Laughter
View chords used in this chart
open C. However, it works perfectly well in dropped-D, too. The only
difficulty is in the chorus section: for the first chord shape, you need to
barre the E,A & D strings at the 2nd fret with your first finger, while
keeping the G string open AND fretting the B and e strings at 3 and 5
respectively. If that's just ridiculous, then ignore the open G string
and play a straight barre chord.
I haven't included timing marks: I figure you'd have to know the song to
want to try and play it anyway. Note that Bruce modifies the verse section
a couple of times to get a more arpeggiated, sustained feel (eg the verse
about nuclear good-time boys). For this you can use the same fingerings,
just change the style.
That reminds me... i have one question about the lyrics of the song that
you may be able to help with:
Here's to the sun _______________????
Through a thermal inversion haze
Here's to the nuclear good time boys
Numbering all our days...
Comments, corrections welcome (nay, encouraged!). Thanks to Andrew
Rate for typing this up.
- jared
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Laughter
Bruce Cockburn
Transcribed by Jared White
(whitej@lincoln.ac.nz)
Drop D tuning; capo 3rd fret; h = hammer-on
Intro:
e|-----2----------------|-----2--2-------------|-----2----------------|
B|-----3----------3-----|-----3--3-------3-----|-----3----------3-----|
G|-----2----------0-----|-----2--2-------0-----|-----2----------0-----|
D|----------------0-----|----------------0--0--|----------------0-----|
A|-----------0h2-----2--|-----------0h2--------|-----------0h2-----2--|
D|--0-----0-------------|--0-------------------|--0-----0-------------|
Verse:
|-------2-------------|---------2--------------|----------------------|
|----3--3-------3-----|---------3--------3-----|-------3-----3--3-----|
|----2----------0-----|-*-------2--------2-----|-------0-----0--0-----|
|-0-------------0-----|-*----------------------|----------------------|
|-------0--0h2-----2--|---------------0-----0--|----2-----2--------2--|
|-0-------------------|---0--------0-----------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----3--------3--------|-----3--3-------0-----|-----3--------3--------|
|----0--------0--------|----------------0-----|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----4--4-------------|-----4--------4--------|
|----------2-----2-----|-----------0h2-----2--|-----------0-----0-----|
|-2-----2--------------|--0-------------------|--0-----0--------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----3-----3----3-----|--------2---3---5---7--|-----7-----7--5--3-----|
|-----0-----0----0-----|--------2---4---6---7--|-----7-----7-----------|
|----------------------|-----2-----------------|-----------------4-----|
|--2-----2----------2--|--0-------------0------|--------0--------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|--0-----------------0--|
Chorus:
|-----5-----5--5-----5--|--------5--------5-----|-----------------------|
|-----3-----3--3-----3--|--------3--------3-----|-----3--3-----0--------|
|-----0-----0--0-----0--|--------0--------0-----|-----2--2-----0--------|
|-----------------0--2--|--------2-----------0--|-----4--4-----0--0-----|
|-----------2-----------|-----2-----------------|--------------2-----2--|
|--2-----2--------------|--2--------------------|--0--------------------|
|----------2--0-----0--|-----5-----5--5-----5--|--------5-----------5-----|
|----3-----3--0--3--0--|-----3-----3--3-----3--|--------3-----------3-----|
|----2-----------2-----|-----0-----0--0-----0--|--------0-----------0-----|
|----4-----------------|-----------------0--2--|--------2--------------0--|
|-------0--------------|-----------2-----------|-----2--------------------|
|-0-----------------0--|--2-----2--------------|--2-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----3--3-----0--------|-----3--3-------0------|
|----2--2-----0--------|-----2--2-------0----*-|
|----4--4-----0--0-----|-----4--0-------0----*-|
|-------------2-----2--|-----------0h2-----2---|
|-0--------------------|--0--------------------|
Thats all!
Hope you enjoy it.
jared
How to play Laughter
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 C. 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.