Is This Love | TAB
Using two opposite approaches, we can learn more about Is This Love and guitar playing by playing this tune both on the electric and acoustic.
You can even do this along with the original recording. Let’s start with how to do it on the electric, here’s the verse.
We start with an Em shape for the first F#m chord which is short, only a bar long.
Once we start repeating the same progression we go for a Cm shape for the F#m, Then a Dm shape, an Am shape and then a Cm shape again.
You could instead start high, then go low, then back up again. I would suggest you start playing as the TAB says, then improvise.
Here’s the chorus.
As you can see, I’m now using a different approach when playing the chords, the second half of each bar is played higher.
Experiment with other chord shapes once you can play as written along with the original recording.
Here’s the chorus tag.
Here, I’ve started on a low Bm chord, using the Am shape. Once we repeat, I’ve gone for the Em shape to create momentum.
I like holding the C#m chord before we start playing like the chorus, with different parts of the chord shape again.
Make sure you play the F#m first as a Cm shape, then as a Dm shape, it sounds great.
Once you feel comfortable playing Is This Love on the electric to the original recording, try fitting a capo on fret 2 and play it on the acoustic.
I spent hours on this because Is This Love is my favourite Bob Marley tune. One day, I’ll record it with a singer. This will be my arrangement.
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Is This Love | Chords + Lyrics
You can learn to play Is This Love by Bob Marley using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| F#m7 | D | A E/G# |
I wanna love you, and treat you right…
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About me | Dan Lundholm
This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm features TAB and covers Is This Love. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
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