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4.3(13)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Tuning (low to high) : CACGCE

fig 1 fig 2 fig 3

e|--1/2\1p0-0----1/2\1p0-0--|------------------|-12xx12-12-12-|
B|----------0------------0--|---7-6b-0-5-5h7-0-|-12xx12-12-12-|
G|--1/2\1p0-0----1/2\1p0-0--|------------------|-12xx12-12-12-|
D|--------------------------|------------------|--------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------|--------------|
E|--------------------------|-0----------------|--------------|

fig 4 fig 5

E|---------------------------|----------------------|
C|---------------------------|----------------------|
G|--5-7-8-7h8-8-7-1-1h3p1-0--|----------------------|
C|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
C|---------------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

^^^^ ^^ ^v^

(repeat figs 2,3 & 4 three times then play fig 5 to lead into

vocals)

(fig 5 can also be played as an F in standard tuning)

(fig 6)

I see that smile

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------0-00-0-0000--|
D|-333-3-3333----222-2-2222----555-5-5555-7-8\0-00-0-0000--|
A|-xxx-x-xxxx----xxx-x-xxxx----xxx-x-xxxx-x-x-3-33-3-3333--|
E|-333-3-3333----222-2-2222----555-5-5555-7-8\0-00-0-0000--|

^^^ ^ ^v^^

(play fig 6 twice then return to fig 2 and 3 and play twice

return to fig 6 for "I see you laugh" play six times)

(fig 7)

Bow down

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-8~-------7~-------5~-------3-2-3p2p0-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

(play fig 7 twice over fig 6)

(fig 8)

Head high

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-13~------12~------10~-----8-7-5----------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

(play fig 8 twice over fig 6 then return to fig 1 and play

twice)

(fig 9)

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--023--578--000-000---|
A|--3xx--xxx--333-333---|
E|--023--578--000-000---|

(repeat fig 9 four times)

(fig 10)

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-9-12-9--7~---7-10-7-5~--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

(return to figures 2 to 4 play twice then fig 5 followed by

fig 6 four times with figs 7 and 8 overdubbing)

fig 11 fig 12

e|---------5-5-------0-0-|------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------|
G|--0-2-3/5-5-5-3p2-0-0--|--3-2-0-2-3bp2p0--|
D|-----------------------|------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------|

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| x Dead note

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| b Bend

| ~ Vibrato

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