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Shapes Of Things

Artist: The Yardbirds
Song: Shapes of Things
Year: 1966

Guitar: Jeff Beck



Listen to the original recording in order to get the right tempo and feel!

Verse: (Chords used: F and G)
The first F chord is repeated 20x, all downstrokes (same thing at the end of each verse). 
Then alternate between G and F, playing each chord 4x before changing to the other. 
 
      F       G 
e|----1-------3----|
B|----1-------3----|
G|----2-------4----|
D|----3-------5----|
A|----x-------x----|
E|----1-------3----|


"Chorus": (Chords used: C, Bb and D)
Alternate between C and Bb, same pattern as the verse. At the end of the chorus, play the Bb chord 2x 
and end with a D chord.

      C       Bb      D
e|----8-------6-------5----|
B|----8-------6-------7----|
G|----9-------7-------7----|
D|----10------8-------7----|
A|----x-------x-------5----|
E|----8-------6------------|


Solo: Jeff used 2 guitars, one to produce feedback and the other to play the following notes: 

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8-10b(12)b(13)(13)r(10)p8-10b(12)---10h11p10\8-10b(12)r(10)b(13)r(10)-8---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----10h12--8/10-10-10h12p10h12p10-12~~----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----14h15p14\12-14--12h14p12\10-12--10h12p10-9--9h10p9-7--7h9p7-5--5h7p5-4--4h5p4h5-7/9~~~|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------10-10h12p10\8-10b(12)~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
G|----10-10-12-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


"Come tomorrow, may I be bolder than today?"

Tabbed by: JB 


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| b   Bend
| r   Bend release
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato

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