Chords for How To Play Don McLean And I Love You So (intro only)
Tempo:
121.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Bm
B
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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For And I Love You So, a capo of fret [Db] 2, we're playing chord shapes in the key of G.
The version that we're going to use as the template for this lesson is the one on his live album, [F] Solo,
where he just plays it accompanied by an acoustic guitar.
Have the second string finger come away and you want the first string at the second fret,
either with your middle finger or index finger.
Pinch [A] 6 and 1, [E] 4, and then 1 at the third [A] fret, and 3.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
[Eb] And you want to practice that [A] feeling of pinch, thumb, [E]
note, third string,
because that feel is [Eb] continual through this [E] song and with a bit of practice it becomes a natural feeling to go
[A] pinch, then [Gb] the thumb, then a note, and then the third string.
[Eb] That's the keys of getting this song sounding fluent.
[A] Bar [A]
[E] 2 we go to [Eb] A minor.
Pinch 5 and [Bm] 2, 4, 3, 2, [Db] open, 5 and 2 and hammer 2 to the first fret.
[Bm] 4, 1, 3.
1 and [Db] 2 and [Bm] 3 and 4 and.
The hammer is 3.
[G] Stay on A minor for a [Bm] pinch of 5 and 2, 4, 2 at the third [B] fret, 3, pinch 5 and 1,
the little finger can come away from the second string there, and [Ebm] then 4,
1 at the [Abm] second fret, tuck the little finger in there, and 3.
[Bm] 1 and [B] 2 and 3 and 4 and.
And he finishes [E] this intro with two bars of irregular [F] lengths.
A two beat bar, a simple bar, just on a one finger G chord.
Sixth string, third fret, pinch [A] 6 and 2, 4, 3, 2.
1 and 2 and.
[Ab] And then go to a D [B] chord, 4, [Abm] 2 and 1.
Now you want 1 to be at the third fret initially and then you're going to pull it off to a normal D shape.
[E]
[Dm] So it's 4, 2 and 1 and pull [E] off 1.
[C] Then open the [B] first string, play 2 and 1, 3, [Ebm] 2 and 1 again and hammer 1 back to the second fret [E] and 3.
1 [B] and 2 and [E] 3 and.
It's a three [Ebm] beat bar.
Once [C] you get familiar with it you won't be counting it anymore, you'll just feel exactly how long it goes.
Let's play that intro again slowly.
[A]
[Eb] [A] [Bm]
[B] [Bm] [B]
[E]
[C] And next up is the verse which has a lot going on so we'll deal with that in the next [N] video.
The version that we're going to use as the template for this lesson is the one on his live album, [F] Solo,
where he just plays it accompanied by an acoustic guitar.
Have the second string finger come away and you want the first string at the second fret,
either with your middle finger or index finger.
Pinch [A] 6 and 1, [E] 4, and then 1 at the third [A] fret, and 3.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
[Eb] And you want to practice that [A] feeling of pinch, thumb, [E]
note, third string,
because that feel is [Eb] continual through this [E] song and with a bit of practice it becomes a natural feeling to go
[A] pinch, then [Gb] the thumb, then a note, and then the third string.
[Eb] That's the keys of getting this song sounding fluent.
[A] Bar [A]
[E] 2 we go to [Eb] A minor.
Pinch 5 and [Bm] 2, 4, 3, 2, [Db] open, 5 and 2 and hammer 2 to the first fret.
[Bm] 4, 1, 3.
1 and [Db] 2 and [Bm] 3 and 4 and.
The hammer is 3.
[G] Stay on A minor for a [Bm] pinch of 5 and 2, 4, 2 at the third [B] fret, 3, pinch 5 and 1,
the little finger can come away from the second string there, and [Ebm] then 4,
1 at the [Abm] second fret, tuck the little finger in there, and 3.
[Bm] 1 and [B] 2 and 3 and 4 and.
And he finishes [E] this intro with two bars of irregular [F] lengths.
A two beat bar, a simple bar, just on a one finger G chord.
Sixth string, third fret, pinch [A] 6 and 2, 4, 3, 2.
1 and 2 and.
[Ab] And then go to a D [B] chord, 4, [Abm] 2 and 1.
Now you want 1 to be at the third fret initially and then you're going to pull it off to a normal D shape.
[E]
[Dm] So it's 4, 2 and 1 and pull [E] off 1.
[C] Then open the [B] first string, play 2 and 1, 3, [Ebm] 2 and 1 again and hammer 1 back to the second fret [E] and 3.
1 [B] and 2 and [E] 3 and.
It's a three [Ebm] beat bar.
Once [C] you get familiar with it you won't be counting it anymore, you'll just feel exactly how long it goes.
Let's play that intro again slowly.
[A]
[Eb] [A] [Bm]
[B] [Bm] [B]
[E]
[C] And next up is the verse which has a lot going on so we'll deal with that in the next [N] video.
Key:
E
A
Bm
B
Eb
E
A
Bm
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_ _ _ For And I Love You So, a capo of fret [Db] 2, we're playing chord shapes in the key of G. _ _
The version that we're going to use as the template for this lesson is the one on his live album, [F] Solo,
where he just plays it accompanied by an acoustic guitar.
