James Bay – Let It Go (Guitar Tab)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D) Video Lesson

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Chords

This is exactly how James Bay plays this song on guitar. But in the video he forgot to tell some details that you can find in this tab. Tune down a whole step. The intro and verse are the same repeating pattern. To play faster and to get the timing I suggest you count (1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2) as I showed it on top of the first pattern. Lyrics timings under the patterns are put exactly the same as in the song. Consider paying attention to CAPS.
[Intro]
 (1,  2,  3,  1,  2,  3,  1,  2,  |1,  2,  3,  1,  2,  3,  1,  2)
  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|

                                               (Put your thumb over the lower D string here 
                                                and index to higher D so you can leave F string open)
  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6---6---6---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-------------------|
[Verse 1]
  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|
    From walking home
                 And talking loads

  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6---6---6---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-------------------|
    To seeing shows
                An evening clothes with you

  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|
     From nervous touch
                 And getting drunk

  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6---6---6---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-------------------|
     To staying up
                And waking up with you
[Pre-Chorus]
          Cm          Cm/Bb                Cm/A        Abmaj7
        D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        A|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
        F|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|
        C|10----------8-------------------|7-----------6-------------------|
        G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Now we're Slipping near the edge
                      Holding something we don't need

          Cm          Cm/Bb                Cm/A
        D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        A|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8-------------------|
        F|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|--8---8---8---------------------|
        C|10----------8-------------------|7-------------------------------|
        G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 Oh, this Delusion in our heads
                       Is gonna bring us to our knees
[Chorus]
                   Abmaj7      Eb                   Cm          Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|13--13--13--8---8---8---8---8---|4---4---4---3---3---3---3-------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|11----------6-------------------|3-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
So come on, let it GO                   just let it BE

                   Fmadd9      Eb                   Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|9---9---9---8---8---8---8---8---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|8-----------6-------------------|1-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  Why don't you be YOU                  And I'll be ME

                   Abmaj7      Eb                   Cm          Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|13--13--13--8---8---8---8---8---|4---4---4---3---3---3---3-------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|11----------6-------------------|3-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 Everything that's BROKE            Leave it to the BREEZE

                   Fmadd9      Eb                   Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|9---9---9---8---8---8---8---8---|3---3---3---3---3---------------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0-------------|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|8-----------6-------------------|1-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  Why don't you be YOU                  And I'll be ME                     Yeah I'll be me
[Instrumental]
  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|

  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6---6---6---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-------------------|
[Verse 2]
  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|
    From throwing clothes
                 Across the floor

  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6---6---6---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-------------------|
    To teeth and claws
                 And slamming doors at you

  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|
     If this is all
                 We're living for                   then why Are We

  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6---6---6---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-------------------|
  Doing it, doing it,
                 Doing it anymore?
[Pre-Chorus]
           Cm          Cm/Bb                Cm/A        Abmaj7
         D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
         A|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
         F|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|
         C|10----------8-------------------|7-----------6-------------------|
         G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
         D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 I used to Recognize myself
                         It's funny how reflections change

           Cm          Cm/Bb                Cm/A
         D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
         A|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8---8---8---8-------------------|
         F|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|--8---8---8---------------------|
         C|10----------8-------------------|7-------------------------------|
         G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
         D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
When we're Becoming something else
                        I think it's time to walk away
[Chorus]
                   Abmaj7      Eb                   Cm          Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|13--13--13--8---8---8---8---8---|4---4---4---3---3---3---3-------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|11----------6-------------------|3-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
So come on, let it GO                   Just let it BE

                   Fmadd9      Eb                   Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|9---9---9---8---8---8---8---8---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|8-----------6-------------------|1-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  Why don't you be YOU                  And I'll be ME

                   Abmaj7      Eb                   Cm          Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|13--13--13--8---8---8---8---8---|4---4---4---3---3---3---3-------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|11----------6-------------------|3-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 Everything this   BROKE            Leave it to the BREEZE

                   Fmadd9      Eb                   Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|9---9---9---8---8---8---8---8---|3---3---3---3---3---------------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0-------------|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|8-----------6-------------------|1-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  Why don't you be YOU                 When I'll be ME                     Yeah I'll be me
[Instrumental]
  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|

  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6---6---6---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-------------------|
[Bridge]
  Fmadd9                           Eb
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---8---|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-----------8-------------------|6-----------6-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    Tryna fit your hand inside mine
                                     When we know it just don't belong

  Bb6                              Cm
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13----------13------------------|15----------15------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    There's no force on earth
                Could make it feel Right, no oh uh oh

  Fmadd9                           Eb
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---8---|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-----------8-------------------|6-----------6-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    Tryna push this problem up the hill
                                       When it's just too heavy to hold

  Bb6                              Cm
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|16--16--16--16------------------|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13----------13------------------|15------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    I think now is the time to let it slide
[Chorus]
                                                                (finger roll)
                   Ab          Eb                   Cm          Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|13----------8-------------------|4-------------3-----------------|
                 F|----------0---------------------|-------------0------------------|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|11----------6-------------------|3-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
So come on, let it GO                    Just let it BE

                                                    (rising up)
                   Fmadd9      Eb                   Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|9---9-------8-------------------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
                 F|--0-------0---------------------|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|8-----------6-------------------|1-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  Why don't you be YOU                  And I'll be ME

                   Abmaj7      Eb                   Cm          Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|13--13--13--8---8---8---8---8---|4---4---4---3---3---3---3-------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|11----------6-------------------|3-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 Everything that's BROKE            Leave it to the BREEZE

                   Fmadd9      Eb                   Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|9---9---9---8---8---8---8---8---|3---3---3---3---3---------------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0-------------|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|8-----------6-------------------|1-------------------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
     Let the ashes FALL                Forget about ME

                   Abmaj7      Eb                   Cm          Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|13--13--13--8---8---8---8---8---|4---4---4---3---3---3---3-------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|11----------6-------------------|3-----------1-------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
So come on, let it GO                   Just let it BE

                   Fmadd9      Eb                   Bb6
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 A|9---9---9---8---8---8---8---8---|3---3---3---3---3---------------|
                 F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0-------------|
                 C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                 G|8-----------6-------------------|1-------------------------------|
                 D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  Why don't you be YOU                  And I'll be ME                        Yeah I'll be me
[Outro]
  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6
D|--------------------------------|------------6---6---6-----------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---------------9---8---|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6---6---|

                                                                    (finger roll)
  Eb          Abmaj7               Cm          Bb6                  Eb
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------|
A|8---8---8---13--13--13--13--13--|8---8---8---6---6---6-------6h8-|--8-------------|
F|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|-0--------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------|
G|6-----------11------------------|--------------------------------|6---------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-----------6-----------6-------|----------------|
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