Stories We Build Stories We Tell Chords
Stories We Build Stories We Tell by José González is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Drop D,
(tab relative to the capo)
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3h5---0-3------------3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---------------0-0--0h7---5-22-0---------------------------------------|
After 3x through, it changes to:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-0h2p0------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3h5-------3-5---------3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---------------0-0--0h7--5-22-0----------------------------------------|
Verse x4:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3h5---0-3------------3-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---------------0-0--0h7---5-22-0---------------------------------------|
After 4x through, it goes to:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-8--5--1--3------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--5--4--2--2------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After that, it goes on to continue the main progression through the Chorus. Listen closely to figure out
where various points at which these riffs come into play, but this is most of the main song. He adds a few
extra notes here and there, but this will get you 90% of the way.
Thanks!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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