Josh Ritter – Monster Ballads (Guitar Intro Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
The finger picking pattern is straightforward and the meoldy is easy to pick up once you get the rhythm.
Listen to the acoustic track for the melody.
[Intro]
e|----------------| B|-------3--------| G|-----0----------| D|---0-------0----| x4 A|---------2------| E|-3--------------|
[Verse 1]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------3------------3-------------1-------------3--------------3-----------| G|-----0------------0-------------0-------------0--------------0-------------| D|---0-------0----0-------0-----2-------2-----0-------0------0-------0-------| A|---------2------------2-------------3-------------2--------------2---------| E|-3------------3-------------3-------------3--------------3-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1-------------1--------------3-------------3------------------------| G|-----0-------------0--------------0-------------0--------------------------| D|---2-------2-----2-------2------0-------0-----0-------0--------------------| A|---------3-------------3--------------2-------------2----------------------| E|-3-------------3--------------3-------------3------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------3------------3-------------1-------------3--------------3-----------| G|-----0------------0-------------0-------------0--------------0-------------| D|---0-------0----0-------0-----2-------2-----0-------0------0-------0-------| A|---------2------------2-------------3-------------2--------------2---------| E|-3------------3-------------3-------------3--------------3-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1-------------1--------------3-------------3------------------------| G|-----0-------------0--------------0-------------0--------------------------| D|---2-------2-----2-------2------0-------0-----0-------0--------------------| A|---------3-------------3--------------2-------------2----------------------| E|-3-------------3--------------3-------------3------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------0------------0-------------1-------------3--------------------------| G|-----0------------0-------------0-------------0----------------------------| D|---2-------2----2-------2-----2-------2-----0-------0----------------------| x3 A|---------2------------2-------------3-------------2------------------------| E|-0------------0-------------3-------------3--------------------------------| e|-------2------------2------------------------------------------------------| B|-----3------------3---------------1--------------1-------------------------| G|---2-------2----2-------2-------0--------------0---------------------------| D|-0-------0----0-------0-------2-------2------2-------2---------------------| x2 A|------------------------------------3--------------3-----------------------| E|----------------------------3--------------3-------------------------------|
Repeat Verse section above to start the verse "I was thinking 'bout what Katy"...
Repeat the Chorus (hold the G/C chord at the end of the second chorus instead of switching to a G to
go into the bridge correctly).
[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1------------1-------------1------------1---------------------------| G|-----0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------------------| D|---2-------2----2-------2-----2-------2----2-------2-----------------------| A|---------3------------3-------------3------------3-------------------------| E|-3------------3-------------3------------3---------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------2-------------2-----------------------| B|-------3------------3--------------3-------------3-------------------------| G|-----0------------0--------------2-------2-----2-------2-------------------| D|---0-------3----0-------3------0-------0-----0-------0---------------------| A|---------2------------2----------------------------------------------------| E|-3------------3------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------1------------1-------------1------------1---------------------------| G|-----0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------------------| D|---2-------2----2-------2-----2-------2----2-------2-----------------------| A|---------3------------3-------------3------------3-------------------------| E|-3------------3-------------3------------3---------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------2-------------2-----------------------| B|-------3------------3--------------3-------------3-------------------------| G|-----0------------0--------------2-------2-----2-------2-------------------| D|---0-------3----0-------3------0-------0-----0-------0---------------------| A|---------2------------2----------------------------------------------------| E|-3------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
After Brige go back to the G chord to fill.
Repeat Verse section above to start the verse "I was thinking 'bout my river days..."
Repeat Chorus for the final Chorus.
[Outro]
e|-------------------------------3----| B|-------1-------------1---------3----| G|-----0-------------0-----------0----| D|---2-------2-----2-------2-----0----| A|---------3-------------3-------2----| E|-3-------------3---------------3----|