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When You Say Nothing At All Tab

by Alison Krauss


    ____________
   |*          *|
   |    For     |
   |   Emily    |
   |*__________*|


s - Slide

Capo 1st Fret

Tab follows the lead, be it guitar or piano, and arpeggiates
during strummed chords for (in my opinion) a better one-guitar sound.
Do your own thing make it your own.

NOTE:  Chords written above tablature are suggested strumming chords, not
       the arpeggiated chords.

Intro:
     |D        A       | G       A        |D        A       | G       A        |
e|---|-------0---------|------------------|-------0---------|------------------|
B|---|-----3---------3-|-------3-------2s3|-----3---------3-|-------3-------2s3|
G|---|---2---------2---|-----0-------2----|---2---------2---|-----0-------2----|
D|---|-0---------2-----|---0-------2------|-0---------2-----|---0-------2------|
A|0h2|---------0-------|---------0--------|---------0-------|---------0--------|
E|---|-----------------|-3----------------|-----------------|-3----------------|
     | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  |


Verse:
 |D        A       | G       A        |D        A       | G       A        |
e|-------0---------|------------------|-------0---------|------------------|
B|-----3---------3-|-------3-------2s3|-----3---------3-|-------3-------2s3|
G|---2---------2---|-----0-------2----|---2---------2---|-----0-------2----|
D|-0---------2-----|---0-------2------|-0---------2-----|---0-------2------|
A|---------0-------|---------0--------|---------0-------|---------0--------|
E|-----------------|-3----------------|-----------------|-3----------------|
 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  |
     It's ...    you      ...      heart

 |D        A       | G       A        |D        A       | G       A       |
e|-------0---------|------------------|-------0---------|-----------------|
B|-----3---------3-|-------3-------2s3|-----3---------3-|-------3-------3-|
G|---2---------2---|-----0-------2----|---2---------2---|-----0-------2---|
D|-0---------2-----|---0-------2------|-0---------2-----|---0-------2-----|
A|---------0-------|---------0--------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
E|-----------------|-3----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
     Without ...  word      ...    dark

 |G                |A7               |
e|-----------0-----|-----------------|
B|-------3---------|-------2---------|
G|-----0---------0-|-----4-----------|
D|---0---------0---|---2-------2-----|
A|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
E|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   Try    ...    never explain

 |D        A       |G        A       |         A7      |
e|-------2---------|-----------------|-------0---------|---------|
B|-----3---------3-|-------3-------2-|---------------2-|---------|
G|---2---------2---|-----0-------2---|---2-------2---0-|-----0---|
D|-0---------2-----|---0-------2-----|-----2-------2---|---2-----|
A|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|-0-------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|---------|
 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + |
     What   ...  don't...  thing


Chorus:

 | D       A         G       A         D       A         G       A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------2---|-----3-------2---|-----3-------2---|-----3-------2---|
G|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---2---2-|
D|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
A|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
The smile   ...  know    .....     truth   .....     you'll

 | D       A         G                 A                 G       A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------2---|-----3-----------|-------3-2-------|---------------2-|
G|---2---2---2---2-|---0-------------|-----0-----------|-------0-----2---|
D|-0---------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----0-----2-----|
A|---------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------|---2-----0-------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
 A touch  ...    catch       ...   fall

 | G               | A7sus4          |
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------3---------|-----3-----------|
G|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----------|
D|---0---------0---|-----2-----------|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|
E|-3-------------3-|-----------------|
 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   You ...             When you...

[REPEAT INTRO]

[VERSE 2]

Last line of verse 2:

 |D        A       |G        A       | A7      |
e|-------2---------|-----------------|---------|
B|-----3---------2-|-------3-------3-|-2-------|
G|---2---------2---|-----0-------0---|---------|
D|-0---------2-----|---0-------2-----|-----2---|
A|---------0-------|---------0-------|---0-----|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|---------|
 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + |
     What   ...  your ...  mine

[CHORUS]

Solo (taken from another unauthored tab):

Back with the intro played twice

  D      A   G        A
e|--5--5-5-5-5/7-5----------|
B|---7------------8-7--5-5--|
G|---------------------6-6--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

    D        A    G          A      D     A      G
e|-----0h2-2-0----3/5-3-2-0h2-0-0--0h2-0-0h2-0h2-0----|
B|----3---------------------------3-----3---3-----3---|
G|---2-----------2----------------------------------2-|
D|--0-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

     G           A                 G               A                 D
e|--------------------------------------10-10h12-10--14\12-10/12-----10-|
B|---3--5--5/7-7-5--3/5-2--10-10---10h12------------------------10/12---|
G|---4--6--6/7-7-6--4/6-2---9--9----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

End with the Intro.  For a basic ending just play
 the D string open right after the last bar of the intro
 or make up your own riff ending.  I'm lazy.