The Decemberists – Tain (Guitar Tab)

The Tain - The Decemberists Part I

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| Riff 1
A|------2-1h2p1----------2-5-6-7--|
E|--0-3----------3-0--3-----------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2-0-2--|  Riff 2
A|-------2-1h2p1---------0-2----------|
E|--0-3-----------3p0--3-----0--------|

Intro: Riff 1 x2 Verse: Riff 1 x2 Riff 2 x1 Riff 1 (end the riff on the second time you play low E) Verse: (electric) Verse: (acoustic) Verse: (electric) Part II Intro Riff: (the chord changes are subtle, but there) Em D Em D Em D Em [F# G] (sometimes the F# and G are left out) Intro Riff x4 Verse: Intro Riff x2 Damn your ankles And eyes wide C D From your fingernails to your ponytails too. Intro Riff x1 Intro Riff x2 King of the insects and the M-5 over C D Em D Em D Charlemagne in a motorcade too. F G Em D Em D Baby needs a new prize F G Intro Riff Baby needs a new and shiny prize. Chorus: E C In this place called heavenly E C You were born here. E C This place called heavenly E C You were born here. D You were born here. Intro Riff x 2 Verse: (with different lyrics) Chorus: C You were born here Part III Verse: Em C D C Verse x7 Chorus: B Here come loose the hounds A E A A A To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own) B On this stretch of ground A G# I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own) F# To sleep Verse x4 Chorus: B Here come loose the hounds A E E A A A To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own) B On this stretch of ground A E E A A A I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own) B Here come loose the hounds A E E A A A To blow me down (blow me dow-how-own) B On this stretch of ground A G# I’ll lay me down (lay me dow-how-own) F# To sleep Part IV - I'll get to it eventually :) Part V (drum rolls) F# E x8 (drum rolls) F# E x8 (drum rolls) F# E x2

D|-------------------|
A|----0--4-3h4p3--0--|
E|--2----------------|

F# E x2

D|---------2-3-4--|
A|----0--4--------|
E|--2-------------|

(drum rolls) F# E x2

D|-------------------|
A|----0--4-3h4p3--0--|
E|--2----------------|

F# E x2

D|---------2-3-4--|
A|----0--4--------|
E|--2-------------|

(drum rolls) F# E x2

G|--------------------------------1-2-3--|
D|--------------------------2-3-4--------|
A|----0--4-3h4p3--0----0--4--------------|
E|--2----------------2-------------------|

B C#m A x2 B C#m A But hush now darling, don't you cry B C#m A Your reward's in the sweet by and by B C#m A So hush now baby, don't you cry B C#m A Your reward's in the sweet by and by

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--------0-1-2--|
A|--0-1-2--------|
E|---------------|

Here's where they tie it back to Part I. Here's how they do it. Solo electric guitar plays the first half of Riff 1 Full band plays the second half of Riff 1 Organ plays the first half of Riff 1 Full band plays the second half of Riff 1 Bass plays the first half of Riff 1 Full band plays the second half of Riff 2 Full band plays the first half of Riff 1 Verse: Riff 1 x2 Riff 2 x1 Riff 1 (end the riff on the second time you play low E) At the very end, Colin improvises with arpeggios on the Em Tabbed by A. Mike Forgette