How to play More Than Words

Extreme

Six chords, G, G/B, Cadd9, Am7, C and Dsus4, strummed 28 times at 92 BPM. The record is in Eb standard, so tune every string down a half step to play along. Each shape is drawn out below with the whole sequence, then how to practice it with Lark.

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92BPM at full speed
28chord strums
6chords
Intermediatelevel

The chords

Eb standard

The big names are the chords in the order you strum them. On the six lines below, each chord sits on the string its lowest note is played on. Tune every string down a half step first, so the frets sound like the record.

More Than Words tab, 28 strums, eb standard. The same tab is written out chord by chord in the list after it.
Read it chord by chord
  1. G strum (sounds Gb), lowest note on the low Eb string, fret 3
  2. G/B strum (sounds Gb/Bb), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 2
  3. Cadd9 strum (sounds Badd9), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 3
  4. Am7 strum (sounds Abm7), lowest note on the open Ab string
  5. C strum (sounds B), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 3
  6. Dsus4 strum (sounds Dbsus4), lowest note on the open Db string
  7. G strum (sounds Gb), lowest note on the low Eb string, fret 3
  8. G strum (sounds Gb), lowest note on the low Eb string, fret 3
  9. G/B strum (sounds Gb/Bb), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 2
  10. Cadd9 strum (sounds Badd9), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 3
  11. Am7 strum (sounds Abm7), lowest note on the open Ab string
  12. C strum (sounds B), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 3
  13. Dsus4 strum (sounds Dbsus4), lowest note on the open Db string
  14. G strum (sounds Gb), lowest note on the low Eb string, fret 3
  15. G strum (sounds Gb), lowest note on the low Eb string, fret 3
  16. G/B strum (sounds Gb/Bb), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 2
  17. Cadd9 strum (sounds Badd9), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 3
  18. Am7 strum (sounds Abm7), lowest note on the open Ab string
  19. C strum (sounds B), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 3
  20. Dsus4 strum (sounds Dbsus4), lowest note on the open Db string
  21. G strum (sounds Gb), lowest note on the low Eb string, fret 3
  22. G strum (sounds Gb), lowest note on the low Eb string, fret 3
  23. G/B strum (sounds Gb/Bb), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 2
  24. Cadd9 strum (sounds Badd9), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 3
  25. Am7 strum (sounds Abm7), lowest note on the open Ab string
  26. C strum (sounds B), lowest note on the Ab string, fret 3
  27. Dsus4 strum (sounds Dbsus4), lowest note on the open Db string
  28. G strum (sounds Gb), lowest note on the low Eb string, fret 3
Plain text tab
Eb standard

G      G/B    Cadd9  Am7    C      Dsus4  G      G
G/B    Cadd9  Am7    C      Dsus4  G      G      G/B
Cadd9  Am7    C      Dsus4  G      G      G/B    Cadd9
Am7    C      Dsus4  G

The shapes

  • EADGBe

    G

    8 strums, sounds Gb

  • G/B

    4 strums, sounds Gb/Bb

  • xEADGBe

    Cadd9

    4 strums, sounds Badd9

  • xEADGBe

    Am7

    4 strums, sounds Abm7

  • xEADGBe

    C

    4 strums, sounds B

  • xxEADGBe

    Dsus4

    4 strums, sounds Dbsus4

Tuning
Eb standardTune every string down a half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Chords
G G/B Cadd9 Am7 C Dsus4six shapes, sounding Gb Gb/Bb Badd9 Abm7 B Dbsus4
Chord changes
24in 28 strums
Strummed most
G8 times
Tempo
92 BPM46 BPM at half speed

How to practice it

Practice mode in Lark slows the song down and loops the part you keep missing, while it listens to every chord.

  1. Start slow

    Practice mode plays the click at 0.5x (46 BPM), 0.75x (69 BPM) or 1x (92 BPM). Stay at half speed until you stop missing, then step up.

  2. Loop the hard part

    Set a loop around any stretch of strums and it repeats until you have it. A good first loop: strums 1 to 4, the busiest stretch in this tab (G, G/B, Cadd9, Am7).

  3. Play it and watch the score

    Lark listens through your mic for each chord as you strum it. Every chord turns green when you hit it and red when you miss, your accuracy updates as you go, and you see if you came in on the beat, late or slow.

  4. Read the coach's note

    When the song ends, the AI coach reads your run and gives you one specific thing to fix before the next one.

Play it with LarkTune down to Eb standard

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