Grace Jeff Buckley
E--------------3-------------3--------------0-------------------
B-------1-------------1--------------1-------------1-----3^1----
G----------2-------------2--------------2-------------2---------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---3--------------3-------------0--------------0-----------------
D-----------X (2nd fret muted with thumb)--------------------
The "^" symbol denotes a pull-off (I use the 4th finger here).
(Sometimes I think Jeff alternates the first part with
E-----------------3-------------3------------------
B---------1--------------1------------------
G-------------0-------------0---------------------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-----3--------------3----------------------------
D-----------X--------------------------------------
but I'm not prepared to put money on this.....)
Then this part ends with a sweeping D chord, strummed from the top string down
to the bottom D:
E-----------------5-------------------
B-----------------3-------------------
G-----------------2--------------------
D-----------------0-------------------
A-----------------0-------------------
D-----------------0-------------------
Then what I'll call the "next bit" (the "don't wanna weep..." stuff) -- play
the first chord from the top-E down to the bottom F:
E-----0----X------X------X----X-----X---------------
B-----0----1------0------1----0-----1------------
G-----2----2------2------2----2-----2----------
D-----3----0------3------0----3-----0----------
A-----3----0------3------0----3-----0----------
D-----3----0------3------0----3-----0---------
Astute listeners will note that Jeff throws in some little transitional chords
and things. Some of them I'll ignore except for a couple of key things I list
at the end.
Then the "rhythms fall slow.../black beauty..." bit:
E-----X-----X----X---2------2------2--------X-----X-----X----X---
B-----3-----1----3-----3------3------3------1-----3-----1----3---
G-----4-----2----0-------0-------0-----0----2-----4-----2----2---
D-----0-----0----0--------------------------0-----0-----0----0--
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
Those descending 2/3/0 bits come pretty quickly on the heels of the preceding
chord, and at first you may be only able to hear the 2nd two. But there are
3, trust me.
Now the song repeats from the start, so just follow the tab again. (But see
the embellishments below.)
Then after the 2nd run, we go into the "dramatic bit" as follows, starting
with the final chord of the "black beauty" bit (you can provide the
da-da-da-dum rhythm):
E------X---X---X---X---X---X----X---X------ ----------X----------
B------1---3---6--10---1---3----6---9------ -------10-------
G------2---4---7--11---2---4----7--10----- --------11-------
D------0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0------ -------0----------
A------------------------------------------ ------0---------
D------------------------------------------ -------0---------
then repeat, except instead of the final chord shown above in the left tab
(X/9/10/0), put in a nice open D chord as shown, and let it hang.
You now have all the basic parts of the song, and can put them together at
your own leisure. Enjoy.
But I will include some of the embellishments Jeff plays during the "white
horses flow/memories fire" section, as they are fun, and they vary each time.
This is what is played in the 1st run through:
E------------X------------X-------------------------------
B------------3-----1>3----0--------------------------------
G------------2-----2>4----2-------------------------------
D------------0------------3----------------------------
A------------0------------3-------------------------------
D------------0------------3----------------------------------
where ">" denotes a slide (some of the slides are just "slid", some are picked
as well...let your ear be your guide). In the 2nd run through, what happens
is:
E-------X----3>5-----X---------------X---X---X-----X---------
B-------3----1>3-----0---------------3---3---1-----3-------- etc.
G-------2----2>4-----2---------------2---4---2-----0--------
D-------0------------3----3>7>0----------0---0-----0----------
A-------0------------3----3>7>0--------------------------------
D-------0------------3----3>7>0-----------------------------
In the 3rd run through, the whole thing gets pounded out pretty hard, and then
in the "Blaaaaacckk beaauuttyy IIIIII love you soooooooo" bit, try something
like:
E---------X-----X----X----14---------14----------14-------14--------
B---------3-----3----1--------13---------13---------13-------13---
G---------2-----4----2------------14--------14--------14-------14-
D---------0-----0--------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------0-------------------------------------
It's not exact but hey (so sue me.....).
OK, now it's in your hands.
grace
Some parts of "Grace" have been already tabbed out in some detail, specially
the intro. The version of the intro below is my own, but it differs only in
minor ways (if at all) from the versions tabbed by John Pollock and by Nate.
However, I have not seen the other parts tabbed (at least not in any way I
could make sense of), and so the rest is pretty much "all my own work".
As with "Mojo", the dropped-D tuning is CRUCIAL to the correct
(i.e. Jeff-like) playing of the song.
OK folks, the ride starts here.
