The Chain Tab
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Solo Acoustic version of the song. It is played in a double drop d tuning to make it easier to play and to create some interesting voicings. Heavy inspiration was taken from Marty Schwartz's youtube video.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Key: | E |
Capo: | 2nd fret |
Author max.dawkins2004 [a] 594. 1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 30, 2022
Tune both Es to Ds (double drop d tuning)
For the start, employ a travis picking technique. Use you're thumbs exclusively for the bass notes
and your middle and index for everything else.
This tab was inspired by Marty Schwartz's youtube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuaIOmKshz4
[Intro]
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|-------------------2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1----------------------------------------------1--------1h3-----------------------|
G|----2-----------2-----------------------------------2-----------2----------------------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|-------------------2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1----------------------------------------------1--------1-----1h3-----------------|
G|----2-----------2-----------------------------------2-----------2-----2----------------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
B|-----------1-------1-----1h3------------------------------1--------------1h3-----------------|
G|----2-----------2-----2-----------------------------2-----------2-----2----------------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
Strum
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------0--X-------------------|
B|-----------1-------1-----1h3------------------------------3----------3---X-------------------|
G|----2-----------2-----2-----------------------------2---------------2----X-------------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----X-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------3p0---------X-------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------X-------------------|
[Verse]
Strum Strum [ring and index fingers can stay on same frets]
Strum
D|-0-----0---0--|--5----3--|------------|-------------|----------------0-X-|
B|-3-----3---3--|--0----0--|------10----|--8-----8----|-------3-------3--X-|
G|-2-----2---2--|--0----0--|----9----9--|----7-----7--|---2----------2---X-|
D|-0-----0---0--|--0----0--|------------|-------------|-----0-------0----X-|
A|-0-----3p0-0--|--X----X--|------------|-------------|---------3p0------X-|
D|-0-----0---0--|--5----5--|--10--10----|--8---8------|-0----------------X-|
Strum Strum [now use middle finger on 2nd fret]
D|-0-----0---0--|--5----3--|------------|-------------|-------0----------|
B|-3-----3---3--|--0----0--|------10----|--8-----8----|---------1/6------|
G|-2-----2---2--|--0----0--|----9----9--|----7-----7--|---2---------7~---|
D|-0-----0---0--|--0----0--|------------|-------------|-----0------------|
A|-0-----3p0-0--|--X----X--|------------|-------------|------------------|
D|-0-----0---0--|--5----5--|--10--10----|--8---8------|-0----------------|
[Chorus]
Strum Strum Strum Strum Strum Strum Strum
D|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-3-0-|
B|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-8-----|-3-3-3-|
G|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-2-----|-7-----|-0-0-0-|
D|-X-----|-X-----|-X-----|-X-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-0-0-|
A|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-0-----|-X-----|-X-X-X-|
D|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-5-----|-0-----|-8-----|-3-3-3-|
[Bridge]
Strum Strum Strum Strum
D|----0------0---2--------2--------0--------0---2--------2--------2----|
B|---3------3-------3--------3------3------3-------3--------3--------3-|
G|--2------3-----------3--------3----2----3-----------3--------3-------|
D|-0------0---------------------------0--0-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Strum Strum Strum Strum
D|----0------0---2--------2--------0--------0---2--------2--------2----|
B|---3------3-------3--------3------3------3-------3--------3--------3-|
G|--2------3-----------3--------3----2----3-----------3--------3-------|
D|-0------0---------------------------0--0-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
The rest of the song is difficult to emulate considering this is a solo acoustic piece.
I usually just play the intro one more time.
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4 comments
![f.willis](https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/static/users/9/7/4/35937479.gif?d=d)
Best tab of this there is well done lad
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![eduardocunhadecarvalho](https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/static/users/7/0/7/10605707.gif?d=d)
Most accurate one I've found
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