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Jar of Cardinals

Here's my lame attempt at the chords for Jar Of Cardinals (someone requested them
awhile ago).The same thing gets played throughout, it's just a three-chord progression that
goes to another key for the next three chords (I think).G G* Em C C* AmThe G is a standard 
3rd fret barre, the rest are the standard open chords.The C* chord is just  x20010 
(according to a book I have this is a G6 (Bbass C added) but I just call it C*).  The G* is 
the same thing as the C* on the 7th fret, but to play it at the 3rd fret like it's supposed 
to be, I think it's like this x34433.  You can walk the bass down from the G to theG* as 3--2
with your thumb on the E string, but my thumb isn't big enoughto get that F# (I think the bass
takes care of it on the album).  This probably isn't exactly right, and you can substitute a 
Bm for the G*,though it sounds a little off. But, you ask, what about Gleemer?  Well, here's
my try: It starts with G3 C3 D5 (all barre, the numbers are the frets for thebarre, DON'T play
a D fifth).  Then it goes to the verses:        G G* Em C  This G* is just a G with an F# 
(2nd fret, E string) in the bass, but I can't play it with my thumb, so I hire a bassist.  
The chorus is the same,and to get from the verses to the chorus, after the C go D C G and into 
the chorus. I realize this probably makes little, if any, sense, but listen to the album and 
you can probably figure it out (I actually got some help from the Bevil Web version).  I worked
up a punk version of this with power chords, but it sounds really cheesy as a punk song, 
so don't try it at home.From Dougie:Actually on Gleemer, I would like to add the following....
INTRO: Cmajor9 with suspension....ok make a G chord...now move your 1st and 2nd       
fingers down one (ie your 2nd finger which is on 2nd fret/5th string...       
move it down to 2nd fret 4th string....OK? )Song: I play the following G Bm Em D      
Then when "The higher clouds" I play:  G G/F#M Em C      
Then when Toby sings "Could this be...": G C DEnd Riff: String:6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5          
Fret  :0 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 0	Try this riff anyway you would like...you could add String 6 
Fret 4 instead of using S:6 and F:0...so start with S:6 F:2

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