Adrianne Lenker – Fool (Guitar Tab)

Celtic (D-A-D-G-A-D) • Capo 1 • Video Lesson

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which I am pretty confident I have mostly right: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrianne.lenker/video/7338468283282378030 Here are the two riffs in the tiktok: [Intro/Main Riff] Each chord has four beats. First two bass is on 1 and 3, last it is on 1, 2, and 3 (not 4).

D|--------------4p0------0--------0-----|
A|-----------------0--------0--------0--|
G|--9\7------0--------4--------0--------|
D|--------7-----------4-----------0-----|
A|--5-----------2--------------7--------|
D|-------------------------2/5----------|

[Alt Riff] Here the first chord has 3 beats, second has 4, last has 5. Top notes just pattern of open strings. Not played exactly this way every time but a descending threes pattern roughly.

D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|

Now for the official release. This probably has a lot of inaccuracies because the effects and extra guitars make it hard to parse what the main guitar is doing. Here is what I hear strongest in the official video. Will update once there's a video of her playing to confirm the positions/patterns.

[Intro]
D|--------------4p0------0--------0-----|
A|-----------------0--------0--------0--|
G|--9\7------0--------4--------0--------| x4
D|--------7-----------4-----------0-----|
A|--5-----------2--------------7--------|
D|-------------------------2/5----------|

[Verse 1]
D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------| x4
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|
    "I feel like a fool...

[Chorus 1]
Might be some extra stuff here and might be picking up some of the bass instead, 
but this works with the video well enough:
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0--|
G|--------------------0-----------0-----| x4
D|--------0--------0-----------0--------|
A|-----7--------2-----------9-----------|
D|--7--------2-----------9--------------|
    "Heart out of sight...

[Hook 1]
Again can't really hear the pattern, but something like this:
D|--0--------------0--------------------|
A|--------------7-----7--------------0--|
G|-----6-----6-----------6--------------|
D|--------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------------|
    "Oh, they say when it's...

Might not be correct locaton for these notes. Definitely a shorter phrase
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|
D|-----4-----4-----------7--|
A|--2--------------5--------|
D|--------------5-----------|
    "right it's right...

[Verse 2]
D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|

D|--------------4p0------0--------0-----|
A|-----------------0--------0--------0--|
G|--9\7------0--------4--------0--------| x2
D|--------7-----------4-----------0-----|
A|--5-----------2--------------7--------|
D|-------------------------2/5----------|

D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------| x4
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|
    "We could be friends...

[Chorus 2]
Same melody as "heart out of sight" section but seems like new guitar. Some of this might be overdubbed, so
just sticking to the basic shapes and adding the 1 on the G string on that second chord should be enough.
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0--------------0--|
G|--------0--------0--------------0-----| 
D|-----0--------0--------------0--------|
A|-----------2--------------9-----------|
D|--5--------------------9--------------|

D|--------0-----0----0------0-----------|
A|-----0-----------------------0-----0--|
G|-----------1-----1-----9--------0-----| 
D|--0--------------0-----------0--------|
A|--------------2-----------7-----------|
D|--7--------2-----------5--------------|

D|--------0-----0----0---------------0--|
A|-----0--------------------------------|
G|-----------1-----1--------9\7---------| 
D|--0--------------0--------------0-----|
A|--------------2-----------7-----------|
D|--7--------2-----------5--------------|

D|--------0-----0----0------0-----------|
A|-----0-----------------------0-----0--|
G|-----------1-----1-----9--------0-----| 
D|--0--------------0-----------0--------|
A|--------------2-----------7-----------|
D|--7--------2-----------5--------------|

[Hook 2]
I hear the same notes and pacing in the bass as the first time around, 
but it also sounds like one guitar stays on this chord longer.
D|--0--------------0------------0-------------------|
A|--------------7-----7------7-----7-------------0--|
G|-----6-----6-----------6-----------6--------------|
D|--------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------------------------|
    "Oh, just say what it is that you...

