Fleet Foxes – English House (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) • Capo 1

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Song: English House Artist: Fleet Foxes Album: Sun Giant (2008) Tabbed by: Teppo --------------------- This tab is tabbed by ear and from various live performances by the band. Might differ slightly from the studio version, but is accurate of the live version. ======================================================================== CHORD REFERENCE:

    D6  Dadd9  D6add9  Am/D  F6  G  Dmaj7 Em11/D  Em7  Dm9/F  G6
e|--2-----0-------0-----5----1---3----5-----3------0-----0----0--|
B|--0----10------12-----5----1---3----7-----5------0-----1----3--|
G|--2----11------11-----5----2---4----6-----4------0-----2----4--|
D|--0----12------12-----0----0---0----7-----5------0-----0----0--|
A|--0-----0-------0-----0----3---5----0-----0------2-----3----5--|
D|--0-----0-------0-----0----3---5----0-----0------2-----3----5--|

I have no idea of the real chord names and they're from an online generator, but they give you some idea. They are in relation to the capo. --------------- CAPOS ON 1ST FRET ON ALL GUITARS Acoustic guitar intro (asterisks on the bottom represent the beat, thanks coman91):

e|-----2---------------2-----------|
B|-0-------&p0-----0-------&p0-----| &=5\3 (slide)
G|---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-----0-0-------0-----0-|
   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Electric guitar lick played throughout the song:

e|---10----9-----7------5------7-------------|
B|-12----10----7----7\5----5/7---------------|
G|--------------------------------9-7--------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|

--------------- Verse 1: Acoustic guitar chords: "Baa-du-du-duu, baa-du-du-duu..." D6 Dadd9 D6add9

e|-2---2---2---2---2---|---0-----|----0------|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---|--10-----|---12------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---|--11-----|---11------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|--12-----|---12------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---|---0-----|----0------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|---0-----|----0------|

Last two bars play before the singing starts, play Dadd9 (2nd to last bar) and D6add9 (last bar). (Fingerpick or strum these chords on the acoustic guitar:) D6 You go with your two feet bare Am/D Down through the cold lane there to Brighton (Both acoustic and electric guitars strum:) F6 G G F6 G F6 G G G D6 A country house, a liar and a louse live there D6 D6 And go with your arms held wide Am/D Happiness in your eyes, convincing F6 G G G F6 G F6 G G G D6 And stay the night, turn out every light you see D6 F6 G G G F6 G F6 G G G D6 And lay them down, buried in the ground for me "Baa-du-du-duu, baa-du-du-duu..." D6 Dadd9 D6add9

e|-2---2---2---2---2---|---0-----|----0------|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---|--10-----|---12------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---|--11-----|---11------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|--12-----|---12------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---|---0-----|----0------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|---0-----|----0------|

Last two bars play it goes into the quieter section, play Dadd9 (2nd to last bar) and D6add9 (last bar). --------------- Verse 2: Instrumental Acoustic guitar picking sections:

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-3---2h3p2----------|-5---3h5p3-----3----|-7---5h7p5-----5----|
G|-----------4-2-4----|-----------5-4------|-----------7-6------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|---2-------------2--|---3-------------3--|---5-------------5--|

The mandolin could be transcribed to this:

e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-11-11-11-11-11-11--|--13-13-13-13-13-13-|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-11--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

--------------- Verse 3: Instrumental Oh, my love Oh, my love Oh, my love Oh, my love --------------- Verse 4: Repeat chords for verse 1 The tongues of the creatures wait Drawn to the fragile legs you walk on A cold wind blows, Brighton to the coast for me A cold wind blows, Brighton to the coast for me --------------- Verse 5: Repeat verse 2 --------------- Verse 6: Oh, my love Oh, my love Oh, my love Oh, my love At 3:45 electric guitar starts playing:

e|--15-15-15-15--|--13-13-13-13--|
B|--15-15-15-15--|--13-13-13-13--|
G|--15-15-15-15--|--13-13-13-13--|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|

while acoustic guitar plays: Dmaj7 Em11/D

e|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6--|--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|

At 4:05 when singing stops, electric guitar plays: Em7 Dm9/F G6

e|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--1-1-1-1-1-1--|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2--|--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|

Acoustic guitar plays verse 2 picking --------------- Song ends with: Dmaj7

e|------5-------|
B|------7-------|
G|------6-------|
D|------7-------|
A|------0-------|
D|------0-------|