*Introduction (Part1):
E-------------1------------------|-------1-----3^1--------
B----------1----3^1--------------|-----1---3^1----3^1--------
G-------1-----------3^1--3^1--3^1|---1----------------3^1-----
D----3---------------------------|-3----------------------
A--------------------------------|------------------------
D--------------------------------|-------------------------------
E-----------3-------------------|--------3-----5^3--------------0-
B--------3----5^3---------------|------3---5^3----5^3-----------0-
G-----3------------5^3--5^3--5^3|---3-----------------5^3-------0--
D--5----------------------------|-5-----------------------------2
A-------------------------------|-------------------------------2--
D-------------------------------|-------------------------------2--
Remember, the ^ denotes a pull-off or hammer-on.
E-----X------X-----X-------X--|--X------17----15----X----X-----
B----14^15--14----14^15---14--|-14^15---15----14---17---14--------
G----14-----14----14------14--|-14------14----14---14---14--
D----14^16--14----14^16---14--|-14^16---16---------14---14------
A-----0------0-----0-------0--|--0-----------------------
D-----0------0-----0-------0--|--0-----------------------
Repeat as above 3 times, then on the final (4th) pass play:
E-----X------X-----X-------X--|---X-------------
B----14^15--14----14^15---14--|--15------------
G----14-----14----14------14--|--14---
D----14^16--14----14^16---14--|--16---
A---- 0------0-----0-------0--|---0-------------
D-----0------0-----0-------0--|---0------------
Use your own discretion about those bottom notes (i.e. how often you wanna hit
them...)
*Verse (Part 1):
This is the tab of the picked guitar line you can hear on the album
version ("There's the moon asking to stay..."). How to play the
appropriate chords should become clear as you work through this.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0----------0----
D-------2--2------2--2------3--3------2--2------1--1------1---1----
A-----2------2--2-----2---3------3--2------2--1------1--1------1--
D---2----------2--------3----------2---------1---------1---------
E------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---
D-------3--3------2--2------1--1------1--1------2--2------2--2---
A-----3------3--2------2--1------1--1------1--2------2--2------2--
D---3----------2---------1---------1---------2---------2--------
You can figure out where the bars go....
*Verse (Part 2)
This is the ascending part ("My fading voice sings....")...
E----0-----X--|--X-----X---|---X--|--X--|--0---|---0----------
B----0-----4--|--5-----7---|---7--|--7--|--0---|---0-------
G----0-----2--|--4-----6---|---7--|--6--|--0---|---0-------
D----2-----4--|--5-----7---|---9--|--7--|--2---|---2----------
A----2-----X--|--X-----X---|---X--|--X--|--2---|---2---------
D----2-----4--|--5-----7---|---9--|--7--|--2---|---2--------
E----0-----X--|--X-----X---|---X--|--X--|--0---|---0----------
B----0-----4--|--5-----7---|--10--|--7--|--0---|---0-------
G----0-----2--|--4-----6---|---7--|--6--|--0---|---0-------
D----2-----4--|--5-----7---|---9--|--7--|--2---|---2----------
A----2-----X--|--X-----X---|---X--|--X--|--2---|---2---------
D----2-----4--|--5-----7---|---9--|--7--|--2---|---2--------
or....
An alternative version is (without the bars):
E----0------X----X-----X------X-------X-----0---------
B----0------4----0-----0------0-------0-----0--------------
G----0------2----4-----6------7-------6-----0-------------
D----2------4----5-----7------9-------7-----2------------
A----2------X----5-----7------9-------7-----2---------
D----2------4----5-----7------9-------7-----2-------------
*Chorus
...this bit should seem pretty obvious by now......
E----X----X----X----X----X-----X-----X------X-----X------X---
B----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0------0-----0------0----
G----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0------0-----0------0---
D----3----2----1----1----3-----2-----1------1-----2------2----
A----3----2----1----1----3-----2-----1------1-----2------2---
D----3----2----1----1----3-----2-----1------1-----2------2----
..the thing is to bash those open strings now (but avoiding the top E
if you can).....
...and note that each chord here is one bar length.
Then from here, repeat the intro, verse and chorus before proceeding
to.....
*Middle 8 (Instrumental Section):
E---------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|----------|---
B---------|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|----------|---
G------0--|--2--|--4--|--4--|--3--|---2--|--0--|--0--|----------|---
D------1--|--3--|--5--|--5--|--4--|---3--|--1--|--2--|--2>5>7>9-|---
A------1--|--3--|--5--|--5--|--4--|---3--|--2--|--2--|--2>5>7>9-|---
D------1--|--3--|--5--|--5--|--4--|---3--|--2--|--2--|--2>5>7>9-|---
where ">" is a slide (but pick each part).
(You could also play this section like
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B------4----6----8-----7-----6------------------------------------
G------3----5----7-----6-----5----0----0---------------------
D------1----3----5-----4-----3----1----2----2>5>7>9-----
A------1----3----5-----4-----3----2----2----2>5>7>9--------
D------1----3----5-----4-----3----2----2----2>5>7>9-------
because it's really pretty hard to tell exactly what the hell the
guitars are doing right at this point.)
