Tiger Mountain Peasant Song Tab

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             "TIGER MOUNTAIN PEASANT SONG" off album "Fleet Foxes" (2008)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
 
Tuning: GUITAR 1: 1/2 step/semitone down: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
        GUITAR 2: Standard tuning: E A D G B e
 
Chords are given as chords shapes, not the actual chords heard
without different tuning. Therefore, Am=Abm  , G=Gb etc.
 
[Intro]
 
acoustic fingerpicking. Two guitars.
 
     Am
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|--1----1-----0h1---1---|--1----1-----0h1---1---|
Gb|--2----2-----2-----2---|--2----2-----2-----2---|Guitar 1 (down 1/2 step)
Db|--2--2---2-------2---2-|--2--2---2-------2---2-|
Ab|--0--------------------|--0--------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
  |                       |                       |
 e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 G|-----------------------|-----------------------|Guitar 2 (Standard tuning)
 D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 
     Am         D7           G          Em
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|--1----1-----1-----1---|--0----0-----0----0---|
Gb|--2----2-----2-----2---|--0----0-----0----0---|
Db|--2--2---2--(0)--0---0-|--0--0---0---2--2---2-|
Ab|--0--------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|--3----------0--------|
  |                       |                      |   X2
 e|--7----7-----7-----7---|--6----6-----6----6---|
 B|--9----9-----6-----6---|--7----7-----7----7---|
 G|--8--8---8---6---6---6-|--6--6---6---8--8---8-|
 D|-(9)-------------------|----------------------|
 A|-----------------------|----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|----------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
(0:17):
 
    Wanderers    this      morning came by
     Am         D7           G          Em
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|--1----1-----1-----1---|--0----0-----0----0---|
Gb|--2----2-----2-----2---|--0----0-----0----0---|
Db|--2--2---2--(0)--0---0-|--0--0---0---2--2---2-|
Ab|--0--------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|--3----------0--------|
  |                       |                      |
 e|--7----7-----7-----7---|--6----6-----6----6---|
 B|--9----9-----6-----6---|--7----7-----7----7---|
 G|--8--8---8---6---6---6-|--6--6---6---8--8---8-|
 D|-(9)-------------------|----------------------|
 A|-----------------------|----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|----------------------|
 
     Where did they go     Graceful in the morning
     Am         D7           G          F      G
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|--1----1-----1-----1---|--0----0--------------|
Gb|--2----2-----2-----2---|--0----0-----2----2-0-|
Db|--2--2---2--(0)--0---0-|--0--0---0---3----3-0-|
Ab|--0--------------------|-------------3--3-----|
Eb|-----------------------|--3-----------------3-|
  |                       |                      |
 e|--7----7-----7-----7---|--6----6--------------|
 B|--9----9-----6-----6---|--7----7--------------|
 G|--8--8---8---6---6---6-|--6--6---6---1----1---|
 D|-(9)-------------------|----------------2---4-|
 A|-----------------------|-------------2------4-|
 E|-----------------------|----------------------|
 
    light      to banner     fair   to follow you
     C          F       G    C          F
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Gb|-------0-----2-----2---|--0----0-----2----2---|
Db|--2----2-----3-----3-5-|--2----2-----3----3---|
Ab|--3--3---3---3---3---5-|--3--3---3---3--3---3-|
Eb|---------------------3-|----------------------|
  |                       |                      |
 e|-----------------------|----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|----------------------|
 G|--4----4-----1-----1---|--4----4-----1----1---|
 D|--4----4---------2---4-|--4----4--------2---2-|
 A|--2--2---2---2-------4-|--2--2---2---2------2-|
 E|-----------------------|----------------------|
 
    softly in the cold mountain air
     G
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Gb|--4----------4---------|--4----------4--------|
Db|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---|
Ab|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---|
Eb|-----3---5-------3---5-|-----3---5------3---5-|
  |                       |                      |
 e|-----------------------|----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|----------------------|
 G|--3----3-----3-----3---|--3----3-----3----3---|
 D|--4----4-----4-----4---|--4----4-----4----4---|
 A|-----4---4-------4---4-|-----4---4------4---4-|
 E|-----------------------|----------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
same guitar parts as verse 1. (0:38)
 
