Jeff Buckley – Sky Blue Skin (Guitar Tab)

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Fixed it up after some time.
  [Intro]                              [Riff 1]
c |------------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------0----------------------------------0----------------|
D#|------------------------0-----------------0---------------------------------|
C |------------------------0---------------0-------------0---------------------|
G |------------------------0-------------3-----------------3-------------------|
C |--0-----------xx--------0-----------3--------------5------------------------|

                                                      x4
c |----------------------------------------------------x-----------------------|
G |---------3------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
D#|-------0-----------2--------------------------------5-----------------------|
C |-----0-----------2----------------------------------5-----------------------|
G |---0-----------1------------------------------------7-----------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------x-----------------------|
Same as above but you kind of fingerpick the riffs
c |--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--3-3-3-3-0---------------------0----------3--------------------------------|
D#|--0-0-0-0-0-----------0------------------0----------2-----------------------|
C |--3-3-3-0-0---------0-------0----------0----------2-------------------------|
G |--0-0-0-0-0-------3-----------3------0----------1---------------------------|
C |--0-0-3-0-0-----3--------5--------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 2]
c |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------0--------0--------------------0----0--------0---------------------|
C |---------------0---------------------------------0-------0-----0------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----3-----5----7---8-----7-----3--------3----5---7----8----7--7---5---------|

                                            finger pick                     
c |---------------0-------------------------------------0----------------------|
G |-------------------8------0-------5---------------------0-------------------|
D#|----------0------------0-----0----------------0-------------------------5---|
C |----3--------------------------------------7-----7--------7-7---------5-----|
G |---------------------------------------------5-----5----5-----------5-------|
C |----3-----5----7---8------7--------------6--------------------6---5---------|

c |----5------------------0-0-----0-0~---0-------------------------------------|
G |---------7-------------0-0-----0-0~---0-------------------------------------|
D#|----------5------------0-0-----0-0~---0-------------------------------------|
C |--5---5----5-----------5/12----2/11~--12------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------0-0-----0-0~---0-------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------5/12----2/11~--12------------------------------------|
Thats the intro right before lyrics, now its the same as part A
[Verse]
                      Take the pain.  ..                         We learn...
c |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------0--------0--------------------0----0--------0---------------------|
C |---------------0---------------------------------0-------0-----0------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----3-----5----7---8-----7-----3--------3----5---7----8----7--7---5---------|

                           I   All     Ready                   sidewalk...
c |---------------0-------------------------------------0----------------------|
G |-------------------8------0-------5---------------------0-------------------|
D#|----------0------------0-----0----------------0-------------------------5---|
C |----3--------------------------------------7-----7--------7-7---------5-----|
G |---------------------------------------------5-----5----5-----------5-------|
C |----3-----5----7---8------7--------------6--------------------6---5---------|

           kissing in hereafter
c |----5------------------0-0-----0-0~---0-------------------------------------|
G |---------7-------------0-0-----0-0~---0-------------------------------------|
D#|----------5------------0-0-----0-0~---0-------------------------------------|
C |--5---5----5-----------5/12----2/11~--12------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------0-0-----0-0~---0-------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------5/12----2/11~--12------------------------------------|
Notice how he sings on the last note then baseline back to the start.
[Interlude]
                   kind of fingerpick with the other opens strings
c |----------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
G |----0---------------8---8-----------8------0--------------------------------|
D#|----------0---------------0-----0--------0---0----0---0----------0----------|
C |---------------7------------------0------------0-----------0----------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----3-----5----7----8---------7--------3----------3---5----7-----8------7---|

                                            Improve fingerpicking
c |-------------------------8-------7------7-----------------------------------|
G |----------0-------------------8---------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------0----------0--------0-------5-------------------------------|
C |----------------------------0--------0------5-------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------0--------0-----5-------------------------------|
C |----5-----3-----5----7---8-------7----------5-------------------------------|

