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Capo: 3 Tuning:
Tuning: EADGAe (Note firth string tuned to A) Entire tab is standard notation, not relative to the capo. Comments: There are several tabs that sound correct for the album version. However, watching live performances, Ben Bridwell's guitar part is not being played as it has been tabbed; He has the firth string tuned to an A rather than B. He essentially keeps his hands in almost an identical position throughout the entire song, making this a remarkably easy song to play. He fingers the intro using his ring finger on the low D, his middle finger on the G and his pinky on the (re-tuned) high A. He changes the fingering for last chord shape in the intro by removing his middle finger from the G and replacing it with his index finger one fret down. For the strumming part he uses a pick. For all strumming during the verse, he simply strums the chord shapes being picked during the introduction. For the chorus he keeps his fingers in the same chord shape, but he adds his index finger on the low A string as indicated below, one half step below the basic chord shape. In one video it appears he adds the index finger to the low E, and mutes the fifth string with the index, which sounds better to me, but isn't how he usually plays it. Gear: He plays this with a 1976 Gibson Standard guitar. I believe the effect chain being used in this song is: Effect: Boss DigitalDelay DC-5 Settings: Level 10 o'clock, F.Back 10 o'clock, D.time 12 o'clock, effect: room Effect: T-rex Boom-mate reverb Setting: High cut: 9 o'clock, mix, 10 o'clock, input 9 o'clock, mode 1 Effect: MXR Micro Amp Setting: Single knob at 12:30 o'clock Effect: Pusher by sfe Setting: Amp: 2, Booster 9 a.m. AMP: Marshall 1963 Blues Breaker amp. Effect usage: All effects are on throughout song except digital delay, which is only used in sections that are strummed. Playing notes: He slides between positions and the slide can sometimes be heard, expecially between the end of the pattern and the restart. He plays the finger picking sections by playing the first two notes picking down with his thumb, and the second two notes picking up with his index finger. Strumming during the verse is almost mechanical, with small strokes only hitting the fretted notes. During the barre chord section he relaxes his strumming to play a more traditional sounding rhythm guitar, using the strumming pattern indicated below. I did not tab the second guitar because I could not find a video that clearly showed exactly how it he was playing. However, I am fairly confident he is playing the identical tab as Bridwell, except not playing the picking section. (He does pick the Cm transition sections). Chord shapes for Verses: Ab Eb Bb Cm e|----------------| A|-18--13--8--10--| G|-17--12--7--8---| D|-18--13--8--10--| A|----------------| E|----------------| Srrumming Pattern for Verses: DU UDU UDU UDUDU Chord shapes for Chorus: Bb Eb Ab e|-----------| A|-8--13--6--| G|-7--10--5--| D|-8--13--6--| A|-6--11--3--| E|-----------| Strumming Patern of the Chorus: On Bb: Bb all down strokes at the start of chorus; subsequent times up down strumming: DUDU On Eb, Ab, Ab: D D DUUD DU UDU UDU UDUDU (Note, other than initial strokes it is the same pattern as the verse, and he plays the initial strokes in different ways in different videos... so play that by feel) [Intro] [Picking Patern] Ab Eb Bb Cm Cm e|---------------|-------------|----------|------------|-------------| B|--------18-----|-------13----|------8---|-------10---|-------10----| G|-----17----17--|----12----12-|----7---7-|-----8---8--|---8------8--| D|--18-----------|-13----------|--8-------|--10--------|-10----------| x2 A|---------------|-------------|----------|------------|-------------| E|---------------|-------------|----------|------------|-------------| [Verse 1] (Picked)
Ab I'm coming up Ebonly Bbto hold Cmyou underCm Ab And coming up Ebonly Bbto show youCm wrongCm Ab And to Ebknow you Bbis hard we Cmwonder Cm Ab to Ebknow you Bball wrong we weCmre Cm Ab OoEbh ooohBb ooooCmh oohCm Ab OoEbh ooohBb ooooCmh oohCm
[Verse 2] (Strummed)
Ab Really toEbo late tBbo call so Cmbe wait for Cm Ab Morning tEbo wake yBbou is all Cmwe got Cm Ab To Ebknow me Bbas hardly Cmgolden Cm
Ab Eb Bb Cm [hit chord once only then finger pick CM as indicated below] is to know me all wrong (they would) Cm Cm e|---------------|---------------| B|---------10----|--------10-----| G|------8------8-|-----8------8--| D|--10-----------|-10------------| A|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------| [Chorus] (Strummed)
BbAnd every occasion I'll be Ebready for the Abfuneral Ab BbAnd every occasion once Ebmore it's called the Abfuneral Ab BbEvery occasion oh I'm Ebready for the Abfuneral Ab BbAnd every occasion oh one Ebbillion day Abfuneral Ab
[Verse 3] (Picked)
Ab I'm coming Ebup oBbnly to shoveCm you down for Cm Ab And coming Ebup oBbnly to show Cmyou wrong Cm
(Strummed)
Ab To the Eboutside of the Bbdead leaves Cmthey're on the lawn Cm Ab For tEbhey died, Bbhad trees toCm hang their own Ab OEboh ooBbh oohCm Cm Ab Eb Bb Cm Cm [hit chord once only then finger pick CM as indicated below] Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Cm Cm e|---------------|----------------| B|---------10----|-------10-------| G|------8------8-|-----8------8---| D|--10-----------|-10-------------| A|---------------|----------------| E|---------------|--=-------------| [Chorus] (Strummed)
Bb And every occasion I'll be Ebready for the Abfuneral Ab Bb And every occasion once Ebmore it's called the Abfuneral Ab Bb Every occasion oh I'm Ebready for the Abfuneral Ab Bb And every occasion oh Ebone billion day Abfuneral Ab
Bb Eb Ab Ab X3 Bb Eb Ab Eb