It’s basically just the 7th position open E followed by 4th and 6th position versions of
the standard E chord shape. The cool part is just based off of an arpeggiated open C
with a couple little twists thrown in. Very simple, very cool sounding.
e–0————0———-0——————————-0—————-
b–0————0———-0—————————1—–3————–
g–9—-4–6—-9–4–6—-9–4–6—————————-0————
d–9—-5–7—-9–5–7—-9–5–7-slide down——2————0———-
a–7—-5–7—-7–5–7—-7–5–7————-0-3————————-
e–0————0———-0————————————————
let open strings ring…
e–0——————————————————-0—————-
b–0—————————————————1/—-3————–
g–9—-4–6—-9–4–6—-9–4–6—————————-0————
d–9—-5–7—-9–5–7—-9–5–7-slide down——2————0———-
a–7—-5–7—-7–5–7—-7–5–7————-0-3————————-
e–0————0———-0————————————————
That is the main base riff of the whole song.
Now this is what I hear behind the chorus..
e—————————————————————
b———3—————————————————–
g–0——2——–0—————–0-2p0———————-
d–0——0——–2—————0——-4-0——————
a–x——0——–3———0-2-3——————————
e–3————————————————————
Shine on, shine on……..
e—————————————————————
b———3—————————————————–
g–0——2——–4——-5————————————
d–0——0——–4——-5————————————
a–x——0——–2——-3————————————
e–3————————————————————
Shine on, shine onnnn
Next is the solo, which I doubt I’m going to figure out here on my acoustic guitar…
at least until I figure out how to mount that tremolo bar 😉
email me if you have any additions to my first tab at [email protected]
