Redbud Tree tab by Mark Knopfler

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:

DmDm

Verse 1:

DmDm      C majorC   Bb majorBb    FF
Hunted down, I came upon
Eb MajorEb          DmDm
A augmentedA place of ferns and grass
     C majorC      Bb majorBb
Gathered to a redbud tree
  Eb MajorEb         DmDm
And now their footsteps pass
    C majorC    Bb majorBb    FF
Where I crouch in dread
    Eb MajorEb      DmDm
Discovery my certain death
      C majorC       Bb majorBb    FF
Her leaves reaching for my head
   Eb MajorEb    DmDm
As I suspend my breath

Chorus:
    FF       G minorGm     D MajorD
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
    G minorGm      C majorC      D MajorD
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me

Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----9h10~~---9h10p9----------12b14r12~~----10h12b14--12--10~~-|
D MajorD|--12-------------------12~~------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------10h11p10----------------------------|
G+G|--9-10p9/12~~---10p9h10p9----------12b14-----------12~~---10-12b14--12--10~~-|
D MajorD|--------------------------12~~-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------10-----------10~~---------10--11~~--11/13--11h13p11\10~~-|
G+G|--10h12----12p10h12--------10h12---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|----------10h11~~--10--------11--p10--------|
G+G|--10--12---------------12~~-----------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------12~~--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----10----------10~~----------10h11~~-/13--11h13p11\10~~------|
G+G|--------12p10h12-------10h12-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--12-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------10--11~~-/13--------10h11p10-------|
G+G|-------12---------------12~~------------------|
D MajorD|--/12-----------------------------------12~~--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
DmDm      C majorC    Bb majorBb   FF
Those days of fear are gone
   Eb MajorEb       DmDm
Yet I am pledged to her
  C majorC     Bb majorBb
As to my only one
  Eb MajorEb     DmDm
My lovely protector

Chorus:
    FF       G minorGm     D MajorD
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
    G minorGm      C majorC      D MajorD
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me

    FF       G minorGm     D MajorD
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
    G minorGm      C majorC      D MajorD
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me


(The first chord is a Gm, which is played over the last G minorGm in the chorus,
followed by a C majorC chord that is played over the final C majorC chord.)

e|---6-----8-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|---8-----8-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7-----9-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------10---10/12~~---12p10h12~~---12p10h12~~-----12p10h12~~--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|


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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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