Then repeat part 2 of the verse pattern (play 3 times), back into the
full intro, then part 1 of the verse, only now bash the chords like
you do in the chorus, and then go straight to the chorus (still playing
the same chords) and scream your tiny head off.
A suggested embellishment as you careen for the last time between the
first and second parts of the introduction, before ploughing into the
final climactic verse -- try sticking two fingers on the two bottom
strings at the 5th fret and bashing a few strings (on the way up to
that 14th fret stuff). Listen to the CD and you'll see what I'm
getting at.
Last thing -- on the "Grace" e.p. live version (and the Selinas etc.
versions), you'll here a guitar doing an ascending sequence during the song's
climax. I've done the notes purely by ear (i.e. look ma, no guitar) while at
the terminal, so if I'm wrong, tough bananas, but they are (I'm pretty sure) F
- A - B - D - Eb.
last goodbye
Here is my latest attempt at Last Goodbye, referring to the video evidence,
yer Honour. I have tabbed this out before, and I think my last attempt is up
on Gayle's website, but this is muuuuch improved. If you have never played
this song before in open-G tuning, then run amok!!! :^)
(Thanks again to those who advised me on the open-G tuning.)
This is an update on the previously posted tab of this song. I have had the
benefit of viewing some live footage of Jeff playing this, and I was able to
figure out some bits which hitherto I'd had to guess. I still make no claim
to 100% accuracy, but, fact is, it hardly matters. Most of the chords in the
song are simple majors and minors, each of which can be played a number of
ways in the open-G tuning (or even in standard tuning). But I do think I have
made a pretty good attempt at getting close to what Jeff (and Michael T) are
playing. (Note: I sometimes economise on notation in this song by ignoring the
open strings. I indicate muting when I think it's important, but use your own
judgement about what to mute and what to let ring.) So, OK, you can check out
the tuning below, and I presume you all know that the slide bit just goes from
fret 2 to 5 to 12 to 7. But just to be super-helpful, here's how Jeffrey does
it when in Japan (not using a slide).
*Intro (Live & Acoustic in Japan):
D ---2---2-4-5--->5---7^5--|--7>9---9--9-----7--- 1st & 3rd times
B ---2---2------->5---5----|--5>7---7--8^7---7---
G ---2---2------->5--------|--5>7---7--------7--
D ---2---2------->5--------|--5>7---7--------7---
G ---XXXXXXXXXXXXXX--------|------------
D ---XXXXXXXXXXXXXX--------|----------------
D ---2---2-4-5--->5---7^5--|--5>12--7-------- 2nd time
B ---2---2------->5---5----|--5>12--7---------
G ---2---2------->5--------|--5>12--7-----------
D ---2---2------->5--------|--5>12--7----------
G ---XXXXXXXXXXXXXX--------|-----------------
D ---XXXXXXXXXXXXXX--------|----------------
then finish on.......and move into this
D ------0-|--0-- || ---0---0---0---0--|---- and play as required.
B ------0-|--0-- || ---0---0---0---X--|-----
G ------6-|--4-- || --12--12--12--11--|---- This is the "D suspended"/
D ------7-|--5-- || ---0---0---0---0--|-------- "D major" sequence.
G --------|--0-- || --12--12--12--11--|------
D --------|----- || ---0---0---0---0--|------
Of course, there's a 2nd guitar doing some distracting things in there, like
playing the open 4th string (D) at some point where the first guitar isn't,
but these things are just sent to test apprentice tabbers.
*Intro (Part 2):
D -----------------------------|--------------------------------
B ----2----2----2-------5----5-|----0----0----0-------7----7------
G ----2----2----2-------5----5-|----0----0----0-------7----7-------
D ----2----2----2-------5----5-|----0----0----0-------7----7------
G ----2----2----2-------5----5-|----0----0----0-------7----7------
D --4-X--4-X--4-X---4>7-X--7-X-|--2-X--2-X--2-X---2>9-X--9-X-------
(Faking the bass line on a guitar!) this finishes on the A7, G sequence
D ---------|--0--------------- then into the
B ---------|--0------------ Dsus/D thing as
G -----0---|--0------------ tabbed above.
D -----11--|--9--------------
G -----9---|--7--------------
D -----11--|--9--------------
...but an alternative version of the A7, G sequence is...
D ---------|--0--0--0--------- and THEN into the
B ---------|--0--0--0-------- Dsus/D thing as
G -----0---|--0--2--4-------- tabbed above.
D -----11--|--0--0--0----------
G -----9---|--0--2--4---------
D -----11--|--0--0--0---------
*Verse:
From Dsus/D ("This is our last goodbye") into the descending bit ("hate to see
the love...")
