this is an adaptation of a youtube instructional video by Dmb6105 which is located
here :
tab is from that video . i did make one or two minor corrections to the chorus
based on how the version of the song i have sounds . if anything i wrote seems
unclear , check his video and you should be able to find a good explanation .
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how it’s strummed :
pluck the base note of the chord , then strum with the back of your fingers , ending
by putting emphasis ( i . E . plucking ) the high note in the chord . dont play the
high E string at all during the song .
capo on 7
all chords relative to capo . first off , theres A D thats done like a normal C –
chord but moved up two frets ( im gonna call it A D11 but its missing the 7th )
D11 ( x5403x )
A7 ( x0201x )
Am ( x0221x )
C/B ( x2001x )
C ( x3201x )
G ( 3200xx )
G/F# ( 2000xx )
Em ( 02200x )
intro :
D11 A7 C/B C ( hammer – on on the D – string ) G ( hammer – on on the A – string ) x 2 D11
A7 C/B
papa died smiling
C G D11
wide as the ring of a bell
A7 C/B
gone all star white
C G D11
small as a wish in a well
A7 C/B
and sodom , south georgia
C G D11
woke like a tree full of bees
A7 C/B
buried in christmas
C G G/F# Em ( pull – off , hammer – on on A – string then D – string )
bows and a blanket of weeds
G/F# G C C/B Am Em ( pull – off hammer – on on A – string then D – string )
papa died sunday and i understood
G/F# G C C/B Am
all dead white boys say , “god is good”
C/B C G
white tongues hang out , “god is good”
( during humming part alternate between C and G ) D11
A7 C/B
papa died while my
C G D11
girl lady edith was born
A7 C/B
both heads fell like
C G D11
eyes on a crack in the door
A7 C/B
and sodom , south georgia
C G D11
slept on an acre of bones
A7 C/B
slept through christmas
C G G/F# Em ( pull – off hammer – on on A – string then D – string )
slept like a bucket of snow
G/F# G C C/B Am Em
papa died sunday and i understood
G/F# G C C/B Am
all dead white boys say , “god is good”
C/B C G
white tongues hang out , “god is good”
( alternate between C and g; end on G )
this is an adaptation of a youtube instructional video by Dmb6105 which is located
here :
tab is from that video . i did make one or two minor corrections to the chorus
based on how the version of the song i have sounds . if anything i wrote seems
unclear , check his video and you should be able to find a good explanation .
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
how it’s strummed :
pluck the base note of the chord , then strum with the back of your fingers , ending
by putting emphasis ( i . E . plucking ) the high note in the chord . dont play the
high E string at all during the song .
capo on 7
all chords relative to capo . first off , theres A D thats done like a normal C –
chord but moved up two frets ( im gonna call it A D11 but its missing the 7th )
D11 ( x5403x )
A7 ( x0201x )
Am ( x0221x )
C/B ( x2001x )
C ( x3201x )
G ( 3200xx )
G/F# ( 2000xx )
Em ( 02200x )
intro :
D11 A7 C/B C ( hammer – on on the D – string ) G ( hammer – on on the A – string ) x 2 D11
A7 C/B
papa died smiling
C G D11
wide as the ring of a bell
A7 C/B
gone all star white
C G D11
small as a wish in a well
A7 C/B
and sodom , south georgia
C G D11
woke like a tree full of bees
A7 C/B
buried in christmas
C G G/F# Em ( pull – off , hammer – on on A – string then D – string )
bows and a blanket of weeds
G/F# G C C/B Am Em ( pull – off hammer – on on A – string then D – string )
papa died sunday and i understood
G/F# G C C/B Am
all dead white boys say , “god is good”
C/B C G
white tongues hang out , “god is good”
( during humming part alternate between C and G ) D11
A7 C/B
papa died while my
C G D11
girl lady edith was born
A7 C/B
both heads fell like
C G D11
eyes on a crack in the door
A7 C/B
and sodom , south georgia
C G D11
slept on an acre of bones
A7 C/B
slept through christmas
C G G/F# Em ( pull – off hammer – on on A – string then D – string )
slept like a bucket of snow
G/F# G C C/B Am Em
papa died sunday and i understood
G/F# G C C/B Am
all dead white boys say , “god is good”
C/B C G
white tongues hang out , “god is good”
( alternate between C and g; end on G )
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