Have the second string finger come away and you want the first string at the second fret,
either with your middle finger or index finger.
Pinch [A] 6 and 1, _ [E] 4, _ and then 1 at the third [A] fret, and 3. _ _
_ _ 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
_ [Eb] And you want to practice that [A] feeling of pinch, thumb, [E]
note, third string,
because that feel is [Eb] continual through this [E] song and with a bit of practice it becomes a natural feeling to go
[A] _ pinch, then [Gb] the thumb, then a note, and then the third string.
[Eb] That's the keys of getting this song sounding fluent.
_ [A] Bar _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ 2 we go to [Eb] A minor.
Pinch 5 and [Bm] 2, _ 4, 3, 2, [Db] open, _ 5 and 2 and hammer 2 to the first fret.
[Bm] _ _ 4, 1, 3.
_ _ _ 1 and [Db] 2 and [Bm] 3 and 4 and.
The hammer is 3.
_ _ [G] Stay on A minor for a [Bm] pinch of 5 and 2, _ 4, 2 at the third [B] fret, _ 3, _ pinch 5 and 1,
_ the little finger can come away from the second string there, and [Ebm] then 4, _
1 at the [Abm] second fret, tuck the little finger in there, and 3.
[Bm] _ _ 1 and [B] 2 and 3 and 4 and. _ _
_ _ And he finishes [E] this intro with two bars of irregular [F] lengths.
A two beat bar, a simple bar, just on a one finger G chord.
Sixth string, third fret, pinch [A] 6 and 2, _ 4, 3, 2.
1 and 2 and. _
_ [Ab] And then go to a D [B] chord, 4, [Abm] 2 and 1.
Now you want 1 to be at the third fret initially and then you're going to pull it off to a normal D shape.
[E] _ _ _ _
[Dm] So it's 4, 2 and 1 and pull [E] off 1. _ _ _ _
[C] Then open the [B] first string, play 2 and 1, _ _ 3, _ [Ebm] 2 and 1 again and hammer 1 back to the second fret [E] and 3. _ _
_ 1 [B] and 2 and [E] 3 and.
It's a three [Ebm] beat bar. _ _
Once [C] you get familiar with it you won't be counting it anymore, you'll just feel exactly how long it goes.
Let's play that intro again slowly.
_ [A] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
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_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[C] And next up is the verse which has a lot going on so we'll deal with that in the next [N] video. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ For And I Love You So, a capo of fret [Db] 2, we're playing chord shapes in the key of G. _ _
The version that we're going to use as the template for this lesson is the one on his live album, [F] Solo,
where he just plays it accompanied by an acoustic guitar.
Have the second string finger come away and you want the first string at the second fret,
either with your middle finger or index finger.
Pinch [A] 6 and 1, _ [E] 4, _ and then 1 at the third [A] fret, and 3. _ _
_ _ 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
_ [Eb] And you want to practice that [A] feeling of pinch, thumb, [E]
note, third string,
because that feel is [Eb] continual through this [E] song and with a bit of practice it becomes a natural feeling to go
[A] _ pinch, then [Gb] the thumb, then a note, and then the third string.
[Eb] That's the keys of getting this song sounding fluent.
_ [A] Bar _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ 2 we go to [Eb] A minor.
Pinch 5 and [Bm] 2, _ 4, 3, 2, [Db] open, _ 5 and 2 and hammer 2 to the first fret.
[Bm] _ _ 4, 1, 3.
_ _ _ 1 and [Db] 2 and [Bm] 3 and 4 and.
The hammer is 3.
_ _ [G] Stay on A minor for a [Bm] pinch of 5 and 2, _ 4, 2 at the third [B] fret, _ 3, _ pinch 5 and 1,
_ the little finger can come away from the second string there, and [Ebm] then 4, _
1 at the [Abm] second fret, tuck the little finger in there, and 3.
[Bm] _ _ 1 and [B] 2 and 3 and 4 and. _ _
_ _ And he finishes [E] this intro with two bars of irregular [F] lengths.
A two beat bar, a simple bar, just on a one finger G chord.
Sixth string, third fret, pinch [A] 6 and 2, _ 4, 3, 2.
1 and 2 and. _
_ [Ab] And then go to a D [B] chord, 4, [Abm] 2 and 1.
Now you want 1 to be at the third fret initially and then you're going to pull it off to a normal D shape.
[E] _ _ _ _
[Dm] So it's 4, 2 and 1 and pull [E] off 1. _ _ _ _
[C] Then open the [B] first string, play 2 and 1, _ _ 3, _ [Ebm] 2 and 1 again and hammer 1 back to the second fret [E] and 3. _ _
_ 1 [B] and 2 and [E] 3 and.
It's a three [Ebm] beat bar. _ _
Once [C] you get familiar with it you won't be counting it anymore, you'll just feel exactly how long it goes.
Let's play that intro again slowly.
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_ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
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_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[C] And next up is the verse which has a lot going on so we'll deal with that in the next [N] video. _ _ _ _ _ _
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