The river
De akkoorden in dit nummer
The river Em G D C I come from down in the valley, where mister when you're young G Em C G They bring you up to do, like your daddy's done C G F Em Me and Mary we met in Highschool, when she was just seventeen D G C We'd ride out of that valley down to where the fields were green G C D G We'd go down to the river and into the river we'd dive Em C D Dsus4 D C Oh, down to the river we'd ride Em G D C Then I got Mary pregnant and man that was all she wrote G Em C G And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union car and a wedding coat C G F Em We went down to the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest D G C No weddingday smiles, no walk down the aisle, no flowers no wedding dress G C D G That night we went down to the river, and into the river we'd dive Em C D Dsus4 D C Oooooh down to the river we did ride Em G D C I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company G Em C G But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy C G F Em Now all them things that seemed so important, well mister they vanished right into the air D G C Now I just act like I don't remember Mary acts like she don't care G Em D C But I remember us riding in my brother’s car, her body tan and wet down at the reservoir G Em C G At night on them banks I'd lie awake, and pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take C G F Em Those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse D G C Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse G C D G That sends me down to the river, though I know the river is dry Em C D Dsus4 D That sends me down to the river tonight G C D G Down to the river, my baby and I Em C D Dsus4 D G Oh, down to the river we ride
Zo speel je dit nummer
Leer de akkoorden van The river van Bruce Springsteen op Gitaartabs. Dit pop-nummer uit 1980 van het gelijknamige album is een perfecte keuze als je net begint met gitaarspelen en wilt oefenen met basisakkoorden in een herkenbare melodie.
The river staat op beginner-niveau en je hebt alleen akkoorden nodig: G, C, D, Em, F en Dsus4. Met de akkoordentabs op Gitaartabs kun je meteen aan de slag, zonder capo. Pak je gitaar en ontdek waarom dit nummer zo aangenaam ligt onder de vingers.
How to practise this song
- 1
Practise the barre chord F
F is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
Open - 2
Practise the change: Dsus4 ↔ C
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
Open - 3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.
Video
Tab door gitaartabs. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.
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