Yeats grave
View chords used in this chart
Intro Riffs:
Guitar One:
E---8---|---6---|---3---|---3---|
B-8---8-|-6---6-|-3---3-|-3---3-|
Guitar Two:
G---5---|---3---|-------|-------|
D-5---5-|-3---3-|---5---|---5---|
A-------|-------|-5---5-|-5---5-|
Chord Progression:
|Cm|Bb|Gm|Gm|
Chorus Riff:
E-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-|-6-6-|
B-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-|-8-8-|
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-|-7-7-|
Fill One:
A-3-5-6-5-3-1-
Fill Two:
E---------8-----|---------8-----|-8-----------|
B-----------8---|-----------8---|---8---8-----|
G-------8-----8-|-------8-----8-|-----8---8---|
D----10---------|----10---------|-----------8-|
A-10------------|-10------------|-------------|
E-------------|
B-8-----8-----|
G---8-----8---|
D-----8-----8-|
A-------------|
End On: Cm
Words:
Silenced by death in the grave
Well W.B. Yeat couldn't save
Why did you stand here
Were you sickened in time
But I know by now
Why did you sit here
In the grave
<spoken>
Why should I blame her
That she filled my days with misery
Or she that of late
Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways
Or hurled the litter streets upon the grave
Had they but courage equal to desire
Sad that Maud Gonne couldn't stay
But she had MacBride anyway
And you sit here with me
On the isle Luistree
And you're waiting down anything
But I know by now
Why did you sit here
In the grave
<spoken>
Why should I blame her
Had they but courage equal to desire
How to play Yeats grave
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.