Caedmon's Call - Staircase
 Click here for a plain text version of this song (for better printing)#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Staircase" Words and Music by Derek Webb (of Caedmon's Call) Copyright © 1996 Cumbee Road Music. More tab available at http://www.t-rev.net From the album -The Guild Collection Volume 1- (Caedmon's Call) Transcribed by Alexander Chen thatalex@thewatercooler.com http://members.xoom.com/thatalex/ Standard-tuned six-string acoustic, capo 3rd fret. Note: derek adds a lot of hammers all over the place, so just listen the recording for that ... [chords] (all relative to capo) CAPO 3RD FRET X02210 Am(2,7) (with hammers) XX0230 D2 200232 D/F# 320033 G XX0232 D X32033 C2 (with moving bass notes) 133210 Fmaj7 or- 133010 Fmaj7 (2) X02210 Am 020100 E7 [intro] Am(2,7) - D2 D/F# - G (play 4 times) on the Am, hammer on the C (fret 1 B string) and the A (fret 2 G string), then hammer off the C (fret 1 B string) and switch to the D2. also the strum changes slightly on the fourth time, so listen to it. [verse] D C2(hammered/moving bass) - G (play 16 times) on the C2, hammer from B to C for the bass (fret 2 to 3 on A string), then keep going down in rhythm on the A string from fret 3 to 2 to 0 (open A string), then you switch to the G chord and hit it twice in the strum. again, listen to it ... [bridge] Am(2,7) Fmaj7 G D/F# (play 4 times) then extra D/F# leading into chorus [chorus] Am G D/F# Fmaj7 - E7 Am G D/F# Fmaj7 - E7 Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 C9 - G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 E7 obviously change the strum for the first half of the chorus, and the D/F# leading into it, basically all downs, an intense strum. [repeat intro] [repeat half of verse] [repeat intro] [repeat bridge] [repeat chorus] Transcribed by Alexander Chen (04/23/98) thatalex@aol.com For more transcriptions and more, visit ... http://members.aol.com/thatalex/ Comments about this tab To add a comment for this tab, please visit the version of this guitar tab on it's home site, Christian Guitar Resources. |
