Anaïs Mitchell – Morning Glory (Guitar Tab)

Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) Video Lesson
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Chords

There really is not a way to have this in standard tuning and achieve a similar sound found in the provided video. This is a combination of two guitars from the live acoustic music video. The picking pattern is difficult to copy due to two guitars playing at once, so play around with it. Here is the simple patterns, and my trial picking pattern is below.
[Verse patterns]
d |--------------------------|
A |--0-------2-------4-------|
F#|--0-------1-------3-------|
D |--------------------------|
A |--------------------------|
D |--0-------0-------0-------|

[Chorus pattern]
d |-------------------------------4---|
A |--0-------0-------0------0-----0---|
F#|--0-------0-------1------3-----5---|
D |----------0-------2------4-----5---|
A |--1---------------0------0---------|
D |----------0--------------------5---|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The way that I am playing it [Intro]
d |-----------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0---0----2---2----4--4----4----2---0-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--0--------1--------3----3-------1---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0--0-----0--0-----0-0-0-0-0----0---0-------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0---0-------0----0----0---0-0---0-----2---4--2--0------------------------------------------|
F#|--0-----0-----------------0-0-----0-----1---3--1--0------------------------------------------|
D |--0--------2----------------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------4----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-----0-0---0-0-0--0--0------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
Morning glory....
d |-------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0-0---2----2---4----4---4--2--0--0---0-0--0----0---0--0---0--------------------------------|
F#|--0-0---1----1---3----3---3--1--0--0---0-0--0----0---0--0---0--------------------------------|
D |--0-----0--------0-----------------0---0-----2--------------0--------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------4--2--------------------------------------|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|

Sleeping...... (the man's riff)
d |--------12-11-9------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0-------------12-10-9-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--0-----------------------8-7-3slide5--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0-----------------------------------7-5-5pulloff-4-2---------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------5-4-5--10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-4-4-----|
D |--0----0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Morning glory.....
d |-------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0-0---2----2---4----4---4--2--0--0---0-0--0----0---0--0---0--------------------------------|
F#|--0-0---1----1---3----3---3--1--0--0---0-0--0----0---0--0---0--------------------------------|
D |--0-----0--------0-----------------0---0-----2--------------0--------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------4--2--------------------------------------|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|

d |-------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0-0---2----2---4----4---4--2--0------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--0-0---1----1---3----3---3--1---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0-----0--------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------|
And the sun.... a new day.... it's better.... came before....
d |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0---------------|
A |--0--0----0-0------------------0-0-0----------0--0-0------------------9------0---------------|
F#|--0----0--0-0------------------0-0-0----------0--0-0------------------0-10---0---------------|
D |-----------------------1-slide-3-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--1-1-1-1-------------------------------------1-1-1-1----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------0-------0--0-0---------------------------------0---0-0----------------|

It's better than... came....        you're the one I wake up for...
d |--------------------------------------------------------------------------4------------------|
A |--0--0-0----------0-0--------------------0----------------------------5----------------------|
F#|--0--0-0----------1--1-------------------3-3-----------------------5----5--------------------|
D |------------------2---2------------------4--4------------------------------------------------|
A |--1-1-1-1---------0--0---0---------------0--0-0----------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------5-5----5------------------|

Morning glory....
d |-------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0-0---2----2---4----4---4--2--0--0---0-0--0----0---0--0---0--------------------------------|
F#|--0-0---1----1---3----3---3--1--0--0---0-0--0----0---0--0---0--------------------------------|
D |--0-----0--------0-----------------0---0-----2--------------0--------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------4--2--------------------------------------|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|

d |-------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0-0---2----2---4----4---4--2--0------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--0-0---1----1---3----3---3--1---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0-----0--------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------|

With your tender arms....  Repeat pattern until next lyric
d |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0---0---0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--1---0---1--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0---0---0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--2-------2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------0------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

it's been a long time since.... repeat pattern until next lyric
d |--0---0---0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--0---0---0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--1---3---1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--0---0---0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--2---4---2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sleeping... (end)
d |----------4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----5---5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------2--slide--4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---5-5-5-5-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|