While most listeners are familiar with the popular Dixie Chicks cover version from 2002 – “Landslide” was also recorded by The Smashing Pumpkins as the B-side of their big hit “Disarm” in 1994. The lyrics use a metaphor of the physical world to powerfully describe the author’s feelings of things crashing down in her personal life. Nicks said she wrote the song in Aspen, Colorado while trying decide whether or not to go back to school or continue working as part of Fleetwood Mac. “Landslide” was one of Stevie Nicks’ first writing contributions to Fleetwood Mac, first appearing on their 1975 self-titled album. I also tend not to repeat the lower notes, as my singing voice is on the low side. I ended up changing the pattern to something that my brain and fingers could actually replicate comfortably and allowed me to sing as I played. The pattern that my guitar teacher wrote out for me is as follows:
To play along with the recording, you want to put your capo on the third fret, but I use the capo on the 4th fret (making the song in E instead of Eb) to fit my vocal range. It’s evolved into something easy to play, and great to sing with. I was pleased to discover that the song still is true, even with a slightly different pattern. Over time, I’ve found that I have modified the pattern I was taught (which mimics the album). In addition to learning the chords for Landslide, I was challenged to learn a picking pattern for my right hand. G, D/F#, Em and then you plunge right back into the C, G/B, Am, G/B pattern. Luckily, it’s a very little bridge and the chords are mostly simple, thanks to our friend Mr. The chords are really quite simple they are C, G/B, Am, G/B, with that pattern repeating over and over again throughout the “verses.” Then there is this little bridge where she sings, “Well, I’ve been afraid of changing”. It turns out that this is a very simply song…if you use a capo! For those of you who don’t know what a capo is, it is a wonderful device that let’s you change the key without changing the chords (see The Underappreciated Art Of Using A Capo). The first few lines looked like this:Īt that point in my life I was more a pianist than a guitarist and when I saw Eb, Bb, Cm in the notation, I thought, “Forget this!” So I tucked the song in the back of my head, and when I began to take lessons, I begged my teacher to help me with the song. I was discouraged by the chords that were written out, and was unsuccessful at deciphering the box code.
SMASHING PUMPKINS DISARM GUITAR TAB FINGERSTYLE MAC
When I first got the Guild, I bought a Fleetwood Mac songbook and attempted to learn the song. One of my favorite songs is Landslide, which was written by Stevie Nicks when she was with Fleetwood Mac.
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