Sun Kil Moon - Carissa
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Tuning: C G C G C E
Carissa
By: Sun Kil Moon
Album: Benji
Tuning: CGCEGC
Note: I think the original is played with more than one guitar
so you have to compensate for that
C|------------------0----------------0--------------|
G|------------------------------------0-------------|
E|-----0h1-------0h1------0h1-------5---------------|
C|----0---0-----0--------0---0-----0----------------|
G|---0---------2--------0---------5-----------------|
C|--0---------2--------0---------5------------------|
C|------------------0----------------------0--------|
G|----0------------0-0------------------------------|
E|---0------------0---0------0h1p0------0h1---------|
C|--------------------------0----------0------------|
G|-------------------------0----------2-------------|
C|--4----4s5s4---2--------0----------2--------------|
'oh Carissa...'
You can play the little slide on the low string each time
if you like, but it's easier to just go back to the sequence
below
C|------------------0----------------0--------------|
G|------------------------------------0-------------|
E|-----0h1-------0h1------0h1-------5---------------|
C|----0---0-----0--------0---0-----0----------------|
G|---0---------2--------0---------5-----------------|
C|--0---------2--------0---------5------------------|
'when I first'
C|-----0------------0----------------------0--------|
G|----0-0----------0-0------------------------------|
E|---0---0--------0---0------0h1p0------0h1---------|
C|--------------------------0----------0------------|
G|-------------------------0----------2-------------|
C|--4-----------2---------0----------2--------------|
Play the above until just before the chorus, then go up to the 5th fret
C|-------------------0--------------------------------|
G|------------------0-0-------------------------------|
E|-----0h1p0-------0---0------------------------------|
C|----0-----------------------------------------------|
G|---0------------------------------------------------|
C|--0------------5------------------------------------|
'Carissa was...'
C|-----0--------0--------0---------0-------0-------0--|
G|----0-0------0-0------0-0---------0-------0-------0-|
E|---0---0----0---0----0---0------5-------5-------5---|
C|-------------------------------0-------0-------0----|
G|------------------------------5-------5-------5-----|
C|--9--------7--------4--------5-------5-------5------|
'thirty five..' 'she was only my..'
C|-----0--------0--------0---------0-------0-------0--|
G|----0-0------0-0------0-0---------0-------0-------0-|
E|---0---0----0---0----0---0------5-------5-------5---|
C|-------------------------------0-------0-------0----|
G|------------------------------5-------5-------5-----|
C|--9--------7--------4--------5-------5-------5------|
'second cousin..'
At the end of the chorus you only play on the 5th fret twice
C|-----0--------0--------0---------0-------0----------|
G|----0-0------0-0------0-0---------0-------0---------|
E|---0---0----0---0----0---0------5-------5-----------|
C|-------------------------------0-------0------------|
G|------------------------------5-------5-------------|
C|--9--------7--------4--------5-------5--------------|
'across every sea'
You can play this section in different ways but I kept it simple
C|---0------0-----0-----0-----0------0-------0--------|
G|----0------0-----0-----0-----0------0-----0-0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------0---0------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----11-----9-----7-----5------4-----0-----------|
C|---0------0-----0-----0-----0------0----------------|
G|----0------0-----0-----0-----0------0---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----11-----9-----7-----5------4-----8-----------|
then back to the start.
any improvements welcome
tabbed by: Graham with credit to Matt (Sept 2014)
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