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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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