D ----0-----0----|----0-----------|--0---|---0---- The little
B ----0-----0----|----0-----------|--0---|---7-------- 4/0/4 thing is
G ----7-----6----|----0-----------|--0---|---7-------- kind of an optional
D ----9-----7----|----2-------4---|--5---|---0---- transition thing
G ----7-----6----|----0-------0---|--4---|---7-------- which is quite nice.
D ----9-----7----|----2-------4---|--5---|---0------- Play it quick.
"...see ..between us die, but it's over ...this..."
D -------[or]-[2]--|----[or]-[0]--|-----0------0--- etc.
B -----0------[2]--|--0------[0]--|-----0------X--------
G -----6------[2]--|--0------[0]--|----12-----11---------
D -----7------[2]--|--5------[0]--|-----0------0-------
G -----6------[2]--|--4------[0]--|----12-----11---------
D -----7------[2]--|--5------[0]--|-----0------0--------
"you gave me ....... more than ... know......"
The 2nd run through is the same as the first, only reverse the order of the Em
(2/0/2/0) and the G (5/4/5/0).
Then come those tricky "what are they?" chords which end the sequence here.
D ----(3)--|--(3)--3----------- . N.B. the () bit means try not to strike
B ----(6)--|--(6)--6----------- these strings -- emphasise the bottom 4.
G -----5---|---5---3-------------
D -----3---|---3---3-----------
G -----5---|---5---3-------------
D -----0---|---0---3--------------
For "kiss me please kiss me", you can just jump back into the barre chord
stuff
D ---2--------5--|---0--------7--- || ------[or]--------------[or]
B ---2--------5--|---0--------7--- || ----------------------------------
G ---2--------5--|---0--------7--- || ----0---[0 ]----------0---[0]--
D ---2--------5--|---0--------7--- || ----5---[11]----------0---[0]---
G ---2--------5--|---0--------7--- || ----6---[9 ]----------4---[0]---
D ---------------|---------------- || ----7---[11]----------5---[0]---
"..kiss me, please kiss me, kiss me... ...I'd only make you cry..."
The square bracketed chords at the end are alternative ways to play that bit.
*Middle 8
This is the instrumental bit. The chords are Dsus/D, with Jeff's voice doing
lots of "ooooh"s while the guitar does something like:
D --------------|--------[rapid]-----|---[rapid]----|-------------|----
B --------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------|----
G -4---7---6--2>|4--6---11>12>11---4>|6---6>7>6---4>|6---2>4--1>2-|-14-
D --------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------|----
G -4---7---6--2>|4--6---11>12>11---4>|6---6>7>6---4>|6---2>4--1>2-|-14-
D --------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------|----
The timing of this bit is *not* easy to write out, sorry. Those first notes
are not (I am pretty sure) the beginning notes of that bar. All I can say is
that practising it against the song itself as played by The Man will be good
training for the ear.
Then you go into the chords, Bm/A/G/A/Bm/A/Em/A/Bm/A/G, played something like
D -----------------|- [repeat 1st 2 chords, |---------------------
B -----------------|----- then] -----------|---------------------
G --7---6---4---6--|----------------0-------|---7---6----0--------
D --9---7---5---7--|----------------2--4--7-|---9---7----0--------
G -[7]-[6]-[4]-[6]-|----------------0-------|--[7]-[6]---4--------
D --9---7---5---7--|----------------2--4--7-|---9---7----5--------
The notes in square brackets can be played or just muted (which is what I
think Jeff does).
Then we get to "Did you say no this can't happen....", where I've re-tabbed
the chords in an attempt to get that consistent F# high note which seems to be
in every chord in this section (except the last 4). It's a bugger to finger,
but that's our Jeff (actually, I think he lets the bass guitar take care of
that descending bassline, except bringing his thumb into play over the neck to
fret the 7th fret on the bottom string at the appropriate moment)...
D ----0------0--|--0---------------X--- || ---0--|-0--|---0--|----0---
B ----7------7--|--7---------------7--- || ---8--|-1--|---5--|----0---
G ----7------7--|--7---------------7--- || ---9--|-2--|---5--|----0---
D ----0------0--|--X---------------0--- || ---0--|-0--|---0--|----0---
G ----7------4--|--6---------------0--- || ---9--|-2--|---5--|----4---
D ----0------X--|--7---------------5--- || ---0--|-X--|------|----5---
"..Did you say ...no this can't happen... ..may ...be ..know him.."
Then back to part 2 of the intro, twice, then the Dsus/D bit, and then the
climax which I am going to tab two separate ways. Jeff seems to play the
first of these versions, but I figured out the second one before I saw the
live footage and I like it too much not to put it in. So sue me.
Climax #1:
D ---0-----0--[for-------------|------------------------|------
B ---0-----0---2---------------|--8------------------7--|------
G --12----11--bars]------------|--9------------------7--|--9---
D ---0-----0-------------------|------------------------|-11---
G --12----11-------------------|--9------------------7--|-11---
D ---0-----0-------------------|------------------------|------
" bells of the ch'tower chime, burnin' clues... heart of mine.."
