Very Simple song, but very cool none the less. It consists
of four basic chords plucked out.
Pluck the chords for the verse thusly
G A5 C
e|-------------|---------|-------------|
b|-------------|---------|--------1----|
g|---------0---|-----2---|-----0-----0-|
D|-------0---0-|---2---2-|---2---2-----|
A|-----2-------|-0-------|-3-----------|
E|-0h3---------|---------|-------------|
First three lines of Chorus
C D
e|------------------|----------2-------|
b|---------1--------|-----3------3---0-|
g|-----0------0---0-|---2---2------2---|
D|---2---2------2---|-0----------------|
A|-3----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
Last line of Chorus
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mazzy-star/11415.html ]
C D
e|------------------|---------2h3p2--------------2h3p2-----|
b|----------1-------|-----3----------3-------3---------3-0-|
g|-----0------0---0-|---2---2----------2---2---2-----------|
D|---2---2------2---|-0------------------0-----------------|
A|-3----------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------------------------|
Then back to verse
Song order is:
Verse
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse
End
Verse:
G A5 C
This is my five string serenade
G A5 C
Beneath the water I (we) play
(verse 4)
G A5 C
And while (though) I'm playing for you
(Verse 4)
G A5 C
It could (might) be raining there too
(Verse 3+4)
Chorus:
C D
And on my easel I drew
C D
While I was thinking of you
C D
And on the roof of my head
C D
In came my five string serenade
End:
G C G(strum)
This is my five string serenade