J. Tillman - Cecille my love
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Cecille, My Love - J. Tillman
Taken from the studio version on 'I Will Return'
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]
Oh, D5Cecille my Bmlove
How Emcan it G5be
That Emone so G5small
Should BmcarryD6/A me
When Gmaj7I am Asus4weak? A
[Verse 2]
Oh, D5Cecille my Bmlove
The Emriver holds the G5gun
I Emused to G5kill the Bmone
WD6/Aho willed us aGmaj7part
For so A7sus4long A7
[Verse 3]
Your D5father's Bmhouse
I Emhave burnedG5 down
I Emsaved the G5letters you wBmrote
But could not D6/Asend
I saved the Gmaj7one you wrote me
Of your A7sus4death A7
[Instrumental]
Bb6(b5) A7/C# D5 Dsus4 G5
G5 Asus4 D5
[Verse 4]
There's a D5place
On tBmhe hill
Where Emyou and I shall G5dwell
It's Emby the sG5ea
The Bmgrave I D6/Amade
So we can Gmaj7rest in A7sus4peace A7
[Verse 5]
Oh, CD5ecille my Bmlove
The Emriver has G5washed up
The Emonly G5way I Bmsee you D6/Asoon
Father, Gmaj7forgive me for what I Asus4do A
[Outro]
Bb6(b5) A7/C# D5 Dsus4 G5
G5 Asus4 A D5
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