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Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:53 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./y/yardbirds/shapes_of_things.crd

                           "Shapes Of Things"
            (Keith Relf - Jim McCarty - Paul Samwell-Smith)

Intro:

(eighth-note triplets):

F
/ / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

(bass over verse chord progression):

G                F/D
v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----2---3---4---|-5---------------
-3---------------|-----5---3---1---

  G
Shapes
    F/D              G
Of things before my eyes
      F/D            G
Just teach me to despise
     F/D                 F
Will time make man more wise

Verse 2:

Here
Within my lonely frame
My eyes just hurt my brain
But will they seem the same

Chorus:

(bass over chorus chord progression):

C                 Bb
v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
-----------5-3---|-----------3-1---
-----2---5-----5-|-----0---3-----3-
-3---------------|-1---------------
-----------------|-----------------

C
  Come tomorrow
Bb
   Will I be older
C
  Come tomorrow
Bb
   May be a soldier
C
  Come tomorrow
Bb
   Will I be bolder
(Bb)    D
Than today?

Verse 3:

Now
The trees are almost green
But will they still be seen
Where time and tide have been

Verse 4:

Fallen
Into your passing hands
Please don't destroy these lands
Don't make them desert sands

[repeat chorus]

Guitar solo:

[Note: solo is played entirely on G string; other strings not shown]

   G                         F
   v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
g -------------------------|-10-12-14-16b17----16-14-12-
                              8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^

   G                         F
   v     v     v     v       v          v     v     v  
g -14---b16----------------|----15p14p1214-12-14--15--14--
              16th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^       ^^^^^^^^^^ qtr-note
                                                          triplet

   G                         F
   v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
g -15---b17----------10-12-|-8-----10---12b14-12-10--
                       qtr-note triplet ^^^^^^^^^^^

   G                         F
   v     v     v     v       v          v       v         v  
g -12----------------------|----15p14p1214--121012--1012109---109-
             16th-note triplets ^^^^^^^^            ^^^^^^

   G                             F
   v       v       v     v       v     v     v     v  
g -7---9-7-5---7-5-4--5--4--5--|-7--9-b10-9--7-------

   G                         F
   v     v     v     v        v     v     v     v  
g ----10-10-12-12-14b15r1412|-14b16------------------
    8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^

   G                         F
   v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
g -12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     * harmonic w/feedback

   Bb       D [N.C.]
   / / / /  /

Verse 5:

Soon
I hope that I will find
Loves deep within my mind
That won't disgrace my kind

Coda:

rhythm guitar (quarter notes, doubled with bass; lead guitar
  plays drone on open G string):

G
/ / / /  / / / /     [fade...]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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