Around The Bend
View chords used in this chart
intro/between verses
e||(0)----(0)----(0)0-|-0----0----0----0-|-----------------0-|
B||-7------7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-3----3-3----3-3-3-|
G||.0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-2----2-2----2-2-2-|
D||.7----7-7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-0----0-0----0-0-0-|
A||-0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-------------------|
E||-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
e|-0--2-------3-2-0-2-|
B|-3--3---3---3-3-3-3-|
G|-2--2---2---2-2-2-2-|
D|-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e||(0)----(0)----(0)0-|-0----0----0----0-|-------------------|
B||-7------7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-3----3-3----3-3-3-|
G||-0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-2----2-2----2-2-0-|
D||-7----7-7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-0----0-0----0-0-0-|
A||-0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-------------------|
E||-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
e|--------------------||
B|-3-3---3----3-3-3-3-||
G|-0-2---2----4-2-0-2.||
D|-0-0---0----0-0-0-0.||
A|--------------------||
E|--------------------||
Verses
e||(0)----(0)----(0)0-|-0----0----0----0-|-----------------0-|
B||-7------7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-3----3-3----3-3-3-|
G||.0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-2----2-2----2-2-2-|
D||.7----7-7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-0----0-0----0-0-0-|
A||-0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-------------------|
E||-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
1a. I am wishing you a well
1c. Covers up, I cast you off
2a. I hold your head deep in my arms
2c. Off you dream my little child
3a. All the evenings close like this
3c. Please for - give me won't you dear
e|-0h2-----3--2--0--2-|
B|-3----3--3--3--3--3-| (after verses 2c, 3c, 4a go to
G|-2----2--2--2--2--2-| chorus 2, 3 and 4)
D|-0----0--0--0--0--0-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e||(0)----(0)----(0)0-|-0----0----0----0-|-------------------|
B||-7------7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-3----3-3----3-3-3-|
G||-0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-2----2-2----2-2-0-|
D||-7----7-7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-0----0-0----0-0-0-|
A||-0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-------------------|
E||-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
1b. mind at peace within your cell
1d. I'll be watching as you breathe
2b. My fingertips they close your eyes
3b. All these mo-ments that I missed
e|------------3-2-0-2-||
B|-3--3--3----3-3-3-3-||
G|-0--2--2----2-4-2-0.||
D|-0--0--0----0-0-0-0.|| After verse 1d go to chorus 1
A|--------------------||
E|--------------------||
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chorus
e||(0)----(0)----(0)0-|-0----0----0----0-|-----------------0-|
B||-7------7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-3----3-3----3-3-3-|
G||.0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-2----2-2----2-2-2-|
D||.7----7-7----7-7-7-|-7----5----2----5-|-0----0-0----0-0-0-|
A||-0----0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0----0----0-|-------------------|
E||-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
1. I lie still, you move, I send
2. There's a sun a -round the bend
3. Please for - give and let me share
4. How I want your soul to keep
e|--------------------|--------0---------|-------------------|
B|--------3----3------|-------------3----|-------------------|
G|-2----2-2----2------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-0----0-0----0------|------------------|-------------------|
A|-x----x-x----x--0-1-|-2----2-----------|-1-----------------|
E|-1----1-------------|------------------|-------------------|
[______] [_____________________________]
hold F note let ring
1. you off around the bend.....
2. There's a sun around the bend.....
3. with you around the bend.....
4. on and on around the bend (END)
(go to intro after each chorus except the last one)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
D = X X 0 2 3 2
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
How to play Around The Bend
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.