"Lover's Cross" by Jim Croce

Riff Rundown

Difficulty: Unknown

There are a few chords that you may not be familiar with in this song. Some of us play the G chord a little different than the others. You MAY want to play the G chord a little different in this song. The reason is that you will have to switch from a G to a G7. If you aren't used to playing a G7, it's a little tricky. If you were to play the G with your 2nd and 3rd fingers on the Low E string and the A string, you will be able to play the 3rd fret on the High E string with your 4th finger. Then, to transition into the G7 chord, you will just use your 1st finger on the first fret.

You'll see what I mean when you start playing it. Of course, if your hands are quick enough, you can still play the G chord they way alot of us play it, using your 1st and 2nd fingers, with your 3rd and 4th fingers on the High E string and the B string. Notice though that you will STILL need to change your fingers over to what we just talked about to play the G7 chord. Why not just do it from the beginning, right?

I also tried to finger this song out with the LEAST movement possible to make it easier. I hope that helps.

Here are the list of chords used in this song :

 

F E7 Am D7

 

G C Dm G7

 

C/B Am/G C/E C7

 

Em Dm7 F#m7b5

 

Intro

Fingerings

Video 1 is playing the G with 1st and 2nd fingers. Video 2 is playing the G with 2nd and 3rd. I stopped a little to let you see the transition.

Verse

Fingerings

Video

Chorus

Video

Video

Verse 2

Video


Chorus 2

The last Chorus repeats itself just like the 1st Chorus. The only real difference is the last bar at the end. It's really an outro, but it's pretty tricky with the chord changes. I played it REALLY slow on the video for you. I also tried to show you at a different angle what the F#m7b5 looks like. Don't freak out with it. Notice that it transitions well from the Am chord.

Video

Resources

Complete Transcription To "Lover's Cross" (PDF)

Complete Transcription To "Lover's Cross" (Power Tab)

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