Family And Genus (acoustic) Chords
Family And Genus (acoustic) by Shakey Graves is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G and Em7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
G Em7
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------|
B|---------------0---------------0---------------0--------------0----|
G|---0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
^ Repeat a few items
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
D|-----2------4-------------------------------|
A|--3------5----------------------------------|
E|---------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2---4---2---0-------2b--0-------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------------------2---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---0---0-------------------------------------------------|
And repeat! Rhythm should be syncopated until the open Em transition
Drop what I'm doing and sit beside you
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--1----------------------3------------------|
G|--0----------------------0------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--3----------------------5------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
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| b Bend
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