The Chain tab by Fleetwood Mac

Tabs

The Chain
by: Fleetwood Mac
originally from the album: Rumours 1977
this version from: The Dance 1997
transcribed by: Kevin League ([email protected])

Lindsey Buckingham plays this song in DADGBD tuning using his trademark
Travis picking style. I'll try to tab this song as close as possible,
but I'm no Lindsey Buckingham and I sure can't Travis pick like he can.

chords used:
A5: 555XXX
D5: X577XX
Bb5: X133XX
C5: X355XX

Intro: (Travis picked)
b=bend f&r=full and release
1/2=half bend
(riff 1)
D----------------0-0-0-
B------3---------3-3-3-
G-----2---------------- (play this 4x)
D---0------------------
A---------3b(1/2)------
D-0--------------0---0-

Then:
(riff 2)
D----------0-0---------0-0---------0-0---5b(f&r)-3---5b(f&r)-3---------
B--1---1---3-3--1--1---3-3-1---1---3-3-------------3-----------3-------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---------0-0---------0-------

First riff 3x, then:
(riff 3)
D----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D-3--2--0--------------0-----------
A----------3-----------0-----------
D-------------3b(1/2)--0-----------


Verse 1:

       Listen to ...Watch the sunrise
       Runnin' in ...Damn your love,
                    Damn ...
D------------0-0-0-----------------5------3-----------3-----3-|
B----3-------3-3-3--------------------------------------------|
G---2-----------------------------0------0-----------0-----0--|cont'd->
D--0----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----3b(1/2)---------------------------------------3-----1---|
D-0----------0-0-0--------------5------3----------------------|

D-------------0--0--0--0-
B-------------3--3--3--3-
G------------------------ then play riff 3 once and go into
D------------------------ chorus
A------------------------
D-3b(1/2)--0--0--0--0--0-

Chorus:
    A5A5
And if you don't love ...
   D5D5       Bb5Bb5       C5C5
I can still hear you ...
    A5A5
And if you don't love me ....
   D5D5       Bb5Bb5       C5C5
I can still hear you ...

Verse 2(use the same progression as verse 1):
Listen to the ...
Down comes ...


Chorus, then:

D-------------------2--2----------
B-----3--------------3--3---------
G---------------2-3---3--3--------
D---0-----------------------------
A-------3b(1/2)-------------------
D-0-------------------------------

Then comes the bass part. I'll transpose it to guitar just for fun.
G--------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------
D-5--5--7-6-7-5-3-5-7-0----------------

The end of the song's guitar part is VERY easy, so I'll just transpose
parts of it to get you started. You'll be able to figure out the rest

D-------0--------------12-12-10-12-Then there's:15-12-15-12------------
B-3-3-1-3-Then there's:------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------

Lindsey plays that very last lead part throughout the rest of the song
while they're singing "The chain will keep us together". That's about it
for the song. The timing isn't perfect, so listen to the album to get it
right. Once you master that Travis picking, the song will come
together fast. Have fun with this one. It took me forever to tab it.

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