Phillip Phillips – Tell Me A Story (Guitar)
Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E)
• Capo 3
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
This is my first tab, i just figured out how to play it by watching him live and by ear.
The tuning was by far the hardest part to figure out.
The timing here might be a little off so listen to the song
Strumming Patter: DD UU
(One down strum on the bass strings (E & A), One down strum on the mid strings (D & G)
and 2 on the high strings (B & E)
Chords (I dont know the names so here are just the bass Notes)
F: 2X4500
F2: 9X0700
F3: X70070
F4: X70500
E: 424500
C: X20050
C2: X20040
C3: X20020
C4: X20500
G: 5X0500 (play with pinky and ring finger)
G2: 5X2500
G3: 5X4500
G4: 5X5500
G5: 5x0200
D: 7X00010 (TENTH FRET)
D2: XX00012 (TWELFTH FRET)
D2: X40500
D4: X1o001o00 (1o=tenth fret)
A: X02500
INTRO:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-4-----4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------0h4-0-----5-4-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D D U U D U D U D U
VERSE:
F
Tell you a story and it starts with time
E
Moves to how you live, and learn how to die
C C2 G
Another phase in this world that brings death to life
F
So don't believe in everything you see
E
Because what you want might not be what you need
C C2 G
Hold your breath, jump with me and we'll survive
F E G G2 G3 G4
Cause you are the song that leads me to the lightCHORUS:
C3 G5 C3 F2 Hope is just a ray of what everyone should see D4 D D2 F4 Alone is the street where you found me C3 G5 Scared of what's behind you C3 F2 And scared of what's in front D4 D Live with what you have now D2 F4 And make the best of what's to come
INTRO: N/A
VERSE:
F Tell me a story long and true E We aren't what we say
We are what we do
C C2 G Just pieces of a puzzle to find where we stand just to confused F E G G2 G3 G4 So you are the moon that pulls me through the night
CHORUS:
C3 G5 C3 F2 Hope is just a ray of what everyone should see D4 D D2 F4 Alone is the street where you found me C3 G5 Scared of what's behind you C3 F2 And scared of what's in front D4 D Live with what you have now D2 F4 And make the best of what's to come
THE INTERLUDE HERE IS THE SAME AS THE CHORUS. REPEAT 2X
CHORUS AGAIN:
C3 G5 C3 F2 Hope is just a ray of what everyone should see D4 D D2 F4 Alone is the street where you found me C3 G5 Scared of what's behind you C3 F2 And scared of what's in front D4 D Live with what you have now D2 F4 And make the best of what's to come
OUTRO:
F E X2
C4 D2 A X4
C4 D2 A C4 D2 A So you are the sun that leads me, C4 D2 A C4 D2 A You are the moon that pulls me, C4 D2 A C4 D2 A So you are the sun that leads me, C4 D2 A C4 D2 A You are the moon that pulls me C4 D2 A (Keep playing until song fades out)