Neko Case – Maybe Sparrow (Guitar Live Tab)

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Chords

The chord voicings are very important for this song to sound right:

     Cadd9   G/B   B7   G   Cmaj7  Esus#4   G5/Bb   G5/A   G5
e|-----0------3-----2---3-----3------0--------3-------3-----3----|
B|-----3------0-----0---0-----0------3--------3-------3-----3----|
G|-----0------0-----2---0-----0------3--------0-------0-----0----|
D|-----2------0-----1---0-----2------2--------0-------0-----0----|
A|-----3------2-----2---2-----3---------------1-------0----------|
E|----------------------3-----------------------------------3----|

[Verse] Cadd9 G/B Maybe sparrow you should wait. Cadd9 B7 The hawk's alight till morning. Cadd9 G/B You'll never pass beyond the gate, Cadd9 B7 B7 If you don't hear my warning. [Chorus] Cadd9 G Notes are hung so effortless, Cadd9 Cmaj7 With the rise and fall of sparrow's breast. Cadd9 G It's a drowning dive and back to the chorus, Cmaj7 G La di da di da di da. Cmaj7 G G* La di da di da di da.

[Instrumental Bridge]
e|---0-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---1--------------(0)--------|--------------0-----0---0----------|
G|---0--------------(0)-->-----|-----------0--2/4-4-4-4-4\2-2p0----|
D|---2-------------------0-----|--0h2---2-----------------------0--|
A|---3----2---0----------------|--3--------------------------------|
E|----------------3------------|-----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|--0----0----------------|
B|------------0----0-----0---0------------|--0----0----------------|
G|--0---------0--0-2/4-4-4-4-4\2-2p0---0--|--3b---3b---3p0----0-2--|
D|--2--0-1-2-------------------------2----|----------------2-------|
A|--3-------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2---|
D|--------------------2---4-5-----|
A|----------2--3---5--------------|
E|---3--5-------------------------|

[Climax/Peak Section] Cmaj7 G Oh my sparrow it's too late. Cmaj7 Cadd9 Your body limp be-neath my feet Cadd9 G Your dusty eyes as cold as clay. Cadd9 G You didn't hear my warning. Cmaj7 G G Didn't hear my warning

[Breakdown]
     Esus#4         G       G5/Bb   G5/A   G5 
e|---0-0-0--0-0-0---3-----|-----3-3----3-3---3-----|
B|*--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-----|-----3-3----3-3---3----*|
G|---3-3-3--3-3-3---0-----|-----0-0----0-0---0-----|
D|---2-2-2--2-2-2---0-----|-----0-0----0-0---0-----| 
A|*-----------------2-----|--1b------0------------*|
E|------------------3-----|------------------3-----|

[Verse] Cadd9 Cmaj7 Maybe sparrow it's too late. Cadd9 B7 The moonlight glanced off metal wings. |Cadd9 Cmaj7| G/B In a thunderstorm above the clouds. Cadd9 G The engine hums a sparrow's phrase. [Chorus] Cadd9 G For those who cannot hear the words. Cadd9 G Those who cannot hear the words. Cadd9 G Those who will not hear the words. G5/Bb G5/A G5 La di da di da di da. G5/Bb G5/A G5 La di da di da di da. [Outro] |Cmaj7 G/B | G Maybe sparrow |Cmaj7 G/B | G **Maybe sparrow Cmaj7 Maybe sparrow

*G measure Solo 
e|-----------------------12---12-15-12---12---12-15~--|
B|------12---12-15-12-15---15---------15---15---------|
G|---14---14------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

**Flute trills - very fast!
e|---15p13h15p13p12-12---| x4
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Legend: () ghost/quiet note > accent note / slide up \ slide down h hammer on p pull off b bend | measure line Shout out to my roommate who now hates this song after hearing it over and over so many times while I figured this out. Sorry Jim!!