Blizzard of ’77 Nada Surf
IMPORTANT: TUNE GUITAR DOWN ONE FULL STEP BEFORE PLAYING
TUNING: DGCFAD
CHORDS:
A* (xx7507)
C* (xx7570)
C** (x57585)
C*2 (x557575)
Bb* (x35353)
F(barre) (355433)
Dm (Am shape) (x02210)
Bb (C shape) (x32010)
F (G shape) (320033)
C (x32020)
C/Bb (x20010)
READ ALL CHORDS AND KNOW SHAPES BEFORE PLAYING, THEY ARE NAMED ODDLY.
Intro/Verse:
A* C* C** C*2 Bb* F(Barre)
A* C* C** C*2
In the blizzard of Se-ven - ty Se - ven
Bb* F(Barre)
The cars were just lumps on the snow
A* C* C** C*
And then later trippin at Seven-El-e-ven
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Bb* F(barre)
The shelves were stretching out of control
A*
On a plane ride
C* C** C*2 Bb* F(barre)
The more it shakes, the more I have to let go
A* C* C** C*2
And the signal's still getting all mixed up
Bb* F(Barre)
We're always doing damage control.
Chorus: These are not the names of the chords, but the shapes.
But in the [Am]middle of the night I [G]worry
Its [C]blurry even without light
In the m[Am]iddle of the night I w[G]orry
Its b[C]lurry even without light.'
Repeat Verse and Chorus.
Outro:
C C/Bb Am G :|| repeat until end,
end on C and let it ring.
Beautiful song, but confusing chords. Matthew Caws made a video explaining how it's played,
search Youtube for "How to play blizzard of 77" and find the one by the user "Nada Surf".
THe issue is, even though he shows the correct fingerings in the video, he's in open E. TO
play with recording, use the above listed tuning (D).
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