I'm an acoustic musician. I don't know if you guys play electrics. Whenever I did this song. I played the chords below, just regular open chords:
Em (022000)
Cmaj7th (X32000)
G6 (320000)
F#+A (200200)
My guitar is tune to the Key of D. If I wanna play along with the Cd. I Capo my guitar up 2 frets. The reason I've tune down to D. I don't have to strain my voice when I sing. I find I can sing better in the Key Of D.
Alot of guitarist use a standard electronic tuner, tuning to EADGBE and thats fine but that's pretty much all you can do with it. I use a Sabine (MT9000) chromatic tuner. I'm not limited, I can get perfect tunings in any key. I would recommend buying a chromatic tuner to anyone. They pretty much cost the same. I paid $14 for mine. Try figuring out Kaki King's music with a standard electronic tuner...and you'll have a problem. She bounces around alot, using alot of alternate tunings.
I think when it comes to guitar tabs, other than the person who actually wrote the song, opinions will vary. If your doing a live show or playing for friends, as long as it's soundable (Zombie)...it doesn't matter. The audience doesn't know what your playin', their just happy to be there.
Kaki King...now their is a guitar player.
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