–––2–––––––––––0–––0–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––
D –––3–––––––––––0–––2–––––––––––0–––2–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––
A –––3–––––––––––2–––0–––––––––––2–––3–––––––––––––––2––––––––––––––––
E –––1–––––––––––3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––
F (G) Am (G/B) C G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Hammer-on tab
E –––0–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––2–3–2–––3–2––––––
B –––1–––––––––––––––1–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––
G –––0h2–––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––2––––––––––––––––
D –––0h2–––––––––––––0h2–––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––
A –––0–––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––0h2––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Am C G D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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