Chords for How To Play Don McLean Vincent (intro only)
Tempo:
81.425 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
B
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Vincent is in the key of G and it has no introduction.
It comes straight in with the first verse, the [E] famous Starry [D] Starry Night.
[G]
As far as 1 to 3 of your tab, hold down a normal [N] G chord but keep the middle finger sort of floating because first we need to play the fourth [D] string and hammer it to the second fret.
[Em] Then the third string and do the [G] same thing, hammer to the second [D] fret.
That's your Starry Starry.
[Em] [D] Starry Starry
Now that's a little pick up that's actually sort of counting 3 [G] and 4 and and then the main first beat comes with the next bar, bar 2 of your tab.
Pinch 6 and 1 out of a G chord.
4, 3, 1
Then add the second string at the first fret for [A] Gsus4.
[C] Pinch 6 and 2.
4, [G] 3, 1
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
Now at bar 3 [Cm] the index finger comes [B] away.
Pinch [G] 6 and 2.
4, 3, 1 [Em] open.
2 at the [C] first fret.
3, [G] 2 open.
3
1 and 2 and [C] 3 and [G] 4 and
Almost every bar counts 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and so I won't go through the count again unless a bar changes.
This is what we've got so far.
Starry Starry Night, paint your palette.
[N] At bar 4 we go to an [A] A minor chord.
5, 4, [Am] 3, 2
[B] and then take the second string finger off to open the second string.
[A] 5, [B] 4, 3, 2
[A] [Am] [B] Notice how I'm not taking that second finger off until it's time to play the second string again.
I want the note [A] at the first fret to ring [Am] until [B] it's time for the note on the open string.
Now at bar 5.
5 and 2 again and hammer 2 back to the first fret.
[Am]
4, 3, 2 [B] and again open the second [Ab] string.
5 [A] and 2.
4, 3, [B] 2
and the hammer takes the place of 1 [Am] there.
1 and 2 [A] and 3 and 4 and
So that's bars 4 and 5.
Blue [Am] and grey, [B] look out on earth.
At [D] bar 6 go into [C] a C chord.
5, 4, 3, 2
and then [G] again open that second string to create the chord of C major [C] 7.
5 and 2.
4, 3, 2
[D] To D7 at bar 7.
4, 3, 2, 1
Then he adds the first string at [G] the third fret.
Pinch 4 and 1.
3, [C] 2, 3
[D] That's [C] bars 6 and 7.
Summer's day, [D] with eyes that know [G] the darkness in my
[D] And then we're about [G] to reach the beginning and go back round again.
So we land on a G chord on the word soul.
Pinch 6 and 1.
3, 2, 3
and the fourth and third string hammer [D] on riff.
[G] [D] [G] So that's bar 8.
Soul, shadows on earth.
[N]
It comes straight in with the first verse, the [E] famous Starry [D] Starry Night.
[G]
As far as 1 to 3 of your tab, hold down a normal [N] G chord but keep the middle finger sort of floating because first we need to play the fourth [D] string and hammer it to the second fret.
[Em] Then the third string and do the [G] same thing, hammer to the second [D] fret.
That's your Starry Starry.
[Em] [D] Starry Starry
Now that's a little pick up that's actually sort of counting 3 [G] and 4 and and then the main first beat comes with the next bar, bar 2 of your tab.
Pinch 6 and 1 out of a G chord.
4, 3, 1
Then add the second string at the first fret for [A] Gsus4.
[C] Pinch 6 and 2.
4, [G] 3, 1
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
Now at bar 3 [Cm] the index finger comes [B] away.
Pinch [G] 6 and 2.
4, 3, 1 [Em] open.
2 at the [C] first fret.
3, [G] 2 open.
3
1 and 2 and [C] 3 and [G] 4 and
Almost every bar counts 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and so I won't go through the count again unless a bar changes.
This is what we've got so far.
Starry Starry Night, paint your palette.
[N] At bar 4 we go to an [A] A minor chord.
5, 4, [Am] 3, 2
[B] and then take the second string finger off to open the second string.
[A] 5, [B] 4, 3, 2
[A] [Am] [B] Notice how I'm not taking that second finger off until it's time to play the second string again.
I want the note [A] at the first fret to ring [Am] until [B] it's time for the note on the open string.
Now at bar 5.
5 and 2 again and hammer 2 back to the first fret.
[Am]
4, 3, 2 [B] and again open the second [Ab] string.
5 [A] and 2.
4, 3, [B] 2
and the hammer takes the place of 1 [Am] there.
1 and 2 [A] and 3 and 4 and
So that's bars 4 and 5.
Blue [Am] and grey, [B] look out on earth.
At [D] bar 6 go into [C] a C chord.
5, 4, 3, 2
and then [G] again open that second string to create the chord of C major [C] 7.
5 and 2.
4, 3, 2
[D] To D7 at bar 7.
4, 3, 2, 1
Then he adds the first string at [G] the third fret.
Pinch 4 and 1.
3, [C] 2, 3
[D] That's [C] bars 6 and 7.
Summer's day, [D] with eyes that know [G] the darkness in my
[D] And then we're about [G] to reach the beginning and go back round again.
So we land on a G chord on the word soul.
Pinch 6 and 1.
3, 2, 3
and the fourth and third string hammer [D] on riff.
[G] [D] [G] So that's bar 8.
Soul, shadows on earth.
[N]
Key:
G
D
B
A
C
G
D
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Vincent is in the key of G and it has no introduction.
