Chords for How To Play Gordon Lightfoot Shadows (intro only)
Tempo:
64.35 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
B
G
Gb
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Taking a look at Shadows by Gordon [B] Lightfoot, and typically for him it's capoedic fret 2,
he starts off with this very unusual chord at the beginning of the introduction.
Let me play through the first four bars of your tab, which are the introduction to the song.
[Gb] [G]
[D] [G]
So [Eb] bar 1, he's in the key of [B] C, or playing shapes in the key of C,
but instead of just holding down a standard C chord, he's experimented with some different ideas around a C chord.
What he's come up with is this chord where you simply leave the first finger on the second string, first fret,
and you let the bass be the sixth string, which is technically a note [E] in a C chord, [Gb] it's the note E,
[E] alternating with the fourth string, which normally is not in a C chord,
that's the add-9 you [B] can see in the chord name, so if we're going to [Db] name this chord we would call it C add-9 over E.
He's just interested in the sound, and [Eb] he's playing a standard Travis picking [Gb] pattern.
6, 4, [D] 1, 6, 2, [Gb] 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, [E] 2, 4.
There are a couple of different patterns throughout this song, but [Eb] that one is the one that he uses throughout the intro.
The rhythm [Gb] of it is 1, and a 2, E, and 3, and a [Bm] 4, E, and.
[E] What he does next is he takes that [Eb] index finger, lies it down to [B] cover strings 2 and 1,
[F] and hooks the thumb over on the sixth string, first fret, to get, you'll recognise, a [C] variation of an F chord.
He's not playing [B] with these two fingers as well, just that shape, so [Eb] the fourth and third strings will be open.
He doesn't actually play the third string, but the fourth string is open, making the chord F6.
And that's how he fingers it, so he's going from that shape to that.
You can see him, back of the hand [F] comes in contact with the back of the, the palm of the hand comes in contact with the back of the neck,
and the thumb [Ebm] slips over.
If that's a struggle for you, you probably need [F] to finger the C chord with your middle finger,
and then when you go to the F chord, have the ring finger play first string, [G] first fret, and your index finger is going to play sixth string, [Eb] first fret.
That's a little bit of a challenge because the capo gets in the way, so that's why he's doing it like that,
but there you are, let me just clear the index finger so you can [G] see it.
[Ab] Alright, now [B] what he does on that chord is the same pattern that we just played.
[C] 6, 4, 1, 6, [G] 2, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 2, 4.
[Eb] Now he goes to C over G, which is [Db] a normal C chord, but the base of the sixth string, [Eb] third fret,
and he adds the little [B] finger on the first string, third fret.
He plays the same pattern.
6, [D] 4, 1, 6, 2, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 2, 4,
[Abm] and he goes back again [Eb] to the unusual F chord, the F6, [G] and plays the same thing.
Let me
the end of that line, [E] the end of that bar, he's beginning to sing the [Bm] verse.
Let me play through that intro one more time for you.
[Gb]
[D] [G]
Let me
When we [Eb] start the verse, we come back to the C add 9 over E chord, the first chord we played, and play the same [N] pattern.
he starts off with this very unusual chord at the beginning of the introduction.
Let me play through the first four bars of your tab, which are the introduction to the song.
[Gb] [G]
[D] [G]
So [Eb] bar 1, he's in the key of [B] C, or playing shapes in the key of C,
but instead of just holding down a standard C chord, he's experimented with some different ideas around a C chord.
What he's come up with is this chord where you simply leave the first finger on the second string, first fret,
and you let the bass be the sixth string, which is technically a note [E] in a C chord, [Gb] it's the note E,
[E] alternating with the fourth string, which normally is not in a C chord,
that's the add-9 you [B] can see in the chord name, so if we're going to [Db] name this chord we would call it C add-9 over E.
He's just interested in the sound, and [Eb] he's playing a standard Travis picking [Gb] pattern.
6, 4, [D] 1, 6, 2, [Gb] 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, [E] 2, 4.
