Julien Baker – Mercy (Guitar Tab)

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Unreleased song. & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrPTFXBhcdg [Riff 1]

    Emaj   G#min7    C#min    Bmaj      Amaj     Emaj   Bmaj
e|------0----------------0---------------------------0--------|
B|--------------4----5---------4------2p0------------0---4----|
G|----------------------------------------2p1-----------------|
D|------------4--------6---6------4-----------2----2-----4----|
A|----2--------------4---------2------0------------2-----2----|
E|--0------4-------------------------------------0------------|

(Alternatively, she plays it something like this in newer versions)

    Emaj   G#min7 C#min      Bmaj         Amaj    Emaj  Bmaj
e|------0----------------------------------------------0------|
B|--------------4---5---7/9\--4--5\4-4\2--2p0----------0---4--|
G|------------------6------------4---4\2-----2p1--------------|
D|------------4-----6---7/9\--4-----------------2----2-----4--|
A|----2-------------4---------2-----------0----------2-----2--|
E|--0------4---------------------------------------0----------|

[Verse 1] for the verses, pick whichever strings feel right and be sure to throw in some of the high e.

    Emaj   G#min7    C#min    Bmaj     Amaj     Emaj   Bmaj
e|----0-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------0----|
B|----0-------4--------5--------4--------2--------0------4----|
G|----1-------4--------6--------4--------2--------1------4----| X4
D|----2-------4--------6--------4--------2--------2------4----|
A|----2----------------4--------2--------0--------2------2----|
E|----0-------4-----------------------------------0-----------|

"...give me no sympathy..."

    Cdim   C#min    Amaj 
e|----0-------0-------0---------------------------------------|
B|----4-------5-------2---------------------------------------|
G|------------6-------2---------------------------------------|
D|----4-------6-------2---------------------------------------|
A|----3-------4-------0---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

"It's the mercy I can't..."

    Amaj  Amin
e|----0-----0-------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-----1-------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2-------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----2-------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-----0-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

"...take." (back to riff)

    Emaj   G#min7    C#min    Bmaj     Amaj     Emaj   Bmaj
e|-----0----------------0---------0-----------------0---------|
B|-------------4----5---------4------2p0------------0-----4---|
G|---------------------------------------2p1------------------|
D|-----------4--------6---6-----4------------2----2-----4-----|
A|---2--------------4---------2------0------------2----2----2-|
E|-0------4-------------------------------------0-------------|

[Riff 2]

Bmaj C#min D#min   Emaj     E9     C#min   Bmaj   Amaj  Amin
e|-------------------0---------0------0-------0-----0--------|
B|--4---5---7----9-----9--7-------5--------4-----2------1--1-|
G|--------------------------4--------------------------------|
D|--4---6---8------9----------6-----6---6----4-----2--2---2--|
A|---------------7--------5-------4--------2-----0------0----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

    Emaj   G#min7    C#min    Bmaj     Amaj     Emaj   Bmaj
e|----0-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------0----|
B|----0-------4--------5--------4--------2--------0------4----|
G|----1-------4--------6--------4--------2--------1------4----| X2
D|----2-------4--------6--------4--------2--------2------4----|
A|----2----------------4--------2--------0--------2------2----|
E|----0-------4-----------------------------------0-----------|

"...you'd hurt me..."

    Cdim   C#min    Amaj 
e|------------0-------0---------------------------------------|
B|----4-------5-------2---------------------------------------|
G|------------6-------2---------------------------------------|
D|----4-------6-------2---------------------------------------|
A|----3-------4-------0---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

"It's the mercy I can't..."

    Amaj  Amin
e|----0-----0-------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-----1-------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2-------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----2-------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-----0-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

"...take." (back to riff)

    Emaj   G#min7    C#min    Bmaj     Amaj    Amin
e|-----0----------------0---------0------0--------------------|
B|-------------4----5---------4------2------2---1-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4--------6---6-----4------2---2----2-------------|
A|---2--------------4---------2------0----------0-------------|
E|-0------4---------------------------------------------------|

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