Chords for How To Play Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Deja Vu Introduction
Tempo:
121 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Bb
Fm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hi, we're taking a look [Abm] for this lesson at David Crosby's Deja Vu.
And now, have you already looked at Guinevere or not?
If you have already looked at Guinevere, I'm going to say to you it's in the same tuning as Guinevere.
If you haven't, let's get into the tuning very quickly.
From the highest string to the lowest, tune the first [G] string down to [D] D.
Tune the [G] second string down to [A] A.
Keep [F] the third string on [G] G and keep the fourth string on [D] D.
But tune [Bm] the fifth string up to B.
And keep the sixth [B] string where it is on [E] E.
It's very unusual [Em] tuning.
It's unique [E] as far as I know to David Crosby and these two songs.
[B] Now, it's complicated [C] because there [F] are a number of [N] chords.
And I'm going to suggest that you have your song sheet out rather than the tab.
Because it's a strumming song and you know my feelings [F] by now about strumming songs.
Tab just over-complicates them and makes them look too specific.
So, having said all that, we're going to start with the introduction to the song,
which of course is this completely different piece [G] of music.
[Gm]
[C] [Eb] That part of the song.
[G] Play 3-1 [D]-2.
Then [F] put a half bar, if you're going to play it like Crosby, across the top three strings at the third fret.
And [Bb] play again.
3 [Fm]-1-2.
And you're counting [G]
1 [Dm]-2-3 [F]-4-5-6.
[Fm] Now go back again to the open [G] strings and play 3-1 [Dm]
-2.
And then bring [G] that half bar to the fifth [Cm] fret and play 3-1 [G]-2.
[Bb] David Crosby, by the way, plays that with his ring finger.
[Cm] And a lot of people do that [F] too.
So that you can go [Bb] from the [Fm] index [G] finger, [Bb]
[G] open, ring finger.
I'm not so keen on [Bm] that.
I prefer the first [F] finger, but it's your choice.
So, [G] we've got open, [Bb] third [F] fret, open, [Cm] fifth [G] fret.
1 [Bb]-2-3-4 [G]-5-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6.
[F] Now the whole of the introduction is that.
It keeps repeating over and over again until we get to the different part of the song.
And I feel like I've been here before, you know.
Let's talk a moment about the right hand.
Now I'm playing with thumb and index and middle fingers.
[G] So, thumb, middle, [D] [Bb] index, thumb, [Fm] middle, index.
[F] I can do that on this song even though I need to strum later and I like to strum with a pick.
I can do that because we have this pause in the song between this picked part and the strummed part.
And during that pause, I can, if I have my pick surreptitiously placed on my knee or somewhere close by, I can grab it.
And I'm ready to start strumming with the pick.
If I was on stage, I'd have the pick inserted into the microphone stand and I'd just grab it off the mic stand.
[N] There are two other ways of doing this.
They both involve having your pick from the very beginning.
[Abm] I should say, by the way, first of all, that if you are [F] a strummer who doesn't use a pick, if you strum with your fingers, it's all good for you.
You're going to play it the way I [Dm] do with your fingers.
[G] And when you go [F] into strumming, of course, you'll strum with your fingers.
So you can forget pick completely for this song.
If, though, you like to strum with a pick, you can do it two ways.
One is the way Crosby does it, which is to have the pick take the place of your [G] thumb and play the third string.
And then, because your index finger is [F] used to hold the pick, [B] you'll use [Dm] ring's finger for the first string and middle finger for the second [G] string.
[Fm] [G] [C] [G]
[Bb] [G] [Cm] Hybrid picking.
That's another way to do it, and then [Abm] you've got your [G] pick ready to strum when you need it.
[F] That's what Crosby does.
The other way to do it is cross picking, where the pick does [Ab] everything.
This is not my favourite [G] way to do [A] it.
[F] But [G] your pick would go down on the third string and [Dm] up on the first and second strings.
So [E] it's always moving in the direction it [G] needs to go.
[F] [G]
[C] [G] [F] [G]
You [F] can do it that way too, if you prefer.