--Fill after verse 2 (1:01)  (...more...): same parts as in verse.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
picked chords in straight rhythm (1:22):
 
G    C      D7sus4    C
Dear shadow alive and well
C           F    G
How can the body die
    C       F#/D
You tell me everything
         G
Anything true.
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
same as before (1:44). Strummed chords same as verse 1
 
 
[Chorus]
 
as before (2:06).
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
strummed chords (2:28):
 
Em   A
Jesse
G                 Am     C
I don't know what I have done
    B       C           F   C
I'm turning myself to a demon
G                 Am     C
I don't know what I have done
    B                   C
I'm turning myself to a demon
 
(Fade-out picking same chords as in chorus 2)
 
 
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| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| b    Bend
 
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6 comments

hey, very nice, but I have one correction. It's probably been mentioned before. The chord after Am in the beginning (D7) should have an F# note on the low E string (2nd fret).

softly in the cold mountain air G eb|-----------------------|----------------------| Bb|-----------------------|----------------------| Gb|--4----------4---------|--4----------4--------| Db|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---| Ab|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---| Eb|-----3---5-------3---5-|-----3---5------3---5-| isn't this suppost to be softly in the cold mountain air G eb|-----------------------|----------------------| Bb|-----------------------|----------------------| Gb|--4----------4---------|--4----------4--------| Db|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---| Ab|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---| Eb|-----3---3-------3---3-|-----3---3------3---3-| or am I hearing this wrong? :)

Graceful in the morning Am D7 G f7 G eb|-----------------------|----------------------| Bb|--1----1-----1-----1---|--0----0--------------| Gb|--2----2-----2-----2---|--0----0-----2----2-0-| Db|--2--2---2--(0)--0---0-|--0--0---0---3----3-0-| Ab|--0--------------------|-------------3--3-----| Eb|-----------------------|--3-----------------3-| | | | e|--7----7-----7-----7---|--6----6--------------| B|--9----9-----6-----6---|--7----7--------------| G|--8--8---8---6---6---6-|--6--6---6---1----1---| D|-(9)-------------------|----------------2---4-| A|-----------------------|-------------2------4-| E|-----------------------|----------------------| light to banner fair to follow you C F7 C F7 eb|-----------------------|----------------------| Bb|-----------------------|----------------------| Gb|-------0-----2-----2---|--0----0-----2----2---| Db|--2----2-----3-----3-5-|--2----2-----3----3---| Ab|--3--3---3---3---3---5-|--3--3---3---3--3---3-| Eb|---------------------3-|----------------------| | | | e|-----------------------|----------------------| B|-----------------------|----------------------| G|--4----4-----1-----1---|--4----4-----1----1---| D|--4----4---------2---4-|--4----4--------2---2-| A|--2--2---2---2-------4-|--2--2---2---2------2-| E|-----------------------|----------------------| softly in the cold mountain air G eb|-----------------------|----------------------| Bb|-----------------------|----------------------| Gb|--4----------4---------|--4----------4--------| Db|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---| Ab|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---| Eb|-----3---5-------3---5-|-----3---5------3---5-| | | | e|-----------------------|----------------------| B|-----------------------|----------------------| G|--3----3-----3-----3---|--3----3-----3----3---| D|--4----4-----4-----4---|--4----4-----4----4---| A|-----3---3-------3---3-|-----3---3------3---3-| E|-----------------------|----------------------| c f7 C g Dear shadow alive and well C F7 G How can the body die C D You tell me everything G Anything true. good job other wise :) :) i love this song! check out the video on youtube by the two girls who look like their from the 70s :p its helpful !