YARDBIRDS - "Shapes Of Things (Chords)" Tablature

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 F/D
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----2---3---4---|-5---------------
-3---------------|-----5---3---1---

G
Shapes
F/D G
Of things before my eyes
F/D G
Just teach me to despise
F/D F
Will time make man more wise

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 Bb
v v v v 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) D
Than today?

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

[repeat chorus]

Guitar solo:

[Note: solo is played entirely on G string; other strings not shown]

G F
v v v v v v v v
g -------------------------|-10-12-14-16b17----16-14-12-
8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^

G F
v v v v v v v v
g -14---b16----------------|----15p14p1214-12-14--15--14--
16th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ qtr-note
triplet

G F
v v v v v v v v
g -15---b17----------10-12-|-8-----10---12b14-12-10--
qtr-note triplet ^^^^^^^^^^^

G F
v v v v v v v v
g -12----------------------|----15p14p1214--121012--1012109---109-
16th-note triplets ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^

G F
v v v v v v v v
g -7---9-7-5---7-5-4--5--4--5--|-7--9-b10-9--7-------

G F
v v v v v v v v
g ----10-10-12-12-14b15r1412|-14b16------------------
8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^

G F
v v v v 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