Find the one that works best for you [Ab]
And now, have you already looked at Guinevere or not?
If you have already looked at Guinevere, I'm going to say to you it's in the same tuning as Guinevere.
If you haven't, let's get into the tuning very quickly.
From the highest string to the lowest, tune the first [G] string down to [D] D.
Tune the [G] second string down to [A] A.
Keep [F] the third string on [G] G and keep the fourth string on [D] D.
But tune [Bm] the fifth string up to B.
And keep the sixth [B] string where it is on [E] E.
It's very unusual [Em] tuning.
It's unique [E] as far as I know to David Crosby and these two songs.
[B] Now, it's complicated [C] because there [F] are a number of [N] chords.
And I'm going to suggest that you have your song sheet out rather than the tab.
Because it's a strumming song and you know my feelings [F] by now about strumming songs.
Tab just over-complicates them and makes them look too specific.
So, having said all that, we're going to start with the introduction to the song,
which of course is this completely different piece [G] of music.
[Gm]
[C] [Eb] That part of the song.
[G] Play 3-1 [D]-2.
Then [F] put a half bar, if you're going to play it like Crosby, across the top three strings at the third fret.
And [Bb] play again.
3 [Fm]-1-2.
And you're counting [G]
1 [Dm]-2-3 [F]-4-5-6.
[Fm] Now go back again to the open [G] strings and play 3-1 [Dm]
-2.
And then bring [G] that half bar to the fifth [Cm] fret and play 3-1 [G]-2.
[Bb] David Crosby, by the way, plays that with his ring finger.
[Cm] And a lot of people do that [F] too.
So that you can go [Bb] from the [Fm] index [G] finger, [Bb]
[G] open, ring finger.
I'm not so keen on [Bm] that.
I prefer the first [F] finger, but it's your choice.
So, [G] we've got open, [Bb] third [F] fret, open, [Cm] fifth [G] fret.
1 [Bb]-2-3-4 [G]-5-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6.
[F] Now the whole of the introduction is that.
It keeps repeating over and over again until we get to the different part of the song.
And I feel like I've been here before, you know.
Let's talk a moment about the right hand.
Now I'm playing with thumb and index and middle fingers.
[G] So, thumb, middle, [D] [Bb] index, thumb, [Fm] middle, index.
[F] I can do that on this song even though I need to strum later and I like to strum with a pick.
I can do that because we have this pause in the song between this picked part and the strummed part.
And during that pause, I can, if I have my pick surreptitiously placed on my knee or somewhere close by, I can grab it.
And I'm ready to start strumming with the pick.
If I was on stage, I'd have the pick inserted into the microphone stand and I'd just grab it off the mic stand.
[N] There are two other ways of doing this.
They both involve having your pick from the very beginning.
[Abm] I should say, by the way, first of all, that if you are [F] a strummer who doesn't use a pick, if you strum with your fingers, it's all good for you.
You're going to play it the way I [Dm] do with your fingers.
[G] And when you go [F] into strumming, of course, you'll strum with your fingers.
So you can forget pick completely for this song.
If, though, you like to strum with a pick, you can do it two ways.
One is the way Crosby does it, which is to have the pick take the place of your [G] thumb and play the third string.
And then, because your index finger is [F] used to hold the pick, [B] you'll use [Dm] ring's finger for the first string and middle finger for the second [G] string.
[Fm] [G] [C] [G]
[Bb] [G] [Cm] Hybrid picking.
That's another way to do it, and then [Abm] you've got your [G] pick ready to strum when you need it.
[F] That's what Crosby does.
The other way to do it is cross picking, where the pick does [Ab] everything.
This is not my favourite [G] way to do [A] it.
[F] But [G] your pick would go down on the third string and [Dm] up on the first and second strings.
So [E] it's always moving in the direction it [G] needs to go.
[F] [G]
[C] [G] [F] [G]
You [F] can do it that way too, if you prefer.
Find the one that works best for you [Ab]
Key:
G
F
Bb
Fm
Dm
G
F
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hi, we're taking a look [Abm] for this lesson at David Crosby's Deja Vu. _ _
And now, _ have you already looked at Guinevere or not?
