Chords for How To Play Salad Days by Mac DeMarco
Tempo:
97.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Gm
F
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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So there's a capo on the 3rd fret, and the song starts with a C chord.
[F]
[Gb] A 1st fret on the A [Db] string, [C] open on the A string, and then a G chord, [C] but you're only
going to hold down [F] the 2nd fret on the A, 3rd fret on the G, and [E] nothing on the lower [Bb] strings.
You don't have to hit the high E.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Eb]
[Bb] And [Eb] then, not [G] relative to the capo, it would be the
8th fret on the A string,
[Ab] 7th fret on the D string, [Gb] and 8th [F] fret on the G string.
[Gm]
Don't hit the low E.
And then back to that G.
[Bb] [Eb] So, all together.
[Db]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[G] [Bb] [Db]
[Bb]
And then for the chorus, [Ab] not relative to [Fm] the capo again, you're going to go up to the 11th
fret on the A, and the 8th fret on the D.
Don't hit the low E string.
[Gm]
And then slide that down one fret, so to the 7th on the D, [E] and 10th on the A.
[Dm] And then,
you're going to keep the 7th on the D, 8th on the A, and 10th on the low E.
And then back to that chord from the verse.
So that's 8, 7, 8.
[F] And then you play that again.
So 11, 8.
[Gm] Slide that [Eb] down to the 10th and [Gm] 7th.
And then 7, [F] [D] 8, [Dm] 10.
[D] That was 8, 7, 8.
[Gm]
[G] And then you either go back into the verse from that point, [Eb] or if you're at the end of
the song, you just play that [Gm] chord.
[G]
[A] [Bb] And then the G.
[F]
[Gb] A 1st fret on the A [Db] string, [C] open on the A string, and then a G chord, [C] but you're only
going to hold down [F] the 2nd fret on the A, 3rd fret on the G, and [E] nothing on the lower [Bb] strings.
You don't have to hit the high E.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Eb]
[Bb] And [Eb] then, not [G] relative to the capo, it would be the
8th fret on the A string,
[Ab] 7th fret on the D string, [Gb] and 8th [F] fret on the G string.
[Gm]
Don't hit the low E.
And then back to that G.
[Bb] [Eb] So, all together.
[Db]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[G] [Bb] [Db]
[Bb]
And then for the chorus, [Ab] not relative to [Fm] the capo again, you're going to go up to the 11th
fret on the A, and the 8th fret on the D.
Don't hit the low E string.
[Gm]
And then slide that down one fret, so to the 7th on the D, [E] and 10th on the A.
[Dm] And then,
you're going to keep the 7th on the D, 8th on the A, and 10th on the low E.
And then back to that chord from the verse.
So that's 8, 7, 8.
[F] And then you play that again.
So 11, 8.
[Gm] Slide that [Eb] down to the 10th and [Gm] 7th.
And then 7, [F] [D] 8, [Dm] 10.
[D] That was 8, 7, 8.
[Gm]
[G] And then you either go back into the verse from that point, [Eb] or if you're at the end of
the song, you just play that [Gm] chord.
[G]
[A] [Bb] And then the G.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Gm
F
G
Eb
Bb
Gm
_ So there's a capo on the 3rd fret, and the song starts with a C chord.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
[Gb] A 1st fret on the A [Db] string, _ [C] open on the A string, and then a G chord, [C] but you're only
going to hold down [F] the 2nd fret on the A, 3rd fret on the G, and [E] nothing on the lower [Bb] strings.
_ _ _ You don't have to hit the high E.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ And [Eb] then, not [G] relative to the capo, it would be the
8th fret on the A string, _
[Ab] 7th fret on the D string, [Gb] and 8th [F] fret on the G string.
[Gm] _
_ Don't hit the low E.
_ _ And then back to that G.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] So, all together.
_ [Db] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And then for the chorus, _ [Ab] not relative to [Fm] the capo again, you're going to go up to the 11th
fret on the A, and the 8th fret on the D.
Don't hit the low E string.
[Gm] _ _ _ _
And then slide that down one fret, so to the 7th on the _ D, [E] and _ 10th on the A.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] And then,
you're going to keep the 7th on the D, _ 8th on the A, and 10th on the low E. _ _ _ _
_ And then back to that chord from the verse. _ _ _
_ So that's 8, 7, 8.
_ [F] And then you play that again.
_ So 11, 8. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Slide that [Eb] down to the 10th and [Gm] _ 7th. _
_ _ And then 7, [F] _ [D] 8, [Dm] 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] That was 8, 7, 8.
[Gm] _ _
_ [G] And then you either go back into the verse from that point, [Eb] or if you're at the end of
the song, you just play that [Gm] chord.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ And then the G.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
[Gb] A 1st fret on the A [Db] string, _ [C] open on the A string, and then a G chord, [C] but you're only
going to hold down [F] the 2nd fret on the A, 3rd fret on the G, and [E] nothing on the lower [Bb] strings.
_ _ _ You don't have to hit the high E.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ And [Eb] then, not [G] relative to the capo, it would be the
8th fret on the A string, _
[Ab] 7th fret on the D string, [Gb] and 8th [F] fret on the G string.
[Gm] _
_ Don't hit the low E.
_ _ And then back to that G.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] So, all together.
_ [Db] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And then for the chorus, _ [Ab] not relative to [Fm] the capo again, you're going to go up to the 11th
fret on the A, and the 8th fret on the D.
Don't hit the low E string.
[Gm] _ _ _ _
And then slide that down one fret, so to the 7th on the _ D, [E] and _ 10th on the A.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] And then,
you're going to keep the 7th on the D, _ 8th on the A, and 10th on the low E. _ _ _ _
_ And then back to that chord from the verse. _ _ _
_ So that's 8, 7, 8.
_ [F] And then you play that again.
_ So 11, 8. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Slide that [Eb] down to the 10th and [Gm] _ 7th. _
_ _ And then 7, [F] _ [D] 8, [Dm] 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] That was 8, 7, 8.
[Gm] _ _
_ [G] And then you either go back into the verse from that point, [Eb] or if you're at the end of
the song, you just play that [Gm] chord.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ And then the G.