Skinny Love — Bon Iver

Tuning C G E G C C (Open C) Capo None Key idea one droning chord, reshaped

Justin Vernon's original recording (on a resonator guitar, tuned slightly under standard pitch) uses this open-C voicing — strum it open and the guitar is already ringing a full C major chord. The song barely leaves that drone: a stepwise bass walk under Am and C carries most of the movement, with a brief F/A lift for contrast before settling back home.

Am→ C→ C/G→ Am→ F/A→ C

This is the verse progression as commonly transcribed, not a note-for-note copy of any one tab — open it below to hear each real shape, including the real C/G and F/A bass voicings, in C G E G C C.

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Every chord verified against the app's own voicing engine in C G E G C C, including the real bass voicings.