WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Christina Perri - Penguin Tabs | Ver. 1
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this is how I play christina perri's wonderful song 'penguin' and i think this is the
most accurate/easiest way to play it.. this is only my second tab so bear with me! :)
USE THIS TUNING:
d
a
F#
D
A
D
THEN PUT CAPO ON 2ND FRET! its basically a really cool dropped D but since she plays it
in E, use capo 2! ****in our cover, we played it in D# so that would be capo 1 but if
you want to play in original key (E), PLAY CAPO2!!!
this song is completely finger-picked except for the bridge but even for that i just use
my fingers to strum :P
INTRO/INTERLUDES [you will be playing this in the beginning and in between verse and the end]
d|---12------12-----11-----11------7----7------9----9---------------------|
a|-----12-------------12------0-----0----0------0-----0-------------------|
F#|------12-------------10-----------7----7------8------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0------------0-0--------------0---------0-0--------------------------|
d|---7---7-----5---5------5----5------4-----------------------------------|
a|----0---0-----0-----0----0----0-------0---------------------------------|
F#|----7---7-----5----------4----4--------3-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------0-0----------0---------0-0-----------------------------------|
VERSES[2x per verse]
d|--------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---2/4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------0--0--1/3---0------------1--------0--1--------------------------|
D|---------------------0----------2--2-----2--2---2----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----------------------2--2------2---------------------------------|
can you find
the ti-ime to let your lover love you..
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
F#|---------3-------5--3--------------5------5--5------------------------|
D|----------4--4----4--4--4-----------5--5-------5-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2/4--4------4----------4----5--5------5--------5--------------------|
he only wants
to show you the things
he wants to learn to...
d|----------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
a|------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------7-------7--7------------8-------------------------------------|
D|----------7--7--------7----------8---8----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7--7------7---------7-----8------8---------------------------------|
the hardest parts and in the end you'll have your best friend
you'll get through
play the VERSE again but with a different ending..
d|--------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---2/4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------0--0--1/3---0------------1--------0--1--------------------------|
D|---------------------0----------2--2-----2--2---2----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----------------------2--2------2---------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
F#|---------3-------5--3---------4----------------------------------------|
D|----------4--4----4--4--4------5----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------x----------------------------------------|
D|---2/4--4------4----------4----5----------------------------------------|
CHORUS
d|----------0------------------------------0------------------------------|
a|----5-------5-------10------9--------7------7------12----9--------------|
F#|-----0---------------0----------------0-------------0------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---5------5/10-10--10--9-9------7--------7/12-12--0-9--9-----------|
D|-------------------00-------------------0-------------------------------|
looveee like this mayyy come once..
d|--------0----------0----------------------------------------------------|
a|------2---2-----1------1------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----------1----------1---------------------------------------------|
D|-------0----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
baby its fate
d|----------0------------------------------0------------------------------|
a|----5-------5-------10------9--------7------7------12----9--------------|
F#|-----0---------------0----------------0-------------0------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5----------5/10-10--10--9-9------7--------7/12-12--0-9--9-----------|
D|--------0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
like a soul mate he's your penguin [youre my penguin]
d|--------0----------0----------0------0----------------------------------|
a|------2---2-----1------1--------0----0----------------------------------|
F#|----------0----------------7----7---4----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
A|----2----------1--------1------------x----------------------------------|
D|-------0----------0-------/7-7-------5----------------------------------|
baby its fate baby its fate... not luck
play INTRO/INTERLUDE
VERSE2 [exact same thing]
Can you find the time to
let your lover hold
you need somebody to hold to
his love is strong and so true
his arrows aiming for you
and he's the one that you were born to love
play CHORUS
BRIDGE
im just going to put the chord formations for this part because this part is strummed so
the strumming pattern is however you wanna play it
in the beginning play these chords [i think its 4x]
d|---12---11-------------------------------------------|
a|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
F#|--12---10-------------------------------------------|
D|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
then when she starts going "oooo-ooohh..." play these chords
d|---4----2--------------------------------------------|
a|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
F#|--3----1--------------------------------------------|
D|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
then when she starts singing words play this!
d|---4----2---2/4---2-----0--2--4--0-----4--0----------|
a|---0----0-----0---0-----0--0--0--7-----0--7----------|
F#|--3----1---1/3---1-----0--1--3--x-----3--x----------|
D|---0----0-----0---0-----0--0--0--5-----0--5----------|
A|------------------------------x--x-----x--x----------|
D|------------------------------5--5-----5--5----------|
"let go let go of time
for you-uu and I-I..."
**this part will be a gradual buildup so make sure you make it sound very full and epic
CHORUS2 (only play this part once, then play the entire chorus the same way you did
previously; total of three times)
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------9-------------------------9-------------------|
F#|------------------------0--------0----------------0-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5---------5/10-10---9-------7--------7/12-12--9--------------------|
D|--------0--------------------------0-----------------------------------|
looveee like this is all i wanttt..
d|--------0--------0-----------------------------------------------------|
a|-------2--2-----1--1---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----0----0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2---------1-----1/5------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
baby its fate..
**this part is a lot more mellow so play softly until she repeats the chorus**
play CHORUS
end with the INTRO/INTERLUDE
okay so here's the order of everything in case that was too confusing..
INTRO/INTERLUDE
VERSE(2X)
CHORUS
INTRO/INTERLUDE
VERSE(2X)
CHORUS1
BRIDGE
CHORUS2 [mellow]
CHORUS1
INTRO/INTERLUDE
and in case ^THAT was confusing, here are the lyrics! :D
INTRO/INTERLUDE
VERSE
Can you find the time
to let your lover love you
He only wants to show you
The things he wants to learn too
The hardest parts you'll get through
And in the end you'll have your best friend
CHORUS1
Love like this may come once
Baby it's fate
Like a soul mate he's your penguin
Baby it's fate
Baby it's fate
Not luck
INTRO/INTERLUDE
VERSE 2
Can you find the time to let your lover hold you
He needs somebody to hold to
His love is strong and so true
His arrows aiming for you
And he's the one that you were born to love
CHORUS1
Love like this may come once
Baby it's fate
Like a soul mate he's your penguin
Baby it's fate
Baby it's fate
Not luck
BRIDGE
ooo-oooo.. ooo-oooo..
Let go
Let go
of time for you
and I
Let go
Let go
of time for you
and I
Let go
Let go
of time for you
and I
CHORUS2
Love like this is all I want
Baby were fate
CHORUS1
Love like this may come once
Baby we're fate
Like a soul mate you're my penguin
Baby we're fate
Baby it's fate
Not luck
INTRO/INTERLUDE
okay hopefully i got the message across by now..
enjoyyy! :D
-justin bang
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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