If you have already looked at Guinevere, I'm going to say to you it's in the same tuning as Guinevere.
If you haven't, let's get into the tuning very quickly.
From the highest string to the lowest, tune the first [G] string down to [D] D.
_ _ _ Tune the [G] second string down to [A] A. _ _ _ _
_ Keep [F] the third string on [G] G _ and keep the fourth string on [D] D.
_ _ But tune [Bm] the fifth string up to B.
_ _ And keep the sixth [B] string where it is on [E] E.
_ It's very unusual [Em] tuning.
It's unique [E] as far as I know to David Crosby and these two songs.
[B] Now, it's complicated [C] because there [F] are a number of [N] chords.
And I'm going to suggest that you have your song sheet out rather than the tab. _ _ _
Because it's a strumming song and you know my feelings [F] by now about strumming songs.
Tab just over-complicates them and makes them look too specific.
_ _ So, having said all that, we're going to start with the introduction to the song,
which of course is this completely different piece [G] of music.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] That part of the song.
[G] Play 3-1 [D]-2. _ _ _
Then [F] put a half bar, if you're going to play it like Crosby, across the top three strings at the third fret.
And [Bb] play again.
3 [Fm]-1-2.
_ And you're counting [G]
1 [Dm]-2-3 [F]-4-5-6. _ _ _
[Fm] Now go back again to the open [G] strings and play 3-1 [Dm]
-2.
And then bring [G] that half bar to the fifth [Cm] fret and play 3-1 [G]-2.
_ _ [Bb] David Crosby, by the way, plays that with his ring finger. _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ And a lot of people do that [F] too.
So that you can go [Bb] from the [Fm] index [G] finger, _ [Bb] _
[G] open, ring finger.
I'm not so keen on [Bm] that.
I prefer the first [F] finger, but it's your choice.
_ So, [G] we've got open, [Bb] third [F] fret, open, [Cm] fifth [G] fret.
1 [Bb]-2-3-4 [G]-5-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6.
_ [F] Now the whole of the introduction is that.
It keeps repeating over and over again until we get to the different part of the song. _
And I feel like I've been here before, you know. _ _
Let's talk a moment about the right hand.
Now I'm playing with thumb and index and middle fingers.
[G] So, thumb, middle, [D] [Bb] index, thumb, [Fm] middle, index.
[F] I can do that on this song even though I need to strum later and I like to strum with a pick.
I can do that because we have this pause in the song _ between this picked part and the strummed part.
And during that pause, I can, if I have my pick surreptitiously placed on my knee or somewhere close by, I can grab it.
_ And I'm ready to start strumming with the pick.
_ If I was on stage, I'd have the pick inserted into the microphone stand and I'd just grab it off the mic stand.
[N] _ _ _ _ There are two other ways of doing this.
_ They both involve having your pick from the very beginning.
[Abm] I should say, by the way, first of all, that if you are [F] a strummer who doesn't use a pick, if you strum with your fingers, it's all good for you.
You're going to play it the way I [Dm] do with your fingers. _
[G] _ _ And when you go [F] into strumming, of course, you'll strum with your fingers.
So you can forget pick completely for this song.
If, though, you like to strum with a pick, you can do it two ways.
One is the way Crosby does it, which is to have the pick take the place of your [G] thumb and play the third string.
_ And then, because your index finger is [F] used to hold the pick, [B] you'll use [Dm] ring's finger for the first string and middle finger for the second [G] string.
[Fm] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ Hybrid picking.
That's another way to do it, and then [Abm] you've got your [G] pick ready to strum when you need it.
[F] That's what Crosby does.
The other way to do it is cross picking, where the pick does [Ab] everything.
This is not my favourite [G] way to do [A] it.
[F] But [G] your pick would go down on the third string and [Dm] up on the first and second strings.
So [E] it's always moving in the direction it [G] needs to go.
_ [F] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
You [F] can do it that way too, if you prefer.
Find the one that works best for you [Ab]
_ _ _ Hi, we're taking a look [Abm] for this lesson at David Crosby's Deja Vu. _ _
And now, _ have you already looked at Guinevere or not?
