Sufjan Stevens – Sister (Guitar)
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Chords
This song is quite old and not that complicated,
yet there was no tab that got the chords exactly right so I sat down and made this.
Enjoy :)
One of Suf's best. Used this video to help pick out the chords:
[Instrumental]
The first three and a half minutes are instrumental with these four chords over and over,
slowly building with the lead melody on top:
B5 A6 E/G# E5 E|------------------------------------| B|--0---0-----------------------------| G|--4---6---4---4---------------------| D|--4---4---2---2---------------------| A|--2---x---x---2---------------------| E|--2---5---4---0---------------------|
This repeats until the transistion to the outro:
[Interlude]
4x
B5 A2 F# F#7 E|------------------------------------| B|--0---0---2---5---------------------| G|--4---2---3---3---------------------| D|--4---2---4---2---------------------| A|--2---0---4---4---------------------| E|--2---0---2---2---------------------|
Then play E Major for two bars until the outro begins, which is over the original riff:
[Outro]
B5 A6 What the water wants is hurricanes E/G# E5 And sailboats to ride on its back B5 A6 What the water wants is sun kiss E/G# E5 And land to run in to and back B5 And I have a fish stone A6 Burning my elbow E/G# E5 Reminding me to know that I'm glad B5 And I have a bottle A6 Filled with my old teeth E/G# E5 They fell out like a tear in the bag B5 And I have a sister A6 Somewhere in Detroit E/G# E5 She has black hair and small hands B5 And I have a kettledrum A6 I'll hit the earth with you E/G# E5 And I will crochet you a hat B5 And I have a red kite A6 I'll put you right in it E/G# E5 I'll show you the sky