Big Thief – Velvet Ring (Guitar Live Tab)
Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D)
• Capo 5
Versions
(7)
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Chords
"Two, three, four"
[Intro]
d |--------------------------------| A |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| x3 A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| d |--------------------------------| A |--------------------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |-4-------3-------2-------1------| D |--------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
"Chilled in the kitchen of a city tomb" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "The light would flicker like a violent womb" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "The night was thicker than a smokey fume" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "And Liza waited in her room" d |--------------------------------| A |--------------------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |-4-------3-------2-------1------| D |--------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
"Benny loved her like he loved no one" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "The way she'd laugh and hold a smoking gun" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "The way she always said what's done is done" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "And he is not the only one" d |--------------------------------| A |--------------------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |-3-------2-------1-------0------| D |--------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"Love is a gentle thing" d |--------------------------------| A |-----0-------0-------0-------0--| F#|-2-------3-------5-------7------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |--------------------------------| D |-0-------0-------0-------0------| "Yours is thicker than a velvet ring" d |--------------------------------| A |-----0-------0-------0-------0--| F#|-7-------7-------7-------7------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |--------------------------------| D |-5-------7-------4-------5------| "Yours is thicker than a velvet ring" d |--------------------------------|------------------------| A |-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0--| F#|-7-------7-------7-------7------|-7-------7-------7------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |--------------------------------|------------------------| D |-5-------7-------4-------5------|-5-------5-------5------|
[Verse 3]
"A victim healer with a sharp, sharp blade" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "And Benny knew how she was getting paid" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "Her water broke and they would have to wade" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| d |--------------------------------| A |--------------------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |-5-------4-------2-------1------| D |--------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
"And when he knew that she was fooling" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "He faced the mirror to avoid the thing" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "We're out of money and we've sold the bling" d |--------------------------------| D |---------0----------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---4---4---5---0| A |-0---------------1-------2------| D |-0---------------4-------5------| "And I just wanna take you home" d |--------------------------------| A |--------------------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |-4-------3-------2-------1------| D |--------------------------------| "I just wanna take you home" d |--------------------------------| A |--------------------------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |-3-------2-------1-------0------| D |--------------------------------|
[Chorus]
"Love is a gentle thing" d |--------------------------------| A |-----0-------0-------0-------0--| F#|-2-------3-------5-------7------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |--------------------------------| D |-0-------0-------0-------0------| "Yours is thicker than a velvet ring" d |--------------------------------| A |-----0-------0-------0-------0--| F#|-7-------7-------7-------7------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |--------------------------------| D |-5-------7-------4-------5------| "Yours is thicker than a velvet..." d |------------------------| A |-----0-------0-------0--| F#|-7-------7-------7------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |------------------------| D |-5-------7-------4------| "...Ring" "And I am..." d |--------------------------------| A |-10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12-| F#|-10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12-| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |--------------------------------| D |-10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12-| "...wondering" d |------------------------| A |-----------------0------| F#|-----0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |------------------------| D |-0-------5--------------| "...Ring" "And I am..." d |--------------------------------| A |-10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12-| F#|-10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12-| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |--------------------------------| D |-10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12-| "...wondering" d |------------------------| A |-----------------0------| F#|-----0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |------------------------| D |-0-------5--------------|
[Outro]
The outro layers many guitars on top of each other. The main one repeats this phrase the entire time:
d |----------------| A |---------0------| F#|-----0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0| A |----------------| D |-5--------------|
Here is an alternative phrase:
d |-----------------0--------------| A |---------0---------------0------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |--------------------------------| D |-0------------------------------|
At around 2:04, this phrase plays:
d |-------------------------0---------------0------| A |---------0-------4---------------4--------------| F#|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| A |------------------------------------------------| D |-0----------------------------------------------|
Throughout the outro, the bass notes played at the beginning of each phrase start on the fifth fret,
change to the second fret around 1:49, and then change to the open D string around 2:01
and stay there for the rest of the outro.