Landslide chords
by Fleetwood MacSong Key: Eb Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 80 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Capo: 3rd fret (Play using Key of C shapes)
Chords in C Major: C, Csus2, D7/F#, D5/A, Em, Em7, G/B, Am, Am7
Chord Charts & Performance Video
R-H Chord Charts
L-H Chord Charts
Performance Video
Speed: x0.1
Landslide
Capo on 3 if playing with the video.
C G/B Am7 G/B C G/B Am7 G/B
Intro: 4/4 ‖ - | - | - | - ‖
C G/B Am7 G/B
1. I took my love I took it down | - |
C G/B Am7 G/B
I climbed a moun-tain and I turned a - | round - |
C G/B Am7 G/B
And I saw my re-flec-tion in the snow cov-ered hills
C G/B Am7 G/B
Till the land-slide brought me | down / / (oh) |
C G/B Am G/B
2. Oh mir-ror in the sky What is | love? - |
C G/B Am7 G/B
Can the child with-in my heart Rise a - | bove? - |
C G/B Am7 G/B
Can I sail thru' the chan-ging o-cean tides?
C G/B Am7 G/B C G/B Am7 G/B
Can I han-dle the sea-sons of my life | - | - |
C G/B Am7 D7
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
G D7/F# Em
Chorus: Well I've been a-fraid of chang-ing
C G/B Am7 D7/F#
'Cause I built my life a-round | you - |
G D7/F# Em7
But time makes you bold-er e-ven chil-dren get old-er
C G/B Am7 G/B
And I'm get-ting old-er | too / / |
Csus2 G/B D5/A G/B Csus2 G/B Am7 G/B
Instrumental: | - | - | - | - |
C G/B D5/A G/B C G/B Am7 D7
| - | - | - | - |
G D7/F# Em
Chorus: Well I've been a-fraid of chang-ing
C G/B Am7 D7/F#
'Cause I've built my life a-round you | |
G D7/F# Em7
But time makes you bold-er e-ven child-ren get ol-der
C G/B Am7 G/B C G/B Am7 G/B
And I'm get-ting old-er | too - Oh | I'm get-ting ol-der | too - |
C G/B Am7 - G/B
3. Ah ah Take my love take it down
C G/B Am7 - G/B
Ah-hah Climb a moun-tain and you turn a-round
C G/B Am7 G/B
And if you see my re-flec-tion in the snow co-vered hills
C G/B Am7 G/B
Well the land-slide will bring you | down - |
C G/B Am7 G/B
And if you see my re-flec-tion in the snow co-vered hills
C G/B Am7
Well the land-slide will bring you down
G/B C G/B Am
Oh-oh The land-slide will bring you down... Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Eb Major – 3 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭)
- Piano / Original Chords Set: Eb, Ebsus2, F7/A, F5/C, Gm, Gm7, Bb/D, Cm7, Cm,
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately flowing
- Metronome: ♩ = 80
- Voice Range: C4 – G5
- The hyphen between 2 chords means they share equal timing, e.g.,
| Am - G/B | indicates 2 beats on Am and 2 beats on G/B. - | Am7 / / G/B | indicates 3 beats on Am7 and 1 beat on G/B. The repeat sign (/) is used to repeat the previous chord within a bar
- Beginner Guitarists: The chords may look a little daunting at first, but they’re all completely achievable — and learning them is a great way to expand your chord repertoire.
If you're not used to finger-picking, you can just strum the main chords, e.g.,
🔹Instead of D7/F# - strum a D7 chord.
🔹Instead of G/B, strum a G chord.
🔹Instead of D5/A - strum a D chord.
Slash Chords: D7/F#, D5/A, G/B
Most slash chords are simply regular chords where one note is moved to the bass. These chords are fairly easy once you get used them, and work well if you're finger-picking. For example:- A slash chord is written like this:
Chord/BassNote (e.g., D7/F#). - The part before the slash (D7) is the main chord being played.
- The part after the slash (F#) tells you which note should be in the bass (lowest sounding note).
- D7/F# means: play a D7 chord, but make sure F# is the lowest note you hear.
The easiest way to play D7/F# is displayed on the chart, written as 200212 — play a normal D7 with fingers 1, 3, & 4 (instead of 1, 2, & 3) and play the F# bass note with your second finger — string 6, fret 2.
Another way of playing D7/F# is to play a normal D7 chord using fingers 1, 2 and 3 and if you have a good hand-span or narrow guitar neck, you can use your thumb to play the F# bass note on the 6th string. - D5/A is a 5 chord (power chord) leading with an A bass-note.
D5 is derived from the D Major Scale: D-E-F#-G-A-B-C#
The formula for a 5 chord is 1 – 5, therefore D5 consists of the notes D and A. Instead of leading with the usual D note, we lead with the A or 5th note as the chord suggests (D5/A). This is written as x0023x which equates to the notes x-A-D-A-D-x. - G/B means you play a G chord leading with a B note instead of the usual G bass note, commonly written as x20003 or x20033. You can experiment with your finger positioning, but the easiest way to play this chord is to play a normal G chord, and don't play the bottom string. 🥳
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Stevie Nicks
- Lyrics Begin: I took my love and I took it down. I climbed a mountain and I turned around.
- Genre: Rockabilly
- Featured Artists: Fleetwood Mac
- Album: Fleetwood Mac
Recorded: January–February 1975
Released: 11 July 1975
Format: 12" Vinyl
Label: Reprise Records
You may also like:
| Song / Artist | Capo | Key | Core Chords |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Little Bit More - Dr Hook | - | G | G, Am, Am7, Am7b5, B7, C, D, D7, Em, E7 |
| Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young | - | D | D, F#m, G, A, A7 |
| Peaceful Easy Feeling - Fleetwood The Eagles | - | E | E, Esus4, A, B7, F#m11 |
| Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac | - | Am | Am, F, C |
| Songbird- Eva Cassidy | - | G | G, Gmaj9, G6, Gsus4, Am, C, Csus2, D, Em, Em7 |
| Ventura Highway - America | - | D | Dmaj7, Em7, F#m7, G, G6 |
