London In The Spring – Passenger
Nghệ sĩ: Passenger
Hợp Âm Chuẩn
Attempt to capture chords from the official version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxb4NEgTCnk
Capo 2 to play along with the official recording or the live version from his full-album live stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjBYZIAMQvc
The track starts at 42:23 in the live stream.
(Note that he switched the order of the choruses in this live version)
2022 Update Notes: I have recently come back to this song and made some changes to the tab. In particular,
I used to have the Em passage in the chorus listed as 3-string picking patterns, but I am now relatively
certain that the 4-string patterns described below are more representative of what he plays on the album
and in live performances.
He uses fingerpicking throughout the song. The chord descriptions listed below should closely match the
strings he picks for those chords in context. In particular, note that he seems to be only playing 4 strings
for the Em*, EmMaj7, G6, Em6. The names I have chosen are my best guess for the full chord names that
would be played if strumming that section of the choruses.
Note that the intro is repeated twice and, although not exact, it should be very close to what he plays.
The picking in the verses generally seems to follow the pattern of this example:
e|-------2---------------2---------|-------2---------------2---------|
B|-------------3---------------2---|-------------1---------------1---|
G|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2---------------2-----------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0---------------0---------|-------0---------------2---------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------0-------|
E|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
For the descending Em*, EmMaj7, G6, Em6 passages, he seems to be playing the same pattern for each chord and
choosing either the A or D string (indicated with (x)) as the bass note depending on the chord:
e|-------0-------
B|-------------0-
G|-----0---------
D|(x)-----(x)----
A|(x)-----(x)----
E|---------------
1 e + a 2 e +
In the spots in the chorus indicated with D*, he seems to be playing the Dsus2 D transition from the intro:
e|-------0h2------
B|-----------3----
G|-----2-------2--
D|-0--------------
A|----------------
E|----------------
1 e + a 2 e +
xx0232
xx0222
xx0212
3x0003
3x003x
2x000x
022030
x02020
022000
* xx2000
xx1000
xx0000
x4x000
x0200x
Intro
e|| -------0h2-------2---------------|-------2---------3-------2p0-----|
B|| -----------3-----2---------2-----|-----------1-------------------3-|
G||.-----2-------2---2---2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
D||.-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
ch]G5[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch
e|-----------------------0---------|-----------------0--------------- ||
B|---------0h3-----3---------3-----|-3s5---5---5p0---2--------------- ||
G|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------.||
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------2-------0---.||
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------0------- ||
E|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0----------------------- ||
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Intro
Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch
Oh London in the Spring
ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Makes me feel so lucky I'm alive
ch]G/F#[/ch
I've got love to give
ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch
I've got my whole life to live
ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch
Walkin' through the park
ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Sunshine pours like honey through the trees
ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch
I believe I'm comin' home
ch]Em[/ch]* [ch]EmMaj7[/ch
Well some people tell me
ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Em6[/ch
I've better things to do
[ch]D[/ch]*
And more productive ways
ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
That I could spend my time
ch]Em[/ch]* [ch]EmMaj7[/ch
But I'm not sure I agree
ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Em6[/ch
It often seems to me we
ch]D[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Spend our lives talkin' foolish, runnin' blind
ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]A7sus2[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch
And we forget how to enjoy the simple things
ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch
Like walkin' through London in the Spring
Instrumental
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch
Whoa, London in the Spring
ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
See St. Paul's Cathedral like
ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch
(A) man of high society
ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch
Calmly sittin' quietly
ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch
And you watch the river Thames
ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
Weaving like a needle through the town
ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch
All the way down to the sea
ch]Em[/ch]* [ch]EmMaj7[/ch
Well some people tell me
ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Em6[/ch
The best is far behind us
ch]D[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
It's hopeless to be hopeful, anymore
ch]Em[/ch]* [ch]EmMaj7[/ch
But I'm not sure I agree
ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Em6[/ch
I am hoping love will find us
ch]D[/ch]* [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
And gently guide our vessel to the shore
ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]A7sus2[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch
Where there'll be no need for beggers or kings
ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch
All equal to share London in the Spring
Outro
e|-------0h2-------2---------------|-------2---------3-------2p0-----|
B|-----------3-----2---------2-----|-----------1-------------------3-|
G|-----2-------2---2---2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
D|-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
ch]G5[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
e|-----------------------0---------|-----------------2h3p2---0---|---------0---0h2-|
B|---------0h3-----3---------3-----|-3s5---5---5p0---------3---2-|-0-----3-----3---|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----0-------2---|
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---------------|--s4---------0---|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-------------------|-----------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 - - + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| s Slide
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