Tabs
This is the Orlando Weeks solo acoustic version. I hope it's correct, and not too complicated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5RY3aWqupw
The intro is the same as the first 4 bars of original song.
This version is just strumed a little different, you might agree it sounds better using
thumb to strum rather than a pick.
Intro
The lyrics come in the second time played (first love, last love...)
e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|--10---------10---------12--------------------|
G+G|--11--x8-----11--x8-----11--x8-----11--x8-----|
D MajorD|--11---------11---------11---------12---------| x2
A augmentedA|--0----------9----------11---------11---------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
Verse
Do you miss home...
e|----5----5----5----5----|
BB|----5----5----5----5----|
G+G|----6----6----6----6----|
D MajorD|----7----7----7----7----| x2
A augmentedA|----7----7----7----7----|
E MajorE|----5----0----5----0----|
And are you cool...
This is the same as before but it "speeds up" or to use technical terms, you play
instead of semi-breves.
e|-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------|
BB|-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------|
G+G|-6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-x2---7-7-7-7-x2---7-7-7-7-x2---7-7-7-7-x2---|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7------|
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5------0-0-0-0------5-5-5-5------0-0-0-0------|
Chorus
Let's get married...
These are the same speed as the second part of the verse. (quavers)
e|-2-------|
BB|-3-------|
G+G|-4-------|
D MajorD|-4-------|
A augmentedA|-2--x16--|
E MajorE|---------|
e|-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------|
BB|-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5------|
G+G|-6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-x2---7-7-7-7-x2---7-7-7-7-x2---7-7-7-7-x2---|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7------|
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5------0-0-0-0------5-5-5-5------0-0-0-0------|
Bridge
after the second chorus
(I will have to make do)
same speed as before (quaver)
e|-2--|
BB|-3--|
G+G|-2--|
D MajorD|----| x16
A augmentedA|----|
E MajorE|----|
At this point (and it's my mistake) an open D MajorD chord is played and then a Bminor bar
*both shown below*
D MajorD
e|-2--|
BB|-3--|
G+G|-2--|
D MajorD|----|
A augmentedA|----|
E MajorE|----|
BB minor
e|-2---|
BB|-3---|
G+G|-4---|
D MajorD|-4---|
A augmentedA|-2---|
E MajorE|-----|
The next part (i've made my bed...) is the same but played "faster" (as quavers)
Outro
same as the intro
e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|--10---------10---------12--------------------|
G+G|--11--x8-----11--x8-----11--x8-----11--x8-----|
D MajorD|--11---------11---------11---------12---------| x2
A augmentedA|--0----------9----------11---------11---------|
Other versions of First Love Acoustic
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for First love ukulele by The Maccabees
