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Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things guitar tab

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"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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