Shallow Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play Shallow from the movie A Star is Born by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper on guitar.

Shallow with chords

The parts 1 and 2 are played in the same way.

We will therefore only look at part 1 and chorus.

Part 1 Bradley Cooper

Before you start playing the first part and the second part, you will have to know and practice some chords for a while :

chords shallow

You will have to be careful with the Em and G because we put two different ways (marked with 1 and 2) to make these two chords. It is quite important because it changes the sound. You will have to look at the tablature that comes with it.

When you master those chords, you can follow the next tab to play part 1 and part 2 :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

lyrics shallow
Tab text
Em Bm7/D G
Tell me something, girl
C G D
Are you happy in this modern world?
Em Bm7/D G
Or do you need more?
C G D
Is there something else you’re searchin’ for?
Em Bm7/D G
I’m falling
C G D
In all the good times, I find myself longin’
Em Bm7/D G
for change
C G D
And in the bad times, I fear myself

Chorus with Lady Gaga

To play the chorus, you need to know the previous and two new chords :

a star is born chords

When you master those positions and the first ones, you can finish and play the chorus following the lyrics :

shallow tab
Tab text
Am Bm7/D
I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
G D Em
I’ll never meet the ground
Am Bm7/D
Crash through the surface, where they can’t hurt us
G D Em
We’re far from the shallow now
Am Bm7/D
In the sha-ha, sha-ha-llow
G D Em
In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-llow
Am Bm7/D
In the sha-ha, sha-ha-llow
G D Em
We’re far from the shallow now

Shallow video with tab

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A Star is Born lyrics Shallow

The song Shallow A Star is Born by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper is composed of two parts (with two verses each one) and a chorus (with to verses).

The structure of the lyrics is simple:

Part 1 Bradley Cooper – Part 2 Lady Gaga – Chorus

Part 1 Bradley Cooper

Tell me something, girl
Are you happy in this modern world?
Or do you need more?
Is there something else you’re searchin’ for?

I’m falling
In all the good times, I find myself longin’ for change
And in the bad times, I fear myself

Part 2 Lady Gaga

Tell me something, boy
Aren’t you tired trying to fill that void?
Or do you need more?
Ain’t it hard keeping it so hardcore?

I’m falling
In all the good times, I find myself longing for change
And in the bad times, I fear myself

Chorus

I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I’ll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can’t hurt us
We’re far from the shallow now

In the sha-ha, sha-ha-llow
In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-llow
In the sha-ha, sha-ha-llow
We’re far from the shallow now

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Easy score from A Star is Born for beginners

The following score is a “home-made” easy score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.

This score of A Star is Born summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the song Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper on guitar.