Intro
[Verse] Badd11 Badd9add11D MajorD|------------------|----------------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|----------------------|-----6-------6--|
G+G|8-----------------|----8-8----8-------8-8|----6--------6--|
D MajorD|9-----------------|----9-9---9--------9-9|---9---------9--|
A augmentedA|7------9-7---7h9-9|---------7---7--------|--7----9--------|
D MajorD|9--x-9-----x------|x-9---x-9------x-9-9-x|9--------x-9---x| The verses are essentially the same as the intro, alternating between the two shapes with percussive slaps on the 2nd and 4th beat and raked arpeggiations:
[Verse] Badd11 Badd9add11D MajorD|------------|----------|
A augmentedA|------------|6---------|
G+G|8-----------|6---------|
D MajorD|9-----------|9---------|
A augmentedA|7-----------|7---------|
D MajorD|9-----------|9---------| Similarly: [Chorus]
C#m7C#m7 Badd11
F#m7F#m7
G#m7G#m7
F#m7F#m7
G#m7G#m7
F#m7F#m7
G#m7G#m7
F#m7F#m7
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|9--------8--------2-----4-----2-----4-----2-----4-----2---|
D MajorD|9--------9--------2-----4-----2-----4-----2-----4-----2---|
A augmentedA|---------7------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|11-------9--------4-----6-----4-----6-----4-----6-----4---| This is the same throughout the entire song, except the very end which skips the first two chords in the chorus ******************************************************* | h hammer-on | x Mute note
ⓘ Guitar tab for 'When Its Dark' by John Martyn, Iain David McGeachy, a male blues artist from New Malden, England, UK. John Martyn was born in 1948. He passed away in 2009. John Martyn was known for his happy folk music.