My Dark Skin
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
In the verses he strums the chords and fingerpicks a bit after
stumming 2-3 times. The whole strumming sequence has some fingerpicking in
the middle, but that is something you have to toy a bit around with.
[Intro]
A F#m
e|-10---7---9--------7---9---7------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------10---------------10-|-9h10p9-7-9---7---9---10---9---7-|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E D E
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------7-------------|
G|-4/6-9-------2---4---2---1---2-|-9-------6-------9---7---6-|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
A F#m
e|-10---7---9--------7---9---7------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------10---------------10-|-9h10p9-7-9---7---9---10---9---7-|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E D E
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------7----4----2----1-|
G|-4/6-9-------2---4---2---1---2-|-9---------6---------------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Si- lence keeps me
[Verse 1]
F#m
disordered I need you with me here
A F#m E A
And everyone else in a beat environment in the city
C#m D F#m E
It has much to do with the African affairs
C#m D F#m E
And our white skin soldiers political and fair
A F#m
e|-10---7---9--------7---9---7------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------10---------------10-|-9h10p9-7-9---7---9---10---9---7-|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gathered in a restaurant You're dancing with the waiter's
E D E
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------7-------------|
G|-4/6-9-------2---4---2---1---2-|-9-------6-------9---7---6-|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
son Anyone's got a black cigar? Anyone at all?
A F#m
e|-10---7---9--------7---9---7------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------10---------------10-|-9h10p9-7-9---7---9---10---9---7-|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E D E
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------7----4----2----1-|
G|-4/6-9-------2---4---2---1---2-|-9---------6---------------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
So watch me take off this
[Verse 2]
F#m E A
dark skin, the dresses and the fair
A F#m E A
Everyone else in a beat environment in the city
C#m D F#m E
There is dancing on these tables and in the squares
C#m D F#m E
And the solitary; they whisper like the dead
[Bridge]
G E
'Cause all of these fights keep hunting us in the night
G E
All of the great politicians with sweat in their eyes
[Outro]
|:
Bm A Em G G
e|--------------------------------|-----2-2-------------2-2-----2---|
B|-10---------------8---7---5---3-|-3---------------3-------------3-|
G|----------9---7-----------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Em D Bm F#m Em
e|-7-9-7-5-------5-10---9---7---5-|-2---------------2-3---2---0-----|
B|---------7---7------------------|-------------------------------3-|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| :| x13
Bm
e|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
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How to play My Dark Skin
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.