The Shape I Found You In by Girlyman Girlyman – The Shape I Found You In Official website: www.girlyman.com Ty Greenstein of Girlyman writes love songs with a depth of longing that we mere mortals only marvel at. Here is my puny interpretation of one of her best. Tuning: EADGAC# Capo 1 Tune you guitar like this from standard tuning: 1. Lower your B [5th] string one whole step to A (2nd fret on the G string) 2. Lower your high E [6th] string 1-1/2 steps to C# (4th fret on your newly tuned A string) 3. Apply your capo to fret 1 Please tune carefully or it will sound like ass. I play the low G note with my thumb the G chord as a bar. There are several simple picking patterns that repeat: E ______________________2_________2_______ A __0_________0___________________________ D ________________________________________ G ____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_ A ______0_________0_________0_________0___ C# ________________________________________ E ________________________________________ A ________________________________________ D __0_________0_________0_________0_______ G ____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_ A ______0_________0_________0_________0___ C# _________________________0_________0____ REPEAT E ______________________0_________0_______ A __0_________0___________________________ D ________________________________________ G ____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_ A ______0_________0_________0_________0___ C# ________________________________________ E __2_________2___________________________ A ________________________________________ D ______________________0_________0_______ G ____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_ A ______0_________0_________0_________0___ C# ________________________________________ E ______________________2_________2_______ A ________________________________________ D __0_________2___________________________ G ____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_____2___2_ A ______0_________0_________0_________0___ C# ________________________________________ E ___________________________ And A ______________________0____ then D __0_________2______________ come G ____2___2_____2___2________ the A ______0_________0__________ big C# ___________________________ chords… ____A___G___D1__D2__D3__E1__E2__ E __X___2___X___X___X___0___X____ A __0___4___X___X___X___2___2____ D __2___2___0___0___0____2___2____ G __2___2___2___2___2____2___4____ A __2___X___2___2___2____0___X____ C# __0___X___0___1___4____0___X____ Example: A G You were delivered to me A D D1 - D2 - D3 We were closed as the stores on Christmas Eve A E1 So I felt around in the dark G D1 Building rope ladders into your heart D1 E2 G Climbing hand over hand to get in D1 E2 A That's the shape I found you in D1 E2 A That's the shape I found you in Corrections and suggestions welcome at bealestreet63@mac.com. ILYWXOS www.TAB6.com