River Phoenix
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
From skuffed up my huffy-2007
other tab was kinda off imo so i learned by
listening, sounds pretty close
[Intro]
(muffled during the voice clips)
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B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---8---------11----8------------------------|
D|-------9------------------------------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------|
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B|------------------------------------------|
G|----8--6----------11------9---------------|
D|-----------9------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
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B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------6---8---------------------|
D|-------9------------------------------|
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G|----8---6----------11------9----------|
D|------------9-------------------------|
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G|---8----6---------6-------------------|
D|---------------9-----9----------------|
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B|--------------------------------------|
G|---8--6--8--6--------11---9-----------|
D|---------------9----------------------|
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^^Play this twice ^^
[Verse 1]
lyrics-"sold your soul down in hooollywooood"
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B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--------8---6-----------------11------9------|
D|-----------------9---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
lyrics- "one by one"
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B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6------8-------------------|
D|--------9---------------------------------|
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"walking towards north hoooollywoood"
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B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---8--6-------------------11------9----------|
D|------------9--------------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------|
"now they know your name"
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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----8---6----------6----------------------|
D|--------------9---------9------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"riverrrrrrrr phoenixxxxx"
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11---9-----------------------|
D|--------------9-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"didn'tttttt mean ittttt"
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G|-----8-6-8-6-----11----9-----------------------|
D|-------------9---------------------------------|
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E|-----------------------------------------------|
"riverrrrrrrr phoenixxxxx"
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G|-----8-6-8-6-----11---9-----------------------|
D|--------------9-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"didn'tttttt mean ittttt"
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B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11----9-----------------------|
D|-------------9---------------------------------|
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E|-----------------------------------------------|
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------(short instrumental break)--------------------------|
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"riverrrrrrrr phoenixxxxx"
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11---9-----------------------|
D|--------------9-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"didn'tttttt mean ittttt"
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11----9-----------------------|
D|-------------9---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
"riverrrrrrrr phoenixxxxx"
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11---9-----------------------|
D|--------------9-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"didn'tttttt mean ittttt"
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11----9-----------------------|
D|-------------9---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
"walking what happened i thought he was vegan"
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G|-----6----------------------------8-------------------|
D|-------9----------------------------9-----------------|
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"so why did he cry when martha ate those crabs"
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G|-----6----------------------------8-------------------|
D|-------9----------------------------9-----------------|
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"walking what happened i thought we was laughing"
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G|-----6----------------------------8-------------------|
D|-------9----------------------------9-----------------|
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"so where did he go after the show"
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G|-----6----------------------------8-------------------|
D|-------9----------------------------9-----------------|
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[Chorus]
"riverrrrrrrr phoenixxxxx"
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11---9-----------------------|
D|--------------9-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"didn'tttttt mean ittttt"
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11----9-----------------------|
D|-------------9---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
"riverrrrrrrr phoenixxxxx"
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11---9-----------------------|
D|--------------9-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"didn'tttttt mean ittttt"
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B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-6-8-6-----11----9-----------------------|
D|-------------9---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
"died much too young..."
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G|-----8--------------------------------|
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[end]
How to play River Phoenix
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.