Chord/Tab song: Shapes of Things

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:53 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./y/yardbirds/shapes_of_things.crd

"Shapes Of Things"
(Keith Relf - Jim McCarty - Paul Samwell-Smith)

Intro:

(eighth-note triplets):

[F]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Verse 1:

(bass over verse chord progression):

[G]v v v v [F/D] v v v v

-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----2---3---4---|-5---------------
-3---------------|-----5---3---1---

Sh[G]apes
Of t[F/D]hings before my e[G]yes
Just t[F/D]each me to desp[G]ise
Will [F/D]time make man more w[F]ise

Verse 2:

Here
Within my lonely frame
My eyes just hurt my brain
But will they seem the same

Chorus:

(bass over chorus chord progression):

[C]v v v v [Bb]v v v v

-----------5-3---|-----------3-1---
-----2---5-----5-|-----0---3-----3-
-3---------------|-1---------------
-----------------|-----------------

[C] Come tomorrow
[Bb] Will I be older
[C] Come tomorrow
[Bb] May be a soldier
[C] Come tomorrow
[Bb] Will I be bolder
[(Bb)]Than tod[D]ay?

Verse 3:

Now
The trees are almost green
But will they still be seen
Where time and tide have been

Verse 4:

Fallen
Into your passing hands
Please don't destroy these lands
Don't make them desert sands
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/yardbirds/shapes_of_things_crd.html )
(repeat chorus)

Guitar solo:

(Note: solo is played entirely on G string; other strings not shown)

[G]v v v v [F]v v v v

g -------------------------|-10-12-14-16b17----16-14-12-

8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^

[G]v v v v [F]v v v v

g -14---b16----------------|----15p14p1214-12-14--15--14--

16th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ qtr-note
triplet

[G]v v v v [F]v v v v

g -15---b17----------10-12-|-8-----10---12b14-12-10--

qtr-note triplet ^^^^^^^^^^^

[G]v v v v [F]v v v v

g -12----------------------|----15p14p1214--121012--1012109---109-

16th-note triplets ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^

[G]v v v v [F]v v v v

g -7---9-7-5---7-5-4--5--4--5--|-7--9-b10-9--7-------

[G]v v v v [F] v v v v

g ----10-10-12-12-14b15r1412|-14b16------------------

8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^

[G]v v v v [F]v v v v
G -12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

harmonic w/feedback

Bb D (N.C.)
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Verse 5:

Soon
I hope that I will find
Loves deep within my mind
That won't disgrace my kind

Coda:

rhythm guitar (quarter notes, doubled with bass; lead guitar
plays drone on open G string):

[G]/ / / / / / / / (fade...)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers