Niall Horan – Flicker (Guitar)
Capo 3
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Chords
The chords for this lovely song as played at several Flicker Sessions.
The following video shows the chords played very well especially in the later parts:
Here's a good tutorial video (not mine):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUXg5WHskLE
I have simplified some and adjusted a bit for ease of play and what I think sounds best playing this solo.
Don't be turned off by the "weird" chords if you're a beginner - Gadd11 and Fmaj7 are played like a
standard open C chord, except moving your fingers on the 2nd and 3rd fret one string up/down respectively,
which makes the transitions very easy. For C/G, put an additional finger on the 1st string 3rd fret.
For the intro, the last part of the chorus and the bridge(whenever you have the Am Gadd11 C F
chord sequence), you can use the following finger picking pattern:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0h1---------3---------5---------5-------1---------1---------1---------1---------| G|-------0---------0---------0---------0-------2---------2---------2---------2-----| D|-----2---2-----0---0-----0---0-----0-------3---3-----3---3-----3---3-----3--(3)--| A|-0-----------2---------3---------3-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------1---------1---------1---------1---------|
[Intro]
Am Gadd11 C F
Am Gadd11 C F
[Verse 1]
C/G When you feel your love's been taken Em When you know there's something missing Am Gadd11 Fmaj7 In the dark, we're barely hangin' on C/G Then you rest your head upon my chest Em And you feel like there ain't nothing left Am Gadd11 Fmaj7 So I'm afraid that what we had is gone
[Chorus]
F Then I think of the start C And it echoes a spark Am Gadd11 C Fmaj7 And I remember the magic electricity F Then I look in my heart C There's a light in the dark Am Gadd11 C Fmaj7 Still a flicker of hope that you first gave to me Dm And I wanna keep Am Gadd11 C F Please don't leave Am Gadd11 C F Please don't leave
[Verse 2]
C/G When you lay there and you're sleeping Em Hear the patterns of your breathing Am Gadd11 Fmaj7 And I tell you things you've never heard before C/G Asking questions to the ceiling Em Never knowing what you're thinking Am Gadd11 Fmaj7 'Cause I'm afraid that what we had is gone
[Chorus]
F Then I think of the start C And it echoes a spark Am Gadd11 C Fmaj7 And I remember the magic electricity F Then I look in my heart C There's a light in the dark Am Gadd11 C Fmaj7 Still a flicker of hope that you first gave to me Dm And I wanna keep Am Gadd11 C F Please don't leave Am Gadd11 C F Please don't leave
[Bridge]
Am Gadd11 C F And I want this to pass Am Gadd11 C F And I hope this won't last Dm Last too long
[Chorus]
F Then I think of the start C And it echoes a spark Am Gadd11 C Fmaj7 And I remember the magic electricity F Then I look in my heart C There's a light in the dark Am Gadd11 C Fmaj7 Still a flicker of hope that you first gave to me Dm And I wanna keep Am Gadd11 C F Please don't leave Am Gadd11 C F Please don't leave