Sufjan Stevens – Pluto (Guitar)

Capo 1
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Chords

Note: The D7/F#'s in the choruses and the Cmaj7's in verse 2 are optional; I included them because they 1) sound pretty and 2) make the song considerably more interesting when one only uses a single guitar for this pretty electronic song. They may, for ease of playing, be substituted by D/F# and Em respectively. As the song is quite gentle (save for the bombastic instrumental bridge), I recommend picking the verses and choruses while strumming the bridge. I use the following pattern: Bass note > D string > G string > B string > G string > D string and repeat For optimal sound, if you want to strum the entire song, I recommend omitting the high E string during the verses and choruses. The intro riff is most easily played with a capo on 8. Relative to the capo, the tabs are then (roughly - there's only so much reverb one can capture with one guitar):
beat: 1     2     3     4     5     6      
=====|^=====^=====^=====^=====^=====^=====|
e----|----------------------------3-5---3-|
B----|--------------1-----1-3---3-----3---|
G----|----------0h2---0h2-----0-----------|  x1
D----|------0h2---0-----------------------|
A----|0-----0-----------2-----2-----------|
E----|------------------------------------|

beat: 1     2     3     4     5     6      
=====|^=====^=====^=====^=====^=====^=====|
e----|5---------------------------3-5---3-|
B----|--------------1-----1-3---3-----3---|
G----|----------0h2---0h2-----0-----------|  x3
D----|------0h2---0-----------------------|
A----|0-----0-----------2-----2-----------|
E----|------------------------------------|
with "h" denoting a hammer-on. Uncommon/silly chords legend: Recommended for G: 35543x or 3x543x
D* = x5403x
D7/F# = 20021x or 2x021x
Bm* = x2403x [Instrumental intro] Em D* x4 [Verse 1]
Em D*       Em
Jupiter bad June

D*          Em
You know my arms ache

         D*           Em     D*
And I’ve organized my face

Em    D*         Em
Sweet sun sister moon

D*           Em
Seasons have shown

         D*               Em      D/F#
How your providence takes shape
[Chorus 1]
G         D7/F#
My little eyeshadow

Em             D*
Bruised by the moon's battle

C         Bm*         Em       D/F#
Lipstick, eyeliner replaced

G          D7/F#
Charon the fog lifted

Em        D*
Messenger dwarfism

C           Bm*          Em     D* Em D*
Let’s leave evidence to rest
[Instrumental bridge] Em D* E B A D/F# G D/F# C B7 E A7 E G B B7 A C E F# F Bm* E A7 F B7 E F# A Bm G D/F# E B7 [Verse 2]
Em D*       Em
Pluto silly goose

D*          Em          D*           Cmaj7    D*
Why did you hide behind covenants of shame?

Em         D*        Em
Smooth and splendid abuse

D*             Em        D*           Cmaj7   D*
Won’t you tell me how to deal with my own?
[Chorus 2]
G           D7/F#    Em       D*
Sworn by Persephone, how melancholy she

C        Bm*           Em     D/F#
Waits forever in your kiss

G         D7/F#       Em       D*
Loneliest passageway, orbiting castaway

C         Bm*             Em       D/F#
Beat your beauty at your breast

G        D7/F#        Em           D*
Don’t surprise me you monster, you mastery

C         Bm*          Em      Bm
Make your very last request
Em Bm Em