Sing For You Chords & Tabs
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Sing For You - Tracy Chapman
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Albums: Our Bright Future
Tabbed by: Joel C.
Email: jcboxfr AT yahoo DOT fr
Version: This is a transcription of the version "Live Acoustic on RTL" on Youtube
and of the original album version.
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
C G Am F
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
x32010 320030 x02210 xx3210
Structure: P1 P2 P1 P1 P2 P1 P3 P4 P5 P2 P1...
for the right hand fingering you have two choices:
1) either the alternance of middle finger (on the beat) and index finger (upbeat)
This is the fingering typically used in blues picking.
2) or either one finger dedicated to each lower string:
Index finger for the G string,
Middle finger for the B string,
Ring finger for the e string.
Note the bass on the upbeat (instead of on the beat) in the second bar of the chord.
This gives a special pulsation to the song.
P1: Time: 0:00
C C G G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----0---3-0-----|-5-0---3---5-----|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-3-----------3---|-----3-----------|
G|---0---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----3----(3)--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Am Am F G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----------------|-------0---------|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-1-----1---------|-3---------3-----|
G|---2---2---------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-----0-------0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
P2: Time: 0:16
C C G G
e|-------------0---|-3---0-----0-----|-----0---3---0---|-5---0-3---5-----|
B|-1---1---3-------|-------3-----1---|-3---------------|-----------------|
G|---0---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----3----(3)--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Am Am F G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----------------|-------0---------|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-1-----1---------|-3---------3-----|
G|---2---2---------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-----0-------0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
P3: Time: 1:36
C C G G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----0---3-0-----|-5-0---3---5-----|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-3-----------3---|-----3-----------|
G|---0---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----3----(3)--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Am Am F G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-1-----1---------|-3-----3---------|
G|---2---2---------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|---------3---2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
P4: Time: 1:53
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tracy_chapman/sing_for_you_tab.html ]
Am Am G G
e|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
D D F G
e|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
P5: Time: 2:09
C C G G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Am Am F G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
C C G G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Am Am F G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-------3---------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---------0-----|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-----0-------0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Here is the intro of the album version, slightly different:
C C G G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----0---3-0-----|-5-0---3---5-----|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-3-----------3---|-----3-----------|
G|---0---0---------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----3----(3)--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Am Am F G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----------------|-------0---------|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-1-----1---------|-3---------3-----|
G|---2---2---------|-----2-----------|-----2-----2-----|---0-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----3---|-----0-------0---|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
