"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 ... F/D G Just teach me ... F/D F Will time make ... Verse 2: 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 ... Bb Will I ... C Come to... Bb May be .. C Come tom... Bb Will I .. (Bb) D Than ... Verse 3: Verse 4: [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: 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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