Or else try
Climax #2:
D -------------|----------|---------------------|------------
B ---7---------|-5--3-----|-5-------------------|--5---7-----
G ---7---------|-6--4-----|-5-------------------|--6---7-----
D ---0---------|-0--0-----|-0-------------------|--0---0-----
G ---7---------|-6--4-----|-5-------------------|--6---7-----
D -------------|----------|---------------------|------------
" bells of ... chime, burnin' clues... heart of mine.."
And then into:
D ----------|------------|----------|----------------------
B ---5------|---7--------|--8-------|---10-----------------
G ---5------|---7--------|--9-------|---11-----------------
D ---0------|---0--------|--0-------|----0-----------------
G ---5------|---7--------|--9-------|---11-----------------
D ----------|------------|----------|----------------------
"..so hard ..soft eyes ...memories ...sighs that it's..."
then the tricky "what are they?" chords, then finish up on the final drawn out
"o-o-o-over"
D ----0----0----0----0---//--------------------0------------
B ----7----7----0----5---//-[or just]----------5------------
G ----7----6----7----5---//-------------0---0--5------------
D ----0----0----0----0---//------------11---9--0------------
G ----7----7----7----5---//-------------9---7--5------------
D ----0----0----0----0---//------------11---9--0------------
and you're pretty much done.
I *reallllllllly* hope you have some fun with this.....
lilac wine
This is actually fairly easy and quite fun to play. As best I can figure it,
this is what I think is actually played on the "Grace" album. At least, it's
pretty darn close...
Standard tuning!! (What a shock!) I'm just going to tab out the individual
chords, not the rhythm or anything. Y'all can figure that out yourselves.
(If you are training your ear, a good exercise is to figure out which chord
below goes where in the song.)
*Introduction
E--3---------------------------------------
B--3---4---3---4---3---3---4---4---3---3---
G--3---0---5---5---5---3---0---5---5---3--
D--5---5---4---5---4---5---5---5---4---5--
A--5---6---5---3---5---5---6---X---5---5--
E------------------------------5----------
E---4---------------4------------------
B---3---5---4---3---3---5---4----------
G---4---5---5---3---4---5---5----------
D---3---5---5---5---3---5---5---5---4--
A-------3---3---5-------3---3---5---5--
E---------------------------------------
*"Lilac wine..." bit
E---3---3---0---2---3---3---0---1---3---0--
B---0---0---1---1---0---0---1---3---0---1---
G---0---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---0---0--
D---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---0---0---2--
A---2---2---3-------2---2---3-------2---3--
E---3---1---X---X---3---1---X-------3------
E---1---3---0---------------------
B---3---0---1---8---3---5---3-----
G---2---0---0---8---5---5---5-----
D---0---0---2---8---4---5---4-----
A-------2---3---6---5---7---5-----
E-------3--------------------------
Now, I'll leave the final progression up to you since it's just a variation on
the above, and the chord chart I provided gives the essential information.
The one variation through the song that might be worth noting is that on the
second run through, when we get to "sweet and heady", halfway through the D7
bit, Jeff adds a suspension which should be pretty apparent when you hear it
(I'm providing the "rhythm" in the tab below):
E-----2--2--3--3---
B-----1--1--1--1---
G-----2--2--2--2---
D-----0--0--0--0---
A------------------
E------------------
Happy playing.
so real
Quite a few people (John Pollock, Paul Leddy, Nate) have contributed to the earlier
efforts to tab this song. In this case, I owe particular debts to some of these
earlier tabs for parts of this song I was having trouble with.
My version of the intro uses JP's as a starting point, and is pretty similar. John
mentioned the difficulty of tabbing a droning string -- I've tried, but yes, it's
hard. Anyway, I think there's enough here to be getting on with.
The rest of the song....well, look and see and tell me what you think. I've added
the live intro that JB did pretty regularly, and changed a few bits as a result of
viewing some live footage. I think it's improved as a result.
(Remember, ^ means hammer-on or pull-off, > means slide.)
