The Tuning
The first thing you should do to play this song is to tune your guitar to the following: C, G, C, G, G, E.
To do this tune your low E string down to C, the A string down to G, your D string down to C, your G string stays the same, your B string down to G, and finally your high E string stays the same. Once you’ve got the tuning
correct, then you’ll be able to play an open C chord with all the strings open.
Verse
This song will give you a little bit of a cramp due to the large usage of almost all the strings on the guitar. Begin the first measure by using your 3rd and 4th fingers. Place your 3rd finger on the fifth fret on the “A” string, and your 4th finger on the fifth fret on the “B” string. Pick accordingly. For the second measure of the verse, you will need to use your 1st finger to play the third frets on the “G” string, the “B” string, and the “high E” string. Notice that you will need to play the fifth fret within this part on the “high E” string. Do that using your 4th finger.
For the third measure, all you need to do is barre all the strings on the third frets, and use your 3rd finger when playing the fifth frets on the appropriate strings. Then, when you don’t need to play the fifth frets anymore, you can just lift that finger up to end the measure.
For the last measure of the verse, simply play the appropriate open strings, and then use your 1st finger to play the second frets on the appropriate strings.
Chorus
For the first measure of the chorus, use your 1st finger to barre all strings on the twelfth frets. Then, use your 4th finger to play the notes on the fifteenth frets at the end of the measure.
For the second measure, you will be following the same format. Use your 1st finger to barre all the notes on the tenth frets, and then use your 4th finger to play the twelfth frets on the appropriate strings. End the measure by barring your 1st finger on all strings, and then slide to the eighth frets on all strings. Slide by lightly lifting up your 1st finger, but not so much that you lose the notes. Then, just move across all frets until you reach the eighth fret on all strings.
In the third measure you are continuing from the second measure with your 1st finger on the eighth fret. Then, all you need to do is move your 1st finger to the third frets on all strings from the “D” string to the “high E” string. Allow the “A” string to remain open. End the measure by using your 1st finger to barre the “low E” string, the “A” string, and finally the “D” string. Then, just slide toward the pickups on your guitar.
The fourth measure is self-explanatory. Once again, you will just be using your 1st finger to play this measure.
