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DIFFICULTY
DROP D TUNING
CAPO ON 2ND FRET
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Welcome to Throwback Thursday’s where I teach you a classic hit from the last 4-5 decades! This week I’ll be going over an I Won’t Give Up Guitar Tutorial from singer/songwriter Jason Mraz! What a tune! This song has a great finger picking riff in it which is actually a lot easier to learn than you would think!
For the basics you’ll need your guitar in Drop D tuning and you’ll need a capo on the 2nd fret. There’s a combination of picking and strumming in this song. Because the tuning is in drop D, the chord shapes we’ll use will differ slightly from standard tuning.
Enjoy! Like this #iwontgiveup video by #jasonmraz and subscribe to the channel for more videos in the future!
-Dave T
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CAPO ON 4TH FRET
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[Intro]
e|--------------|------------------------------|--------------|
B|--------------|------------------------------|--------------|
G|--------------|-4---------2--------(2)-------|--------------|
D|-0--0-0--2--4-|-5----5----4----4----4----4---|-0--2--4------|
A|--------------|------------------------------|--------------|
D|--------------|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0-|--------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------|
G|-4---------2--------(2)-------|--------------|
D|-5----5----4----4----4--------|-0--0-0--2--4-|
A|------------------------------|--------------|
D|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--------|--------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------|
G|-4---------2--------(2)-------|--------------|
D|-5----5----4----4----4----4---|-4--2--0------|
A|------------------------------|--------------|
D|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0-|--------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|-3---------3---------2--------|--------------|
G|-2----2----2----2----2--------|--------------|
D|---------------------2--------|--------------|
A|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--------|--------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------|
[Verse 1]
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------|
G|-4---------2--------(2)-------|--------------|
D|-5----5----4----4----4----4---|-0--2--4------|
A|------------------------------|--------------|
D|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0-|--------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------|
G|-4---------2--------(2)-------|--------------|
D|-5----5----4----4----4--------|-0--0-0--2--4-|
A|------------------------------|--------------|
D|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--------|--------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------|
G|-4---------2--------(2)-------|--------------|
D|-5----5----4----4----4----4---|-4--2--0------|
A|------------------------------|--------------|
D|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0-|--------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|-3---------3---------2--------|--------------|
G|-2----2----2----2----2--------|--------------|
D|---------------------2--------|--------------|
A|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--------|--------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------|
[Verse Var]
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------|
G|-4---------2--------(2)-------|--------------|
D|-5----5----4----4----4----4---|-0--2--4------|
A|------------------------------|--------------| x2
D|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0-|--------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------|
G|-4---------2--------(2)-------|--------------|
D|-5----5----4----4----4----4---|-4--2--0------|
A|------------------------------|--------------|
D|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0-|--------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------|
B|-3---------3---------2--------|--------------|
G|-2----2----2----2----2--------|--------------|
D|---------------------2--------|--------------|
A|-0--0---0--0--0---0--0--------|--------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------|
[Chorus]
G D Bm A
I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough.
G D Asus4 A
I'm giving you all my love. I'm still looking up.
[Verse 2 = Verse Variation]
[Chorus]
G D Bm A
'Cause even the stars they burn. Some even fall to the earth.
G D Asus4 A
We've got a lot to learn. God knows we're worth it.
G
No, I won't give up.
[Bridge]
Em
I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
A
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make.
Em
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
A
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake.
C
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn.
A/C#
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in.
C A/C# D
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not and who I am.
[Chorus]
G D Bm A
I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough.
G D Bm7
I'm giving you all my love. I'm still looking up.
A
Still looking up.
[Chorus]
G D
I won't give up on us (no I'm not... giving up)
Bm A
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough... I am loved)
G D
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive... we are loved)
A
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)
[Chorus]
G D Bm A
I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough.
G D A
I'm giving you all my love. I'm still looking up.
