Preacher OneRepublic
Hello,
I'm just a self-taught guitar player who, like all of you, just want quality, accurate
tabs 'n stuff.
I figure, since the UG community has helped me so much, I'd like to give back.
I don't use a pick when I play. I find that it's easier to weave feelings into the music
with finger strumming
than with using a pick, so riddled throughout the tab, I have suggestions on how to
strum the chords at that
time in the song. The "strum suggestions" section has more of an explanation for the
strum stroke.
Please rate, comment, and enjoy!
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Author/Band: OneRepublic
Song: Preacher
Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onerepublic/preacher.html
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of0N_--eQlg
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Capo: 1st Fret
Strum pattern: D DuD | D D uD D Du | D DuD | D D uD D Du
+|-----------------------Strum Suggestions---------------------------|+
(Apply each where noted)
Hard: Strum with pressure. Feel the string. Accentuate each hit. make it LOUD!
Soft: Play like the wind. Like you're trying to calm someone to sleep.
Nail: Put an edge on your strum (I say "nail" because my nails are what strikes the strings)
*Mimics the sound of a pick
Thumb (+ Hard): Use the front of your thumb to strum
*(Thumb nail should be pointing up on the down stroke, but never striking the strings)
Thumb (+ Soft): Use the left side of your thumb to strum
*(Thumb nail should be pointing towards the neck of the guitar, but never
striking the strings)
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(These symbols appear throughout, apply accordingly)
~: Let ring until next chord or otherwise
!: Mute with left hand (Cover strings after chord)
PM: Palm mute
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[Intro] (Hard + Nail)
(F and G are 1/2 a beat short, while C and Am are 1/2 a beat longer)
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
[Verse] (Soft + Thumb)
[F] When I [C]was a kid
I used to [G]buy and sell gra[Am]vity
[F] I knew [C]how to fly
And I would [G]teach you for a [Am]fee
[F] Broke every [C]window
In my [G]hotel h[Am]eart
[F] When I was [C]only 5 years old
but [G]12 years sca[Am]rred
[F] And I'd [C]hear the same voice
[G]Echo in my [Am]mind
[F] Said, "Son you [C]got an angel,
To [G]chase the devil at [Am]night."
Yeah
[Cborus] (Hard + Nail)
[F] When I [C]was a kid
My grand[G]father was a prea[Am]cher
[F] He'd talk a[C]bout God
Yeah he was s[G]omething like a teac[Am]her
[F] He said, "God only helps [C]those
Who [G]learn to help [Am]themselves."
He was a [F]million miles [C]from a million dollars
But [G]you could never [Am]spend his wealth
[Verse 2] (Soft + Thumb)
[F] I to[C]ok a little faith
And [G]put it in a parking [Am]lot
[F] I drove [C]to a strange town
Full of "[G]have" and "have [Am]nots"
[F] And [C]as I walked through
that [G]storybook li[Am]fe
[F] I was looking [C]for an angel
to [G]chase the devil at [Am]night
[Mute]
Oh! Oh! Oh!
[Cborus] (Hard + Nail)
[F] When I [C]was a kid
My grand[G]father was a prea[Am]cher
[F] He'd talk a[C]bout God
Yeah he was s[G]omething like a teac[Am]her
[F] He said, "God only helps [C]those
Who [G]learn to help [Am]themselves."
He was a [F]million miles [C]from a million dollars
But [G]you could never [Am]spend his wealth
[Interlude/Bridge] (Hard + Nail)
[F]Oh[C]! O[G]h![Am] Oh!
[F]Oo[C]h! [G]Oo[Am]h! Ooh!
(Soft + Thumb)
[F] Wave[C]
Put your hands up[G] and hands d[Am]own
(Medium + Thumb)
[F] Wave[C]
Put your hands up[G] and hands d[Am]own
(Hard + Thumb)
[F] Wave[C]
Put your hands up[G] and hands d[Am]own
[Cborus] (Hard + thumb)
F~(Once) C~(Once)
When I was a kid
(Hard + Nail)
My grand[G]father was a prea[Am]cher
[F] He'd talk a[C]bout God
Yeah he was s[G]omething like a teac[Am]her
[F] He said, "God only helps [C]those
Who [G]learn to help [Am]themselves."
He was a [F]million miles [C]from a million dollars
But [G]you could never [Am]spend his wealth
[Outtro]
(Hard + Thumb)
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
He was a [F]million miles [C]from a million dollars
(Soft + Thumb)
G~(Once) Am~(Once)~~~~~~~(Let ring to end)
But you could never spend his wealth.
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Tabbed by: Kodlee Yin
Email: Kodlee@kodleeshare.net
Happy picking!
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