*Long introduction to live version:
E--2-----------2---0-------0--------------0-------2-------0-----
B----2---3---3---3---2---2---3---3--5---3---3---3---3---3---3---
G------2---0-------------------0------3-------3-------3-------3-
D----------------------4----------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
E-3-----2-----------2---0-------0-----3-5-6-------6-----6-6----
B---3-----2---3---3---3---2---2---3---------3---3---5-------3--
G-----3-----2---0-------------------0---------3-------3-------3
D---------------------------4----------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
E----3-----3-2-----------2---0-------0-----3-5-6-------6----->8-
B--3---3-------2---3---3---3---2---2---3---------3---3---3>5----
G--------3-------2---0-------------------3---------3-----------5
D--------------------------------4------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
*Introduction:
E -----------------------------------------|-------------------------|-
B --->13---13---13-------------------------|-------------------------|-
G --->14---14---14---14--14-------------14-|---(15, muted)-----------|-
D -----0----0----0---15--15---14---12---12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-
A --------------------0---0---12---12---12-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-
E -----------------------------------------|-------------------------|-
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-
B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-
G --------------12--------------14-|---------------------------------------|-
D --12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|-12--12--12--12------------------------|-
A --12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|-12--12--12--12--12-----------12-------|-
E ---------------------------------|-------------13--13--12^13/13/13--13/13|-
There are slight hints of other strings resonating or being softly
struck....do your best.
*Verse:
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
B -----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-
G ------9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-
D ------9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-
A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
E --0------------------------------|--0------------------------------|-
then (without tabbing the rhythm which I'll leave you to provide) but it's
kinda like waltz time (3/4) for the first 3 bars, then sort of 7/4 in the last
one. (Alternatively, 3/4 for 4 bars then 4/4 for the last. Be as pedantic
about this as you choose.)
E -----------|---------|----3--|---8-----7---|-
B -------12--|-----7---|----3--|---8-----7---|-
G -------11--|-----6---|----0--|---0-----0---|-
D -------12--|-----7---|----0--|---X-----X---|-
A -----------|---------|-------|---7-----6---|-
E ----10-----|---5-----|----3--|---8-----7---|-
*Chorus chords:
E ---------------------|----0-------------|-
B -------10------------|----5-------------|-
G -------9--(8 times)--|----5--(8 times)--|-
D -------7-------------|----4-------------|-
A -------X-------------|----0-------------|-
E -------8-------------|----5-------------|-
The above is what Jeff plays on videos I have seen. Below is how I originally
tabbed it by ear. Either way sounds pretty much on the money: only the first
chord is different, and they are both C6ths, I think.
E -------5-------------|----0-------------|-
B -------5-------------|----5-------------|-
G -------5--(8 times)--|----5--(8 times)--|-
D -------5-------------|----4-------------|-
A -------3-------------|----0-------------|-
E -------X-------------|----5-------------|-
*Distorted bit:
(I'm not seriously tabbing this...but a guitar can bang away doing the left
hand bit, while a highly distorted bass guitar can bend around the 5\7 frets
-- or between those notes, at least -- as best it can. If that doesn't work,
try screaming through a cheap loudhailer. I dunno...)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------
G -----7----------------------------------------------------------
D -----0------------------------5\7---------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------
*Final progression:
This was tricky to tab. I've watched video footage of him doing this live ...
I can't swear that those first 3 chords are played as I've tabbed them, but the
rest I'm pretty confident of. And as for the first 3, well, this way'll do until
I figure out what's REALLY happening!
E----------------|----------|-------------------------------
B----------3---7-|------8-7-|--3---5---(3---5)--------------
G---4-6-7--2---6-|--7-9-7-7-|--3---5---(3---5)--------------
D---2-4-5--0---0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0---0---(0---0)--------------
A---2-4-5--0---0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0---0---(0---0)--------------
E----------3---7-|--7-7-7-7-|--3---5---(3---5)--------------
The timing of the progression changes every 2nd time, so keep your ears peeled
(mainly re those last two chords, in parentheses).
Then finish up on a sweet sounding D chord, like:
E ---------X------------------------------------------------------
B ---------3------------------------------------------------------
G ---------2------------------------------------------------------
D ---------0------------------------------------------------------
A ---------X------------------------------------------------------
E ---------X------------------------------------------------------
And we're done. Have fun...
hallelujah
I used to describe this as the tab from hell, but it isn't quite that bad.
There's just a hell of a lot of notes. It's all 5th position and above, which
means use a capo on fret 5 if you have one. I tabbed this without one and I
think my brain has snapped a synapse. Or my hand has snapped a tendon. Or something.
Some tabs where capos are used, "re-adjust" their reference points, so that the fret
with the capo becomes the new nut of the neck (i.e. "fret zero"). Then "1" means one
fret above the capo (fret 6 in this case), and so on. Well, if you hadn't guessed
already, I tend not to follow standard tabbing practice. In some cases, that's because
I just made up my own way, and then found out later it wasn't standard. In this case,
I actually prefer my way -- the 5th fret is still the 5th fret to me, whether or not
there's a damn capo there. So my fret numbers are written as though I am ignoring that
there is a capo on fret 5. But don't be fooled. Use a capo, OK?
At least it's in standard tuning (small mercies). Last thing -- because this song is
just so chockfull of notes, I've had to make subjective choices here and there about
leaving some subtle things out, e.g. some very subtly picked notes, or some slides
that occur while another string is being picked or whatever. If you can figure out
where I've had to simplify, then you are on the road to being your own tabber!
