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YARDBIRDS (Inghilterra)


Shapes Of Things

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Intro

(eighth-note triplets):

F

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Verse 1: (bass over verse chord progression):

G                F/D

v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----2---3---4---|-5--------------- -3---------------|-----5---3---1---

G

Shapes

F/D              G

Of things before my eyes

F/D            G

Just teach me to despise

F/D                 F

Will time make man more wise Verse 2: Here Within my lonely frame My eyes just hurt my brain But will they seem the same

Chorus

(bass over chorus chord progression):

C                 Bb

v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v -----------5-3---|-----------3-1--- -----2---5-----5-|-----0---3-----3- -3---------------|-1--------------- -----------------|-----------------

C

Come tomorrow

Bb

Will I be older

C

Come tomorrow

Bb

May be a soldier

C

Come tomorrow

Bb

Will I be bolder

(Bb)    D

Than today? Verse 3: Now The trees are almost green But will they still be seen Where time and tide have been Verse 4: Fallen Into your passing hands Please don't destroy these lands Don't make them desert sands [repeat chorus] Guitar solo: [Note: solo is played entirely on G string; other strings not shown]

G                         F

v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v g -------------------------|-10-12-14-16b17----16-14-12- 8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^

G                         F

v     v     v     v       v          v     v     v g -14---b16----------------|----15p14p1214-12-14--15--14-- 16th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^       ^^^^^^^^^^ qtr-note triplet

G                         F

v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v g -15---b17----------10-12-|-8-----10---12b14-12-10-- qtr-note triplet ^^^^^^^^^^^

G                         F

v     v     v     v       v          v       v         v g -12----------------------|----15p14p1214--121012--1012109---109- 16th-note triplets ^^^^^^^^            ^^^^^^

G                             F

v       v       v     v       v     v     v     v g -7---9-7-5---7-5-4--5--4--5--|-7--9-b10-9--7-------

G                         F

v     v     v     v        v     v     v     v g ----10-10-12-12-14b15r1412|-14b16------------------ 8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^

G                         F

v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v g -12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * harmonic w/feedback Bb       D [N.C.]

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Verse 5: Soon I hope that I will find Loves deep within my mind That won't disgrace my kind Coda: rhythm guitar (quarter notes, doubled with bass; lead guitar plays drone on open G string):

G

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