Fleet Foxes – False Knight On The Road (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) • Capo 5 • Video Lesson

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The False Knight On The Road by: Fleet Foxes from: Fleet Foxes (self-titled album) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Original Contribution by: Connor O. Comment with ideas/corrections. Please rate my tab The structure of the song is simple and you pretty much play the same run 6 times and then play the outro. I'm just going to show the main parts and a few of the different ways to play them. I will not go over the entire song, because it's too quiet and it would take forever to get everything down perfectly. Besides, the only parts that really change are where he shifts down to the A string (e.g.- at 0:12 seconds) and the bridges (0:20 and 0:27 seconds). The bassline is played at ~208 bpm. Key: where # represents a fret number #h# - hammer #p# - pull / \ - slides, up and down respectively. #b# - bend from normal note up to achieve bended note. #r# - release bend from bended note to normal note. Intro: 0:00

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---4p2-----------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----0-----------------4---2p0---------------0-------------|
A|--0--h2-------------------------------------------2p0-----------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

0:08

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4---4p2-----2---------------------------|
D|--0---0-----0-----------------------4-------------2p0-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  0:12
  Make an A7 shape
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------2-----------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-------------------0-----------0-----|
D|--0h2---------2-----------2-------------------2-----------|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|

0:16

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---0-----0-----------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-----------------4---2-----------0---4-------2p0-----|
A|--------------------------------2-------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

0:20

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------------0---------------|
D|---------0-----------0---------|
A|---2-----------------------2---| 
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

0:23

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4---4p2--------------------------------|
D|---0---0-----0-----------------4---2p0--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2p0--------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|

0:27

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------0---------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0---------------------|
D|--0-----------------------0---------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

0:29

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

0:32

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

Verse 1:

  0:33
   "oh Where will you go so late?" said the Knight on the road
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---4p2-----------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----0-----------------4---2p0---------------0-------------|
A|--0---2-------------------------------------------2p0-----------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  0:37
   "I'm going to meet with my God" said the Child as he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4---4p2-----2---------------------------|
D|--0---0-----0-----------------------4-------------2p0-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

0:42

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------2-----------2-------2-------2---------------|
G|--------0-----------0----------------0------0-------------|
D|--0h2-----------------2-------2-----2------2--------------|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-----------|

  0:46
  and he stood and he stood and it's well that he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---0-----0-----------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-----------------4---2-----------0---4-------2p0-----|
A|--------------------------------2-------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

0:50

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------0-----------0---------|
A|---2-----------2-----------2---| 
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  0:52
  "I'm going to meet with my God" said the Child as he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4---4p2--------------------------------|
D|---0---0-----0-----------------4---2p0--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2p0--------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|

0:56

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--0-----------0-----------0--------|
D|--------0-----------0--------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|

0:58

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

1:00

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

Verse 2:

  1:02
   "oh how will you go by land?" said the Knight on the road
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---4p2-----------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----0-----------------4---2p0---------------0-------------|
A|--0---2-------------------------------------------2p0-----------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  1:07
   "With a strong staff in my hand" said the Child as he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4---4p2-----2---------------------------|
D|--0---0-----0-----------------------4-------------2p0-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

1:12

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------2-----------2-------2h3---------2-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-------------------0-----------0-----|
D|--0h2-----------------2-------2-------2-----------2-------|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------0---|

  1:16
  and he stood and he stood and it's well that he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---0-----0-----------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-----------------4---2-----------0---4-------2p0-----|
A|--------------------------------2-------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

1:20

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------0----------------------|
G|---------------------------0-------------0-----------0----|
D|---------0-----------0-------------------------0----------|
A|---2-----------2------------------------------------------| 
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|

  1:24
  "With a strong staff in my hand" said the Child as he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4---4p2--------------------------------|
D|---0---0-----0-----------------4---2p0--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2p0--------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|

1:28

e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------0--------------|
G|--------0-----------------0--------|
D|--0-----------0--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|

1:31

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

1:33

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

Verse 3:

  1:34
   "oh how will you go by sea?" said the Knight on the road
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---4p2-----------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----0-----------------4---2p0---------------0-----0-------|
A|--0---2-------------------------------------------2p0-------------0---|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  1:39
   "With a good boat underneath" said the Child as he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4---4p2-----2---------------------------|
D|--0---0-----0-----------------------4-------------2p0-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

1:44

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------2-----------2-------2-------2---------------|
G|--------0-----------0----------------0------0-------------|
D|--0h2-----------------2-------2-----2------2--------------|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-----------|

  1:47
  and he stood and he stood and it's well that he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---0-----0-----------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-----------------4---2-----------0---4-------2p0-----|
A|--------------------------------2-------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

1:52

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0-------0-----------0-----------0--------------|
D|---------0-------------------0-----------0-----------0--------|
A|---2-------------------------------------------------------2--| 
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|

  1:56
  "With a good boat underneath" said the Child as he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4---4p2--------------------------------|
D|---0---0-----0-----------------4---2p0--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2p0--------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|

2:00

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--0-----------0-----------0--------|
D|--------0-----------0--------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|

2:02

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-------------------------| X2
D|---------------4---0---------------| 
A|-----------------------2---0-------|
D|---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---|

2:07

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

Verse 4:

  2:09
   "Oh I think I hear a bell" said the Knight on the road
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---4p2-----------------------------------------|
D|----------0-----0-----------------4---2p0---------------0-----0-0-0---|
A|--0---2-------------------------------------------2p0-----------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  2:14
   "It's ringing you to hell" said the Child as he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4---4p2-----2---------------------------|
D|--0---0-----0-----------------------4-------------2p0-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

2:18

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------2-----------2-------2h3---------2-----------|
G|--------0-----------0-------------------0-----------0-----|
D|--0h2-----------------2-------2-------2-----------2---2---|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|

  2:22 
  and he stood and he stood and it's well that he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---0-----0-----------------------------------------|
D|--0h2-----------------4---2-----------0---4-------2p0-----|
A|--------------------------------2-------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

2:26

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------0-------0-----------0-----------0---|
D|---------0-----------0-------------------0-----------0---------|
A|---2-----------2-----------------------------------------------| 
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

  2:30
  "It's ringing you to hell" said the Child as he stood
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4---4p2--------------------------------|
D|---0---0-----0-----------------4---2p0--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------2p0--------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|

2:34

e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------0--------|
G|--------------0---------------0----|
D|--0-----0-----------0--------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|

2:37

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-------------------------|
D|---------------4---0---------------| X3
A|-----------------------2---0-------|
D|---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---|

2:44

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

Repeat Verse 1 Outro:

  3:24
  Make an A7 chord
e|-----------------------------------------------0---------------|
B|-------2-----2-------2---------2---2---2---2h3-----------------|
G|-------0---------0-------------0---0---0---0-------0-------0---|
D|---2---------------------2-----------------------------2-------|
A|---0---0---------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

3:31

e|-------------------------0--------0---0------------------------|
B|---2---2-------------2h3---3--------3----3-------3-------------|
G|-------------0-------0--------0------------0-------0-----2-----|
D|-----------------2---------------------------0-------0---------|
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0----------------0---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------0--------|

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