First Love
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First Love Acústico Tablatura por The Maccabees
My tab inspired from Ami's video. It covers the entire acoustic version of the song in tab form. Note: I believe Orlando plays the song in F/Half Step Up and plays the BM and D chords lower but this tab makes do. Video of song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5RY3aWqupw.
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Most of this is taken from Ami's Youtube Channel
Link Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CruzzNCOvEo
And The Maccabees live performance on Freshly Squeezed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5RY3aWqupw
Intro:
Struming Pattern: DU DU DU DU DU or DD DD DD DD DD
e|--x-----x-----x-----x-----|
B|--x-----x-----x-----x-----| First Love,
G|--x-----x-----x-----x-----| Last Love,
D|--11----11----11----12----| x 4 Only Love, x2
A|--0-----9-----11----11----| It's Only Love
E|--0----(9)----0-----0-----|
^(You can play open here but I think the 9 sounds nice)
Verse:
A E/A A E/A
e|--5-----0-----5-----0-----|
B|--5-----0-----5-----0-----|
G|--6-----6-----6-----6-----| x 2 Do you miss home? x2
D|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
E|--5-----0-----5-----0-----|
Strumming Pattern: DDU UDU
A E/A A E/A
e|--5-----0-----5-----0-----|
B|--5-----0-----5-----0-----| And are you cool?
G|--6-----6-----6-----6-----| x 2
D|--7-----7-----7-----7-----| Symmetricool?
A|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
E|--5-----0-----5-----0-----|
Chorus: BM A E/A
Strumming Pattern: DDUDUDUDUDUDU DDU UDU DDU UDU
BM A E/A A E/A
e|--7-----5-----0-----5-----0-----|
B|--7-----5-----0-----5-----0-----| Let's get married
G|--7-----6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|--9-----7-----7-----7-----7-----| And tick the boxes
A|--9-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
E|--7-----5-----0-----5-----0-----|
BM A E/A
Strumming Pattern: DDUDUDUDUDUDU D D
BM A E/A A E/A
e|--7-----5-----0-----5-----0-----|
B|--7-----5-----0-----5-----0-----| And so she said
G|--7-----6-----6-----6-----6-----| Let's get married
D|--9-----7-----7-----7-----7-----| And tick the boxes
A|--9-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
E|--7-----5-----0-----5-----0-----|
Verse:
A E/A A E/A
e|--5-----0-----5-----0-----|
B|--5-----0-----5-----0-----|
G|--6-----6-----6-----6-----| x 2 Do you want to be alone x2
D|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
E|--5-----0-----5-----0-----|
Strumming Pattern: DDU UDU
A E/A A E/A
e|--5-----0-----5-----0-----|
B|--5-----0-----5-----0-----| And are you cool?
G|--6-----6-----6-----6-----| x 2
D|--7-----7-----7-----7-----| Symmetricool?
A|--7-----7-----7-----7-----| Hypocriticool?
E|--5-----0-----5-----0-----| Analyticool?
Chorus: BM A E/A D
Strumming Pattern: DDUDUDUDUDUDU DDU UDU DDU UDU DDUDUDUDUDUDUDU
BM A E/A A E/A
e|--7-----5-----0-----5-----0-----|
B|--7-----5-----0-----5-----0-----| So critical
G|--7-----6-----6-----6-----6-----| when nothings perfect
D|--9-----7-----7-----7-----7-----| I was hoping I would do
A|--9-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
E|--7-----5-----0-----5-----0-----|
BM D
e|--7-----5-----------------------|
B|--7-----7-----------------------|
G|--7-----7-----------------------| But I won't do
D|--9-----7-----------------------| Cause nothings perfect
A|--9-----5-----------------------| And I'll have to make do
E|--7-----5-----------------------|
Bridge:
Strumming Pattern: D D D D
D BM D BM
e|--5-----7-----5-----7-----------|
B|--7-----7-----7-----7-----------| When it's my mistake
G|--7-----7-----7-----7-----------| and no mistake
D|--7-----9-----7-----9-----------| and I would take it back if I could
A|--5-----9-----5-----9-----------| So stay with me tonight
E|--5-----7-----5-----7-----------|
BM & D BM & D A
Strumming Pattern: (DDUDUDUDUDUDUDU or DDDDDDDDDDDDD) D
D BM D BM A
e|--5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----|
B|--7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----| We'll, I've made my bed, I'll lie in it
G|--7-----7-----7-----7-----6-----| and pillow talk you into it
D|--7-----9-----7-----9-----7-----| I've made my bed, I'll lie in it
A|--5-----9-----5-----9-----7-----| Entice you with this leopard print
E|--5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----| and matching velvet duvet
Outro:
Struming Pattern: DU DU DU DU DU or DD DD DD DD DD
e|--x-----x-----x-----x-----|
B|--x-----x-----x-----x-----| First Love,
G|--x-----x-----x-----x-----| Last Love,
D|--11----11----11----12----| x 3 Only Love,
A|--0-----9-----11----11----| It's Only Love
E|--0----(9)----0-----0-----|
A
e|--5-----------------------|
B|--5-----------------------|
G|--6-----------------------|
D|--7-----------------------|
A|--7-----------------------|
E|--5-----------------------|
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| D Down Stroke
| U Up Stroke
| () Variation
| x Dead Note
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How to play First Love
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.