Passenger – Simple Song (Guitar Intro)
Capo 5
• Video Lesson
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Chords
Chords with intro tab to capture the motion and hammer-ons from the album version:
[Chords]
G5 3x003x
Gsus4 3x001x
Fadd9 1x3213
E7 022130
Cadd9 x3203x
Csus2 x3001x
The intro as tabbed below may not exactly match what sounds like it could be a banjo in the
original recording, but it should be very close.
I have tried to capture chords to mimic the motion of the original recording, but I will
continue working on this one.
For the F or C chords with a single asterisk, he hammers on to the 2nd fret.
For the G5* he hammers on from Gsus4 to G5 (1 to 3 on the B string).
Where I have indicated F** he seems to mimic the pattern for the F to C movement marked
with two asterisks in the intro tab.
Notes in parentheses are individual walking notes.
This is one that he likely plays a bit differently every time he plays it, so play
around with the patterns and have fun.
[Intro] Fsus2 Gsus4 F Fadd9 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 C G5 Gsus4 e|-----------3---0-----------------|---------------0-----------------| B|-------1-------------1---------1-|-1h3-------1---------1---1h3-1---| G|-0h2-----------------------0-----|-------0-------------------------| D|-----3------(3)------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-----------| A|-----------------3-------3-------|-----------------3---------------| E|-1------(1)----------------------|-3-------3---------------3-------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a **Fsus2 F C Gsus4 G5 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------1-------------1---------1-|-1h3-----------3-------3---------| G|-0h2-------2---0-----------0-----|-----------0-------0-------0-----| D|-----3-------3-------0h2-----2---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| A|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| E|-1------(1)----------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a Fsus2 Gsus4 F Fadd9 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 C G5 Gsus4 e|-----------3---0-----------------|-----------------0---------------| B|-------1-------------1---------1-|-1h3-----------1-----1---1h3-1---| G|-0h2-----------------------0-----|-------0-------------------------| D|-----3------(3)------2-------2---|-----0---------------------------| A|-----------------3-------3-------|-----------------3---------------| E|-1------(1)----------------------|-3-------3---------------3-------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a **Fsus2 F C Gsus4 G5 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------1-------------1---------1-|-1h3-----------------------------| G|-0h2-------2---0-----------0-----|-----------------------------0---| D|-----3-------3-------0h2-----2---|-----0---------------------------| A|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| E|-1------(1)----------------------|-3-------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
[Intro]
Fsus2 F Fadd9 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
Fsus2 F C Gsus4 G5
Fsus2 F Fadd9 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
Fsus2 F C Gsus4 G5
[Chorus]
F* C* Here's a simple song G C Gsus4 F* Won't stop the rain from coming down C G Gsus4 G Or your heart from breaking F* C Here's a simple song G C Gsus4 F It's never gonna turn this day around C* G Gsus4 G Gadd2 G Stop the earth from shaking F** C It's just a simple song F** C Nothing right or wrong F** Am7 G Gsus4 G You can sing along if you want to
[Verse 1]
F* G C Csus2 C Well, I know it's not been easy F* G C* But easy ain't worth singin' about F G Gsus4 G Yeah, I know, I know E E7 Am Time goes slow D7sus2 D7 G Gsus4 G But it's always running out
[Chorus]
F* Fadd9 C Here's a simple song G5* C C Cadd9 C Won't stop the rain from coming down F** C G Gsus4 G Or your heart from breaking F* Fadd9 C Here's a simple song G5* C Cmaj7 Never gonna turn this day around F* C G (E D C C B G) Stop the earth from shaking F* C Well, it's just a simple song F* C Nothing right or wrong F* Am G Gsus4 G You can sing along if you want to
[Verse 2]
F* G C Csus2 C Well, I know it's far from simple F* G C Csus2 C But simple ain't worth worryin' about F* G Hey, I know, I know E E7 Am It's time to go D7 The thing I keep on finding G Everything seems to be about timing
[Chorus]
F* Fadd9 C Here's a simple song G5* C C Cadd9 C Won't stop the rain from coming down F** C G (E D C C B G) Or your heart from breaking F* Fadd9 C It's a simple song G5* C Cadd9 C Never gonna turn this day around F* C G Gsus4 G Stop the earth from shaking F* C Well, it's just a simple song F* C Nothing right or wrong F* Am G Gsus4 G You can sing along if you want to
[Instrumental]
Fsus2 F Fadd9 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
Fsus2 F C Gsus4 G5
Fsus2 F Fadd9 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 C Gsus4 G5 Gsus4
Fsus2 F C Gsus4 G5
[Outro]
F C Whoa-oh-oh, it's just a simple song F C Nothing right or wrong F Am7 G You can sing along if you want to
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| () Ghost Note
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