Adrianne Lenker – We Were Young (Guitar Tab)
Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D)
• Capo 7
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Based off: https://soundcloud.com/user-895156533/we-were-young-adrianne-lenker
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[Intro] Repeat x3 times Verse starts on 4th e|---4------4----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---5---5-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Strumming pattern develops into a light ring/middle finger strum after chorus.
If you decide to pluck or strum its up to you. If you pluck don't include 3rd string
(Tip) Use thumb to fret 5th fret on the 6th string
Note: In recording she doesn't use 6th string (0) in the bass when she goes back to
the resolution on 4th chord in the progression. Though it sounds better live if you play it that way.
Hope that wasn't too confusing!
e|--4----4-----0---0--------0----0---------4-----4------0-----0--| B|--5--5-------5-5----------4--4-----------5--5---------5--5-----| G|--3----------3------------3--------------3------------3--------| D|-0--0-0----------------------------------------------0--0--0---| A|-------------------------0--0-0--------------------------------| E|------------5-5-5-----------------------0--0--0----------------|
Wild and free seventeeenn, you were only seventeen and your mind was beating
e|--0----0--4----4---4-----4----------------------------------------------------| B|--4--4----5--5-----5--5-------------------------------------------------------| G|--3-------3--------3----------------------------------------------------------| D|---------0--0-0---0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
like a gymbag drum We were young......
Repeat same sequence for all verses (It would take too long to tab out every lyric).
[Interlude]
e|----------------0--------0---------4----4--4----4-------------------------| B|----------------5-----5--5----0----5--5----5--5------4---4--4----4--------| G|----------------0--0-----0--0------3-------3---------3-3----3--3----------| D|----------------------------------0--0-0--0--0-0--------------------------| A|--------------2---2--3--2--2-2---------------------0--0-0--0--0-0---------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Easy to Unwind....... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--5--4--4--5---------------------------------------------------------------------| *Cool Embellishment Transition to 2nd Verse* (Could be wrong, feel free to listen and comment down below to help me correct spots with errors)
After 2nd Verse (Repeat prior sections until you are ready for Chorus)
[Chorus]
e|---0--------0---------4----4--4----4----------------------------|
B|---5-----5--5----0----5--5----5--5------4---4--4----4-----------|
G----0--0-----0--0------3-------3---------3-3----3--3-------------|
d---------------------0---0-0--0--0-0-----------------------------|
A|-2---2--2--2--2-2---------------------0--0-0--0--0-0------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Oh, love, will you stake awake tonight We can live tonight
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--4--4--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
in between this (Repeat same sequence for rest of chorus too long to tab)After Chorus Strumming Starts: The best way to explain how to do this is to keep a
steady rhythm and emphasize slapping your hand on the strings on the downstrum. Your fingers
should be in a slightly curled fingerpicking position and your nails should be making contact
hence making the slapping noise
Practice slowly like always (Bonus if you use a metronome)
(Tip) Having nails helps a lot to achieve a lot of Adrianne's fingerpicking sounds.
[Outro] Arpeggio Section
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------2--------2----------2------------------------------------------| G|------------1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1 --------------------------------------| D|-----------4-4----4----2-------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------5---5 ---------------------------------------| E|---------------------2-----2----5----------------------------------------------|
I need the.... Whole world to wait
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------2--------2--------------------------------------------------| G|------------1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------4-4----4--2-2---2----0-------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
the whoooole world toooooo waiitt (Fades out) (End (Waiittt) with open strings via strumming or
plucking,
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