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Shapes Of Things chords by The Yardbirds

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"Shapes Of Things"
            (Keith Relf - Jim McCarty - Paul Samwell-Smith)

Intro:

	(eighth-note triplets):

	Chord diagramFF
	/ / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	(bass over verse chord progression):

	 Chord diagramG+G                F/D
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----2---3---4---|-5---------------
	-3---------------|-----5---3---1---

	  Chord diagramG+G
	Shapes
	    F/D              Chord diagramG+G
	Of things before ...
	      F/D            Chord diagramG+G
	Just teach me ...
	     F/D                 Chord diagramFF
	Will time make ...

Verse 2:

	Chorus:

	(bass over chorus chord progression):

	 Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramBb majorBb
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------5-3---|-----------3-1---
	-----2---5-----5-|-----0---3-----3-
	-3---------------|-1---------------
	-----------------|-----------------

	Chord diagramC majorC
	  Come ...
	Chord diagramBb majorBb
	   Will I ...
	Chord diagramC majorC
	  Come to...
	Chord diagramBb majorBb
	   May be ..
	Chord diagramC majorC
	  Come tom...
	Chord diagramBb majorBb
	   Will I ..
	(Chord diagramBb majorBb)    Chord diagramD MajorD
	Than ...

Verse 3:
Verse 4:

	[repeat chorus]

Guitar solo:

	[Note: solo is played entirely on Chord diagramG+G string; other strings not shown]

	   Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramFF
	   v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
	g -------------------------|-10-12-14-16b17----16-14-12-
	                              8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^

	   Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramFF
	   v     v     v     v       v          v     v     v
	g -14---b16----------------|----15p14p1214-12-14--15--14--
	              16th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^       ^^^^^^^^^^ qtr-note
	                                                          triplet

	   Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramFF
	   v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
	g -15---b17----------10-12-|-8-----10---12b14-12-10--
	                       qtr-note triplet ^^^^^^^^^^^

	   Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramFF
	   v     v     v     v       v          v       v         v
	g -12----------------------|----15p14p1214--121012--1012109---109-
	             16th-note triplets ^^^^^^^^            ^^^^^^

	   Chord diagramG+G                             Chord diagramFF
	   v       v       v     v       v     v     v     v
	g -7---9-7-5---7-5-4--5--4--5--|-7--9-b10-9--7-------

	   Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramFF
	   v     v     v     v        v     v     v     v
	g ----10-10-12-12-14b15r1412|-14b16------------------
	    8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^

	   Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramFF
	   v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
	g -12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

	     * harmonic w/feedback

	   Chord diagramBb majorBb       Chord diagramD MajorD [N.C.]
	   / / / /  /

Verse 5:


Coda:

	rhythm guitar (quarter notes, doubled with bass; lead guitar
	  plays drone on open Chord diagramG+G string):

	Chord diagramG+G
	/ / / /  / / / /     [fade...]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

Other versions of Shapes Of Things

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Shapes of things (Ver. 2) by The Yardbirds

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