Fleet Foxes – Mykonos (Guitar Tab)
Capo 2
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Chords
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"MYKONOS" off EP "Sun Giant"(2008)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
CAPO SECOND FRET. Chord shapes all in relation to capo.
This song is in two distinct sections.
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SECTION 1
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Chord Voicings (with capo):
Bm|x24432
A|x02220
G|320003
F#m|244222
Em|022000
[INTRO] CAPO 2
e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|--3----2----0---------0----3----2---------|--3----2----0---------0----3---2---------| G|----4----2----0--2------0----4----2--2----|----4----2----0--2------0----4---2--2----| D|--4----2----0------4--0----4----2------4--|--4----2----0------4--0----4---2------4--| A|-----------------4-------------------4----|-----------------4------------------4----| E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[VOCAL INTRO] (0:08):
this part plays underneath:
e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|--3----3----2----2----0----0--------------|--0----0--------------3----3----3----3---| G|----4----4----2----2----0----0--2----2----|----0----0--2----2------4----4----4----4-| D|--4----4----2----2----0----0------4----2--|--0----0------4----4--4----4----4----4---| A|--------------------------------4----4----|------------4----4-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|--3----3----2----2----0----0--------------|--0----0--------------3----3----3----3---| G|----4----4----2----2----0----0--2----2----|----0----0--2----2------4----4----4----4-| D|--4----4----2----2----0----0------4----2--|--0----0------4----4--4----4----4----4---| A|--------------------------------4----4----|------------4----4-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[VERSE 1] (0:23):
PICKING PATTERN for each chord:
Bm A G F# e|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|-3-----3-|-2-----2-|-0-----0-|-2-----2-| G|-----4---|-----2---|-----0---|-----2---| D|---4-----|---2-----|---0-----|---4-----| A|-2-------|-0-------|---------|---------| E|---------|---------|-3-------|-2-------|
Bm A G A F#m
The door slammed loud and rose up a cloud of dust
G
on up.
Bm A G A F#m
Footsteps follow down to the hollow sound
G
Torn up
[CHORUS]
Em Bm
And you would go to Mykonos
F#m Bm
With a vision of the channel coast
Em Bm
And a sun to maybe dissipate
F#m G A
Shadows of the mess you made
[VOCAL BREAK] (0:55)
e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|--3----3----2----2----0----0--------------|--0----0--------------3----3----3----3---| G|----4----4----2----2----0----0--2----2----|----0----0--2----2------4----4----4----4-| D|--4----4----2----2----0----0------4----2--|--0----0------4----4--4----4----4----4---| A|--------------------------------4----4----|------------4----4-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|--3----3----2----2----0----0--------------|--0----0--------------3----3----3----3---| G|----4----4----2----2----0----0--2----2----|----0----0--2----2------4----4----4----4-| D|--4----4----2----2----0----0------4----2--|--0----0------4----4--4----4----4----4---| A|--------------------------------4----4----|------------4----4-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[VERSE 2] (1:11)
Bm A G A F#m
How did animals in the snow tipped pines,
G
I find
Bm A G A F#m
Hatching from the seed of your thin mind,
G
all night?
[CHORUS]
Em Bm
And you would go to Mykonos
F#m Bm
With a vision of the channel coast
Em Bm
And a sun to maybe dissipate
F#m G A
Shadows of the mess you made
[VOCAL BREAK] (1:42)
e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|--3----3----2----2----0----0--------------|--0----0--------------3----3----3----3---| G|----4----4----2----2----0----0--2----2----|----0----0--2----2------4----4----4----4-| D|--4----4----2----2----0----0------4----2--|--0----0------4----4--4----4----4----4---| A|--------------------------------4----4----|------------4----4-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|--3----3----2----2----0----0--------------|--0----0--------------3----3----3----3---| G|----4----4----2----2----0----0--2----2----|----0----0--2----2------4----4----4----4-| D|--4----4----2----2----0----0------4----2--|--0----0------4----4--4----4----4----4---| A|--------------------------------4----4----|------------4----4-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[VOCAL BREAK] instruments drop out. guitar fills between vocal lines with
(1:58) basically the same picking pattern as before. These chords:
1) Bm A G A
2) Bm A G A
3) Bm A G A
4) F#m
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SECTION 2
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Chord Voicings (with capo):
G/A|302xxx
F#/A|202xxx
Strumming chords
[VOCAL BREAK] (no instruments) (2:14):
Brother you don't need to turn me away
I was waiting down at the ancient gates
[CHORUS] (2:25):
Em
You go
A G/A F#/A
Wherever you go today
Em A
You go today
Bm A A G
I remember how it took you down
Bm A A G
As the winter turned the meadow around
Em
You go
A G/A F#/A
Wherever you go today
Em A
You go today
Bm A A G
When I walking brother don't you forget
Bm A A G
It ain't often you'll ever find a friend
Em
You go
A G/A F#/A
Wherever you go today
Em A
You go today
|Em |
| You go |
|A | repeated to fade out.
|Wherever you go today |
|Em A |
| You go today |
Please comment and leave your thoughts! I'll improve it if anybody spots
anything wrong.
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