Comments on: Bon Iver – Skinny Love (Guitar Chords)

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:08 +0000

The GCCGCC version isn’t really correct. If you tune the 4th string to an E and keep the rest the same (to make GCEGCC), then you get the third of the chord in there too, which is rather prominent in the recording itself. In your listed tuning, you just don’t get a third, so it’s only logical to conclude that this one is correct.
In this tuning, the Am is just second fret on the 3rd and 6th strings, and the C is the same on the fifth fret.
Also, the D is a Dmaj7, which requires you to hold the 4th as well as the 3rd and 6th, on fret 7.
The transitional lick is just 2-4-2-0-2-0 on the 2nd string, then 2-0 on the 3rd, all while playing all three top strings.
That should take care of pretty much the whole song.
Just trying to help,
Cheers.

By: Susie

Susie — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:40:01 +0000

I love your blog. this song, in particular, is awesome.

By: Stefaan

Stefaan — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:36:27 +0000

Thank you very much. you really helped me!

Greets from Belgium/Europe

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:02:28 +0000

Of course, just go backwards! To get a G, push the flat button twice from an A. Get the C by flatting the D twice, and flat the high E four times to get C.

By: Stefaan

Stefaan — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:04:55 +0000

Thx a lot but i have only a flat button Is there an other way to tune the E,A and B strings?

Thanks in advance.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:22:00 +0000

Hey Stefaan,

If it’s chromatic (i.e. it tells you what note you’re playing automatically), just follow the instructions at the top of the post. If it goes note by note, most tuners have options for flats and sharps that lower and raise the notes by a half step.

For example, to make the low E a G, you have to push the sharp (#) button 3 times.

Good luck!

By: Stefaan

Stefaan — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:42:09 +0000

Hi,

I have a tuner but i don’t know how i can tune it for this song… Help? THX!

By: Gill

Gill — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:12:24 +0000

Thanks for this! Well done! For me the D seems to sound better as a Dm. That said, I’m just starting out so I don’t really know what I’m doing!! Thanks again. Great song.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:23:49 +0000

Only pedantic in the sense that you’re correct… Thanks Jason!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:47:24 +0000

Thanks for this post Matthew. Am I wrong in thinking that G C C G C C is not actually open G tuning? Does that make me pedantic?