It comes straight in with the first verse, the [E] famous Starry [D] Starry Night.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ As far as 1 to 3 of your tab, hold down a normal [N] G chord but keep the middle finger sort of floating because first we need to play the fourth [D] string and hammer it to the second fret.
[Em] _ _ Then the third string and do the [G] same thing, hammer to the second [D] fret.
_ That's your Starry Starry.
[Em] [D] Starry Starry
_ _ _ _ Now that's a little pick up that's actually sort of counting 3 [G] and 4 and and then the main first beat comes with the next bar, bar 2 of your tab.
Pinch 6 and 1 out of a G chord.
4, 3, 1
Then add the second string at the first fret for [A] Gsus4.
[C] Pinch 6 and 2.
4, [G] 3, 1
_ _ 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
_ Now at bar 3 [Cm] the index finger comes [B] away.
Pinch [G] 6 and 2.
4, 3, 1 [Em] open.
2 at the [C] first fret.
3, [G] 2 open.
3
1 and 2 and [C] 3 and [G] 4 and
_ _ Almost every bar counts 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and so I won't go through the count again unless a bar changes.
This is what we've got so far.
_ Starry Starry Night, _ _ _ paint your palette. _
_ [N] At bar 4 we go to an [A] A minor chord.
5, 4, [Am] 3, 2
[B] and then take the second string finger off to open the second string.
[A] 5, [B] 4, 3, 2
_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] Notice how I'm not taking that second finger off until it's time to play the second string again.
I want the note [A] at the first fret to ring _ [Am] until [B] it's time for the note on the open string.
Now at bar 5.
5 and 2 again and hammer 2 back to the first fret.
[Am] _
4, 3, 2 [B] and again open the second [Ab] string.
5 [A] and 2.
4, 3, [B] 2
_ and the hammer takes the place of 1 [Am] there.
1 and 2 [A] and 3 and 4 and
So _ _ _ _ that's bars 4 and 5.
Blue [Am] and grey, _ _ [B] look out on earth.
At [D] bar 6 go into [C] a C chord.
5, 4, 3, 2
and then [G] again open that second string to create the chord of C major [C] 7.
5 and 2.
4, 3, 2
_ _ [D] To D7 at bar 7.
4, 3, 2, 1
Then he adds the first string at [G] the third fret.
Pinch 4 and 1.
3, [C] 2, 3
[D] That's _ _ [C] bars 6 and 7.
Summer's day, [D] with eyes that know [G] the darkness in my
[D] And _ then we're about [G] to reach the beginning and go back round again.
So we land on a G chord on the word soul.
Pinch 6 and 1.
3, 2, 3
and the fourth and third string hammer [D] on riff.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] So that's bar 8.
Soul, shadows on earth.
_ [N] _ _
Vincent is in the key of G and it has no introduction.
It comes straight in with the first verse, the [E] famous Starry [D] Starry Night.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ As far as 1 to 3 of your tab, hold down a normal [N] G chord but keep the middle finger sort of floating because first we need to play the fourth [D] string and hammer it to the second fret.
[Em] _ _ Then the third string and do the [G] same thing, hammer to the second [D] fret.
_ That's your Starry Starry.
[Em] [D] Starry Starry
_ _ _ _ Now that's a little pick up that's actually sort of counting 3 [G] and 4 and and then the main first beat comes with the next bar, bar 2 of your tab.
Pinch 6 and 1 out of a G chord.
4, 3, 1
Then add the second string at the first fret for [A] Gsus4.
[C] Pinch 6 and 2.
4, [G] 3, 1
_ _ 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
_ Now at bar 3 [Cm] the index finger comes [B] away.
Pinch [G] 6 and 2.
4, 3, 1 [Em] open.
2 at the [C] first fret.
3, [G] 2 open.
3
1 and 2 and [C] 3 and [G] 4 and
_ _ Almost every bar counts 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and so I won't go through the count again unless a bar changes.
This is what we've got so far.
_ Starry Starry Night, _ _ _ paint your palette. _
_ [N] At bar 4 we go to an [A] A minor chord.
5, 4, [Am] 3, 2
[B] and then take the second string finger off to open the second string.
[A] 5, [B] 4, 3, 2
_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] Notice how I'm not taking that second finger off until it's time to play the second string again.
I want the note [A] at the first fret to ring _ [Am] until [B] it's time for the note on the open string.
Now at bar 5.
5 and 2 again and hammer 2 back to the first fret.
[Am] _
4, 3, 2 [B] and again open the second [Ab] string.
5 [A] and 2.
4, 3, [B] 2
_ and the hammer takes the place of 1 [Am] there.
1 and 2 [A] and 3 and 4 and
So _ _ _ _ that's bars 4 and 5.
Blue [Am] and grey, _ _ [B] look out on earth.
At [D] bar 6 go into [C] a C chord.
5, 4, 3, 2
and then [G] again open that second string to create the chord of C major [C] 7.
5 and 2.
4, 3, 2
_ _ [D] To D7 at bar 7.
4, 3, 2, 1
Then he adds the first string at [G] the third fret.
Pinch 4 and 1.
3, [C] 2, 3
[D] That's _ _ [C] bars 6 and 7.
Summer's day, [D] with eyes that know [G] the darkness in my
[D] And _ then we're about [G] to reach the beginning and go back round again.
So we land on a G chord on the word soul.
Pinch 6 and 1.
3, 2, 3
and the fourth and third string hammer [D] on riff.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] So that's bar 8.
Soul, shadows on earth.
_ [N] _ _