Gravity Chords
Gravity by Poets of the fall 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
Riff 1: Intro & Verse (listen to the song for the rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--xx-55-x-55555-xx------------------- --|
D|--xx-77-x-55555-xx--55--------------- x 8 --|
A|--xx-77-x-77777-xx--55--------------- --|
D|----------88888-----55---------------------------------|
Riff 2: Pre-Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---55-x-5x555-33-x-3x333------------ --------------|
D|---55-x-5x555-33-x-3x333------------ x3 --------------|
A|---33-x-3x333-11-x-1x111------------ --------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
there's something like
"e|-3-1-3-1-33-1-3-1-3--------------------|"
in the background, but I'm not sure.
Riff 3: Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5x555-xx------------------5x555-xx---------------|
D|-00-x-5x555-xx-55-x3x333-xx-00-x-3x333-xx-55-x3x333-xx-|
A|-00-x-3x333-xx-55-x3x333-xx-00-x-3x333-xx-55-x3x333-xx-|
D|-00-x----------55-x3x333-xx-00-x----------55-x3x333-xx-|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5x555-xx------------------5x555-xx---------------|
D|-00-x-5x555-xx-55x5x3x2x---00-x-3x333-xx-5- --|
A|-00-x-3x333-xx-55x5x3x2x---00-x-3x333-xx-5- let ring --|
D|-00-x----------55x5x3x2x---00-x----------5- --|
- play the verse. In the background there is
this (careful, this part is GUESSWORK - I only heard a radio recording.)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----14-12-10-14--12-10-12/14-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------15-14-12-15--14-12----15/17\15-|
A|--------------------------------------------------15-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
- Play "PreChorus" - there's something in the background, but I
have no clue what it is.
- Play Chorus
- Play this slightly altered version of the verse riff 4 times:
(altered verse riff:)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--xx-55-x-55555-xx-------------------------------------|
D|--xx-77-x-55555-xx--55-33-x3x3x332---------------------|
A|--xx-77-x-77777-xx--55-33-x3x3x332---------------------|
D|----------88888-----55-33-x3x3x332---------------------|
And in the background:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10-9--10-9--10-9--10-9--10-9--10-9--10-9--10-9--10/12------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Then comes a part without chords, only 3 picked notes, I won't tab
those because you can play them from your ear...
- play the Chorus, this time ending on
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|------5x555-xx-------|
D|-00-x-3x333-xx-5--1--|
A|-00-x-3x333-xx-5--1--|
D|-00-x----------5--1--|
- Then play the altered verse Riff another four times. Here comes the solo :-P
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13b15~~~~~~~15r13-10-13~~~\-------13------13------13------13-|
G|-------------------------------12h14---12h14---12h14---12h14---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------13-----------------------------------------10-13-13b15~~-|
G|-12h14---14p12/10-12b14~~~~~~-12b14r10-12~-10h12---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12~-----13~-----15~-----17~~~---------------------------------|
B|-15b17~--16b18~--18b20~--20b22~~~------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|