There are a couple of different patterns throughout this song, but [Eb] that one is the one that he uses throughout the intro.
The rhythm [Gb] of it is 1, and a 2, E, and 3, and a [Bm] 4, E, and.
[E] What he does next is he takes that [Eb] index finger, lies it down to [B] cover strings 2 and 1,
[F] and hooks the thumb over on the sixth string, first fret, to get, you'll recognise, a [C] variation of an F chord.
He's not playing [B] with these two fingers as well, just that shape, so [Eb] the fourth and third strings will be open.
He doesn't actually play the third string, but the fourth string is open, making the chord F6.
And that's how he fingers it, so he's going from that shape to that.
You can see him, back of the hand [F] comes in contact with the back of the, the palm of the hand comes in contact with the back of the neck,
and the thumb [Ebm] slips over.
If that's a struggle for you, you probably need [F] to finger the C chord with your middle finger,
and then when you go to the F chord, have the ring finger play first string, [G] first fret, and your index finger is going to play sixth string, [Eb] first fret.
That's a little bit of a challenge because the capo gets in the way, so that's why he's doing it like that,
but there you are, let me just clear the index finger so you can [G] see it.
[Ab] Alright, now [B] what he does on that chord is the same pattern that we just played.
[C] 6, 4, 1, 6, [G] 2, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 2, 4.
[Eb] Now he goes to C over G, which is [Db] a normal C chord, but the base of the sixth string, [Eb] third fret,
and he adds the little [B] finger on the first string, third fret.
He plays the same pattern.
6, [D] 4, 1, 6, 2, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 2, 4,
[Abm] and he goes back again [Eb] to the unusual F chord, the F6, [G] and plays the same thing.
Let me
the end of that line, [E] the end of that bar, he's beginning to sing the [Bm] verse.
Let me play through that intro one more time for you.
[Gb]
[D] [G]
Let me
When we [Eb] start the verse, we come back to the C add 9 over E chord, the first chord we played, and play the same [N] pattern.
Key:
Eb
B
G
Gb
E
Eb
B
G
_ _ _ _ _ Taking a look at Shadows by Gordon [B] Lightfoot, and typically for him it's capoedic fret 2,
he starts off with this very unusual chord at the beginning of the introduction.
Let me play through the first four bars of your tab, which are the introduction to the song.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
So [Eb] bar 1, he's in the key of [B] C, or playing shapes in the key of C,
but instead of just holding down a standard C chord, he's experimented with some different ideas around a C chord.
What he's come up with is this chord where you simply leave the first finger on the second string, first fret,
and you let the bass be the sixth string, which is technically a note [E] in a C chord, [Gb] it's the note E,
[E] alternating with the fourth string, which normally is not in a C chord,
that's the add-9 you [B] can see in the chord name, so if we're going to [Db] name this chord we would call it C add-9 over E.
He's just interested in the sound, and [Eb] he's playing a standard Travis picking [Gb] pattern.
6, 4, [D] 1, 6, 2, [Gb] 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, [E] 2, 4.
There are a couple of different patterns throughout this song, but [Eb] that one is the one that he uses throughout the intro.
The rhythm [Gb] of it is 1, and a 2, E, and 3, and a [Bm] 4, E, and.
[E] What he does next is he takes that [Eb] index finger, lies it down to [B] cover strings 2 and 1,
[F] and hooks the thumb over on the sixth string, first fret, to get, you'll recognise, a [C] variation of an F chord.
He's not playing [B] with these two fingers as well, just that shape, so [Eb] the fourth and third strings will be open.
He doesn't actually play the third string, but the fourth string is open, making the chord F6.
And that's how he fingers it, so he's going from that shape to that.
You can see him, back of the hand [F] comes in contact with the back of the, the palm of the hand comes in contact with the back of the neck,
and the thumb [Ebm] slips over.