*Intro:
E -------5-5--5-------------5-5---------5----------------------
B ---5-8--------8--5-5--5-8-------5-5-------8---------5---5----
G -------8-8----------------8-8---8-8--------------5--5---5----
D -----------------7-7----------7-----7---7------7------7------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------5---------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------
D ---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5---------------
A -6-----6-----6-----6-----7-----7-----7-----7-----------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------5-5------------------------------------
G ----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8----5-5---5-5----5-5----5-5---------
D ----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7----6-6---6-6----6-6----6-6---------
A --6-----6-----6-----6------7-----7-8-7--5------5-------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------5-5----5-5---5-5----5-5-----7----------------
B ----------6-6---6-6----6-6---6-6----6-6-----8----------------
G ----5-5---5-5---5-5----5-5---5-5----5-5-----7----------------
D ----7-7---7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7----7-7--------5-------------
A -----------------------------------------------5---7---------
E --8-----8-----8------8-----8------8------8---------8---------
That last ringing change is as best I can figure it (I think a capo would help
here!!). Anyway, from here you mosey on into....
*Verse:
E -------------------------------------------------------------
B --------8------------8------------8------------8------------
G --------5-5----------5-5----------5-5----------5-5-----------
D ------5------------5------------5------------5---------------
A ----7------------7------------7------------7-------------------
E --8---------7--5---------7--8---------7--5---------7----------
The above is how it is played the very first time through, ending the
ascension on the high G rather than the higher C on the top string. After
that, it just mutates into
[ Tab from: bttp://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jeff_buckley/grace_tab_ver_2.btml ]
E --------8------------8------------8------------8--------------
B --------8------------8------------8------------8------------
G --------5-5----------5-5----------5-5----------5-5-----------
D ------5------------5------------5------------5---------------
A ----7------------7------------7------------7-------7-8----------
E --8---------7--5---------7--8---------7--5-------------------
E --------5--5--5-----7------------------8-----5^7-----7----
B --------6--6---6------8----8--8----------8-------8-----8--
G ------5-5--5-----5------7--5--5--5---------5-------7-----5-
D ----7-------------------------------5--------5-------5----
A --8-------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------8-----------8------------------
E ------------------------7-------------5-------------5-----
B ------(8------------------8-------------5-------------6---
G -------(5-----5-------5-----7------5------5------5------5-
D --------(5------5---7---5--------7-------------7----------
A -------------7----8--------------------------8------8-----
E ---8---------------------------5------5-------------------
The ( notes are picked rapidly, almost like a strum or "roll".
E ---7-----7----7------7---8-----8----- | -----8----------
B -----8----------5----------5--------- | -----5----5-----
G -------7----------7----------5------- | -----5----5-----
D ---5-----5----6------6---7-----7---7- | -----7----5-----
A ------------------------------------- | -------------
E ------------------------------------- | ------------
*Chorus:
E ----------5---------5--------------------------------------
B ---6------------------6-----5------5---------------5---8-----
G ------5----------5------5-----5------5----------5------------
D --------7------7----------------7------7-----7-------------
A ---8------8--8------8----------------------------------------
E ----------------------------5--------------5-------5---
E --------------------------------------8------------7-
B ---6-------6----------6-------8--------------------8-------
G ------5------5-----5----5-------5----------------7-----------
D ---------7-----7----------7-------5------------5------------
A ---8-------8-----8----8------------------8-7-5--------5--------
E ------------------------------8-------8------------------8
Then back into the verse. All the verses are slightly different in their
fingering, but only slightly. You can use the tab provided above as a
blueprint for the rest.
The only major departure comes in the instrumental section, so, yes, I've
tabbed that too.
*Break:
E ---------8---8---------------------7---7---------5------
B ---------8---8---------------------5---5---------5------
G ------5----7--------5-5---5------5---9---------5------5--
D ----7-------------7-----5------9-------------9------9----
A --8-------------8-----7----------------------------------
E -----------------------------5-------------5----------
E -------------------5----------------------5-----------
B -------------6-----6----------------6-----6------------
G -------------5----------------------5-----------------
D ---------7---------------------7------------------------
A ----7^8---------8---------7^8----------8---------------
E -------------------------------------------------------
E -------8---------8--------7--------7--------
B -------8---------8--------8--------8------ then back into
G ----5---------5----------------------------- the C/Aminor
D ------------------------5--------5-------- progression
A --7--------7---------5--------5------------ twice, then
E ------------------------------------------- ........