        Strum
          young life                             learn to think..
c |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------/7-------/5-------/7---------------/5--------------------------------|
C |--------7-------/5-------/7---------------/5--------------------------------|
G |--------7-------/5-------/7---------------/5--------------------------------|
C |-------/7-------/5-------/7---------------/5--------------------------------|

                    make it hard..                        And the man..
c |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------/7-------------/5---------------------/7-----------/5------|
C |------------------7--------------5----------------------7------------5------|
G |------------------7--------------5----------------------7------------5------|
C |-----------------/7-------------/5---------------------/7-----------/5------|

   what hes after....
c |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------3/12------------2/11-------12------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------3/12------------2/11-------12------------------------------|
[Chorus]
         chances..   wouldn't..   recognize..        strum x4
c |-------0------------0---------------0-------------------0-------------------|
G |-------0------------0---------------0-------------------5-------------------|
D#|-------0------------0---------------0-------------------5-------------------|
C |-------0------------0---------------0-------------------5-------------------|
G |-------3------------5---------------8-------------------7-------------------|
C |-------3------------5---------------7-------------------0-------------------|

 2   chances are.. (you finger pick these, just as the beggining)
c |---0-----------0----------------0---------------0-----------0---------------|
G |---3-----------0----------------0---------------3-----------5---------------|
D#|---0-----------0----------------4---------------0-----------5---------------|
C |---3-----------0----------------0---------------0-----------5---------------|
G |---0-----------3----------------3---------------0-----------0---------------|
C |---0-----------3----------------5---------------0-----------0---------------|

     chances are..
c |---0-----------0----------------0---------------0------------0--------------|
G |---3-----------0----------------0---------------3------------5--------------|
D#|---0-----------0----------------4---------------0------------5--------------|
C |---3-----------0----------------0---------------0------------5--------------|
G |---0-----------3----------------3---------------0------------0--------------|
C |---0-----------3----------------5---------------0------------0--------------|

      makes up any excuse....
c |---0-----------0----------------0---------------0------------0--------------|
G |---3-----------0----------------0---------------3------------5--------------|
D#|---0-----------0----------------4---------------0------------5--------------|
C |---3-----------0----------------0---------------0------------5--------------|
G |---0-----------3----------------3---------------0------------0--------------|
C |---0-----------3----------------5---------------0------------0--------------|

     the knife wanders...
c |---0-----------0----------------0---------------0------------0--------------|
G |---3-----------0----------------0---------------3------------5--------------|
D#|---0-----------0----------------4---------------0------------5--------------|
C |---3-----------0----------------0---------------0------------5--------------|
G |---0-----------3----------------3---------------0------------0--------------|
C |---0-----------3----------------5---------------0------------0--------------|

     it cuts between us as we                      grow
c |---0-----------0----------------0-------0--------0--------------------------|
G |---3-----------0----------------0-------3--------0--------------------------|
D#|---0-----------0----------------4-------0--------2--------------------------|
C |---3-----------0----------------0-------0--------2--------------------------|
F |---0-----------3----------------3-------0--------1--------------------------|
C |---0-----------3----------------5-------0--------0--------------------------|

c |----------------0--------------0---------------------------------5----------|
G |-----0----------------8-------------------------------5-------7----7--------|
D#|------------0-------------0---------0---0----------5----5------5----5-------|
C |--------------------------------------0-------7-----7----7------5----5------|
F |------------------------------------------------5----5----------------------|
C |-----3------5---7-----8--------7------------6----------------5--------------|

c |--0-0-----0-0~---0----------------------------------------------------------|
G |--0-0-----0-0~---0----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--0-0-----0-0~---0----------------------------------------------------------|
C |--5/12----2/11~--12---------------------------------------------------------|
F |--0-0-----0-0~---0----------------------------------------------------------|
C |--5/12----2/11~--12---------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                        thats it
************************************ | x Dead note | ~ Vibrato | / Slide up | | # | chances are.. (you finger pick these, just as the beggining) ************************************