Bon Iver – A Song For A Lover Of Long Ago (Guitar Tab)
Capo 2
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I used necriononguitar's tutorial
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/justin-vernon/song-for-a-lover-of-long-ago-tabs-1429171
and Austin Paul's tutorial here
this is necriononguitar recommendations
Don't get OCD about the picking. I'm just trying to give an idea of what Justin is playing
and what tuning/capo he is using
The chord patterns should be spot on, you just need to figure out the picking for yourself.
Don't forget the extra 15 cents on your tuning and the capo on 2nd fret, otherwise the
the recording will be out of tune with what you are playing!
~ = hold note
p = pull off
[Intro]
e|------------------------------------0----------------0---------1~----------| B|---------1--------3~-----------------------1-------------------------------| G|-----2-------2------------2----2-------2--------2---------2---------2------| D|-------2-------2------(2)----------------2----2---------2---------2--------| A|---0-------0----------------0-------0-------------0---------0---------0----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---3---------3--------3--------3---------0---------0--------0-----------| G|--------0--------0--------0--------0---------0---------0--------0-------| D|----------2--------2--------2--------2---------2---------2--------2-----| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------3--------3--------3--------3---------3---------3--------3---------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---1---3----------1--------1--------1--------1-------------| G|-----------0----------0--------0--------0--------0---------| D|---------2----------2--------2--------2--------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----3----------1--------1--------1--------1---------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|---------0----3---0-------0---------3p0----------| G|-----1----------------1-------1---------1--------| D|-------2----2---2---2---2---2---2----------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|---0---------------------------------------------| e|-------------------3--------3-------------------------------3-------------| B|---1------1------------1----1-------1----1--------1---------1----3---3----| G|-----2--------2-----------------2---2--------2--------2----------5---5----| D|-------2--------2----2--------2---2--------2--------2---------------------| A|---0--------0------------0------------0---------0---------0----0---0------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------0------------------| B|---1------------------------1------------1---3----1------1-----------| G|-------0----------------0------------0---0---0--------0-------0------| D|---------2----x4-----------------------2-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----3----------------2---2---2----1-------1----1---1---1---1---1----| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------0------3-----0-----0-----0--------| G|------1--------1------1-----1-----1-----1------| D|-----2-----------2------2-----2-----2-----2----| A|----2------------------------------------------| E|---0-------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
e|-------------------------------------------| B|------1----1------1------1----1----1-------| G|----2----2------2------2----2----2---------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|--------0------------------0---0-----------| E|--0-----------0------0----------------3-3--| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------1----1------1-----1-----1------1----------------| G|----2----2------2-----2-----2------2------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------x3---| A|--------0------------------0-----0--------3-3---------| E|---1----------1-----1---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------0------0------0------0-----------------| G|------0------0------0------0-------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|----2------0-------------2---------------------| E|------------------3----------------------------| e|--------0------0------0------0------0----------| B|------1------1------1------1------1------------| G|----2------0-----------------------------------| D|------------------2------0---------------------| A|--------------------------------3--------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-------3------3------3------3----3---3-------------| G|-----4------4------4------4------------------------| D|-----------------0-------------0---0------x2-------| A|---2--------------------2--------------------------| E|----------3----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----1-------1--------1-----1-----1---------1------1------1------1----1---1-| G|---2---2---0---0----0-----0-----0---------0------0------0------0------------| D|------------------2-----0---------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------3----------------3-------------3------3---3---| E|--------------------------------------0-1-------------1---------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------1------1-------1------1-----1---1-------| G|-----0------0-------0------0-------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|----------3--------------3-------3---3---------| E|---1--------------1----------------------------|
[E Major Interlude]
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------0------3-----0-----0-----0--------| G|------1--------1------1-----1-----1-----1------| D|-----2-----------2------2-----2-----2-----2----| A|----2------------------------------------------| E|---0-------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|------------------------------------------------| B|----1----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1----1---| G|---0----0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0----0----| D|---------------0---2-----------------0----------| A|-------0---3-----------------0---3--------3-----| E|--3----------------------3----------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|----1----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1----1---| G|---0----0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0----0----| D|---------------0---2-----------------0----------| A|-------0---3-----------------0---3--------3-----| E|--3----------------------3----------------------|
{End on Am, 1 downstroke}
Here's how many times you play each part and the lines to sing with each part:
Intro
Verse x2
Rain on the bard
Clinging watermarks
It hints at what I had
And calls up what I can't
Bridge
-> E major interlude
Verse x2
Rain you are me
Shake the memory free
Cant squelch the Molten Soul
Can't chase away the hole
Bridge
Chorus x2
I have buried you
Every Place I've been
You keep ending up
In my shaking hands
-> E major interlude
Verse x2
(For the last 3 lines, play the last 2 parts of the verse section 2 times)
Rain, sound the alarm
The sting of my broken heart
change part
The faintest violinist/buried in my gut
change part
There are chances and choices/sometimes
you just have to cut
Bridge x2
Chorus x4
I have buried you
Every place I've been
you keep ending up
in my shaking hands
I have buried you
in my shaking hands
you keep ending up
every place I've been
Pause
Chorus x4
I have buried you
Every place I've been
you keep ending up
in my shaking hands
You keep ending up
Every place I've been
In my shaking hands
Every place I've been
-> E major interlude
End on Am