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History of Us

Indigo Girls
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To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu

Subject: /i/Indigo.Girls/HistoryOfUs.tab

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 94 17:55:21 GMT

From: u9343164@athmail1.causeway.qub.ac.uk

Hi, I reckon this is a fairly accurate transcription of History of

Us. Unfortuneately, I've lent my copy of the tape to someone at the

moment, so I can't be sure that the picking patterns in the solo

and coda are exactly right, in fact they're probably wrong, but

they're pretty close anyway. The picking pattern for the verses is

slightly different each time round but I've only shown what happens

the first time - perfectionists should refer to the tape and work the

rest out themselves.

If anybody knows something about this that I'm not aware of like

funny tunings, feel free to correct it.

Enjoy yourselves,

Paul Hutchinson.

History Of Us - Indigo Girls

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Note the following unusual chord shapes. They come with practice.

Gmaj7 C11

+=========+ +=========+

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|(x)| | | x | | x | | x

x | | | x | | x | | x |

2(1) 4 3 2 1 4 3 (LH fingering)

h=hammer on

p=pull off

/=slide

Introduction:

Gmaj7 C11

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

+-2-------2-------+-2-------0---0h2h3-+-2-------2-------+
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------------|-----3-------3---|
|-----0-------0---|-----0------0------|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-------|---0---0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
+-3-------3-------+-------------------+-3-------3-------+

+ + + +

+-2-------0---0h2h3-+
|-----3-------------|
|-----0------0------|
|---2---2---2-------|
|-3-------3---------|

+-------------------+

Verse: (Play this twice each verse)

Gmaj7 C11

NB- Play the note in brackets first time only

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

+(2)------2-------+-2-------0---0h2h3-+-2-------2-------+
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------------|-----3-------3---|
|-----0-------0---|-----0------0------|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-------|---0---0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
+-3-------3-------+-------------------+-3-------3-------+

Am7 Bm7 C F#7

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

+-2-------0-------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----3-------3---|-----1-------3---|-----1-----------|
|-----0-------0---|-------0-------2-|-------0---------|
|---2---2---2---2-|---2-------4-----|---2-------2---2-|
|-3-------3-------|-0-------2-------|-3-------4-------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------2---+

Bm E7s E7 Am D7s D7

+ + + + + + + +

+-----------------+-----------3-2---+
|-----3-----0-----|-----1---------1-|
|-----4-----2-1---|-----0-----------|
|---4-----------0-|---2---2-0-------|
|-2---------------|-0---------------|
+---------0-------+-----------------+

Chorus:

Gsus G F/G Cmaj7

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

+-----------------+---------1-------+-0-------0-------+
|-----1---0---0---|-----1---1---1---|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|-2---2-------2---|-----------------|
|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
+-3---------------+-3---------------+---------------3-+

Cm7 Bm E7sus E7

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

|---------4-------|-3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---|
|-----3-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2---1-------|
|---5---5---5-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-3---------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+

Am7 D7s D7

+ + + + + + + +

+-----------------+-----3---2---2---+
|-----1-------1---|---1---1---1---1-|
|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|

+-----------------+-----------------+

1st time:

Am7 D7s D7 Em(9) Em

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

+-----------------+-----3-2---------+-----------------+
|-----1-------1---|-----------1-----|-----------------|
|-----0-------0---|---2-----2-----2-|-----0-----0-----|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0-----------0---|-----4-2-------2-|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---2---------2---|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+

Em(9) Em

+ + + +

+-----------------+

|-----------------|
|-----0-----0-----| Go back to the verse
|-----4-2-------2-|
|---2---------2---|
+-0---------------+

2nd time (Solo):

Am7 D7s D7 Em(9) Em

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

+-----------------+-----3---2-------+-----------------+
|-----1---1---1---|-----1---1-------|-----------0-----|
|-----0---0---0---|---2-------------|-----0---0-----0-|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|-----4-2-----2---|
|-0---------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+

NC (Em) Am

+ + + --3-- + + + + +

+-----------------------------------+-------0---0---0-+
|-----------------------------------|-----1---1---1---|
|-----------------------------------|-----2---2---2---|
|---4/5---4-5/7---5---4h5p4-2---0---|---2-------------|
|-----------------------------------|-0---------------|
+-0---------------------------------+-----------------+

Bm(4) Am D7s D7

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

+-------0---0---0-+-----------------+-----3-2---------+
|-----3---3---3---|-----1-1-1-0---1-|-----------1-----|
|-----4---4---4---|-----2-2-2---2-0-|---2-----2-----2-|
|---4-------------|---2-------------|-0-----------0---|
|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

Go back to the verse again

3rd time (Coda):

Am7 D7s D7 Em(9) Em

+ + + + + + + + + + + +

+-----------------+-----3---2-------+-----------------+
|-----1---1---1---|-----1---1-------|-----------0-----|
|-----0---0---0---|---2-------------|-----0---0-----0-|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|-----4-2-----2---|
|-0---------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+

+ + + + + + + + +

+-----------------+-----------------+-0------+
|-----------0-----|-----------0---0-|--------|
|-----0---0-----0-|-----0---0-------|--------|
|-----4-2-----2---|-----4-2-----2---|-2------|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|--------|
+-0---------------+-0---------------+--------|

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