Mew – Introducing Palace Players (Guitar Live Tab)

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Standard Time (4/4) - syncopated rhythm by Jeff Cameron (5th August, 2022) I learned this song originally from the tabs on UG, but I found a live Mew video that shows a much more open-string, finger-picked style of playing. This tab is based on the video. I inferred the same open position for the intro, even though it's not in the video. Sounds cool. Timestamps are in reference to the studio track. [Intro] Staccato playing, finger-pick to pop the strings. Mute notes quickly, listen for rhythm.
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[Verse 1] Accent notes (>) on the downbeats. The rhythm is syncopated and based on triplets, listen closely. Staccato playing but let ring in places, finger-pick to pop the strings. Vibrato on some notes.
0:55
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1:16
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1:31
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1:47
Vocals come in: "Oh Anna and Sammy too..."
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2:02
"No answer..."
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[Chorus 1] Played with a pick, or "pick" with tips of fingers.
2:18
"Just a field with you..."
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"Tears us apart..."
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2:28
"Some peculiar..."
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"Counting us out..."
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[Verse 2] Accent notes (>) on the downbeats. The rhythm is syncopated and based on triplets, listen closely. Staccato playing but let ring in places, finger-pick to pop the strings. Vibrato on some notes.
2:39
"Overnight, turned all grey..."
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2:54
"No answer..."
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[Chorus 2] Played with a pick, or "pick" with tips of fingers.
3:09
"Just a field with you..."
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"Tears us apart..."
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D|----------5---7---5----------------|----------7-------9\-------4-----------|
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E|-----------------------------------|-----/5-------0--------2---------------|

3:20
"Some peculiar..."
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"Counting us out..."
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D|----------5---7---5----------------|----------7-------9\-------4-----------|
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3:30
"Just a creed with you..."
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"Tears us apart..."
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3:40
"What are we going to do..."
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"Turn out the lights as we planned..."
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[Bridge/Outro] Played with a pick, or "pick" with tips of fingers.
3:51
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4:06
"Why did you go..."
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4:22
"Why did you go..."
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4:27
"So many you can't even count..."
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A|----x-----x-----x-----x-----x------|--x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x------|
E|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5------|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2------|

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D|--4-----4-----/9-----9-----9-------|--7-------(SUSTAIN, FADE OUT)----------|
A|--x-----x------x-----x-----x-------|--x------------------------------------|
E|--2-----2-----/7-----7-----7-------|--5------------------------------------|
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