Caedmons Call — Staircase Chords
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Staircase———Caedmon's Call—————————————————————————Transfered by Asa Gaston
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chords: (all relative to capo)
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CAPO 3rd FRET
Am(2,7): X02210 (with hammers)
D2: XX0230
D/F#: 200232
G: 320033
D: XX0232
C2: X32033 (with moving bass notes)
Fmaj7: 133210 or ,2 133200 (somewhat interchangeable)
Am: X02210
E7: 020100
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intro
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Am(2,7) — D2
D/F# — G
(play 4 times)
on the Am, hammer on the C (fret 1 B string)
and the A (fret 2 G string), then hammer off
the C (fret 1 B string) and switch to the D2.
also the strum changes slightly on the fourth
time, so listen to it.
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verse
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D
C2(hammered/moving bass) — G
(play 16 times)
on the C2, hammer from B to C for the bass
(fret 2 to 3 on A string), then keep going
down in rhythm on the A string from fret 3
to 2 to 0 (open A string), then you switch
to the G chord and hit it twice in the strum.
again, listen to it ...
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bridge
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Am(2,7)
Fmaj7
G
D/F#
(play 4 times)
then extra D/F# leading into chorus
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chorus
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Am
G
D/F#
Fmaj7 — E7
Am
G
D/F#
Fmaj7 — E7
Fmaj7
G
Fmaj7
C9 — G
Fmaj7
G
Fmaj7
E7
obviously change the strum for the first half
of the chorus, and the D/F# leading into it,
basically all downs, an intense strum.
(intro)
(verse w/ less repeats)
(bridge)
(chorus)
(intro)
(bridge)
(chorus)