"Skyscraper"
by
Julian Plenti
NOTE: Ok, so when I play this song, I tune the my guitar to drop D.
Then I place my capo onto the FIRST fret. Enjoy.
(Main melody, REMEMBER CAPO, FIRST FRET)e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|D|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----| (Play the melody asB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---| many times as G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------| needed.)D|--------------4-----2--------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|
(At about 0:40 seconds into the song)e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------| (Not too sureG|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----| about the bassD|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--| notes!)A|----------------------------0--------------------------|D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|D|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----| (Keep playing theB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---| melody as manyG|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------| times as needed)D|--------------4-----2--------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|
(Then at about 1:04 into the song)e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|D|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|A|----------------------------0--------------------------|D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|B|---4-----4-----4----4------|G|-----6-----6-----6----6----|D|-------7-----7-----7----7--|A|---------------------------|D|-6-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|D|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|A|----------------------------0--------------------------|D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|D|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----| (Keep playingB|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---| the melodyG|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------| as many timesD|--------------4-----2--------------------------------| as needed.)A|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|
(Then at about 1:42 into the song)e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|D|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|A|----------------------------0--------------------------|D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|B|---4-----4-----4----4------|G|-----6-----6-----6----6----|D|-------7-----7-----7----7--|A|---------------------------|D|-6-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|---4-----4-----4----4---------4-----4-----4-----4------|G|-----6-----6-----6----6---------6-----6-----6-----6----|D|-------7-----7-----7----7---------7-----7-----7-----7--|A|----------------------------0--------------------------|D|-4-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|---4-----4-----4----4--------4-----4-----4-----4-------|G|-----6-----6-----6----6--------6-----6-----6-----6-----|D|-------7-----7-----7----7--------7-----7-----7-----7---|A|-------------------------------------------------------|D|-6-------------------------6---------------------------|
"Shake me, shake me, skyscraper..."e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|D|--7------7-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----7-----|A|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|D|--6------6-----6-----6------6-----6-----6-----6-----|A|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|
"Shake me, shake me, skyscraper..."e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|D|--7------7-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----7-----|A|----------------------------------------------------| (Keep on playingD|----------------------------------------------------| this until about
2:50) e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----4-----4-----5------4------4-----5-----4---------|G|------6-----6-----6------6------6-----6-----6-------|D|--6------6-----6-----6------6-----6-----6-----6-----|A|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|
(Then at 2:50 into the song, go back the the main melody)e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----------1------|D|--------------4-----2-----------------4------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----|B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2---|G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1-------|D|--------------4-----2--------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0--------|B|-----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2------|G|-2-----1------------------1-----1-----1------1----------|D|--------------4-----2-----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------4---|D|--------------------------------------------------------|
Hopefully its not too confusing!
