Simple song but first tab so go easy, constructive criticism appreciated, childish abuse
so
Standard tuning, capo on 4th, (or if you don't have one just cut a chopstick in half and
it down to the fretboard with a shoestring or something)
Just experiment with different strumming patterns, I tried a cheeky
'D-D-U-U-D-U' and it seemed to was listenable. Just make sure you hit the high strings
the upstrokes.
For an easy little intro on the one string, see the tab below (s=slide, repeat 3 or 4
and in between verses).
[Intro]
Alternatively, just mess around with E and Am for an intro.
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-2-2-0-2s3-2-0-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
(Nothing played here) E
We passed upon the stair
Am
We spoke of was and when
E
Although I wasn't there
C
He said I was his friend
C G
Which came as a sur-prise
E
I spoke into his eyes
Am
I thought you died alone
G
A long long time a-go
G C
Oh no, not me (mess around with high e string here if you like)
F C
We never lost con-trol
G C
You're face to face
F E
With The Man Who Sold The World
[Instrumental]
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-2-2-0-2s3-2-0-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
E
I laughed and shook his hand
Am
And made my way back home
E
I searched for form and land
C
For years and years I roamed
G
I gazed a gazeless stare
E
At all the millions here
Am
I must have died a-lone
G
A long, long time a-go
G
Who knows?
C
Not me
F C
We never lost con-trol
G C
You're face to face
F E Am
With the Man who Sold the World
Optional; repeat the last bit
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| s Slide
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