The National – Slipped (Guitar Tab)

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----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Henry This tab is created to mimic the main guitar part, a slight mix of the album version and a live version. Works great as a duet with piano. I've included guitar chords and time signatures per bar. Tuning: Standard Tab: [Verse 1]
I'm in the city you hated, My eyes have fallen
Counting the clicks with the living dead, My eyes are red
      7/4                            
     E    B   E   A              E    B   E   A               E            
e|---7|---7----------------------7|---7-----------------------7|
B|---9|---7---9---5--------------9|---7---9---5---------------9|
G|---9|---8---9---6--------------9|---8---9---6---------------9|
D|----|-------9---7---------------|-------9---7----------------|
A|----|---------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----|---------------------------|----------------------------|

I'm in the crush and I hate it, My eyes have fallen
I'm having trouble inside my skin, I'll try to keep my skeletons in
 7/4                          4/4              6/4
     B   E   A               B    E   A       B   E   A2              E                      
e|---7-----------------------7|---------------7|-------9--------------7|
B|---7---9---5---------------7|---9---5-------7|---9---10-------------9|
G|---8---9---6---------------8|---9---6-------8|---9---9--------------9|
D|-------9---7----------------|---9---7--------|---9---11--------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|

Is it weird to be back in the south?, Bnd can they even tell
That the city girl was ever there or anywhere?
 7/4
     B   E   A               E    B   E   A           B                 
e|---7-------5---------------7|---7-------5-----------7|
B|---7---9---5---------------9|---7---9---5-----------7|
G|---8---9---6---------------9|---8---9---6-----------8|
D|-------9---7----------------|-------9---7------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------|

I'm having trouble inside my skin, I'll try to keep my skeletons in,
I'll be a friend and a fuck-up and everything
 4/4
     E   A2       B    E   A2       B    E   A2   E   B              
e|-------9--------7|-------9--------7|-------9----7---7|
B|---9---10-------7|---9---10-------7|---9---10---9---7|
G|---9---9--------8|---9---9--------8|---9---9----9---8|
D|---9---11--------|---9---11--------|---9---11---9----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

But I'll never be
Anything you ever want me to be
                                  E  
e|--------9---12--|---------------7|
B|--------------12|---------------9|
G|----------------|---------------9|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
I keep coming back here where everything slipped, ah-ah-ah
But I will not spill my guts out, ah
     E   A2  E   B                E|   E   A2  E   B                E| 
e|-------9--(7)--7|---------------7|-------9--(7)--7|---------------7|
B|---9---10--9---7|---------------9|---9---10--9---7|---------------9|
G|---9---9---9---8|---------------9|---9---9---9---8|---------------9|
D|---9---11--9---9|----------------|---9---11--9---9|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

I keep coming back here where everything slipped, ah-ah-ah
But I will not spill my guts out, ah, ah
     E   A   E   B                E|   E   A2  E                     
e|----------(7)--7|---------------7|-------9--(7)----|----------------------|
B|---9---5---9---7|---------------9|---9---10--9--12p|10-9------------------|
G|---9---6---9---8|---------------9|---9---9---9-----|-----9h11-11--------9-|
D|---9---7---9---9|----------------|---9---11--9-----|-----------------11---|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|

                                                   E
e|----------------|----------------|9--------------7|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--------------9-|----------------|-------------9--|
D|9----------11---|9---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 2]
I don't need any help to be breakable, believe me
I know nobody else who can laugh along to any kind of joke
  7/4                            
       B   E    A             E    B   E   A               E            
e|h9-------7----5-------------7|h9--7--7-------------------7|
B|-----7----9---5--5-----------|---7---9---5---9--5--7-----9|
G|--------------6----6------9--|-------9---6---------------9|
D|-----------------------------|-----------7----------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
I won't need any help to be lonely when you leave me It'll be easy to cover, Gather my skeletons far inside It'll be summer in Dallas Before I realize, ah 6/4 4/4 B E A B E A B E A B E A E B
e|---7---------------------7|-------5--------7|-------5--------7|-------5----7-----|
B|---7---9---5-------------7|---9---5--------7|---9---5--------7|---9---5----9--12p|
G|---8---9---6-------------8|---9---6--------8|---9---6--------8|---9---6----9-----|
D|-------9---7--------------|---9---7---------|---9---7---------|---9---7----9-----|
A|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

 7/4                                  E  
e|------------------------------------7|
B|p10-9--------------------------------|
G|-------9h11-11----------9------------|
D|-----------------9/11-----9----------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
I don't want you to grieve but I want you to sympathize, alright
I can't blame you for losing your mind for a little while, so did I
  7/4                            
       B   E    A             E    B   E   A               E            
e|h9-------7----5-------------7|h9--7--7-------------------7|
B|-----7----9---5--5-----------|---7---9---5---------------9|
G|--------------6----6------9--|-------9---6---------------9|
D|-----------------------------|-----------7----------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

I don't want you to change but I want you to recognize, that I
It'll be easy to cover, Gather your skeletons far inside
It'll be summer in Dallas before you realize
6/4                         4/4   
     B   E   A             B    E   A        B    E   A        B    E   A    E   B            
e|---7---------------------7|-------5--------7|-------5--------7|-------5----7---7|
B|---7---9---5-------------7|---9---5--------7|---9---5--------7|---9---5----9---7|
G|---8---9---6-------------8|---9---6--------8|---9---6--------8|---9---6----9---8|
D|-------9---7--------------|---9---7---------|---9---7---------|---9---7----9----|
A|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 7/4                          E  
e|--------9---12--------------7|
B|-------------(+12)----------9|
G|----------------------------9|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
[Chorus]
I keep coming back here where everything slipped, ah-ah-ah
But I will not spill my guts out, ah
     E   A2  E   B                E|   E   A2  E   B                E| 
e|-------9--(7)--7|---------------7|-------9--(7)--7|---------------7|
B|---9---10--9---7|---------------9|---9---10--9---7|---------------9|
G|---9---9---9---8|---------------9|---9---9---9---8|---------------9|
D|---9---11--9---9|----------------|---9---11--9---9|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

I keep coming back here where everything slipped, ah-ah-ah
But I will not spill my guts out, ah, ah
     E   A2  E   B                E|   E   A2  E                             
e|-------9--(7)--7|---------------7|-------9--(7)----|----------------------|
B|---9---10--9---7|---------------9|---9---10--9-----|----------------------|
G|---9---9---9---8|---------------9|---9---9---9-----|----------------------|
D|---9---11--9---9|----------------|---9---11--9-----|----------------11-14-|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|

e|--------------12|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------12/14---|12--------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|------------(4)-|--------4h6--4--|----------------|
D|+9--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmoni