The Chain Tab

by Fleetwood Mac
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
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4 contributors total, last edit on Jun 30, 2022
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                       THE CHAIN (acoustic) - Fleetwood Mac
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Tabbed by: vonwaldeck
 
This tab was made using the tutorial video found at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diPZntTRDVU (pt. 1) and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDOF5XN4OU (pt. 2) by gtrjoele. Thanks for the video,
I thought I'd share the tab I made for myself.
 
Tuning: DADGBD (capo on 2nd)
 
 
[Intro]
 
d|----------2---------------------------2------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1---1h3---------1------------1---1---1h3------1---1---1h3|
G|--------2-----------2---------------2------------2---2------------2---2----|
D|----0-----------0---------------0-----------0------------------0-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------0---------------0-----------0------------------0-------------|
 
d|----------2----------------------------------------0-x---------------------|
B|------1-----1h3-------1---1---1h3-------3-------3--3-x---------------------|
G|--------2---------------2---2----------------------2-x---------------------|
D|----0---------------0-----------------0---------0--0-x---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------0h3p0----0-x---------------------|
D|--0---------------0-----------------0--------------0-x---------------------|
 
 
[Vocals]
 
d|------------------------5---3----------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------3---------------------3---------3---------3-------3----------|
G|----------------------------------0---0-----0------------------------------|
D|----0---------0-------0---0---------------------------0---------0----------|
A|--------0h3p0-------------------3---------1---------------0h3p0------------|
D|--0---------------1s5---------------------------1---0----------------------|
 
d|--0---------------------------------------6---4----------------------------|
B|--3-----3-------3-------3-------3---------------------3--------3-----------|
G|--2-------------------------------------------------0---0----0-------------|
D|--0---0---------0-----0---------0-------0---0------------------------------|
A|--0-------0h3p0-----------0h3p0-------------------3---------1--------------|
D|--0-0---------------0---------------1s6--------------------------1---------|
 
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----6b~------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2s5-----7b~--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
(adjust accordingly to rhythm of song, these are done to show finger positions)
 
d|--0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---3p0--------------------------------------|
B|--3---3---3-----3---3---3-----3---3----------------------------------------|
G|--0---0---0-----2---2---2-----0---0----------------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0----------------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5-----0---0---0-----1---3----------------------------------------|
D|--5---5---5-----0---0---0-----0---0----------------------------------------|
 
 
[After Chorus]
 
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-3p1-------1-1h3-------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0--0------0----0--------0---------0-----0---------0--------------------|
A|--------------------------------0h3p0-----------0h3p0----------------------|
D|--0---------0-------------0---------------0--------------------------------|
 
 
["Break"]
 
d|--0---0---0-----2---2---2-------2-------2-2--------------------------------|
B|--3---3---3-----3---3-----3-------3-------3--------------------------------|
G|--2---2---2-----2---2-------2-------2-----2--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bass Solo] (transcribed for guitar)
 
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5-7-8-7-5-3-5-7-0-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
If you have an electric, there's obviously the ending outro coming in at the end of bass solo. It
doesn't really work with an acoustic, but if you're interested in seeing it, check out part two of
the youtube video in the description at the top. Good luck!
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| s  Slide
 
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12 comments
IsaFlow
You posted the wrong tuning, the tab shows its dadgbd instead of dagdbd
+3
FIXXXER_07
break should be, that 2-3-0 (D) to an (E) shape 3-3-2 otherwise pretty close to what he was showing in the video.
+2
emalynljr
Is the tuning DADBGD or DAGDBD? It says the former in the tab but the latter in the introduction...
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