Greta Van Fleet – Black Smoke Rising (Guitar Tab)

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From "Black Smoke Rising" EP Tabbed by thatchadmiller (Twitter) The intro and verses are all using the same chord shapes. These are the main chord shapes but play it loosely and don't worry about each note being hit. The main string to make sure to accentuate is the B string.

[Intro and Verses]
e|------7---------------------------------|
B|------8---7--5--5-5h7---3---5--3--3-3h5-|
G|------9---7--7--7-7-----4---5--5--5-5---|
D|------9---7--7--7-7-----4---5--5--5-5---|
A|------7---5--5--5-5-----2---3--3--3-3---|
E|-2/7------------------------------------|

(At the end of the intro, that's a Bm-Bm C-C hit) [Verse 1] *Use the same riff and chord progression from the intro* I didn't know there was a tower Where they look out to the land To see the people quickly passing by This is for their own desire As they spit down to the earth To feel the power boiling in their veins [Pre-chorus] (use sus2 and sus4 on these too) C B C B Oh oh oh oh oh yeah yeah C B C B D Oh oh oh oh oh yeah yeah

[Chorus 1]
    G     D     C                  Em
e|--3-----2-----0-------------------0---|
B|--3-----3-----1-------------------0---|
G|--0-----2-----0-------------------0---|
D|--0-----0-----2--0-2~~-0-2~~ x4---2---|
A|--2-----0-----3-------------------2---|
E|--3-------------------------------0---|

G D C And the black smoke rises G D C From the fires we've been told G D C It's the new age crisis G D C And we will stand up in the cold Em Stand up in the cold [Verse 2] (play intro chords again) Many people are dividing And a world apart with just one heart Is bound to keel and fade away None of us will be deciding And the fate of man is in the hands Of he who stands and heeds the call [Pre-chorus] C B C B Oh oh oh oh oh yeah yeah C B C B D Oh oh oh oh oh yeah yeah [Chorus 2] G D C And the black smoke rises G D C From the fires we've been told G D C It's the new age crisis G D C And we will stand up in the cold Am7 Stand up in the cold

[Bridge]
    Am7      Asus4?
e|--0--------0-------------|
B|--1--------3-------------|
G|--0--------0-------------|
D|--2--------4-------------|
A|--0--------0-------------|
E|-------------------------|
Noodle on those chords with some hammer ons on the B and E strings

Then strum this D chord right before the final chorus
e|----5----|
B|----3----|
G|----0----|
D|----4----|
A|----5----|
E|---------|

[Chorus 1] (x2 on the outro) G D C And the black smoke rises G D C From the fires we've been told G D C It's the new age crisis G D C And we will stand up in the cold Em Stand up in the cold If you have any input or corrections, hit me up on Twitter and let me know if you have any songs you need help with. God bless!