Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Original Key: #F major (with all string's tuned half step down). But if you can reach the high note, why bother. Just stick to standard tuning (G major key).
To get the authentic flavour of this simple yet great song done by The Edge of U2, one needs to understand a few key characteristics of the chords employed.
1) All G chords are played with D on B string (see chord shapes below) 2) C2 shape used for all G-C2-G transitions 3) Play the /G /B bass notes right, leading to Em chord 4) Appreciate the use of C chord as transition in between Em and G. Compare with playing without it, and you will see the magic touch of the true Master - The Edge rules!
See how The Edge plays it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7oKnbPdfY
Chord shapes used in this song
E A D G B E G : 3 2 0 0 3 3 C2 : x 3 2 0 3 3 C : x 3 2 0 1 0 Em : x x 2 0 0 0 Dsus4: x x 0 2 3 3 D : x x 0 2 3 2 Bm : x 2 4 4 3 2
Intro:
G - - - | C2 - - - | G - - - | D - - - | G - - C2 | G - Hold me
Verse 1
GC2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B now, oh hold me now. Till this EmCDsus4D hour has gone around. And I'm BmEmC gone on the rising tide. For to GD |G - - C2 | G fa - ce Van Diemen's land It's a bitter
Verse 2
GC2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B pill I swallow here. To be EmCDsus4D rent from one so dear We fought for BmEmC justice and not for gain. But the magis- GD |G - - C2 | G tra - te sent me away. Now kings will
Verse 3
GC2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B rule, and the poor will toil. And tear their EmCDsus4D hands as they tear the soil. But a day will BmEmC come in the dawning age. When an honest GD |G - - C2 | G man sees an honest wage. Hold me
(Repeat Verse 1 with outtro)
GC2 |G - - C2 | G - /G /B now, oh hold me now. Till this EmCDsus4D hour has gone around. And I'm BmEmC gone on the rising tide. For to GDEmC fa - ce Van Diemen's land. For to GD |G - - C2 | G fa - ce Van Diemen's land
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Hi. My name is Jeff Hao. I arrange songs for easy piano solo and chords and put them on Hao Staff (a kind of piano tab that anyone can read and play). Check out www.haostaff.com (All free downloads).
In my work, I need to figure out the chords first (accurately). I will start to share all my work here for the guitar players. You will notice the unique format I came up for myself in matching the chord change with the right word (or part of the word). Being a guitar player, I find this format much easier to read and sing along. It also shows the chord progression structure more clearly for easier memorizing. Enjoy!