If you have already looked at Guinevere, I'm going to say to you it's in the same tuning as Guinevere.
If you haven't, let's get into the tuning very quickly.
From the highest string to the lowest, tune the first [G] string down to [D] D.
_ _ _ Tune the [G] second string down to [A] A. _ _ _ _
_ Keep [F] the third string on [G] G _ and keep the fourth string on [D] D.
_ _ But tune [Bm] the fifth string up to B.
_ _ And keep the sixth [B] string where it is on [E] E.
_ It's very unusual [Em] tuning.
It's unique [E] as far as I know to David Crosby and these two songs.
[B] Now, it's complicated [C] because there [F] are a number of [N] chords.
And I'm going to suggest that you have your song sheet out rather than the tab. _ _ _
Because it's a strumming song and you know my feelings [F] by now about strumming songs.
Tab just over-complicates them and makes them look too specific.
_ _ So, having said all that, we're going to start with the introduction to the song,
which of course is this completely different piece [G] of music.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] That part of the song.
[G] Play 3-1 [D]-2. _ _ _
Then [F] put a half bar, if you're going to play it like Crosby, across the top three strings at the third fret.
And [Bb] play again.
3 [Fm]-1-2.
_ And you're counting [G]
1 [Dm]-2-3 [F]-4-5-6. _ _ _
[Fm] Now go back again to the open [G] strings and play 3-1 [Dm]
-2.
And then bring [G] that half bar to the fifth [Cm] fret and play 3-1 [G]-2.
_ _ [Bb] David Crosby, by the way, plays that with his ring finger. _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ And a lot of people do that [F] too.
So that you can go [Bb] from the [Fm] index [G] finger, _ [Bb] _
[G] open, ring finger.
I'm not so keen on [Bm] that.
I prefer the first [F] finger, but it's your choice.
_ So, [G] we've got open, [Bb] third [F] fret, open, [Cm] fifth [G] fret.
1 [Bb]-2-3-4 [G]-5-6, 1-2-3-4-5-6.
_ [F] Now the whole of the introduction is that.
It keeps repeating over and over again until we get to the different part of the song. _
And I feel like I've been here before, you know. _ _
Let's talk a moment about the right hand.
Now I'm playing with thumb and index and middle fingers.
[G] So, thumb, middle, [D] [Bb] index, thumb, [Fm] middle, index.
[F] I can do that on this song even though I need to strum later and I like to strum with a pick.
I can do that because we have this pause in the song _ between this picked part and the strummed part.
And during that pause, I can, if I have my pick surreptitiously placed on my knee or somewhere close by, I can grab it.
_ And I'm ready to start strumming with the pick.
_ If I was on stage, I'd have the pick inserted into the microphone stand and I'd just grab it off the mic stand.
[N] _ _ _ _ There are two other ways of doing this.
_ They both involve having your pick from the very beginning.
[Abm] I should say, by the way, first of all, that if you are [F] a strummer who doesn't use a pick, if you strum with your fingers, it's all good for you.
You're going to play it the way I [Dm] do with your fingers. _
[G] _ _ And when you go [F] into strumming, of course, you'll strum with your fingers.
So you can forget pick completely for this song.
If, though, you like to strum with a pick, you can do it two ways.
One is the way Crosby does it, which is to have the pick take the place of your [G] thumb and play the third string.
_ And then, because your index finger is [F] used to hold the pick, [B] you'll use [Dm] ring's finger for the first string and middle finger for the second [G] string.
[Fm] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ Hybrid picking.
That's another way to do it, and then [Abm] you've got your [G] pick ready to strum when you need it.
[F] That's what Crosby does.
The other way to do it is cross picking, where the pick does [Ab] everything.
This is not my favourite [G] way to do [A] it.
[F] But [G] your pick would go down on the third string and [Dm] up on the first and second strings.
So [E] it's always moving in the direction it [G] needs to go.
_ [F] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
You [F] can do it that way too, if you prefer.
Find the one that works best for you [Ab]