Licks & Riffs : Adele - Skyfall


Adele's brilliant contribution to the Bond song tradition contains an easily learned riff. It also includes a clever reference to this famous Bond theme:

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The verse starts with these chords, already with a hint of the Bond tune.

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The hypnotic rhythm is as follows:

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But in a twist that allows Adele to include the full Bond theme, in subsequent statements the F minor chords becomes F major, before reverting to F minor:

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Here a similar version to give you an idea of how the riff might sound:

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Chords Used in Adele - Skyfall





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