The Civil Wars – The Violet Hour (Guitar Tab)

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Other tab is great - just wrong lol. Notes are right but this song is DEF not played with a capo and it makes a HUGE difference. Open string dissonance is pretty distinct (eg Ed Sheeran's Photograph which has a million incorrect tabs). Anyway, this is just thte guitar part of the trio. [Bell Chiming] ok this is originally on the piano so this will have to do
e|-------|
B|-------|                x4
G|--14---|
D|--12---|
A|--12---|
E|-(12)--|
     ^(12) being a harmonic
[Intro]
e|---------7----------------5-------------------0------------------0---------|
B|------6----------------6------------------6-------6-----------6-----6------|
G|---7----------------7-----------------7--------------7-----7-----------7---|
D|------------------0-----------------0--------------------0---------------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------0-----------------8-----------------0--------------0------------|
B|--------6-----6-----------6-----------------6----6---------6---------------|
G|-0---7-----------7-----7-----------------7---------7----7------------------|
D|---8-----------------8-----------------0--------------0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro] (repeated but with some variations:)
e|---------7----------------5-------------------0------------------0---------|
B|------6----------------6------------------6-------6-----------6-----6------|
G|---7----------------7-----------------7--------------7-----7-----------7---|
D|-0----------------0-----------------0--------------------0---------------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------0-----------------8-----------------0---------------------------|
B|--------6-----6-----------6----6------------6----6-------------------------|
G|-0----7-----------7-----7---------7-------7---------7----7-----------------|
D|---8-----------------8-----------------0--------------0----0--0------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
    F                           C                            B
e|--------1-------------1--------------0-------------0-----------------------|
B|------1---1---------1---1----------1---1---------1---1-----------3---------|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2------0-------0-----0-------0-------3---3-------|
D|--3-------------3--------------------------------------------3-------3-----|
A|------------------------------3-------------3--------------1---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 F
e|---------------------1-------------1---------------1-----------1-----------|
B|-------3-----------1---1---------1----pause------1---1-------1-------------|
G|-----3---3-------2-------2-----2---------------2-------2---2---------------|
D|---3-------3---3-------------3---------------3-----------3-----------------|
A|-1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    C                              B
e|--------0-------------0----------------3-------------3---------------------|
B|------1---1---------1---1------------3---3---------3-----------------------|
G|----0-------0-----0-------0--------3-------3-----3-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------1-------------1---------------------------|
A|--3-------------3----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[intro] (again with some variations):
e|---------7----------------5-------------------0------------------0---------|
B|------6----------------6------------------6-------6-----------6-----6------|
G|---7----------------7-----------------7--------------7-----7-----------7---|
D|-0----------------0-----------------0--------------------0---------------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------0-----------------8-----------------0---------------------------|
B|--------6-----6-----------6-----6-----------6----6--------6----------------|
G|-0---7-----------7-----7-----------7-----7---------7----7------------------|
D|---8-----------------8-----------------0--------------0------0-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro] (again same as previous version):
e|---------7----------------5-------------------0------------------0---------|
B|------6----------------6------------------6-------6-----------6-----6------|
G|---7----------------7-----------------7--------------7-----7-----------7---|
D|-0----------------0-----------------0--------------------0---------------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------0-----------------8-----------------0---------------------------|
B|--------6-----6-----------6-----6-----------6----6--------6----------------|
G|-0---7-----------7-----7-----------7-----7---------7----7------------------|
D|---8-----------------8-----------------0--------------0------0-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (again, same as original with one slight variation)
    F                           C                            B
e|--------1-------------1--------------0-------------0-----------------------|
B|------1---1---------1---1----------1---1---------1---1-----------3---------|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2------0-------0-----0-------0-------3---3-------|
D|--3-------------3--------------------------------------------3-------3-----|
A|------------------------------3-------------3--------------1---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 F
e|---------------------0-------------1---------------1-----------1-----------|
B|-------3-----------1---1---------1----pause------1---1-------1-------------|
G|-----3---3-------2-------2-----2---------------2-------2---2---------------|
D|---3-------3---3-------------3---------------3-----------3-----------------|
A|-1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    C                              B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1------------1----------------3-------------3----------------------|
G|------0---0--------0---0------------3---3---------3------------------------|
D|----2-------2----2-------2--------3-------3-----3--------------------------|
A|--3-----------3----------------1-------------1-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------6---------6----------6--------6------------------------------------|
G|-----7---------7-----------7--------7--------------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--------------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------8---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------6---------6----------6--------6------------------------------------|
G|-----7---------7-----------7--------7--------------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--------------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------8---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------6---------6----------6--------6------------------------------------|
G|-----7---------7-----------7--------7--------------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--------------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------8---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------6---------6----------6---------------------------------------------|
G|-----7---------7-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--------------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------8---------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
e|---------5----------------5-------------------0------------------0---------|
B|------6----------------6------------------6-------6-----------6-----6------|
G|---7----------------7-----------------7--------------7-----7-----------7---|
D|-0----------------0-----------------0--------------------0---------------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------0-----------------8-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------6-----6-----------6-----6--------------------------------------------|
G|-0---7-----------7-----7-----------7----9-(let both ring)--------------------|
D|---8-----------------8-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------(^these very last notes------------|
E|----------------------------------------0------------------------------------|(

[Ending bells]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------                x10---------------------------------------|
G|--14-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(12)------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     ^(12) being a harmonic