Wings – Love In Song (Guitar)
Capo 3
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Acoustic
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Paul and Linda McCartney
From: "Venus and Mars" (1975)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 3rd fret
Play: Em
Key: Gm
For chords in original key transpose +3 (and "use flats").
Why a transposed version with capo?
If you don’t have McCartney’s vocal range, you can still sing this song and keep
the signature riff intact. Since the capo version is in G minor (capo 3), you can
simply lower the capo step by step, or play without capo to drop the key up to
three semi-tones. Every step down gives you a bit more breathing room vocally,
especially for the high lift in the Middle 8.
The iconic pattern still works exactly the same, because you're just shifting
the key, not the shapes. So you maintain the guitar texture, no matter where
you place your capo.
TABS (capo and original version in Gm)
Capo 3rd fret
Capoing at the 3rd fret puts you in the original key (G minor), but lets you use
easier chord shapes and avoid the barre chords in the Middle 8. This version also
brings out the minor-to-major shift in bars 5 and 6, by adding a hammer-on from
the minor 3rd to the major 3rd. While that’s not exactly what’s played on the
original recording, it fits really nicely here and works well with these Em-based
shapes.
[Intro] / [Verse] Em7 Em6add9 C/E Em7 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------3---------|------2---------|------0---------|----------------| B|----3-----------|----2-----------|----1-----------|------3---------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----4-----------| D|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------| E7 E7 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------------|----------------------| B|-----3-----3-----3----|-----3-----3-----3----| G|--0h1-—0h1---0h1---0h1|--0h1-—0h1---0h1---0h1| D|----------------------|----------------------| A|----------------------|----------------------| E|0---------------------|0---------------------|
No capo
If you’re going for authenticity, this is the one — but it does involve a bit
more of a stretch and introduces some barre chords later on. The hammer-on in
bars 5 and 6 here is from the major 3rd to the 5th, just like on the recording.
[Intro] / [Verse] Gm7 G6sus2 Eb/G Gm7 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------6---------|------5---------|------3---------|------1---------| B|----6-----------|----5-----------|----4-----------|----3-----------| G|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E(3)--------------(3)--------------(3)--------------(3)--------------| G7 G7 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-----1-----1-----1----|-----1-----1-----1----| B|--0h3-—0h3---0h3---0h3|--0h3-—0h3---0h3---0h3| G|0---------------------|0---------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| A|----------------------|----------------------| E|----------------------|----------------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-3
Em6add9 0-2-2-0-2-2
C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0
Em7* 0-2-2-0-3-0
E7 0-2-2-1-3-0
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| Em7 | Em6add9 | C/E | Em7* |
| E7 | % |
[Verse 1]
Em7 Em6add9 My heart cries out for love C/E Em7* And all that goes with loving E7 E7 Love in song - love in song
[Verse 2]
Em7 Em6add9 My, you're so fine C/E Em7* When love is mine I can't go wrong E7 E7 Love in song - love in song
[Middle 8]
Em Em/D C I can see the places Bm Em That we used to go to now G Bm Happiness in the homeland
| Em Em/D | C | Bm | Em |
G Bm Happiness in the homeland
[Verse 3]
Em7 Em6add9 My eye cries out C/E Em7* A tear stillborn, misunderstanding E7 E7 Love in song - love in song
[Middle 8]
Em Em/D C I can see the places Bm Em That we used to go to now G Bm Happiness in the homeland
| Em Em/D | C | Bm | Em |
G Bm Happiness in the homeland
[Verse 4]
Em7 Em6add9 My, you're so fine C/E Em7* When love is mine I can't go wrong E7 E7 E7 Em Love in song - love in song - love in song