Family Song For The Leaving
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: D G D G B DCapotraste: 2nd traste
Tabs based on this video https://youtu.be/cpNmWzL6JSY?si=YfvRXMfJYVG0uNDC&t=135
Tuning is GGBDGB.
[Intro]
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------| x2
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
[Verse 1]
Stay gone, are you a heavenly host?
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
Don't come around, casting off old dogs and all their ghosts
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
[Chorus]
Trouble, coming for me
B|----0-----------0-------0-------0--|----0-----------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|----5---------5-------5-------5----|----9---------9-------9-------0-------| x2
B|----5------------------------------|----0---------------------------------|
G|--5-5-----5-------5-------5--------|--9-9-----9-------9------9------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Trouble, coming for me
B|----0-----------0-------0-------0--|----0-----------0-------0-------------|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-----------------|
D|----5---------5-------5-------5----|----2---------2-------2---------------|
B|----5------------------------------|----2---------------------------------|
G|--5-5-----5-------5-------5--------|--2-2-----2-------2-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Interlude]
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------| x2
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
[Verse 2]
Take up your sage as a broom
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
Casting off the countenance of death in all its gloom
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
[Chorus]
Trouble, coming for me
B|----0-----------0-------0-------0--|----0-----------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|----5---------5-------5-------5----|----9---------9-------9-------0-------| x2
B|----5------------------------------|----0---------------------------------|
G|--5-5-----5-------5-------5--------|--9-9-----9-------9------9------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Trouble, coming for me
B|----0-----------0-------0-------0--|----0-----------0-------0-------------|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-----------------|
D|----5---------5-------5-------5----|----2---------2-------2---------------|
B|----5------------------------------|----2---------------------------------|
G|--5-5-----5-------5-------5--------|--2-2-----2-------2-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Interlude]
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------| x2
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
[Verse 3]
Come all you Christians and lay down your blood
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
Feeling poor old backs to break, no love here to find, no
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
[Chorus]
Trouble, coming for me
B|----0-----------0-------0-------0--|----0-----------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|----5---------5-------5-------5----|----9---------9-------9-------0-------| x2
B|----5------------------------------|----0---------------------------------|
G|--5-5-----5-------5-------5--------|--9-9-----9-------9------9------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Trouble, coming for me
B|----0-----------0-------0-------0--|----0-----------0-------0-------------|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-----------------|
D|----5---------5-------5-------5----|----2---------2-------2---------------|
B|----5------------------------------|----2---------------------------------|
G|--5-5-----5-------5-------5--------|--2-2-----2-------2-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
B|--------0-------0-----0---------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------------|
G|----0-------0---------0-----0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------5-------5----|------5-------5-------5---------------|
B|--5-------3-------3h5-----5--------|-------------------------------3------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
B|----------0-------0-----0---------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0---|
G|------0-------0---------0-----0------|----0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|--------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
B|------------------------3---3--------|------------------------------------|
G|--2h4-------2-------2h4--------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--0-------0--------0-------0--------|
(whistling the same tune)
B|--------0-------0-----0---------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0---------0-----0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------5-------5----|------5-------5-------5---------------|
B|--5-------3-------3h5-----5--------|-------------------------------3------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
B|----------0-------0-----0---------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0---|
G|------0-------0---------0-----0------|----0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|--------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
B|------------------------3---3--------|------------------------------------|
G|--2h4-------2-------2h4--------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--0-------0--------0-------0--------|
[Outro]
B|--------0-------0-------0-------0--|--------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0------|----0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0----|------0-------0-------0-------0-------| x2
B|--5-------5-------5-------5--------|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------0-------0-----------|
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How to play Family Song For The Leaving
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.