Fretwork

To be honest, I didn't enjoy transcribing Caves of Altamira. Even though its chord chart isn't one of Steely Dan's most complex, it still took me a long time to figure out--to the extent that I did, since I'm sure there are some chords I didn't identify correctly. However, after hacking through the dense harmonic undergrowth of Danland, charting other musical territory feels like a stroll in the park. So here are some E-Z guitar chords for Van Morrison songs.

• By His Grace--[intro] D [verse] G A (x3) Fm7 Em G D (x2)
  
• All Saints' Day--[verse] G Em7 Am7 D7 [bridge] C7 G C7 D7 [end on Gmaj7]
  
• Hymns to the Silence--[verse] G6 Cmaj7 [chorus] Cmaj7 D G6
  
• Carrying a Torch--[verse] C Em7/B Am7 Fmaj7 C Em7/B Fmaj7 C Em7/B Am7 Fmaj7 C G C [bridge] G Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7 G
  
• Before the World Was Made--[intro] Dmaj9 Gmaj7 (x3) Dmaj9 Asus4 [verse] Dmaj7 Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Em7 A Em7 A [chorus] per intro
  
• Too Long in Exile--[verse] D A E B A E [bridge] B A E