View chords used in this chart
4/4 time, andante con moto (moderately slow, but spirited), scale of E Major.
Standard Tuning, strings shown below are high e to low E in that order.
Play Part I twice, then Part II twice.
In tab, it is hard to notate the duration of individual notes. Here, try to
keep each note ringing until another note in the same melody line occurs.
(Part I)
(Quarter notes)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------0-----|-5-----------4-----------|-5-----------------0----|
B|-------------------------|-------------5-----------|-------2-----3----------|
G|-------------------------|-------2-----------------|-2-----2-----4-----1----|
D|-------------------------|-------------------2-----|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
e|-------------------0-----|-------------7-----5-----|-4-----2--0--2----------|
B|-2-----------0-----------|-4-----2--0--------------|-------------4-----5--4-|
G|-2-----------------------|-4-----------------2-----|-4----------------------|
D|-------------2-----------|-------------6-----------|------------------------|
A|-------0-----------------|-------------------------|-------------2----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
e|-0-----------------------|
B|-0-----------------------|
G|-1-----------------------|
D|-2-----------------------|
A|-------2-----------------|
E|-------------0-----------|
(Part II)
| | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------0----|
B|-------------------------|-0-----------------2-----|-3----------------------|
G|-------------------1--2--|-------1-----------2-----|-4-----------------1----|
D|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-------2----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0----------|
e|-------------2-----------|-------------------0-----|-2-----------4----------|
B|-2-----------------3--2--|-0-----------------------|-3-----------3----------|
G|-2-----4--2--------------|-0-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------0-----0-----|-2-----------------------|-0----------------------|
A|-------4-----------------|-------2-----------4-----|-------------2----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|------------------------|
e|-5-----4--2--0-----------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-5-----------------3-----|-2-----------0-----------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-2-----------1--------2--|-2----------------------|
D|-------------------0-----|-2-----------------------|-------2----------------|
A|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------0----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|------------------------|
How to play by
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 E. 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.