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London Skies
Jamie Cullum
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I first heard this track live at Portsmouth Guildhall, and thought i'd try to learn it.
couldn't find a tab anywhere, so I was forced to listen to the song repeatedly untill i
play it. I thought I may as well try and get a little credit for my efforts and be the
first to post this tab enjoy
- vincent webb
Capo: 4th fret (note: tabbed as though there is no capo, so 0 on bottom E would sound 4)
Tuning: Drop D
FIRST BIT (VERSE)
strum each chord and emphasise the melody on the a string with light struming on others.
listen to the song for rhythm (as always)
e---X----X------X----X--------X----X--X-X--X-X-X-X-X--------------------|
b---0----0------0----0--------0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
g---0----0------0----0--------0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
d---0----0------0----0--------0----0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
a---4----5------4----0--(0-0)-4----5--4-0--5-4-0-5-4--------------------|
D---5----5------5----5--(0 0)-5----5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
SLIDY BIT (VERSE PART 2)
Theres a cool sounding yet easy to play slidy bit here. Its easy because you dont need
of the other fingers, you can just concentrate on the slide: a quick "strum note -
up - slide down - pull off" in one fluid motion, while still strumming the other notes.
Just let your right hand continue strumming the chord while the left does the fingerwork.
e---(0)---(0)---(0)--------(0)---(0)---(0)-----------------------------|
b---(0)---(0)---(0)--------(0)---(0)---(0)-----------------------------|
g----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0------------------------------|
d----0-----2-----2/4/2p0----0-----2-----2/4/2p0------------------------|
a----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0------------------------------|
D----0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----0------------------------------|
Thats the lot for the verses, untill the end when theres a leading chord into
the chorus: 0
0
0
0
2
3
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CHORUS:
A (minus the bottom string), G type thing - 550055 (fives on top e and b
strings only played), G type thing, A, G type thing Em type thing -
220000, G type thing, then G (with the 5s)
After the chorus there's a little riff that goes
e-------------------|
b-------------------|
g-------------------|
d----------- 0-2----|
a---0-2-2/4---------|
D-2-----------------|
and then back into the verse.
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Finally theres a little bit of piano before the final chorus. I've aranged it
for guitar:
e---4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---3---2-----4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-|
b---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-3---3---3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-|
g---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X---X-----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--0-|
d---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X---X-----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--0-|
a---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X---X-----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--5-|
e---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---X---X-----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--5-|
Strum the final chord as a lead up to the chorus.
![chord popup]()
