Staircase Chords by Caedmons Call =========================== ========================= Staircase---Caedmon's Call-------------------------Transfered by Asa Gaston =========================== ========================= ------------------------------ chords: (all relative to capo) ------------------------------ CAPO 3rd FRET Am(2,7): X02210 (with hammers) D2: XX0230 D/F#: 200232 G: 320033 D: XX0232 C2: X32033 (with moving bass notes) Fmaj7: 133210 or ,2 133200 (somewhat interchangeable) Am: X02210 E7: 020100 ----- intro ----- Am(2,7) - D2 D/F# - G (play 4 times) on the Am, hammer on the C (fret 1 B string) and the A (fret 2 G string), then hammer off the C (fret 1 B string) and switch to the D2. also the strum changes slightly on the fourth time, so listen to it. ----- verse ----- D C2(hammered/moving bass) - G (play 16 times) on the C2, hammer from B to C for the bass (fret 2 to 3 on A string), then keep going down in rhythm on the A string from fret 3 to 2 to 0 (open A string), then you switch to the G chord and hit it twice in the strum. again, listen to it ... ------ bridge ------ Am(2,7) Fmaj7 G D/F# (play 4 times) then extra D/F# leading into chorus ------ chorus ------ Am G D/F# Fmaj7 - E7 Am G D/F# Fmaj7 - E7 Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 C9 - G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 E7 obviously change the strum for the first half of the chorus, and the D/F# leading into it, basically all downs, an intense strum. (intro) (verse w/ less repeats) (bridge) (chorus) (intro) (bridge) (chorus)