Intro: Based around the Am shape. This is repeated throughout the whole song. Use your thumb for the 1st fret low E, you can then keep the Am shape e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---1-------1-------1-----0---------1-------1-------1-----0-----------------| G|-2---2---2---2---2---2-----2--0--2---2---2---2---2---2-----2-0-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------0-0-0---1-1-1---3-3-3-------------| Verse/Pre-chorus/Chorus: Adding in some Bass/percussive hits with the thumb (x) (hit the bass string with the side of the thumb so that the string hits the fret board) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1---------------1---------------1---------0-------------------------| G|-2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----------2---0---------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0---x---0---x-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------0---x---0---x---1---x---1---x---3---x---3---x-------------|
You can also add in this variation e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1---------------1---------------1--------/3-----1---0---------------| G|-2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2----/4-----2---0---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------0---------------| A|-0---x---0---x-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------0---x---0---x---1---x---1---x---0---x---3---x-------------| Enjoy! ************************************ | x Dead note | / Slide up
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Shape Of You Acoustic by Ed Sheeran