St. Vincent – Birth In Reverse (Guitar Live Tab)
Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E)
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Check the tuning, it's pretty crazy. Doable without changing strings though.
This is mostly based on the Letterman performance on YouTube - playing this song in
standard tuning is far harder than necessary and this is much more fun.
Tuning: E E D E B e
// = slide down fret board
~ = Hold & vibrato
[Verse One] e|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----|---------------------------------10-10---10--10----10-10-10--| D|-----|-------9--11-11b13r11--9--11---------------------------------| E|-----|---------------------------------9--9----9---9-----9--9--9---| E|--0--|---11-------------------------7-------7----------7-----------| (first note is before the '1' beat) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------10-10---10--10----10-10-10---| D|-----------9--11-11b13r11--9--11-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------9--9----9---9-----9--9--9----| E|--0----11------------------------1/7-------7----------7------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---5---5--5----5--------7------7---7---7----7------R---------------| E|---x---x--x----x--------x------x---x---x----x------E---------------| D|---4---4--4----4--------6------7---7---7----7------S-----9//-------| E|---2---2--2----2--------4------5---5---5----5------T---------------| E|--2---2------2----------4----5----5--------------------------------|
[Verse Two]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------10--10-10--10-10---10-10-----| D|-----------9--11-11b13r11--9--11-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------9---9--9---9--9----9--9------| E|--0----11------------------------1/7-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------10--10-10--10-10---10-10//---| D|-----------9--11-11b13r11--9--11-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------9---9--9---9--9----9--9//----| E|--0----11------------------------1/7-------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---5----R----5--5------7------7---7---7----7//------R-------------| E|---x----E----x--x------x------x---x---x----x//------E-------------| D|---4----S----4--4------6------7---7---7----7//------S-------------| E|---2----T----2--2------4------5---5---5----5//------T-------------| E|---2---------2--2------4------5--5--------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| B|--14-14-14-14-14--12----14-14-14-14-14--12----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7----| E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| D|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| X4 E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
[BREAK RIFFS]
e|---------------------0-----------------------------0------------| B|---------------------0--x12//----------------------0----14-12---| E|---------------------0--x12//----------------------0----14-12---| D|------------4--------2--x14//-------------4--------2----16-14---| E|-0--0h4h5h7---7/1--x-----------0--0h4h5h7---7/1--x--------------| E|-------------------x-----------------------------x--------------| e|----------------------0------12----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------0------12----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------x--0--x---12----------------------------------------------| D|------------4------x0----x-12----------------4------------4-----------4------| E|-0--0h4h5h7---7/1--x0----x-12------0--0h4h5h7---7-0h4h5h7---7-0h4h5h7---7//--| E|-------------------x0----x-12------------------------------------------------| [VERSE THREE] e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------10--10-10--10--10-10---| D|------------9--11-11b13r11--9--11----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------9---9--9---9---9--9----| E|--0-----11------------------------0---7---7--7---7---7--7----| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------10-10---10--10----10-10----| D|-----------9--11-11b13r11--9--11---------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------9--9----9---9-----9--9-----| E|--0----11------------------------1/7-------7----------7----------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------10--10-10--10--10-10----| D|------------9--11-11b13r11--9--11----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------9---9--9---9---9--9-----| E|--0-----11------------------------0---7---7--7---7---7--7-----| e|-----------------------------------------| B|---5---5--5----5---------R---------------| E|---x---x--x----x---------E---------------| D|---4---4--4----4---------S---------------| E|-------------------------T---------------| E|-2---------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| B|--14-14-14-14-14--12----14-14-14-14-14--12----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7----| E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| D|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| X4 E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
[BREAK RIFFS TWO]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------7--9-------------------------7---9------------------------------| E|--0---7----------0---7/16--------0--7----------0--7/16/12~~~~----14p12/2-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| B|--14-14-14-14-14--12----14-14-14-14-14--12----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7----| E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| D|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| X4 E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
[Outro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------7h9------------7h9------------7h9-7/6--------7h9-7/6--7-----------| E|--0h7------------0h7------------0h7-------------0h7------------7---------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------7h9--7/6--------7h9--7/6--7---------7h9-7/6--------7h9-7/6--7-------| E|--0h7------------0h7---------------7----0h7----------0h7------------7------| x5 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BONUS LIVE OUTRO:
Here is the live variation of what is played in the outro.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------7h9------------7h9------------7h9-7/6--------7h9-7/6--7-----------| E|--0h7------------0h7------------0h7-------------0h7------------7---------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------7h9--7/6--------7h9--7/6--7---------7h9-7/6--------7h9-7/6--7-------| E|--0h7------------0h7---------------7----0h7----------0h7------------7------| x2 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------0h7--6p5-----------0h7--6p5------------| B|--0h5h7--------------0h5h7----------2----------| E|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| x2 E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--0h10h12/17--14----0h10h12/17---14-14-14p12---| E|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| x4 E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--0h10n12/19--15-----0h10h12/19--17/15-15/12---| E|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| x4 E|-----------------------------------------------|
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| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| // slide down fret board
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