The swallows of london town

The Autumn Defense

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Snelheid4

Spatie = start/stop · ↓↑ = sneller/langzamer

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C/G* = 554030   C/G = 332010   D7 = xx0212   Bbmaj7 = x13230

C/G*   C/G   (X 4)

          C/G*                         C/G          C/G*   C/G
Well the swallows came to land here in London town
         C/G*                                  C/G         C/G*   C/G
And now they’re fighting for the spaces on the underground
          C/G*                   C/G             C/G*   C/G
Are they still fascinated by the life they found
           C/G*                         C/G         C/G*   C/G
Since the swallows came to land here in London Town

Cadd9            Asus4
   Strange afternoon
Cadd9           Asus4      D         C/G*   C/G   C/G*   C/G
   Thinking of you as the rain comes down

          C/G*                         C/G         C/G*   C/G
Well when Betty came to see me she was on her way
       C/G*                         C/G          C/G*   C/G
From a major disappointment with an English play
         C/G*                               C/G              
She said she really only wants someone with something to say
    C/G*                          C/G
And before I even said it she was on her way

Cadd9            Asus4
   Strange afternoon
Cadd9             Asus4            D    C/G*   C/G
   Following the moon through the underground
Fmaj7                   Asus2     
   Holding their own...ten bells ringing
D7
   Looking for home 
           Bbmaj7      Asus2 C/G*   C/G   C/G*   C/G
   On the platform singing alone

          C/G*                         C/G          C/G*   C/G
Well the swallows came to land here in London town
           C/G*                             C/G         C/G*   C/G
I see them selling books and flowers in the underground
          C/G*                   C/G             C/G*   C/G
Are they still fascinated by the life they found
           C/G*                         C/G         C/G*   C/G
Since the swallows came to land here in London Town

Cadd9            Asus4
   Strange afternoon
Cadd9             Asus4            D    C/G*   C/G
   Following the moon through the underground
Cadd9            Asus4
   Strange afternoon
Cadd9           Asus4      D         C/G*   C/G   C/G*   C/G
   Thinking of you as the rain comes down

   C/G*       C/G       C/G*       C/G
Ooohhooohhhhh        Ooohhooohhhhh

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van The swallows of london town van The Autumn Defense op Gitaartabs. Dit popnummer is perfect voor gitaristen die hun basisakkoorden willen uitbreiden met wat kleurrijkere voicings. Met een laag instapniveau kun je snel aan de slag en het hele nummer doorspelen.

The swallows of london town ligt op beginner-niveau en vraagt een capo op tweede fret. Je speelt het uit akkoorden als C/G, Cadd9, Asus4, D, D7 en Bbmaj7 — een fijne mix om je voelspoor voor inversies en Jazz-achtige tinten te trainen. Pak je gitaar en begin vandaag.

How to practise this song

1
Put your capo on fret 2
Clamp the capo on before you start — otherwise the shapes won't sound like the original.
2
Practise the change: Asus2 ↔ Asus4
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.