Passenger — Tom D
Confira a cifra completa de London In The Spring no UkeMaster Pro.
Attempt to capture chords from the official version:
Capo 2 to play along with the official recording or the live version from his full-album live stream:
The track starts at 42:23 in the live stream.
(Note that he switched the order of the choruses in this live version)
2022 Update Notes: I have recently come back to this song and made some changes to the tab. In particular,
I used to have the Em passage in the chorus listed as 3-string picking patterns, but I am now relatively
certain that the 4-string patterns described below are more representative of what he plays on the album
and in live performances.
He uses fingerpicking throughout the song. The chord descriptions listed below should closely match the
strings he picks for those chords in context. In particular, note that he seems to be only playing 4 strings
for the Em*, EmMaj7, G6, Em6. The names I have chosen are my best guess for the full chord names that
would be played if strumming that section of the choruses.
Note that the intro is repeated twice and, although not exact, it should be very close to what he plays.
The picking in the verses generally seems to follow the pattern of this example:
[D] [Dmaj7] [D7] [D7]
{sot}
e|-------2---------------2---------|-------2---------------2---------|
B|-------------3---------------2---|-------------1---------------1---|
G|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2---------------2-----------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
{eot}
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
[G] [G/F#] [Em] [A7]
{sot}
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------0---------------0---------|-------0---------------2---------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------0-------|
E|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-----------------------|
{eot}
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
For the descending Em*, EmMaj7, G6, Em6 passages, he seems to be playing the same pattern for each chord and
choosing either the A or D string (indicated with (x)) as the bass note depending on the chord:
{sot}
e|-------0-------
B|-------------0-
G|-----0---------
{eot}
D|(x)-----(x)----
A|(x)-----(x)----
{sot}
E|---------------
{eot}
1 e + a 2 e +
In the spots in the chorus indicated with D*, he seems to be playing the Dsus2 D transition from the intro:
[Dsus2] [D]
{sot}
e|-------0h2------
B|-----------3----
G|-----2-------2--
D|-0--------------
A|----------------
E|----------------
{eot}
1 e + a 2 e +
[Chords]
[D] xx0232
[Dmaj7] xx0222
[D7] xx0212
[G] 3x0003
[G5] 3x003x
[G/F#] 2x000x
[Em7] 022030
[A7] x02020
[Em] 022000
[Em]* xx2000
[EmMaj7] xx1000
[G6] xx0000
[Em6] x4x000
[A7sus2] x0200x
[Intro]
[Dsus2] [D] [Dmaj7] [D7] [D7sus4] [D7] [D7sus2]
{sot}
e|| -------0h2-------2---------------|-------2---------3-------2p0-----|
B|| -----------3-----2---------2-----|-----------1-------------------3-|
{eot}
G||.-----2-------2---2---2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
D||.-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
{sot}
A|| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
{eot}
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
[G5] [G] [G5] [G/F#] [Em7] [A7]
{sot}
e|-----------------------0---------|-----------------0--------------- ||
B|---------0h3-----3---------3-----|-3s5---5---5p0---2--------------- ||
{eot}
G|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------.||
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------2-------0---.||
{sot}
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------0------- ||
E|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0----------------------- ||
{eot}
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
[Intro]
[Dsus2] [D] [Dmaj7] [D7] [D7sus4] [D7] [D7sus2]
[G5] [G] [G5] [G/F#] [Em7] [A7]
[Dsus2] [D] [Dmaj7] [D7] [D7sus4] [D7] [D7sus2]
[G5] [G] [G5] [G/F#] [Em7] [A7]
[Verse 1]
[D] [Dmaj7]
Oh London in the Spring
[D7] [D7] [G]
Makes me feel so lucky I'm alive
[G/F#]
I've got love to give
[Em] [A7]
I've got my whole life to live
[D] [Dmaj7]
Walkin' through the park
[D7] [D7] [G]
Sunshine pours like honey through the trees
[G/F#] [Em] [A7]
I believe I'm comin' home
[Chorus 1]
[Em]* [EmMaj7]
Well some people tell me
[G6] [Em6]
I've better things to do
[D]*
And more productive ways
[C] [G] [C/G] [G]
That I could spend my time
[Em]* [EmMaj7]
But I'm not sure I agree
[G6] [Em6]
It often seems to me we
[D]* [C] [G] [C/G] [G]
Spend our lives talkin' foolish, runnin' blind
[Em7] [Em7] [A7] [A7sus2] [A7]
And we forget how to enjoy the simple things
[Em] [A7] [Dsus2]
Like walkin' through London in the Spring
[Instrumental]
[D] [Dmaj7] [D7] [D7sus4] [D7] [D7sus2]
[G5] [G] [G5] [G/F#] [Em7] [A7]
[Verse 2]
[D] [Dmaj7]
Whoa, London in the Spring
[D7] [D7]
See St. Paul's Cathedral like
[G] [G/F#]
(A) man of high society
[Em] [A7]
Calmly sittin' quietly
[D] [Dmaj7]
And you watch the river Thames
[D7] [D7]
Weaving like a needle through the town
[G] [G/F#] [Em] [A7]
All the way down to the sea
[Chorus 2]
[Em]* [EmMaj7]
Well some people tell me
[G6] [Em6]
The best is far behind us
[D]* [C] [G] [C/G] [G]
It's hopeless to be hopeful, anymore
[Em]* [EmMaj7]
But I'm not sure I agree
[G6] [Em6]
I am hoping love will find us
[D]* [C] [G] [C/G] [G]
And gently guide our vessel to the shore
[Em7] [Em7] [A7] [A7sus2] [A7]
Where there'll be no need for beggers or kings
[Em] [A7] [Dsus2]
All equal to share London in the Spring
[Outro]
[Dsus2] [D] [Dmaj7] [D7] [D7sus4] [D7] [D7sus2]
{sot}
e|-------0h2-------2---------------|-------2---------3-------2p0-----|
B|-----------3-----2---------2-----|-----------1-------------------3-|
G|-----2-------2---2---2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
D|-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
{eot}
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
[G5] [G] [G5] [G/F#] [Em7] [D]
{sot}
e|-----------------------0---------|-----------------2h3p2---0---|---------0---0h2-|
B|---------0h3-----3---------3-----|-3s5---5---5p0---------3---2-|-0-----3-----3---|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----0-------2---|
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0---------------|--s4---------0---|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-------------------|-----------------|
{eot}
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 - - + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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