Calico Skies Chords & Tabs
Calico Skies
Paul McCartney
Flaming Pie (1997)
Matt Potts (e-mail: lighthouseguy@comcast.net)
PLEASE NOTE- I DID NOT COME UP WITH THIS- MY GUITAR TEACHER DID
Alright pay attention, this is hard!
Paul plays it tuned down a half step
Listen to the album for the timing- thats one of the hardest parts
Finger pick every thing:
-10--10--10----9---7---5---5-5-5---3---2-
---------------------------7-7-7-------3-
-11--11--11----9---7---7---7-7-7---4---2-
-0---0---0-----0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0- slide from final D to the beginning of the next part-
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-10--9---7---5---5-7----3---2-
----------------------------3-
-11--9---7---7---7------4---2-
-0---0---0---0---0------0---0-
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Repeat that once or twice for introduction, twice (I think) for the verse.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mccartney_paul/calico_skies_tab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus-
D/F# G A Bm A G A A D
e----------------------------------------------------------------------2-
B-3----3-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----2-----0-----0-----2-3-5-3-2-3-
G---2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----4-----2-----0-----0------------2- (Strum D back into the verse)
D--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2---4-4---2-2---0-0---0-0---4-5-4-0-0-
A------------------------0-----0-----2-----0-----------------0(0-0-0)----
E-2----2-----3-----3-----------------------------3-----3-----------------
So the song goes like this:
Intro (play through the verse once)
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Ending:
A
e-----------
B-2-3-5-3-2-
G----------- (Repeat 3 times and end with one strum of D)
D---4-5-4-0-
A-0(0-0-0)--
E-----------
