Sing For You Tab by Tracy Chapman

Sing For You tab by Tracy Chapman

Guitar Tab

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                  Sing For You - Tracy Chapman
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Albums: Our Bright Future
Tabbed by: Joel C.
Email: jcboxfr AT yahoo DOT fr

Version: This is a transcription of the version "Live Acoustic on RTL" on Youtube
and of the original album version.

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

C         G         Am        F
EADGBe    EADGBe    EADGBe    EADGBe
x32010    320030    x02210    xx3210

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Structure: P1 P2 P1 P1 P2 P1 P3 P4 P5 P2 P1...

for the right hand fingering you have two choices:
1) either the alternance of middle finger (on the beat) and index finger (upbeat)
This is the fingering typically used in blues picking.
2) or either one finger dedicated to each lower string:
Index finger for the G string,
Middle finger for the B string,
Ring finger for the e string.


Note the bass on the upbeat (instead of on the beat) in the second bar of the chord.
This gives a special pulsation to the song.


P1: Time: 0:00

  C                 C                 G                 G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----0---3-0-----|-5-0---3---5-----|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-3-----------3---|-----3-----------|
G|---0---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----3----(3)--|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *

  Am                Am                F                 G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----------------|-------0---------|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-1-----1---------|-3---------3-----|
G|---2---2---------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-----0-------0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *


P2: Time: 0:16

  C                 C                 G                 G
e|-------------0---|-3---0-----0-----|-----0---3---0---|-5---0-3---5-----|
B|-1---1---3-------|-------3-----1---|-3---------------|-----------------|
G|---0---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----3----(3)--|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *

  Am                Am                F                 G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----------------|-------0---------|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-1-----1---------|-3---------3-----|
G|---2---2---------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-----0-------0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *


P3: Time: 1:36

  C                 C                 G                 G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----0---3-0-----|-5-0---3---5-----|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-3-----------3---|-----3-----------|
G|---0---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----3----(3)--|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *

  Am                Am                F                 G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-1-----1---------|-3-----3---------|
G|---2---2---------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|---------3---2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *


P4: Time: 1:53

  Am                Am                G                 G
e|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *

  D                 D                 F                 G
e|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *


P5: Time: 2:09

  C                 C                 G                 G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *

  Am                Am                F                 G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *

  C                 C                 G                 G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *

  Am                Am                F                 G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-------3---------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---------0-----|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-----0-------0---|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *



Here is the intro of the album version, slightly different:

  C                 C                 G                 G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----0---3-0-----|-5-0---3---5-----|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-3-----------3---|-----3-----------|
G|---0---0---------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-----3----(3)--|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *

  Am                Am                F                 G
e|-----------0-----|-3-0-------0-----|-----------------|-------0---------|
B|-1---1---3---1---|-----1-3-----1---|-1-----1---------|-3---------3-----|
G|---2---2---------|-----2-----------|-----2-----2-----|---0-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----3---|-----0-------0---|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|
   *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *     *   *   *   *

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