The National – Rylan (Guitar Live Tab)

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Key of B Major, 144 BPM Played with a delay pedal set to about ~210ms, slight distortion, gain Tabbed from the Live On KEXP version Originally written and performed by Aaron Dessner

[Verse 1 - "Rylan you should try to get some sun..."]
  PM-------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8---8---8-----| Repeat
D|-----(9)-----(9)-(9)---------(9)-----(9)-(9)----------(9)-----(9)-(9)-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus - "Is it easy to keep so quiet..."] - E, B, G#min, C#min
      E         B        G#min  C#min
e|---------------------------------------|
B|----12---------7-------4////9---9------|
G|----13---------8-------4////9---9------|
D|--14--14------9-9-----6-6-----11-------|
A|14------14---9---9---6---6----11-------|
E|12------12//77---7//44---4----9--------|

[Verse 2 - "Rylan you can take the quick way out..."]

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-8-----------9-8---6----------9-8-----------9-8---6-----| Repeat
A|---------6-9-------------9------------6-9---------------9---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus - "Is it easy to keep so quiet..."] - E, B, G#min, C#min
      E         B        G#min  C#min
e|----------------------------------12--|
B|----12---------7-------4/////9---9----|
G|----13---------8-------4/////9---9----|
D|--14--14------9-9-----6-6-----11------|
A|14------14---9---9---6---6----11------|
E|12------12//77---7//44---4----19------|

[Verse 3 - "Rylan, California's rotten..."]
      PM--------------------------------------------gradually release
e|(12)---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------(0)-------------------------(0)------------------(0)----------|
G|------8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8---8-----|
D|-----------(9)-----(9)-(9)---------(9)-----(9)-(9)-------(9)-----(9)-(9)-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"..should try to get some sun,"

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------(0)-------------------------------|
G|8---8---8---8---8--------------------------|
D|-----(9)-----(9)-(9)---------9-8-----------| 
A|---------------------------------6-9-------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

"..little bit of hell in everyone"

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------9-8---6------| 
A|----------------------------------------9----|
E|---------------------------------------------|

[Chorus - "Is it easy to keep so quiet..."] - E, B, G#min, C#min
      E         B        G#min  C#min  "..be amazing"
e|-----------------------4////9---9-----------------|
B|----12---------7-------4////9---9--------12h14p12-|
G|----13---------8-------4////9---9-----------------|
D|--14--14------9-9-----6-6---(11)------------------|
A|14------14---9---9---6---6--(11)------------------|
E|12------12//77---7//44---4--(9)-------------------|

[Outro - "Rylan you should try to get some sun..."]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|12~~---12-~---12--~---12--~--12--~---12--12-12/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
G|-----13-----13------13----13-------13-------------------------------| Repeat
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

"There's a little bit of hell in everyone..."

e|----11-----11-14-----11-12---11h12p11------|
B|--12----12---------12----------------12-12-|
G|13-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Variant of outro, mixed up

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|12~~---12-~---12--~---12--~--12--~---12--12-12p11-11-11-11-11-11|
G|-----13-----13------13----13-------13---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|