Cornerstone

Minimum skill needed to play

You can play this song if you are comfortable with a slow and deliberate strumming pattern. The chords are fairly basic but include the less popular minor third chord (Em in the key of C).

Chords and chord transitions

You can play the chords of the original key using C chord shapes with no capo.

Use the Chord Shape Finder below to pick what chord shapes you want to play. Here's how it works:

• First choose the key of the song.
• Then choose the capo fret until "Play shapes in" shows a key you are familiar with and the chords listed in "Chord Shapes" are ones you know or want to learn. This allows you to play the song using chords and chord shapes you know while the song is in a key you don't know.
• View chords and chord transition pairs for suggested voicings.

What to watch out for

This song tempo and feel is in between a full up and down strum pattern and an all down strum pattern, which can make Cornerstone feel odd when first learning to strum along.

How to play this song solo

Pick a strumming pattern that feels comforatable to you and fits with the chord changes and tempo. The chord progressions are repetitive so there is some consistency.

Song structure

The song can be played following this order. Note that there is a few measure instrumental tag after every verse and chorus, with the tag after the second Chorus having a repeat of the last vocal line.

• Intro
• Verse 1
• Verse 1
• Chorus
• Verse 2
• Chorus
• Chorus
• Verse 3
• Outro