With a shorter turnaround
D|--------0-----|
A|--0--------0--|
G|-----0--------|
D|--------0-----|
A|-----7--------|
D|-2/5----------|
    "wantt...

[Verse 3]
Same as verse 2 with longer instrumental break
D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|

D|--------------4p0------0--------0-----|
A|-----------------0--------0--------0--|
G|--9\7------0--------4--------0--------| x4
D|--------7-----------4-----------0-----|
A|--5-----------2--------------7--------|
D|-------------------------2/5----------|

D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------| x4
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|
    "Tommy had...

[Chorus 3]
Same as chorus 1
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0--------------0--|
G|--------0--------0--------------0-----| x4
D|-----0--------0--------------0--------|
A|-----------2--------------9-----------|
D|--5--------------------9--------------|
    "We could watch a show..."

[Hook 3]
Same as the first
D|--0--------------0--------------------|
A|--------------7-----7--------------0--|
G|-----6-----6-----------6--------------|
D|--------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------------|
    "Oh, just say what it...

D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|
D|-----4-----4-----------7--|
A|--2--------------5--------|
D|--------------5-----------|
    "is that you want...

[Verse 4]
Same as verse 2 but with slightly longer instrumental
D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|

D|--------------4p0------0--------0-----|
A|-----------------0--------0--------0--|
G|--9\7------0--------4--------0--------| x3
D|--------7-----------4-----------0-----|
A|--5-----------2--------------7--------|
D|-------------------------2/5----------|

D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------| x4
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|
    "Jamie's in LA...

[Chorus 4]
Same as chorus 2 with the added 1 on the G string
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0--------------0--|
G|--------0--------0--------------0-----| 
D|-----0--------0--------------0--------|
A|-----------2--------------9-----------|
D|--5--------------------9--------------|

D|--------0-----0----0------0-----------|
A|-----0-----------------------0-----0--|
G|-----------1-----1-----9--------0-----| 
D|--0--------------0-----------0--------|
A|--------------2-----------7-----------|
D|--7--------2-----------5--------------|

D|--------0-----0----0---------------0--|
A|-----0--------------------------------|
G|-----------1-----1--------9\7---------| 
D|--0--------------0--------------0-----|
A|--------------2-----------7-----------|
D|--7--------2-----------5--------------|

D|--------0-----0----0------0-----------|
A|-----0-----------------------0-----0--|
G|-----------1-----1-----9--------0-----| 
D|--0--------------0-----------0--------|
A|--------------2-----------7-----------|
D|--7--------2-----------5--------------|

[Hook 4]
This time the song slows down and another guitar comes in. 
Not sure what she will decide to do live because it seems possible to play the melody 
from the main guitar at the same time as the main hook part.
D|--0--------------0--------------------|
A|--------------7-----7--------------0--|
G|-----6-----6-----------6--------------|
D|--------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------------|
    "Oh, what more could I...

This is incredibly slow and quiet
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|
D|-----4-----4-----------7--|
A|--2--------------5--------|
D|--------------5-----------|
    "possibly say...

Short break
D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|

D|--------------4p0------0--------0-----|
A|-----------------0--------0--------0--|
G|--9\7------0--------4--------0--------| x2
D|--------7-----------4-----------0-----|
A|--5-----------2--------------7--------|
D|-------------------------2/5----------|

Back to Hook chords
D|--0--------------0--------------------|
A|--------------7-----7--------------0--|
G|-----6-----6-----------6--------------|
D|--------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------------|
    "Oh, if you wanna go I say baby...

This is incredibly slow and quiet
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|
D|-----4-----4-----------7--|
A|--2--------------5--------|
D|--------------5-----------|
    "OK I'll go...

[Outro]
D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------|
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|

D|--------------4p0------0--------0-----|
A|-----------------0--------0--------0--|
G|--9\7------0--------4--------0--------| x3
D|--------7-----------4-----------0-----|
A|--5-----------2--------------7--------|
D|-------------------------2/5----------|

D|-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A|--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------| x3
D|-----7--------4--------------0--------|
A|--5--------2--------------7-----------|
D|-------------------(2)-5--------------|

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