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:
The verse starts with these chords, already with a hint of the Bond tune.
The hypnotic rhythm is as follows:
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:
Here a similar version to give you an idea of how the riff might sound:
Chords Used in Adele - Skyfall
Sheet Music to buy by Adele
Adele - 21 By Adele. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Softcover. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
Make You Feel My Love "By Adele and Bob Dylan. For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). Pop; Rock. Piano/Vocal/Guitar. 4 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music"
"Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano" (Set of Parts). By Madeleine Dring (1923-1977). Set. Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music. 40 pages. Josef Weinberger #M570053292. Published by Josef Weinberger
Rolling in the Deep By Adele. By Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth. Edited by Mark A. Brymer. Arranged by Adam Anders and Peer Astrom. SATB. Pop Choral Series. 20 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
