Two Doves Tab by Dirty Projectors

Two Doves tab by Dirty Projectors

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TWO DOVES - Dirty Projectors - from BITTE ORCA
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Tabbed by: Kris Ellestad
Updated: August 18th, 2009
Email: knilstad@gmail.com
Site: knilstad.blogspot.com

This is a fairly simple song that requires basic fingerpicking
technique, i.e. thumb and forefinger, however independence of
each finger on the right hand makes it more fluid.

I've nearly written out the entire song note-for-note, though
it's really the same material repeated with slight variations.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

When in doubt, refer back to the recording!

🏷Legend:

| s  slide
| h  hammer-on

Standard tuning
Capo on 6th fret


INTRO:

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

e|-0---------0-----|-1---------1-----|-----------3-----|-----------8---7-|
B|-------0-------0-|---0---0---------|------1--------1-|-----------------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|----0--------0---|-------5-----5---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7---0-------|
A|-----------------|-------------0---|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------0-------|
B|-1---------1-----|---0-------0-----|----------------|---------------3-1-|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|----------5-----|---5---------5-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|------3-------3-|-------3-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----5-------5---|-----5-------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-5------5-------|-5-------5---------|

e|-0---------0-----|-------------------|-------------0-----|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|---1---------1-----|-----1-----------1-|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-------0---------0-|---------0---------|---0-------------|
D|---------2-------|-----2---------2---|-------2-------2---|-2-----2---------|
A|-0---------------|-2-------0h2-------|-0h2---------------|-----2-----2---2-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-------|---------0---0---|

VERSE 1/3: ("Geranium kisser..."/"Your hair is like an eagle...")

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

                                      "Ge -    ra -          ni- um ..."

e|-0---------0-----|---1-------1-----|-----------3-----|-----------8---7-|
B|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|------1--------1-|-2s6---5---------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|----0--------0---|-----5-------5---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
A|-----------------|-------------0---|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------0-------|
B|-1---------1-----|---0-------0-----|------------------|---------------3-1-|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|------------5-----|---5---------5-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0---3-------|--------3-------3-|-------3-----------|
A|-----------------|-------------2---|------5-------5---|-----5-------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3s5------5-------|-5-------5---------|

e|-0---------0-----|-------------------|-------------0-----|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|---1---------1-----|-----1-----------1-|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-------0---------0-|---------0---------|---0-------------|
D|---------2-------|-----2---------2---|-------2-------2---|-2-----2---------|
A|-0---------------|-2-------0h2-------|-0h2---------------|-----2-----2---2-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-------|---------0---0---|

VERSE 2/4: ("Kiss me with your mouth open..."/"All day up in the valley")

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

                                      "Kiss -  me -         with - your..."

e|-0---------0-----|---1-------1-----|-----------3-----|-----------8---7-|
B|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|------1--------1-|-2s6---5---------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|----0--------0---|-----5-------5---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
A|-----------------|-------------0---|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------0-------|
B|-1---------1-----|---0-------0-----|------------------|---------------3-1-|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|------------7-----|---5---------5-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0---3-------|--------5-------5-|-------3-----------|
A|-----------------|-------------2---|------7-------7---|-----5-------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3s7------7-------|-5-------5---------|

e|-0---------0-----|-------------------|-------------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|---1---------1-----|-----1-----------1-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-------0---------0-|---------0---------|---0-------------|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|-----2---------2---|-------2-------2---|-2-----2---------|-----------------|
A|-0---------------|-2-------0h2-------|-0h2---------------|-----2-----2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-------|---------0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|

CHORUS:

e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------6-----|---1---------1-----|
G|-------4-------4-|-------2---------2-|   X2
D|-----5-------5---|-----3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------0h1-------|

  "Call    on        me..."


e|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------6-----|---1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|
G|-------4-------4-|-------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|
D|-----5-------5---|-----3---------3---|-------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|---------0h1-------|-0h1-------0h1-------|-0h1-------0h1-------|

  "Call    on        me -    ee   -      ee  - ...."

e|-----------------|
B|-----------1-----|
G|-------0-------0-|   X2 and then back to "VERSE 1"
D|-----2-------2---|
A|-3---------------|
E|---------3-------|

The final verse is the same as "VERSE 1/3" up until:

e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|-1---------1-----|---0-------0-----|------------------|-----------------|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0---3-------|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|
A|-----------------|-------------2---|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|
E|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|

  "mind like         stone."      ***:       "Please  don't defend a silver

e|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|
D|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|
A|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|
E|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|

	        li  -  -  -   ning.."         "Around the halo..."

e|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|
D|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|
A|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|
E|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|

	   "Already shining"                   "When all the planets are a-.."

e|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------0-------|
B|------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------3-1-|
G|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|------------7-----|---5---------5-----|
D|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------5-------5-|-------3-----------|
A|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|------7-------7---|-----5-------------|
E|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5---------|

                "-li -  g   -   ning"	      "For an afternoon that's never

e|-0---------0-----|-------------------|-------------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|---1---------1-----|-----1-----------1-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-------0---------0-|---------0---------|---0-------------|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|-----2---------2---|-------2-------2---|-2-----2---------|-----------------|
A|-0---------------|-2-------0h2-------|-0h2---------------|-----2-----2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-------|---------0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
              en  -  -  -  -  -   ding"

FINAL CHORUS:

e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------6-----|---1---------1-----|
G|-------4-------4-|-------2---------2-|   X2
D|-----5-------5---|-----3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------0h1-------|

  "Call    on        me..."


e|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------6-----|---1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|
G|-------4-------4-|-------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|
D|-----5-------5---|-----3---------3---|-------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|---------0h1-------|-0h1-------0h1-------|-0h1-------0h1-------|

  "Call    on        me -    ee   -      ee  - ...."

                                              SLOWLY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0~~~------||
B|-----1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-0~~~------||
G|---------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-0~~~------||
D|-------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-2~~~------||
A|---------------------|---------------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3~~~------||

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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