Yo La Tengo – Tiny Birds (Guitar Tab)
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Artist: Yo la Tengo
Album: Summer Sun (release date: April 8, 2003)
Song: Tiny Birds
Best song off of Summer Sun, played rather rarely by YLT.
The first minute or so of the song consists of this riff:
|e-----------------| |B-------------0---| |G---------2-------| |D---4-4-----------| x13 |A-----------------| |B-----------------|
Here is the melody which is played throughout most of the song:
|e-----------------------------------| |B---0-------------------------------| |G-----2-2---2-2---------------------| |D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---| x4 |A-----------------------------------| |B-----------------------------------| |e---------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------| |G---------------------------------------------------------| |D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------| |A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---| |B---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| |G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------| |D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---| |A-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
I will go if you say you'll go, do you wanna go?
I won't talk at all, but we'll go for a ride
|e-------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------| |G-------------------------------------| |D---2---0-0-2---0-0-2-------2---------| |A-----------------------4-4-----4-4---| |B-------------------------------------|
I will go if you just let go, do you wanna go?
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| |G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------| |D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---| |A-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Is it all because of the time I took your advice?
I will go if you still wanna go, do you wanna go?
|e---------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------| |G---------------------------------------------------------| |D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------| |A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---| |B---------------------------------------------------------|
And I will show what you want me to show, do you wanna know?
Till there's nothing left in the world to show you
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| |G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------| |D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---| |A-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
On we go, but where I don't know, do you wanna go?
You don't talk it all, but it's all right
|e-------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------| |G-------------------------------------| |D---2---0-0-2---0-0-2-------2---------| |A-----------------------4-4-----4-4---| |B-------------------------------------|
Feeling old, but your nose is cold and it's made of snow
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| |G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------| |D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---| |A-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Is it all because of the time you took my advice?
|B---------------------------------------------------------| |G---------------------------------------------------------| |D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------| |A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---| |B---------------------------------------------------------|
If you put your hand in my part, I won't let go
Till there's nothing left in the world to make me...
|e-------------------------| |B-------------------------| |G-------------------------| |D-------------------------| |A---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| |B-------------------------|
Here is where the different tuning comes in. The deep riff that occurs in the middle of
the song is as follows:
|e---------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------| |G---------------------------------------| |D---------------------------------------| x3 |A-----2-0-----------------2-0---0-------| |B---0-----7-5-3-3-0-----0-----7---3-0---| |e-------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------------| |G-------------------------------------------| |D-----------------0-----2-0---0-----2-0-----| |A-----2-0---0-2-4-----------4-----------4---| |B---0-----7---------------------------------|
And back on the main melody:
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| |G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------| |D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---| |A-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Summer stinks and summer say stays too long
Autumn comes and all of a sudden it's gone
|e---------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------| |G---------------------------------------------------------| |D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------| |A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---| |B---------------------------------------------------------|
Tiny birds in fish paint, side by side on a wire
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| |G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------| |D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---| |A-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Darker days and leaves in shapes so true
Wind unfolds in skies so black they're blue
|e---------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------| |G---------------------------------------------------------| |D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------| |A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---| |B---------------------------------------------------------|
Tiny birds fly silently, side by side in the sky
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| |G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------| |D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---| |A-------------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Don't be sad when it's time to say good night
I'll be there to make sure that you sleep tight
|e---------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------| |G---------------------------------------------------------| |D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------| |A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---| |B---------------------------------------------------------|
I'm your friend when you need a friend
Till there's nothing left in the world to make you cry
And, lastly, here is the last little quick riff played:
|e---------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------| |G-------------------2-0-----0-----------| |D---0-2-4-2-0-----3-----------2-0---4---| |A---------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------|
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