Just the guitar parts.
Tuning: Standard
(Intro/Chorus/Outro)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--|
A|--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--9--9--9--9--|
E|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--------------------------|
E5 A D F#m
(Main Riff/Intro/Chorus/Outro)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7h9--9-9-9-9-9-9--7h9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
(Verse/Prechorus) (Capo on 2nd)
e|------------2------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3--------3------------3----------------3----------------3--------|
G|----2---------------------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0----|
D|--0---0---0---0-------0----------------2----------------2----------------|
A|--------------------2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------0---0---0---0------|
D G/B Cadd9 Em7
NOTES: Chords relative to capo. Sufjan plays it with only two bass notes on the Morning
Eclectic Version and otherwise live versions.
(Live Verse/Prechorus) (Capo on 2nd)
e|--------2-------2-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-----------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|------0-------0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-----------|
D|--0-------0-----------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---------|
A|------------------2-------2-------3-------3-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------0-------0-------------|
D G/B Cadd9 Em7
(Second Guitar Verse)
e|-0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTES: There is a third barely audible guitar playing small riffs during the verse I
failed to tab. While played live, Sufjan simply plays the rhythm part on acoustic guitar
capo doesnt affect the part in any way as it is all played past the second fret)
to the electric on the album version.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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