Lord Huron – The Birds Are Singing At Night (Guitar Live)
Capo 4
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Live
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
The song is mostly in B and E. Transposed to the 4th fret, it becomes G and C respectively
For the intro, pick the 6th, 4th and 3rd string (E, D, G) by playing the shape of open G chord (3x00xx)
Then regulate the base notes while picking the 3 strings. I'll mark the base notes with an asterisk (*)
After that, shift to the notes of a C chord.
In the studio version Ben plays this pattern for G and switches to C but in the live recording there is
an intro and then they switch to C
The patterns used throught the song (relative to capo) are
*G (3 x 0 0 x x) 3rd fret
*A (5 x 0 0 x x) 5th fret
*Bm (7 x 0 0 x x) 7th fret
*C (8 x 0 0 x x) 8th fret
*D (10 x 0 0 x x) 10th fret
G (3 x x x 0 3) 3rd fret
C (x 3 x x 0 3) 3rd fret
D (x 5 x x 0 5) 5th fret
Em (x 7 x x 0 7) 7th fret
C' (x 3 x 0 5 x) 3rd fret
G' (x 10 x 0 12 x) 10th fret
Intro
First, pick the open G pattern then gradually slide down to D, Em and G on the 10th fret
Then slide down on the high e-string from C to Em, up to D to C and back down again before ending in open G
G D Em G'
e|-----3---5---7----12---12----| B|----0---0---0----0----0------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------5---7---10---10-------| E|---3-------------------------| G' D C Hey, hey, hey, eh-hey G' D C Hey, hey, hey, eh-hey
Em D C
Em D C
Em D C
Em D C *G
Verse 1
*G
Through the dawning age
*A *Bm
We go walking together
*G
Toward the yawning grave
*A *Bm C'
Burning days as we make our way
C'
We'll leave our bones in the dust
*G
An untold legend is not enough
G D Em G'
Verse 2
G'
What if I
*D *C
Was the last sight you ever saw
G'
Would you die
*D *C
With a smile on your face
Chorus
Em D C Well don't even try to say you will Em D C Cause you'd hardly recognize the sight Em D C The young are getting old and the summer is cold Em D C *G All the birds' been singing at night
Verse 3
*G
When we're dead and gone
*A *Bm
Will the mountains remember
*G
Or just carry on
*A *B C'
Moving slow as the forest grows
C'
And turn our bones into dust
*G
An untold legend is lighting up
G D Em G'
Verse 4
G'
When will I
*D *C
Reach that light that I'm running to
G'
When I die
*D *C
Will it turn out forever
G'
There's a fire
*D *C
Burning inside of me
G'
When I die
*D *C
Will I burn out forever
Chorus
Em D C You don't need to lie, I know it will Em D C 'Cause the darkness doesn't need the light Em D C All the young are getting old and the summer is cold, Em D C And all the birds' been singing at night Em D C Well, don't even try to save me, friend, Em D C 'Cause I know it ain't worth the fight. Em D C All the young are getting old and the summer is cold, Em D C *G And all the birds' been singing at night.
Outro
Bm G Bm G e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|--2---------2--------| E|-----3----------3----|
Gradually shift from the pattern above to the pattern below
D Em A Bm D Bm e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|--------------0------| A|--5--7--0--2-----2---| E|---------------------| D Em A Bm D G e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|--5--7--0--2--5------| E|-----------------3---|
You can rock it out by strumming this pattern and end on a G
D Em Asus2 Bm D Bm
D Em Asus2 Bm D G