Chords for How To Play Jim Croce A Long Time Ago (intro only)
Tempo:
105.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
B
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
A long time ago it was in the key of G and the intro is the first four bars of your tab
which sounds like [G] this.
[D]
[Em] [D] [C] [Bm]
[G] [Abm] So we start on a normal G chord, pinch 6 [G] and 1, 3, 2, 3, to a [E] D chord, 4 and [D] 1, 3, and
then have the middle finger [B] come off the first string and go to the fifth string [F] third fret
without the other two fingers moving, [G] 5 and 2 [F] and 3, 1 and 2 [Dm] and 3 and 4 and, [Abm] almost every
bar in this song is 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and so I'll only cover the [F] rhythm where that rhythm changes.
Now we're going to go to an E minor at bar 2, pinch [E] 6 and 1, [Em] 3, 2, [G] 3, then still an E
minor 4, 1 at the third fret [Eb] and to a D chord, 4 [D] and 1 and 2.
[Em]
[D]
At bar 3 [B] we want a C chord, 5 and [C] 1, 3, 2, [G] 3 and [D] then G over B which is the fifth string
[G] second fret and the second string third fret, [E] 5 and 2, [G] 3, [Em] 1, 3.
[C] [G]
[Bm] At bar 4, the last bar of [F] the intro, a D chord, just play 4 and [D] 1, [B] then a C chord, 5 and 1
and a G chord, [G] 6 and 1, followed by this riff.
And that is the [Db] fifth string open to second fret [B] hammered, fourth string open to second
fret hammered [E] and third string [G] open.
The rhythm of [Eb] that bar is a bit different.
[D] 1 [B] and 2 [G] and [A] 3 and a 4 [G] he and, the [A] lick is [B] and a 4 [Em] he and.
Here are those 4 [Ab] bars again of the intro slowly.
[G] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [G]
[Bm] [B] [G]
which sounds like [G] this.
[D]
[Em] [D] [C] [Bm]
[G] [Abm] So we start on a normal G chord, pinch 6 [G] and 1, 3, 2, 3, to a [E] D chord, 4 and [D] 1, 3, and
then have the middle finger [B] come off the first string and go to the fifth string [F] third fret
without the other two fingers moving, [G] 5 and 2 [F] and 3, 1 and 2 [Dm] and 3 and 4 and, [Abm] almost every
bar in this song is 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and so I'll only cover the [F] rhythm where that rhythm changes.
Now we're going to go to an E minor at bar 2, pinch [E] 6 and 1, [Em] 3, 2, [G] 3, then still an E
minor 4, 1 at the third fret [Eb] and to a D chord, 4 [D] and 1 and 2.
[Em]
[D]
At bar 3 [B] we want a C chord, 5 and [C] 1, 3, 2, [G] 3 and [D] then G over B which is the fifth string
[G] second fret and the second string third fret, [E] 5 and 2, [G] 3, [Em] 1, 3.
[C] [G]
[Bm] At bar 4, the last bar of [F] the intro, a D chord, just play 4 and [D] 1, [B] then a C chord, 5 and 1
and a G chord, [G] 6 and 1, followed by this riff.
And that is the [Db] fifth string open to second fret [B] hammered, fourth string open to second
fret hammered [E] and third string [G] open.
The rhythm of [Eb] that bar is a bit different.
[D] 1 [B] and 2 [G] and [A] 3 and a 4 [G] he and, the [A] lick is [B] and a 4 [Em] he and.
Here are those 4 [Ab] bars again of the intro slowly.
[G] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [G]
[Bm] [B] [G]
Key:
G
D
B
Em
C
G
D
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A long time ago it was in the key of G and the intro is the first four bars of your tab
which sounds like [G] this.
_ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] So we start on a normal G chord, pinch 6 [G] and 1, _ 3, 2, 3, to a [E] D chord, 4 and [D] 1, 3, and
then have the middle finger [B] come off the first string and go to the fifth string [F] third fret
without the other two fingers moving, [G] 5 and 2 [F] and 3, _ _ _ 1 and 2 [Dm] and 3 and 4 and, _ _ _ [Abm] almost every
bar in this song is 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and so I'll only cover the [F] rhythm where that rhythm changes.
Now we're going to go to an E minor at bar 2, pinch [E] 6 and 1, [Em] 3, 2, [G] 3, then still an E
minor 4, 1 at the third fret [Eb] and to a D chord, 4 [D] and 1 and 2.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
At bar 3 [B] we want a C chord, 5 and [C] 1, 3, 2, [G] 3 and [D] then G over B which is the fifth string
[G] second fret and the second string third fret, [E] 5 and 2, [G] 3, [Em] 1, 3.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ At bar 4, the last bar of [F] the intro, a D chord, just play 4 and [D] 1, _ [B] then a C chord, 5 and 1
and a G chord, [G] 6 and 1, followed by this riff. _ _ _ _
And that is the [Db] fifth string open to second fret [B] hammered, fourth string open to second
fret hammered [E] and third string [G] open.
_ The rhythm of [Eb] that bar is a bit different.
_ [D] 1 [B] and 2 [G] and [A] 3 and a 4 [G] he and, the [A] lick is [B] and a 4 [Em] he and.
Here are those 4 [Ab] bars again of the intro slowly.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ A long time ago it was in the key of G and the intro is the first four bars of your tab
which sounds like [G] this.
_ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] So we start on a normal G chord, pinch 6 [G] and 1, _ 3, 2, 3, to a [E] D chord, 4 and [D] 1, 3, and
then have the middle finger [B] come off the first string and go to the fifth string [F] third fret
without the other two fingers moving, [G] 5 and 2 [F] and 3, _ _ _ 1 and 2 [Dm] and 3 and 4 and, _ _ _ [Abm] almost every
bar in this song is 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and so I'll only cover the [F] rhythm where that rhythm changes.
Now we're going to go to an E minor at bar 2, pinch [E] 6 and 1, [Em] 3, 2, [G] 3, then still an E
minor 4, 1 at the third fret [Eb] and to a D chord, 4 [D] and 1 and 2.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
At bar 3 [B] we want a C chord, 5 and [C] 1, 3, 2, [G] 3 and [D] then G over B which is the fifth string
[G] second fret and the second string third fret, [E] 5 and 2, [G] 3, [Em] 1, 3.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ At bar 4, the last bar of [F] the intro, a D chord, just play 4 and [D] 1, _ [B] then a C chord, 5 and 1
and a G chord, [G] 6 and 1, followed by this riff. _ _ _ _
And that is the [Db] fifth string open to second fret [B] hammered, fourth string open to second
fret hammered [E] and third string [G] open.
_ The rhythm of [Eb] that bar is a bit different.
_ [D] 1 [B] and 2 [G] and [A] 3 and a 4 [G] he and, the [A] lick is [B] and a 4 [Em] he and.
Here are those 4 [Ab] bars again of the intro slowly.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _