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To Be Alone With You - Sufjan Stevens Tabbed by: D.H. Email: dreq10@gmail.com Every tab I've ever seen of this song has used the same chords, and I always felt like they never sounded the same as when Sufjan plays it live or on his album. So, I sat down and made this tab by watching videos of him playing it live. I'm 95% sure that the chords are the same he uses. Other tabs have you playing chords on the higher strings, but I think playing it on lower strings really adds to the feeling of the song. I've seen him play it with a capo on both the fourth and fifth frets, but on the album the capo is on the third. So just put it wherever you like the sound I guess. I'm not sure why he changes it up so much, maybe he just gets bored. Sufjan plays the song by alternating down and up-strokes with his thumb, and the pad and fingernail of his index finger. Check out a live video to get an idea. It really helps reproduce his sound. He also adds lots of little intricacies to the chords as he plays them. I think he improvises them, 'cause they're different almost every time. Because of that, I didn't try to tab them. As you play the song more you can develop your own version. Lastly, there's a second guitar that comes in for the rest of the song after the first chorus that I didn't tab. It does some solo picking on about the same chords that Sufjan is strumming. Tuning: Standard Capo: Album Version - 3rd, Live Version - 4th or 5th. Tab relative to capo. Intro/ First Verse (6x): |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------5--5----5--5--5--|-------5--5----5--5--5--| |--------3--3----3--3--0--|-------2--2----2--2--0--| |--------x--x----x--x--0--|-------x--x----x--x--0--| |---5----5--5----5--5--5--|--5----5--5----5--5--5--| ******** First 5 Times**| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------4--4----4--4--4--|-------2--2----0--0--0--| |--------0--0----0--0--0--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |--------2--2----2--2--0--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |---3----3--3----3--3--0--|--1----1--1----0--0--0--| ************** 6th Time **| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |---1----1--1----1--1--1--|--1----1--1----1--1--1--| Chorus (1x): |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------1--1----1--1--1--|-------1--1----1--1--1--| |--------0--0----0--0--0--|-------0--0----0--0--0--| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |---3----3--3----3--3--3--|--3----3--3----3--3--3--| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |---1----1--1----1--1--1--|--1----1--1----1--1--1--| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------1--1----1--1--1--|-------1--1----1--1--1--| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |---0----0--0----0--0--0--|--0----0--0----0--0--0--| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |--------0--0----0--0--0--|-------0--0----0--0--0--| |--------x--x----x--x--x--|-------x--x----x--x--x--| |---2----2--2----2--2--2--|--2----2--2----2--2--2--| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |---1----1--1----1--1--1--|--1----1--1----1--1--1--| **************** End of First Chorus *************| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------1--1----1--1-----|------pause for---------| |--------0--0----0--0-----|-------entire ----------| |--------2--2----2--2-----|----------bar-----------| |--------3--3----3--3-----|------------------------| |---3----3--3----3--3-----|------------------------| (At the end of the second chorus, skip these two measures and go straight to the outro) Bridge/Second Verse: Same as Intro/First Verse Second Chorus: Same as First Chorus, minus the last two bars Outro (3x): |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------1--1----1--1--1--|-------1--1----1--1--1--| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |---0----0--0----0--0--0--|--0----0--0----0--0--0--| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |--------0--0----0--0--0--|-------0--0----0--0--0--| |--------0--0----0--0--0--|-------0--0----0--0--0--| |---2----2--2----2--2--2--|--2----2--2----2--2--2--| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |---1----1--1----1--1--1--|--1----1--1----1--1--1--| ***** First 2 Times *** | |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |--------2--2----2--2--2--|-------2--2----2--2--2--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |--------3--3----3--3--3--|-------3--3----3--3--3--| |---1----1--1----1--1--1--|--1----1--1----1--1--1--| ********* 3rd Time ******| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |---1---------------------|