Joanna Newsom - Sprout and the bean

e---C# B---G# G---E D---B A---G# E---C# If your guitar won't do drop tunings like this one very well, you can just stay in and tune up your A string to be a B. A tuning that also works is D standard but the A string stays the same. I'm a classical guitarist that likes to play pop music so...this is a really hard tab. the basics of the verse: -9------9--------10--------9----9------| ---7--7---7--7------10---7----7----7---| ---9--9---9--9---------9------9----9---| ---7--7---7--7-------------7-----------| --------0------0-----------------------| -10----------------------0-------------| A variation on rhythm that's thrown around a lot: ----9---9-----9---9----| ------7---7-----7---7--| ------9---9-----9---9--| ------7---7-----7---7--| ------------0----------| -10--------------------| this next part is a good transition back to the beginning of the verse lick: ie: and I.. raved ---10-10--9-9--7-7--2-2--| --------------------0-0--| ---7--7---6-6--4-4--2-2--| ---7--7---7-7--5-5-------| -0------------------0----| -------------------------| the basics of the pre chorus and chorus: . here's where i get sorta nuts...the interlude into the next chorus ie: 4[16] is fretted at the 4th, and plucked at the 16th with the right. open right hand have no beginning number. Basically just play the chord and then the harmonic part. If i were to call these 6 different measures you would play them in this order: measure measure 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6 Should we go out side... Emajor7 C# major7 You can ask the counselor... E major C#major -------3-----------3-----------0----------0-----| -----4---4-------4---4-------0---0------0---0---| ---5-------5---5-------5---1------1---1-------1-| ------------------------------------------------| -------3-----------3-----------0----------0-----| -3-----------3-----------0----------0-----------| Interlude: -------------|---------------|---------------|----------|-------| -[12]--------|---------------|---------------|----------|-------| -------------|-[12]----------|---------------|----------|-------| ---------[7]-|--------2[12]--|-4[16]-----[12]|----------|-------| ------3---3--|------3-3------|-------0----0--|-[12]~~~--|-------| --3----------|--3------------|--0------------|--0--7--7-|-0-7-7-| this part is very difficult. left hand bar the 5th with pinky, right hand index on 17, m a are plucking. notice the second half change to left hand harmonics. play the verse, prechorus, and chorus all over and then end with: outro: |---------------------------10-----------10----------------10-------------9-----| |---------12-------------12-----------12----12----------12----12-------12---12--| |-------9----9---------9-----------13----------10----13----------13--9--------9-| |----12--------12---12----------12-------12-------11-------11------9------9-----| |--9------9-------9-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------16--------------------------11----------------------------7-| |--------12------------9--------------9------------9----9----9-------5-----------5---| |------9----9--------9-------------11---11------11--------11-------7---7-------7-----| |---12--------12---9-------------9-----------12------------------5-------5---5-------| |-9--------------9------------------------12-------------------------------5---------| |----------------------------[12]------------------------------5---------------------| |----------10----------------10-------------9-----|------------------------16-| |-------12----12----------12----12-------12---12--|--------12------------9----| |----13----------10----13----------13--9--------9-|------9----9--------9------| |-12-------12-------11-------11------9------9-----|---12--------12---9--------| |-------------------------------------------------|-9--------------9----------| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| Some of these chords seem insane, well...they are. like the beginning chord up to the 10 all played as one chord. And on the 9 9 9 9 16...I sustain the 9's and really stretch hit 16. have fun! -jomarkdave