Chords for How to play Jackson Browne's "In the shape of a heart"
Tempo:
115.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
E
C#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Hi everybody, this is Diego.
A few days ago I received a notification from
a user on my channel Floyd Diego 75 asked me to reshoot the
Jackson Brown song I shot nearly two or three years ago
from a different angle because he wanted to see my hands while
played it.
I decided to break down the whole
played.
A few days ago I received a notification from
a user on my channel Floyd Diego 75 asked me to reshoot the
Jackson Brown song I shot nearly two or three years ago
from a different angle because he wanted to see my hands while
played it.
I decided to break down the whole
played.
100% ➙ 115BPM
A
B
E
C#m
G
A
B
E
Hi everybody, this is Diego. _ _ _
A _ few days ago I received a notification from
YouTube because _ a user on my channel Floyd Diego 75 _ _ asked me to _ _ reshoot the
video of a cover of a Jackson Brown song I shot nearly two or three years ago
_ _ _ to reshoot it from a different angle because he wanted to see my hands while
I played it.
_ So I decided to do something more.
I decided to break down the whole
song and explain you and show you how I played.
_ _ The song is one of my favorites
by Jackson Brown and it's called In the Shape of a Heart.
_ _ _ I gotta point out that
the version I used as a reference is the one that's contained in a DVD called
Going Home which was released in the mid 90s after Jackson Brown's album I'm
Alive was released.
_ And this DVD features some live versions of some of the some
of Jackson Brown's hits and some interviews as well.
_ This song is played
in a key of E so this is the main [E] chord E major.
_ _ _ _ Okay so _ now I'm gonna start with
the intro of the song and show you the first chord changes.
_ Remember to
use some palm muting so you have to mute the strings of the guitar with the lower
part of the palm of your hand like this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay so let's start with the intro E
_ major _ _ _ _ _ then it moves [Cm] to [C#] C sharp minor A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ and _ _ _ now be careful with the next chord
next chord is a B chord with A in the bass so in order to play this chord you
have to pick the fifth string _ and you have to play the A chord like this but
you have to move it down two frets like this. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ Okay [A] _
so _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ let's start again from the
beginning _ [Em] two _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] times _ _ _ [B] _ _ okay _ and then comes the first verse of the song. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
It [E] was a time I won't forget [A] [C#] for the sorrow and regret _ [A] in the shape of a
heart [B] _ _
[A] in the shape of a heart. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Play the whole chord here.
_ [D] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ I _ _ guess I never knew what she was talking about
_ _ _ _ _ I guess I never knew what [B] she was living without.
Play the B chord here [D] okay.
[E] _ _
People speak of love and don't know what they're [C#m] thinking of.
Wait around for the
one who fits just like [A] a glove.
Speak in [B] terms of belief and belonging.
[A] _
Try to [G] fix
[B] something to that longing.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
People speak of [B] _ love.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] B, _ Bsus4 _
_ _ [G] [E] was a hole left in the wall _ [C#m] from some
ancient fight.
This is the second verse.
By [A] the size of a [B] fist, _ _ [A] something thrown there and missed.
[B] _
_ _ [E] There were other holes as well [B] [C#m] in the house where an ass fell.
[A] Far too many to [B]
repair
_ [A] in the times [B] that we were there.
_ [E] _ People speak of love and don't know what they're
[C#m] thinking of.
Reach out to each other through the [A] cushioned shove.
Speak in
terms [B] of life and learning.
[A] _ Try to [Dm] find [B] a word for the burning.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] You keep it up.
[B] You try so [A] hard to keep
a life [B] from coming apart.
_ [A] I never know [B] what breaches [A] and faults are [G] concealed
in [B] the shape of a heart.
[D#] Then comes the _ [C#] Asus2 [A] chord. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ B chord.
In the shape [A] of a heart.
_ [D] _ [B] _
_ B, Bsus4. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] Asus2.
_ _ [G] _ [B] _
In the shape [A] of a heart.
_ _ [B] B, Bsus4.
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ And then you keep the same structure for the rest of the song.
I hope this video was useful.
Enjoy _ your night.
_ _ Hope to see you again soon.
_ Bye bye.
A _ few days ago I received a notification from
YouTube because _ a user on my channel Floyd Diego 75 _ _ asked me to _ _ reshoot the
video of a cover of a Jackson Brown song I shot nearly two or three years ago
_ _ _ to reshoot it from a different angle because he wanted to see my hands while
I played it.
_ So I decided to do something more.
I decided to break down the whole
song and explain you and show you how I played.
_ _ The song is one of my favorites
by Jackson Brown and it's called In the Shape of a Heart.
_ _ _ I gotta point out that
the version I used as a reference is the one that's contained in a DVD called
Going Home which was released in the mid 90s after Jackson Brown's album I'm
Alive was released.
_ And this DVD features some live versions of some of the some
of Jackson Brown's hits and some interviews as well.
_ This song is played
in a key of E so this is the main [E] chord E major.
_ _ _ _ Okay so _ now I'm gonna start with
the intro of the song and show you the first chord changes.
_ Remember to
use some palm muting so you have to mute the strings of the guitar with the lower
part of the palm of your hand like this. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay so let's start with the intro E
_ major _ _ _ _ _ then it moves [Cm] to [C#] C sharp minor A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ and _ _ _ now be careful with the next chord
next chord is a B chord with A in the bass so in order to play this chord you
have to pick the fifth string _ and you have to play the A chord like this but
you have to move it down two frets like this. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ Okay [A] _
so _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ let's start again from the
beginning _ [Em] two _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] times _ _ _ [B] _ _ okay _ and then comes the first verse of the song. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
It [E] was a time I won't forget [A] [C#] for the sorrow and regret _ [A] in the shape of a
heart [B] _ _
[A] in the shape of a heart. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Play the whole chord here.
_ [D] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ I _ _ guess I never knew what she was talking about
_ _ _ _ _ I guess I never knew what [B] she was living without.
Play the B chord here [D] okay.
[E] _ _
People speak of love and don't know what they're [C#m] thinking of.
Wait around for the
one who fits just like [A] a glove.
Speak in [B] terms of belief and belonging.
[A] _
Try to [G] fix
[B] something to that longing.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
People speak of [B] _ love.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] B, _ Bsus4 _
_ _ [G] [E] was a hole left in the wall _ [C#m] from some
ancient fight.
This is the second verse.
By [A] the size of a [B] fist, _ _ [A] something thrown there and missed.
[B] _
_ _ [E] There were other holes as well [B] [C#m] in the house where an ass fell.
[A] Far too many to [B]
repair
_ [A] in the times [B] that we were there.
_ [E] _ People speak of love and don't know what they're
[C#m] thinking of.
Reach out to each other through the [A] cushioned shove.
Speak in
terms [B] of life and learning.
[A] _ Try to [Dm] find [B] a word for the burning.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] You keep it up.
[B] You try so [A] hard to keep
a life [B] from coming apart.
_ [A] I never know [B] what breaches [A] and faults are [G] concealed
in [B] the shape of a heart.
[D#] Then comes the _ [C#] Asus2 [A] chord. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ B chord.
In the shape [A] of a heart.
_ [D] _ [B] _
_ B, Bsus4. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] Asus2.
_ _ [G] _ [B] _
In the shape [A] of a heart.
_ _ [B] B, Bsus4.
_ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ And then you keep the same structure for the rest of the song.
I hope this video was useful.
Enjoy _ your night.
_ _ Hope to see you again soon.
_ Bye bye.