Big Thief – Open Desert (Guitar)

Capo 5
Key
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Versions (4)

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Chords

I figured this song might be in the same tuning as e.g. UFOF & Cattails, as it sounds like two open strings double the same open note (C) throughout the song. Note: this is _not_ the easiest way to play this song and make it sound good, but it's all the more fun in my opinion. I guess you can leave the high E unchanged, but it could easily be used as an open string as well. Be aware of the syncopation in the picking pattern, it's a bit tricky to get down
Chords used:
   F/A   C/E   Em     C     F     D
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|--10----5-----5-----2-----7-----4--|
G|--10----5-----4-----0-----5-----2--|
C|--9-----4-----4-----0-----5-----2--|

Picking pattern:
   (1)     (2)    (3)   (4)
G|----------------------------|
G|--------0--------0-------0--|
G|--------0--------0-------0--|
D|------10-------10------10---|
G|----10-------10------10-----|
C|--9--------9-------9--------|

For the transition from C to D in the chorus:
   (1)     (2)    (3)   (4)
G|----------------------------|
G|--------0-(0)---------------|
G|--------0-(0)---------------|
D|------2----4----------------|
G|----0------2----------------|
C|--0--------2----------------|
[Intro] F/A C/E x4 [Verse 1]
F/A           C/E
Vacant angel, crimson light

F/A               C/E
Darkened eyelash, darkened eye

    F/A
The white light of the living room

                    C/E
Leaking through the crack in the door

F/A             C/E            F/A C/E
There was never need for more

F/A                   C/E
Things we're meant to understand

F/A             C/E
Crawling closer to your hand
[Chorus]
Em     C
To the poison image

F        C
Brave surrender

F        C    D
Kiss the water
[Verse 2]
F/A          C/E
After all my teeth are gone

F/A           C/E
After all the blood is drawn

    F/A
The white light of the waiting room

                    C/E
Leaking through the crack in the door
F/A C/E [Chorus]
Em          C
Through the poison image

F        C
Brave surrender

F        C    D
Kiss the water
F/A C/E x4 [Outro]
F/A                 C/E
Through the mirror, mountain view

F/A                C/E
She has one green, one eye blue

F/A           C/E
I can see her smiling through

    F/A
The white light of the living room

                    C/E
Leaking through the crack in the door