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

First choose the key you will be playing the song in. Then select different Capo options until "Play shapes in" shows a key you are familiar with and the chords listed in "Chord Shapes" are ones you know. 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.

Simply click or tap on any Chord shape buttons to see common ways to play each chord in the song. Chord transitions are also displayed to show what chord voicings/shapes make the transition easier.

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

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 1.5 to 4 measure vamp or 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