E -----------5---8--10-10>12---10-----8-------8-----------
B ---5--6-------------------------------8-------8------------
G ----------------------------------------9--------9------
D -----------7--10--12-12>14---12---------------------------
A ---7--8---------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---8--------------------10--------12-------12--------13----
B --------10----->12----------------------13--------13---------
G -----10----10-------12-----12>14-----14--------14-------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
E -----13--------15-------15-------15-----------------12-----17
B ------------------15----------15-------15--------13-----
G --14-----14>16-------16----16-------16-----16>14------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------
E -----13-----------15---------------
B ----------13----------15------------
G -----14-----------16----------------
D ----------15----------17------------
A ------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------
and, voila!, there you are. Back to the verse and keep on going.
Game over, man, game over.
lover, you should've come over
(Standard tuning, 3/4 time.)
I call this " A tab in five parts", more or less -- or else
"Variations on the Themes of 'Lover'". I've basically divided
the song into five main sections, and done the best I could.
Like "Last Goodbye", this is an easy song to play "approximately",
and a hard one to tab with any precision. You are welcome, even
more than usual, to use the following as a guide to developing your
own preferred way of tackling the song.
Some of the chords below get a bit weird. Good luck with the fingering,
and in many cases, the muting of unplayed strings!
Oh, and those airy chords right at the start before the guitar comes in??
Basically, they are C-D-A-G-D-Em-D. Now, on with the show.
PART A: "Looking out the door..."
E --0^2--2----------------3-----2---0---0----------------
B --3-3--3----etc.--------1-----0---3---0-------------------
G --2-2--2----------------0-----0---0---0---------------
D --0-0--0----------------2-----2---2---2---------------
A ------------------------3-----2---2---2------------
E ------------------------------0---0---0-----------
Repeat as necessary. The variations on the E minor at the end are my
subjective choices, so do as you please. Also, the 0/2/2/0/3/0 Em7 chord
I often play without fretting the E on the D string, i.e. 0/2/0/0/3/0.
(Like it really matters, huh?)
PART B: "Maybe I'm just too young..."
E ------------------------------2---2-3-2---3---------
B -------------0----------------3---3-3-3---0----------
G -----------0---------------3--4---2-2-2---0-----------
D ---------2---------------3----4---0-0-0---0-----------
A --2-3-4----------------2------2-----------2----------
E -----------------0-1-2--------------------3--------
I invented some fingering for these chords for y'all if you want to strum
rather than pick out notes. In that first one, a G diminished thingie,
try 3/4/2/0/0/X, while for the second one, an F#major with a raised 5th
(flattened 6th?), try 2/1/2/3/3/X. The fingering on both will take a
little practice but you will be grateful for the results if you persevere.
Oh, and that transitional D-Dsus-D between the Bm and Gmaj is pretty quick to appear.
E --2--------------3----0------------------0------
B --3--------------1----0------------------0------
G --2--------------0----0------------------0------
D --0--------------2----2------------------4------
A -----------------3----2------------------2-----
E ----------------------0------------------0----
"But tonight... so you'll never know..."
PART C: "Sometimes a man..."
E --2-----2-----------------0--[or 2---------------------
B --2-----3-----------------0------0-----------------
G --3-----4-----------------0------0-----------------
D --4-----4-----------------2------2-----------------
A --4-----2-----------------2------2-----------------
E --2-----------------------0------0]----------------
"Sometimes ..... carried away..."
E ---0-----------------------------2---0---1---------
B ---3-----------------------------0---0---0---------
G ---0-----------------------------0---0---1---------
D ---2-----------------------------2---2---0---------
A ---3-----------------------------2---2---X---------
E ---------------------------------0---0---1--------
"Sometimes a man must awake... no-one...."
PART D: "So I'll wait for you...."
Part 1 of Part D (I have done two versions of this -- the first one
stays closer to open position, the second one ascends the neck.)
E -------------------------------------------0----
B ----3-----3---------------3-----------------------
G ----2-----2---------------3----------------2-------
D ----0-----0-(repeat)------0----------------2---------------
A ----0-----0--------------------------------0------
E --2-2---2-2-------------3-3--------------2-2-----------
"So I'll wait... and I'll burn ... will I ever see..."
E -----0---------------------------------------------
B -----3-----------------5-----------------------3---3--
G -----0-----------------6-----------------------0---0--
D -----2-----------------4-----------------------2---0--
A -----------------------------------------------3---2----
E ---3-3-----------------5-----------------------------
"...sweet return... oh, will I ever learn..."
E ---------------------2---0-------4------2-3-2-----------
B --5---5---5----------0---3-------3------3-3-3--------------
G --2---2---2-----2----0---0-------2------2-2-2---------------
D --2---2---2-----2----2---2-------0------0-0-0---------------
A --4---2---0-----0----2---2---------------------------
E ----------------2----0---0---------------------------
E ---3----2---0---0----------------------------------
B ---3----0---0---3---0-------------------------------
G ---0----0---0---0---0-------------------------------
D ---2----2---2---2---2-------------------------------
A ---3----2---2---2---2-------------------------------
E --------0---0---0---0------------------------------
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