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Cecille My Love by J. Tillman
Cecille My Love
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Key: E
The key of this song is E major, but I decided to write in D with capo 2, as I think that is how
the original is played plus it makes the Bm - D6/A - Gmaj7 run easier to play.
The fingerpicking, 3/4 waltz feel of this song gives quite sparse chords, so below I will list
the exact voicings of the chords played. You could fill them in more if desired.
EADGBe
D5 - xx023x
Bm - x2443x
Em - 0x20xx
G5 - 3x00xx
D6/A - x0443x
Gmaj7 - 3x443x
Asus4 - x0x23x
A - x0x22x
A7sus4 - x0203x
A7 - x0202x
Bb6(b5) - x120xx
A7/C# - x420xx
I have tabbed out the intro and the first verse to give you a better idea of how to play the song. The rest
of the song follows nearly the exact same chords, which should be easy to work out from the chords above.
CAPO 2
[Intro]
D5 Dsus4 D5
e|--------------------------|
B|--3-3---3-3-------3-------|
G|--2-2---2-2---0h2---------|
D|0-----0-----0-------0-----|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D5 Bm Em G5 Em G5
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|------------------------|------------------------|
G|--2-2---2-2---4-4---4-4-|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|--0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
D|0-----0-------4-4---4-4-|--2-2---2-2---0-0---0-0-|--2-2---2-2---0-0-------|
A|------------2-----2-----|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|0-----0-----3-----3-----|0-----0-----3-----3-----|
Bm D6/A Gmaj7
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
G|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
D|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|--4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
A|2-----2-----2-----2-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|3-----3-----3-----3-----|
Asus4 A
e|------------------------|
B|--3-3---3-3-2-2-2---2-2-|
G|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
D|------------------------| etc.
A|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------------|
[Intro]
D5
[Verse 1]
D5 Bm
Oh, Cecille my love
Em G5
How can it be
Em G5
That one so small
Bm D6/A
Should carry me
Gmaj7 Asus4 A
When I am weak?
[Verse 2]
D5 Bm
Oh, Cecille my love
Em G5
The river holds the gun
Em G5 Bm
I used to kill the one
D6/A Gmaj7
Who willed us apart
A7sus4 A7
For so long
[Verse 3]
D5 Bm
Your father's house
Em G5
I have burned down
Em G5 Bm
I saved the letters you wrote
D6/A
But could not send
Gmaj7
I saved the one you wrote me
A7sus4 A7
Of your death
[Instrumental]
Bb6(b5) A7/C# D5 Dsus4 G5
G5 Asus4 D5
[Verse 4]
D5
There's a place
Bm
On the hill
Em G5
Where you and I shall dwell
Em G5
It's by the sea
Bm D6/A
The grave I made
Gmaj7 A7sus4 A7
So we can rest in peace
[Verse 5]
D5 Bm
Oh, Cecille my love
Em G5
The river has washed up
Em G5 Bm D6/A
The only way I see you soon
Gmaj7 Asus4 A
Father, forgive me for what I do
[Outro]
Bb6(b5) A7/C# D5 Dsus4 G5
G5 Asus4 A D5
| h Hammer-on
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