Artist: Marc Ford (http://www.marcford.net/) Song: Idle Time Album: It's About Time I've found that there are two ways to play this- in standard tuning with a capo at the fret and in open G. I prefer playing it in open G, but playing it in standard with the allows for easier soloing. VERSION 1 Tuning: EADGBe (Standard), with a capo at the third fret. Main Riff/Chorus/Solo Rhythm (in relation to the capo): E------------------------| B------------------3--2--| G------------------2--2--| D--------2---------4--2--| A-----------2------------| E--0h3h4------3p0--------| Then on the last time through: E----------------------| B-------------------2--| G-------------------2--| D--------2----------2--| A-----------2----------| E--0h3h4------3p0------| Verses: G C/G F/G Pre-Chorus: Em D C D Em D C D Em A B C D Bridge: D C The chords listed above are the actual pitch, not the chord shapes in relation to the The chord shapes in relation to the capo for the verses are E A/E D/E, meanwhile the of the chords can be played normally by barring them. VERSION 2 Tuning: DBGDGD (Open G) Main Riff/Chorus/Solo Rhythm: D------------------0--0--| B------------------3--1--| G--------0---------0--0--| D-----------0------3--2--| G--0h3h4------3p0--0--0--| D------------------------| Then on the last time through: D-------------------0--| B-------------------1--| G--------0----------0--| D-----------0-------2--| G--0h3h4------3p0---0--| D----------------------| The rest of the song is the same, with the chords adjusted for open G as follows: G C/G F/G Em D C A B D------2----3-------------------| B------1----1----8--7--5--2--4--| G--0---0----2----9--7--5--2--4--| D--0---2----3----9--7--5--2--4--| G--0---0----0----9--7--5--2--4--| D-------------------------------|