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Banking On A Myth tab by Andrew Bird

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Okay this is for the live Fingerlings version of Banking on a Myth with Nora O'Connor
the main guitar parts.  Only the guitar is tabbed here.

I really love this version of the song and it's the only one with a distinct guitar part
here it is.

Album - Fingerlings 2
Artist - Andrew Bird Feat Nora O'Connor
Tuning - Standard

This is played fingerstyle.

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

 Intro
  Q.=84
 6/8
  Gtr I
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|--------0-|-2-(2)-(2)-----0-|-2---0-----0-|-2-(2)-(2)-----0-|-2---0-----0-|
|------2---|-------------2---|---2-----2---|-------------2---|---2-----2---|
|----------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
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|-2-(2)-(2)-----0-|-2---0-----0-|-2-(2)-(2)-----0-|-2---0-(0)---0--|
|-------------2---|---2-----2---|-------------2---|---2-------2----|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|


   Verse
   6/8
    Gtr I
    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
||--------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
||o-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|-----0-3-----|-2-----0----|
||----0-----0---|---0-----0---|---0-----0---|---0-----0--|
||--2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-2---------2-|-----2-----2|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
||--------------|-------------|-------------|------------|


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|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|-----2-----2-|-----2-----0-|-----0-----0-|-----0-----0--o||
|---3-----3---|---3-----3---|---2-----2---|---2-----2-----||
|-4-----4-----|-4-----4-----|-1-----1-----|-1-----1-------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||

The other song parts are just chords, played pretty freely in relation to the music.
other parts are played by Bird on his violin.

The chordal parts are much the same as the studio version.

Chorus

For the first two lines of the chorus, chords are strummed for two measure ie 12 times.

         Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramB7B7
So we're taking all our myths to the

Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramB7B7
bank, just don't forget who to

****

For the next two they are strummed for one measure each.  6 times.

Chord diagramG+G                                Chord diagramB7B7
thank cause we're taking all our myths to the

Chord diagramE minorEm            Chord diagramA augmentedA
   Drinking a fifth to the

Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramFF            Chord diagramE minorEm
Taking all our myths to the bank

****

For the last line, it's just one chord left to ring.

   Chord diagramB7B7
Oh no.

The intro is repeated next along with the verse then a chorus.  For the bridge only Bird
on his violin until this part.

    Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramB7B7
And when his master plan is unfurled

      Chord diagramC majorC                            Chord diagramA augmentedA                      Chord diagramG+G
There stands a handsome bid on the weather systems of the world

That final Chord diagramG+G is repeated until near the end of the song at a constant pace.

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