Josh Ritter – Monster Ballads (Guitar Intro Tab)

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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----|