Slow Train
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: 4th traste
[Kick Off]
e|------------------0-----|---2--------2-1-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-0-1-0-1-0--------------|
B|------------------2-----|---3--------3-----------|------------------------|-------3---3-1-0-0-------|
G|----0-0-----------0-----|---2--------2-----------|------------------------|------------------2-0----|
D|-0-2---0h2p0------2-----|-0-0------0-0-----------|------------------------|---------------------2p0-|
A|------------2-1-0--0-2-3|4------0-2--------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|----1/2-----------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--0--0---------0--0-----|------------------------|
G|-3--3--2-0----3--3--2-0-|---0-----------0--------|
D|----------2-0-----------|2p0-2-0---0-2p0---------|
A|------------------------|-------1/2--------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G D G
I'm heartbroken and I'm feelin' low-down
C G
I'm sick and tired of the life I live around this old town
D G
And I'm gettin' tired of cryin' over you
A D
So honey, here's what I'm gonna do
[Chorus]
G G7 C C7
I'm takin' the slow train for a long ride
G Em A D
I'm gonna stay a long time
G G7 C C7
Losin' an old love, startin' a new life
G D G F C G
I'm takin' the slow train, leavin' tonight
[Break]
G D G C G D G A D G D G C G D G A D G
[Optional Break from Jam in the Van]
e|-------3-1b-1b-1b-1b----|-2-2-0-2-3-0-1-0-1-0----|------------------------|--------3-0-5-3--0--0--0-|
B|-------3-2b-2b-2b-2b----|----3-----------3---3--0|--0---------------------|----------------4--4--4--|
G|-----0-0------------3-0-|----------------------3-|-3--2-0---0-----------0-|---0---------------------|
D|--0-2--0---------------3|0-----------------------|-------2-0-2p0---0-2p0--|3/5-4-3------------------|
A|-2-----2----------------|------------------------|--------------1/2-------|-------------------------|
E|-------3----------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|----0----0----0---0-----|-----0-1-0-1-0----------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-1-1----1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|0-1-3-----3---3-1-0-----|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--3--2-3----3---3---3---|-------------------3/4--|3/4-2-0-----3-4-3-4-0---|0------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-------2-0-----------3-0|-3-0---0-------0---0-2-3-|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----1/2-1p0-----3/4------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------3--3----------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--2-5-2-0-2-0-0-2--------|
B|-----------0-----------0|------------------------|-----------------------0|-0-----------3---3--2--1-|
G|-0-2-3-0--3-0-----0-2-3-|0---0-----------0-------|---0---2--0--2--0--2--2-|-------------------------|
D|4-----4------2-3-4------|--2--2-0---0-2p0-2-0----|------0--0--0--0--0--0--|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------1/2---------2-0-|3/4--4--4--4--4--4------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 2]
G D G
Well I'm as lonesome as a soul could be
C G
I've got to find someone who cares a little bit for me
D G
And I'm gettin' tired of goin' down the track
A D
Still honey, I ain't never comin' back
[Chorus]
G G7 C C7
I'm takin' the slow train for a long ride
G Em A D
I'm gonna stay a long time
G G7 C C7
Losin' an old love, startin' a new life
G D G F C G
I'm takin' the slow train, leavin' tonight
[Break 2]
e|-1-------0-2-3-0-1-0-1-0|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------0-3-0-|
B|-3p1----------------3---|3-1-0-0-----------------|-----------------0------|-----0--0----------------|
G|----3/4-0---------------|-----3--2-0---0---------|------------0-2-3-3-2-0-|----3--3-3-0---0---------|
D|------------------------|-----------2-0-2-0---0--|---------0-2------------|2-0---------3/5-4-3------|
A|------------------------|------------------1/2---|1p0-0-1-2---------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|---3--------------------|-------------------------|
e|-5-3---------------0---0|---0---0---0-------0-1p0|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----4-5-4-5-4-5-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3-----|3-0-0-------------------|------0--0---------------|
G|-----------------3---3--|-3---3---3--------------|---3--2-0---0-----------|-----3--3--2-0---0-------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|---------2p0-2-0--------|0-2p0---------2p0-2-0----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|----------------2-0-1/2-|---------------------1/2-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------3------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|---0--0--0--0--0--0-0---|0--0--0--0------0--------|
B|------------------------|---3---6-6-5-3-6-5-3----|5-6--6--6-----6--6-----6|--6--7--7--7---8--8-8-8-8|
G|------0--------------0--|3/4-4/7-7-----------4/7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--8--8--8-8/9---9-9-9-9|
D|-0-2p0------0---0-3/4---|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------2-3-4-3/5--------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------3------|
B|-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7/8-8-8|8-8-8-8-7/8-8-8-8-9--9--|9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10------------3------|
G|-8/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8/9-9-9|9-9-9-9-8/9-9-9-9-10-10-|10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11------------0------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------0------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------2------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------11/0--3--3------|
[Chorus]
G G7 C C7
I'm takin' the slow train for a long ride
G Em A D
I'm gonna stay a long time
G G7 C C7
Losin' an old love, startin' a new life
G D G F C G
I'm takin' the slow train, leavin' tonight
G D G F C G
I'm takin' the slow train, leavin' tonight
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| b Bend
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How to play Slow Train
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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.