Big Thief – Shadow Too (v1)★
Difficulty: beginner Capo: None Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)
Transpose
Shadow Too by Big Thief
Standard Tuning, No Capo
chords: Dmaj x57775
C#m x46654
Amaj 577455
These riffs are played during the first part of each verse and in the chorus:
E major shape melody piece
e|---------------------| e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------| B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-1—---1—--1—----1—---| G|-1—2p0—--1—--1—---1—-2p0—---1—1—-1—-1—-1—-1—--|
D|----2—--2—---2—---2—-| D|-------2—--2—--2—---------2—----2—-2—-2—-2—-2–|
A|-2—----—--0—----—----| A|-2—----—--0—------2—--------0—----------------|
E|---------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
x2
[Verse 1]
The light in you
Keeps pulling straight through
in the shadow, too in the shadow
D C#m
Dearest friend, naked as a lake
D C#m
In the shroud of winter blossom
D A
In the crowd, my memory flashes
D (riff below)
Flashes, flashes
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-—7--—9--—---—---|
D|---—7--—-7---—---|
A|-—----—--—----—--|
E|-----------------|
^repeat all above for verses, with exception of riff on last line (detailed below)
[Chorus]
The light in you
Keeps pulling straight through
In the shadow too
In the shadow
[Verse 2]
D C#m
In the end, there's nothing we can do
D C#m
To contain a single blossom
D A
Or explain the way she passes
D (riff below)
Passes, passes
e|---------------|
B|-----------7---|
G|-—7--—-9p7-—---|
D|----7--—----—--|
A|-—----—--—-----|
E|---------------|
[Chorus]
(Repeat Emaj shape & melody piece to fit lyrics/feel etc)
The light in you
Keeps pulling straight through
In the shadow too
In the shadow
The light in me
Keeps pulling straight through
In the shadow too
In the shadow
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| p Pull-off
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Standard Tuning, No Capo
chords: Dmaj x57775
C#m x46654
Amaj 577455
These riffs are played during the first part of each verse and in the chorus:
E major shape melody piece
e|---------------------| e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------| B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-1—---1—--1—----1—---| G|-1—2p0—--1—--1—---1—-2p0—---1—1—-1—-1—-1—-1—--|
D|----2—--2—---2—---2—-| D|-------2—--2—--2—---------2—----2—-2—-2—-2—-2–|
A|-2—----—--0—----—----| A|-2—----—--0—------2—--------0—----------------|
E|---------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
x2
[Verse 1]
The light in you
Keeps pulling straight through
in the shadow, too in the shadow
D C#m
Dearest friend, naked as a lake
D C#m
In the shroud of winter blossom
D A
In the crowd, my memory flashes
D (riff below)
Flashes, flashes
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-—7--—9--—---—---|
D|---—7--—-7---—---|
A|-—----—--—----—--|
E|-----------------|
^repeat all above for verses, with exception of riff on last line (detailed below)
[Chorus]
The light in you
Keeps pulling straight through
In the shadow too
In the shadow
[Verse 2]
D C#m
In the end, there's nothing we can do
D C#m
To contain a single blossom
D A
Or explain the way she passes
D (riff below)
Passes, passes
e|---------------|
B|-----------7---|
G|-—7--—-9p7-—---|
D|----7--—----—--|
A|-—----—--—-----|
E|---------------|
[Chorus]
(Repeat Emaj shape & melody piece to fit lyrics/feel etc)
The light in you
Keeps pulling straight through
In the shadow too
In the shadow
The light in me
Keeps pulling straight through
In the shadow too
In the shadow
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| p Pull-off
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