Hand-me-down Tune Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays418

Hand-me-down Tune by The Avett Brothers is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Note the differences between the lines that end with: 
-----------2| 
-----------3| 
-----------2| 
--2--4--5--0| 
-----------x| 
-----------x| 
and the ones that end with 
-----------2| 
-----------3| 
-----------2| 
--2--4--2--0| 
-----------x| 
-----------x| 
this is especially important if you want to sing along. 

Also, note that the line "But I, I wish for you more than I can give, than I can do" doesn't have 
that high note on the 3rd string. 

Intro 
e|--2-----------0--------------------------2--------------------2--| 
B|--3-----------2--------------------------3----2/4\2-----------3--| 
G|--2--2--4--6--2--------------6-----------2-----------2/4\2----2--| 
D|--0-----------2--2--4--5--2-----2--4--2--0--------------------0--| 
A|--x-----------0--------------------------x--------------------x--| 
E|--x-----------x--------------------------x--------------------x--| 


e|--2-----------0--------------------------2--| 
B|--3-----------2--------------------------3--| 
G|--2--2--4--6--2--------------6-----------2--| x 3 
D|--0-----------2--2--4--5--2-----2--4--5--0--| 
A|--x-----------0--------------------------x--| 
E|--x-----------x--------------------------x--| 

I dreamt of a suit a suit so fine I dressed my words in 
Sewn and tailor made with song in mind made of melody 
Stitched by threads of notes with perfect pitch, perfectly composed 

e|--2-----------0--------------------------2--| 
B|--3-----------2--------------------------3--| 
G|--2--2--4--6--2--------------6-----------2--| 
D|--0-----------2--2--4--5--2-----2--4--2--0--| 
A|--x-----------0--------------------------x--| 
E|--x-----------x--------------------------x--| 

Sound in tune and key, a code of rhythm, and harmony 

e|------------------2--| 
B|--2/4\2-----------3--| 
G|---------2/4\2----2--| 
D|------------------0--| 
A|------------------x--| 
E|------------------x--| 

e|--2-----------0--------------------------2--| 
B|--3-----------2--------------------------3--| 
G|--2--2--4--6--2--------------6-----------2--| x 4 
D|--0-----------2--2--4--5--2-----2--4--5--0--| 
A|--x-----------0--------------------------x--| 
E|--x-----------x--------------------------x--| 

But when I awoke my coat was worn and my words were plain 
Each song that I sang all the notes were wrong and poorly played 
Both my sleeves had holes, my knees were patched up, shoes needed soles 
No clever disguise no way to hide my offensive tone 

Repeat Intro: 
e|--2-----------0--------------------------2--------------------2--| 
B|--3-----------2--------------------------3----2/4\2-----------3--| 
G|--2--2--4--6--2--------------6-----------2-----------2/4\2----2--| 
D|--0-----------2--2--4--5--2-----2--4--2--0--------------------0--| 
A|--x-----------0--------------------------x--------------------x--| 
E|--x-----------x--------------------------x--------------------x--| 


e|--2-----------0-----------------2--| 
B|--3-----------2-----------------3--| 
G|--2--2--4--6--2-----------------2--| 
D|--0-----------2--4--5--2--4--2--0--| 
A|--x-----------0-----------------x--| 
E|--x-----------x-----------------x--| 

But I, I wish for you more than I can give, than I can do 

e|--2-----------0--------------------------2--| 
B|--3-----------2--------------------------3--| 
G|--2--2--4--6--2--------------6-----------2--| 
D|--0-----------2--2--4--5--2-----2--4--2--0--| 
A|--x-----------0--------------------------x--| 
E|--x-----------x--------------------------x--| 

Yeah you, you deserve the best an anthem not my hand-me-down tune 
Yeah you, you deserve the best an anthem not my hand-me-down tune 

e|------------------2--| 
B|--2/4\2-----------3--| 
G|---------2/4\2----2--| 
D|------------------0--| 
A|------------------x--| 
E|------------------x--| 

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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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Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante