Lullaby

Artist: Shawn Mullins (English)
User: John Brown
Duration: 130 seconds
Delay: 12 seconds
Chord names: Default
Abusive:
Comment:
Shawn's Actual Chord Voicings:
Like any performer, Shawn alternates between voicings of any given chord
substituting open and alternate notes into his chords for coloration. Sometimes he plays G with a
high G -(1st string, 3rd fret,) sometimes he voices it with an open E ringing. Etc etc. Same goes for B11
and C.

{Tuning: E A D G B E} - Standard Tuning

Chords for Verses:
{define G: base-fret 0 frets 3 2 0 0 3 3}
{define D/G: base-fret 0 frets 3 x 0 2 3 2}
{define B11: base-fret 0 frets x 2 0 0 3 0}
{define Cadd9: base-fret 0 frets x 3 2 0 3 0}

Chords for Chorus:
{define G: base-fret 0 frets 3 2 0 0 3 3}
{define D/G: base-fret 0 frets 3 x 0 2 3 2}
{define Cadd9: base-fret 0 frets x 3 2 0 3 0}
{define A: base-fret 0 frets x 0 3 3 3 0}

Variations on above chords; and for power chords during solo:
{define C: base-fret 3 frets x 3 5 5 5 x} or
{define C: base-fret 0 frets x 3 2 0 1 0} substitutions for Cadd9
{define D: base-fret 5 frets 0 5 7 7 7 x} or
{define D: base-fret 0 frets x x 0 2 3 2}
{define G: base-fret 3 frets 3 5 5 4 3 3}

LULLABY

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[Intro]

 G      D/G     B11    Cadd9      :Play accented bass notes of chords on guitar with
                                  right hand muting across bridge.

Verse 1 : 

Right hand muting integral throughout verses on most every chord.

 (D/G= this chord barely suggested in verses.

 G                           (D/G)                B11        Cadd9
        She grew up with the children of the stars
 G                                 (D/G)                     B11    Cadd9
        In the    holl  y  wood   hills  and the boulevard
 G                            D/G           B11          Cadd9
        Her parents threw big parties       everyone was there
 G                          (D/G)                       B11              Cadd9
         They hung out with folks like Dennis Hopper,   &  Bob Seeger, & Sonny and Cher


[Pre-Verse]

(Hit it hard! Strong root and 5th of chords: let upper notes ring.)

 G ------------------ D/G --------------- B11 ---------------- Cadd9



[Verse 2]

(same as verse 1)

 G                     D/G          B11      Cadd9
She feels safe now in this bar on fairfax
 G                       D/G           B11              Cadd9
And from the stage I can tell that she can't let go she can't relax
 G                  D/G       B11          Cadd9
And just before she hangs her head to cry,
 G                 D/G                  B11     Cadd9
I sing to her. . . .            a lulla-by


[Chorus]

(Hit it hard! Strong root and 5th of chords:)

             G                D/G               Cadd9    (Stay on Cadd9)
    (I sing) Ev-ery----thing's gonna be all     right

             G      D/G                       Cadd9
             Rockabye,               Rock       a      bye

             G                D/G               Cadd9
             Ev-ery----thing's gonna be all     right

             A                                     C                Tacit
        Rockabye,               Rock       a       bye ….        Rock       a       bye


[Instrumental]

(Softly)

 G                     D/G          B11                   Cadd9


[Verse 3]

(same as before)

She still lives with her mom outside the city
Down that street about a half a mile
And all her friends tell her she's so pretty
But she'd be so much prettier if she smiled once in a while
Cause even her smile looks like a frown
She's seen her share on devils in this angel town


[Chorus]

             G                D/G               Cadd9    (Stay on Cadd9)
             Ev-ery----thing's gonna be all     right

             G        D/G                       Cadd9
        Rockabye,               Rock       a      bye

             G                D/G               Cadd9
             Ev-ery----thing's gonna be all     right

             A                                     C                       Tacit
        Rockabye,               Rock       a       bye ….        Rock       a       bye

Guitar SOLO with power chord  variation:

  G   D   B     C------  G   D   B     C ---------
  A                               C
  A                               C------- D
 G


[Verse 4]

(same as before w/ variation on 4th line)

I told her I ain't so sure about this place

It's hard to play a gig in this town and keep a straight face

It seems like everybody's got a plan
 G                D/G              G      Gsus4
It's kind of like Nashville with a tan

Repeated Chorus to Coda:
(much softer )

             G                D/G               Cadd9
             Ev-ery----thing's gonna be all     right

             G          D/G                     Cadd9
       Rockabye,               Rock       a      bye

             G                D/G               Cadd9
             Ev-ery----thing's gonna be all     right

                 A                                     C
        To  Rockabye,               Rock       a       bye ….        Ah, na, na…

Repeat to coda....

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