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The Chain Tab

by Fleetwood Mac
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: 2nd fret
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3 contributors total, last edit on Jan 11, 2018
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Fleetwood Mac
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The Chain
Capo on second fret DADGBD
 
 
[Chords]
 
D7:000212---------|
D2/C 030230       |
G/B x20030        |
Gm: 010030        |---Capo 2
D2:000230         |
power A:555xxx    |
IDK: 030033-------|
 
The intro is the same chord with four variation riffs
play order riff 1, riff 2 riff 1, riff 3, riff 3, riff 4, riff 3, Main riff
 
 
[Intro]
 
   D7                   D7                      D7
D|---------2-|       D|-------------|       D|-----------------|
B|-----1-----|       B|-----1---1h3-|       B|-----1---1---1h3-|
G|-------2---|Riff 1 G|-------2-----|Riff 2 G|-------2---2-----|Riff 3
D|---0-------|       D|---0---------|       D|-----------------|
A|-----------|       A|-------------|       A|-----------------|
D|-0---------|       D|-0-----------|       D|-----------------|
 
   Still D7                 D2/C
D|---------2-----|       D|--------------0-|
B|-----1-----1h3-|       B|-----3------3-3-|
G|-------2-------|Riff 4 G|------------2-2-|Main riff
D|---0-----------|       D|---0----------0-|
A|---------------|       A|-------b3p0---0-|
D|-0-------------|       D|-0------------0-|
 
        D2/C                      G/B     Gm              D2/C
D|---------------------5---3v--------------------------------------|
B|-----3------3--------------------3-3-------3-----------3-----3---|
G|------------2-------------------0-0-0-----0------------------2---|
D|---0---------------0---0-----------------------------0-----------|
A|-------b3p0-------------------2------2--1---------------b3p0-----|
D|-0-------------3s5---------------------------b3p0--0-------------|
 
        D2/C                      G/B     Gm              D2/C
D|---------------------5---3v--------------------------------------|
B|-----3------3--------------------3-3-------3-----------3----6----|
G|------------2-------------------0-0-0-----0--------------2s5-7---|
D|---0---------------0---0-----------------------------0-----------|
A|-------b3p0-------------------2------2--1------------------------|
D|-0-------------3s5---------------------------b3p0--0-------------|
 
 
[Power A]
              D2         Gm               Idk
D|-3-X-X-----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-X-X-----3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-X-X-X--8X-2--2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-x-X-X-----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x2
A|-5-X-X-----0--0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-5-X-X-----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
you dont... still   Saying...   Never break...Never Break..
you will... Hear you...
 
        D2/C                      G/B     Gm              D2/C
D|---------------------5---3v--------------------------------------|
B|-----3------3--------------------3-3-------3-----------3-----3---|
G|------------2-------------------0-0-0-----0------------------2---| x2
D|---0---------------0---0-----------------------------0-----------|
A|-------b3p0-------------------2------2--1---------------b3p0-----|
D|-0-------------3s5---------------------------b3p0--0-------------|
 
        D2/C                      G/B     Gm              D2/C
D|---------------------5---3v--------------------------------------|
B|-----3------3--------------------3-3-------3-----------3----6----|
G|------------2-------------------0-0-0-----0--------------2s5-7---|
D|---0---------------0---0-----------------------------0-----------|
A|-------b3p0-------------------2------2--1------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Power A]
              D2         Gm               Idk
D|-X-X-X-----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-X-X-X-----3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-X-X-X--8X-2--2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-5-X-X-----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x3
A|-5-X-X-----0--0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-5-X-X-----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
you don't... still   Saying...   Never break...Never break..
you will... Hear you...
 
D|-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-|
B|-3-3--3--3---3-3-3-3--3--3---3--3--3---|
G|-2-3---3--3--2-3-2-3---3--3--2---3--3--|
D|-0-0-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
 
low D string only
originally for bass, bridge to solo
 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-----------5-7-|-8---7-5-3-5-7---|-0---------------|(0)--------------|
 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-----------5-7-|-8---7-5-3-5-7---|-0---------------|(0)----------3-/-|
 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-7-|-8---7-5-3-5-7---|-0---------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
 
 
[Solo]
 
Note: at this point I'm going to refer to frets as though the capo isn't on.
 
D|-0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-017-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-017-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-5-----5s171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171715-|
G|---x24-------------------------------------------------------^^-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------^^-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------^^-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------^^-|
 
D|--0--0--0--0-17--0--0-17--0--0-17--0--0-17--0--0-17--0--0-17--0--0-17-|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
D|-17s19-fb19fb19fb19fb19fb19fb19fb19fb19fb19fbf19fb19fb19fb19fb19fb19fb19-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
This last stretch is based on the E or E minor pentatonic scale.
 
D|-19p17s15---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------15-17----------17-b17------------------------------------|
G|---------------19-16-19----b19-unison bend to end of song I guess-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
-Austen Forbes
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| s  Slide
 
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_d6mi_
Hey, Pretty sweet tab, thanks a lot :). Regarding the tab, I don't think that's a G/B chord there, doesn't feel right. Sounds more like a Cadd9 (that would be somekind of Dsus2 chord I guess) shape if you ask me. To further strengthen that point, you use a Dsus2 as the last chord of the chorus (notes D E A), the G/B seems out of place. Just my two cents though :). Everything else sounds great to me. Best regards, D6mi
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kff67
The tuning listed is incorrect. Proper tuning for this is D-A-D-G-B-D. You only tune down the two e strings a full step. Overall this tab is pretty close if you tune that that way. Work with the chord shapes he outlined and toy with the picking pattern and you should be able to pick it up. However the power A he mentions shouldn't be 5th fret on the D,A and low string E With the drop D that would actually be G, not an A). With the tuning I mentioned above play it 7th fret on the low E and A strings, open on the D and G and then the 5th fret on the B and high E string.
+6
rrr1
For those saying this tab is 'wrong', I'd love to see your version of the tab... please be constructive...
+4