Grizzly Bear – Smothering Green (Guitar Live Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Strumming pattern for the intro and the verse ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ e|-12----x----12-x----12-x----x----12-x----12-| B|-12----x----12-x----12-x----x----12-x----12-| G|-0-----x----0--x----0--x----x----0--x----0--| D|-0-----x----0--x----0--x----x----0--x----0--| A|-0-----x----0--x----0-------x----0--x----0--| E|--------------------------------------------|
For the intro and the verses, repeat the same strumming pattern for each of these chords:
e|-12----|-o----|-2----|-7----| B|-12----|-o----|-2----|-7----| G|-o-----|-10---|-2----|-o----| D|-o-----|-10---|-2----|-o----| A|-o-----|-o----|-2----|-o----| E|-------|------|-2----|------|
[Verse 1]
Look now the evening's here, colliding in the sky
Down here we lie and wait, we lie awake and think
All that we loved and learned just vanished in our sleep
There it goes...
For the end of every verse ("There it goes"), play each chord x6 times:
e|-3----|-8----|
B|-3----|-8----|
G|-3----|-8----|
D|-3----|-8----|
A|-3----|-8----|
E|-3----|-8----|
In live versions, Daniel plays it like that:
↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
e|-3----3----3---3-3--3-3--3----|-8----8----8--8-8--8-8--8--8-8--o-|
B|-3----3----3---3-5--3-5--3----|-8----8----8--8-10-8-10-8--8-10-o-|
G|-3----3----3---3-3--3-3--3----|-8----8----8--8-8--8-8--8--8-8--o-|
D|-3----3----3---3-5--3-5--3----|-8----8----8--8-10-8-10-8--8-10-o-|
A|-3----3----3---3-3--3-3--3----|-8----8----8--8-8--8-8--8--8-8--o-|
E|-3----3----3---3-3--3-3--3----|-8----8----8--8-8--8-8--8--8-8--o-|[Verse 2] (same chords)
Down here the wind is high, and it blows us back to earth
Giving the fires their light, and keeps us rolling on
Meanwhile back in your mind the battle rages on
There it goes...
[Chorus] (For this part, play the same strumming pattern but without muting the notes)
Never you want me
Never you call me dear...
e|-12---|-o----| B|-12---|-o----| G|-o----|-10---| D|-o----|-10---| A|-o----|-o----| E|------|------|
...just try
And clear out your mind
And I'll clear out mine
e|-3----|-8----| B|-3----|-8----| G|-3----|-8----| D|-3----|-8----| A|-3----|-8----| E|-3----|-8----|
Why don't you want me?
Why don't you hold me down and cry
Clear out your mind
And I'll clear out mine
[Bridge 1] Same tempo, but with triplets
I recommend watching the live versions to get the picking pattern right
Far out in the smothering green
Where you're near to me
e|-8----|-o----|-o----o----| B|-8----|-o----|-o----o----| G|-8----|-7----|-7----7----| D|-8----|-7----|-6----5----| A|-5----|-o----|-o----o----| E|-x----|-o----|-o----o----|
Far gone, getting lost on me now
You're never there anyhow...
[Bridge 2] (intro strumming pattern)
...So don't look now
↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ e|-o----o----o-o----o-o----o----o-o----o-| B|-o----o----o-o----o-o----o----o-o----o-| G|-o----o----o-o----o-o----o----o-o----o-| D|-o----o----o-x----o-o----o----o-x----o-| A|-x----x----o-2----o-x----x----o-2----o-| E|-2----2-------------2----2-------------|
Holding on for a state of grays
Never mind but the stain will lift
↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ e|-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-| B|-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-| G|-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-| D|-7----7----7-7----7-7----7----7-7----7-| A|-7----7----7-9----7-7----7----7-9----7-| E|-9----9----7-7----7-9----9----7-7----7-| Mmh... ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ e|-7---6-|-5----5----5-5----5-5----5----5-5----5-| B|-7---6-|-5----5----5-5----5-5----5----5-5----5-| G|-7---6-|-5----5----5-5----5-5----5----5-5----5-| D|-7---6-|-5----5----5-5----5-5----5----5-5----5-| A|-7---6-|-5----5----5-7----5-5----5----5-7----5-| E|-9---8-|-7----7----5-5----5-7----7----5-5----5-|
Searching on for that magic feel
To give me love I can make for real
[Chorus]
Heart's getting colder
Thoughts getting foggier by the hour
Clear out your mind, I cleared out mine
So why don't you wake me
Why don't you shake me down and cry
Clear out your mind and I'll clear out mine
(same chords) e|-12---|-o----| B|-12---|-o----| G|-o----|-10---| D|-o----|-10---| A|-o----|-o----| E|------|------| e|-3----|-8----| B|-3----|-8----| G|-3----|-8----| D|-3----|-8----| A|-3----|-8----| E|-3----|-8----|
| x Dead note
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