If that's a struggle for you, you probably need [F] to finger the C chord with your middle finger,
and then when you go to the F chord, have the ring finger play first string, [G] first fret, and your index finger is going to play sixth string, [Eb] first fret.
That's a little bit of a challenge because the capo gets in the way, so that's why he's doing it like that,
but there you are, let me just clear the index finger so you can [G] see it.
_ _ _ [Ab] Alright, now [B] what he does on that chord is the same pattern that we just played.
[C] 6, 4, 1, 6, [G] 2, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 2, 4.
_ [Eb] Now he goes to C over G, which is [Db] a normal C chord, but the base of the sixth string, [Eb] third fret,
and he adds the little [B] finger on the first string, third fret.
He plays the same pattern.
6, [D] 4, 1, 6, 2, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 2, 4,
[Abm] and he goes back again [Eb] to the unusual F chord, the F6, [G] and plays the same thing. _ _
_ _ Let me_
the end of that line, [E] the end of that bar, he's beginning to sing the [Bm] verse.
Let me play through that intro one more time for you.
[Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Let me_
When we [Eb] start the verse, we come back to the C add 9 over E chord, the first chord we played, and play the same [N] pattern.
he starts off with this very unusual chord at the beginning of the introduction.
Let me play through the first four bars of your tab, which are the introduction to the song.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
So [Eb] bar 1, he's in the key of [B] C, or playing shapes in the key of C,
but instead of just holding down a standard C chord, he's experimented with some different ideas around a C chord.
What he's come up with is this chord where you simply leave the first finger on the second string, first fret,
and you let the bass be the sixth string, which is technically a note [E] in a C chord, [Gb] it's the note E,
[E] alternating with the fourth string, which normally is not in a C chord,
that's the add-9 you [B] can see in the chord name, so if we're going to [Db] name this chord we would call it C add-9 over E.
He's just interested in the sound, and [Eb] he's playing a standard Travis picking [Gb] pattern.
6, 4, [D] 1, 6, 2, [Gb] 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, [E] 2, 4.
There are a couple of different patterns throughout this song, but [Eb] that one is the one that he uses throughout the intro.
The rhythm [Gb] of it is 1, and a 2, E, and 3, and a [Bm] 4, E, and.
[E] What he does next is he takes that [Eb] index finger, lies it down to [B] cover strings 2 and 1,
[F] and hooks the thumb over on the sixth string, first fret, to get, you'll recognise, a [C] variation of an F chord.
He's not playing [B] with these two fingers as well, just that shape, so [Eb] the fourth and third strings will be open.
He doesn't actually play the third string, but the fourth string is open, making the chord F6.
And that's how he fingers it, so he's going from that shape to that.
You can see him, back of the hand [F] comes in contact with the back of the, the palm of the hand comes in contact with the back of the neck,
and the thumb [Ebm] slips over.
If that's a struggle for you, you probably need [F] to finger the C chord with your middle finger,
and then when you go to the F chord, have the ring finger play first string, [G] first fret, and your index finger is going to play sixth string, [Eb] first fret.
That's a little bit of a challenge because the capo gets in the way, so that's why he's doing it like that,
but there you are, let me just clear the index finger so you can [G] see it.
_ _ _ [Ab] Alright, now [B] what he does on that chord is the same pattern that we just played.
[C] 6, 4, 1, 6, [G] 2, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 2, 4.
_ [Eb] Now he goes to C over G, which is [Db] a normal C chord, but the base of the sixth string, [Eb] third fret,
and he adds the little [B] finger on the first string, third fret.
He plays the same pattern.
6, [D] 4, 1, 6, 2, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 2, 4,
[Abm] and he goes back again [Eb] to the unusual F chord, the F6, [G] and plays the same thing. _ _
_ _ Let me_
the end of that line, [E] the end of that bar, he's beginning to sing the [Bm] verse.
Let me play through that intro one more time for you.
[Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Let me_
When we [Eb] start the verse, we come back to the C add 9 over E chord, the first chord we played, and play the same [N] pattern.