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The Wolves Tab

by Bon Iver


Allow me to be the first to say that this tuning may be quite inaccurate, and is nothing 
I've really seen. Yet after repeated listening, this is the closest I've come to the 
and I think it's virtually identical.

Tuning: Open F9 (FFCFGG) Have an extra set of strings handy...

This song is recorded with two guitars: the one panned left emphasizes the lower three 
while the right emphasizes the higher three and occasionally embellishes.


Introduction:

G|--0--(0)----0-----0--0----0---0---0^2---0--0---|
G|--0--(0)----7-----0--0----0---0---0^2---0--0---|
F|--0--(0)----0-----0--0----0---0---0-----0--0---|
C|--5--(0)----5-----9--7----5---5---0-----9--7---|
F|--7--(0)----7-----9--7----7---7---------9--7---|
F|--0--(0)----0-----9--7----0---0---------9--7---|
                                    (H)

*F9 - can also be played as indicated in parenthesis
*Hammer on embellishment played only by Guitar II.


Verse:
 Only the following four chords; I'll skip the repetition for simplicity's sake.

    Someday my pain...         With the wild wolves...

G|--0--(0)-----0--0------------0----0--0------------------|
G|--0--(0)-----0--0------------0----0--0------------------|
F|--0--(0)-----0--0------------0----0--0------------------|
C|--5--(0)-----9--7------------5----9--7------------------|
F|--7--(0)-----9--7------------5----9--7------------------|
F|--0--(0)-----9--7------------5----9--7------------------|


Bridge and finale:
 Solely these three chords, listen to song for rhythm.

G|--0--0--0----|
G|--0--0--0----|
F|--0--0--0----|
C|--9--7--5----|
F|--9--7--5----|
F|--9--7--5----|


Detailed Chord Theory:

    F9  F9   F9+13      Dm11   Dm11    C5sus4

G|--0---(0)----0---------0-----(0)-------0-------|
G|--0---(0)----7---------0-----(0)-------0-------|
F|--0---(0)----0---------0-----(0)-------0-------|
C|--5---(0)----5---------9-----(7)-------7-------|
F|--7---(0)----7---------9-----(9)-------7-------|
F|--0---(0)----0---------9-----(9)-------7-------|


*Dm11, technically a Dm+4, might also be played as indicated in parenthesis.


with any corrections or comments and please do play around with it and see if a 
tuning works better.