Lavender Chords

by Ray LaMontagne
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Transcribed from the official audio video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHTqtJ6Pk7Y ... The guitar is tuned down a half-step in the recording. In the main riff, the A chord alternating with the G bass note is reminiscent of the guitar part in the verses of "Gallows Pole" by Led Zeppelin (that song is played in standard tuning).Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Ab
Capo: no capo
Author edcrabtree7722 [pro] 807. Last edit on May 23, 2018

Chords

A
A/G
G
E
F
Fmaj7
D
C
Asus2
Cmaj7
Fmaj7#11
A7sus2

Strumming

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From the 2014 album Supernova
 
This tab is of the acoustic guitar part
 
Tune your guitar down 1/2 step to match the recording (key of A-flat major)
 
In the strumming pattern above, you can strum the last 2 strokes either down or up,
according to what is more comfortable for you and sounds better to your ear
 
 [CHORDS]
A        - x0222x (partial bar of 2nd fret with index finger,
                  let bottom of your finger mute the 1st string)
(A/G)    - 3x222x
G        - 320003
E        - 022100
F        - 133211
Fmaj7    - 133210 (thumb on 1st fret of 6th string, or optionally mute the string)
D        - x00232
C        - 332010
Asus2    - x02200
Cmaj7    - 332000
Fmaj7#11 - 133200 (thumb on 1st fret of 6th string, or mute it)
A7sus2   - x02000 (Asus2 can also work in place of this chord)
 
 
[Intro]
A G E D (let D chord ring and fade out)
 
 
        A             (A/G) A     (A/G)
Strum:  D       D     U D   D       D
    eb|-x-------x-----x-----x-----------|
    Bb|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------|
    Gb|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------| (Play 6x)
    Db|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------|
    Ab|-0-------0-----------0-----------|
    Eb|-----------------3-----------3---|
                            ch-kah
        1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
 
   (Play the above pattern for the A chords in verses also)
 
[Verse]
A                          G    E    F
We lie, under a lavender sky
Fmaj7              A
Under a lavender sky, we lie
A                             G    E    F
Do you, do you remember the day?
Fmaj7                   A
Do you remember when we felt that way?
 
[Chorus]
          E          D
Free to play, as a child we ran
          C
Through fields of clover
 A              E     D C
Underneath the sun
 
[Interlude]
        A             (A/G) A     (A/G)
Strum:  D       D     U D   D       D
    eb|-x-------x-----x-----x-----------|
    Bb|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------|
    Gb|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------| (Play 2x)
    Db|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------|
    Ab|-0-------0-----------0-----------|
    Eb|-----------------3-----------3---|
 
        1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
 
[Verse 2]
A                                 G    E    F
Back then, both of us without a care
Fmaj7                        A
Leaves of many colors blown through the air
 
[Chorus 2]
          E          D
Free to play, as a child we ran
          C
Through fields of clover
   A            E                          (Fmaj7)
Reaching for the sun (ooh, reaching for the sun)
 
[Bridge]
Fmaj7         D
  I'll count twenty-five
Fmaj7      D
  No fair, cover your eyes!
A        C
  Go on, run and hide
Fmaj7          A       Asus2
  You'll never find me
Cmaj7
Find me
Fmaj7#11
Find me
A7sus2
Find me
 
[Instrumental Break]
        A             (A/G) A     (A/G)
Strum:  D       D     U D   D       D
    eb|-x-------x-----x-----x-----------|
    Bb|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------|
    Gb|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------| (Play 10x)
    Db|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------|
    Ab|-0-------0-----------0-----------|
    Eb|-----------------3-----------3---|
                            ch-kah
        1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
 
[Verse 3]
A                          G    E    F
We lie, under a lavender sky
Fmaj7              A
Under a lavender sky, we lie
 
[Chorus 3]
          E             D
Free to play, running circles round
       C
The place we found
      A        E                        (Fmaj7)
That no one ever knew (ooh, no one ever knew)
 
[Bridge]
Fmaj7         D
  I'll count twenty-five
Fmaj7      D
  No fair, cover your eyes!
A        C
  Go on, run and hide
Fmaj7          A       Asus2
  You'll never find me
Cmaj7
Find me
Fmaj7#11
Find me
A7sus2
Find me
 
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| b  Bend
 
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Lavender – Ray LaMontagne
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cbmira01
My God, @edcrabtree7722, what a great effort! Strumming pattern too! I rate this chord chart the highest possible and hope it attracts more of the same.
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