Massive Attack: Teardrop
A classic example of keeping the top part of the arpeggio consistent and only changing the root note. These would be named as Stroke chords. So the first note of the bar is all that changes, you set that off then play on with the arpeggio.
José González Cover: Heard 2 different versions now, they don't play like the original with the roots.
INTRO (consistent A)
A A A A
E [-----0---------0-----0---------0-|----0---------0-----0-----------
B [---------3---3-----------3---3---|--------3---3-----------3---3---
G [---2---2---2-------2---2---2-----|--2---2---2-------2---2---2---2-
D [---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A [-0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------
E [---------------------------------|--------------------------------
VERSE (root changes only)
A G D A
E [-----0---------0-----0---------0-|----0---------0-----0-----------
B [---------3---3-----------3---3---|--------3---3-----------3---3---
G [---2---2---2-------2---2---2-----|--2---2---2-------2---2---2---2-
D [---------------------------------|0-------------------------------
A [-0-------------------------------|----------------0---------------
E [-----------------3---------------|--------------------------------
CHORUS (root changes only)
F G A A
E [-----0---------0-----0---------0-|----0---------0-----0-----------
B [---------3---3-----------3---3---|--------3---3-----------3---3---
G [---2---2---2-------2---2---2-----|--2---2---2-------2---2---2---2-
D [---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A [---------------------------------|0---------------0---------------
E [-1---------------3---------------|--------------------------------
2nd CHORUS add
F D G A
E [-----0---------0-----0---------0-|----0---------0-----0-----------
B [---------3---3-----------3---3---|--------3---3-----------3---3---
G [---2---2---2-------2---2---2-----|--2---2---2-------2---2---2---2-
D [-----------------0---------------|--------------------------------
A [---------------------------------|----------------0---------------
E [-1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------