The Decemberists – Carolina Low (Guitar Intro Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)

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The finger picking has a bit of natural variation throughout the song, so use this as a guide, not a literal transcription. The high notes in the D shape should be played very lightly as filler, with main emphasis on the melody around the D string, naturally. Emphasized notes are marked with a * above the measure. [Intro]

E|-----------------|
B|-----------3-----|
G|---------------2-|
D|-----0-------0---| 
A|-----------------|
D|-0-------0-------|(x3)

[Main Riff]

1)     *   * *   *                        *   * *   *                          *   *   *
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|---3-------------|----------3-----|---3-------------|------------3-----|-------3---3---3-|
G|-------2---0---2-|-(2)----------2-|-------2---0-----|----------------2-|-------2---2---2-|
D|-----0---3-------|----0-------0---|-----0---3-----0-|-(0)----------0---|-----0---3---0---|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-0-----------0---|--------0-------|-0-----------0---|------0---0-------|-0---------------|

2)
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------|-----------3-----|
G|-----------0-----|-------0-------------|---------------2-|
D|-----2---------2-|-----2---2p3p2p0-----|-0---0-------0---|
A|-0-------0---0---|-0---------------3---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-0-------0-------|

3)     *   * *   *                        *   * *   *                          *   *   *
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|---3-------------|----------3-----|---3-------------|------------3-----|-------3---3---3-|
G|-------2---0---2-|-(2)----------2-|-------2---0-----|----------------2-|-------2---2---2-|
D|-----0---3-------|----0-------0---|-----0---3-----0-|-(0)----------0---|-----0---0---0---|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-0-----------0---|--------0-------|-0-----------0---|------0---0-------|-0---------------|

4)
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-0-------1-------|-3---------3-----|
G|-----------0-----|-------0-------0-|-2-------------2-|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A|-3-------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5-------3-------|-0-------0-------|

Main Riff Variant:
When playing the riff between verses, just vibrato the high D hard at the beginning of part 3) and continue
       *   * *          *      *      *   *   * *   *                          *   *   *
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|---3-------------|----3~-----3~---|-3~----3---------|------------3-----|-------3---3---3-|
G|-------2---0---2-|-(2)------------|-----------0-----|----------------2-|-------2---2---2-|
D|-----0---3-------|----------------|-----0---3-----0-|-(0)----------0---|-----0---0---0---|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-0-----------0---|---------0----0-|---0---------0---|------0---0-------|-0---------------|

Finger pick around this pattern, follow the song, you should get pretty close to the recording. ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | p Pull-off | ~ Vibrato ************************************