Fare Thee Well tab by Indigo Girls

Tabs

FARE THEE WELL (Emily Saliers)
------------------------------
[Actually in F#; capo 6.]
[Tune both E MajorE strings down to D.]
[Complete tablature is at the end.]
[Some of the chord names are kind of strange; this is what happens
 when you use alternate tunings. Refer to the tab at the end for
 fingerings.]
[Thanks to Rich Tebb and Mark Coiley for the collaboration on the tab.]


C majorC  G(4)/F  E minor 7Em7  Am9Am9   F6(#4)  G+G  C(9)  G(4)/B
[intro]

C majorC      G7/F      E minor 7Em7  Am7Am7
 Fare ..
        F6(#4)   G+G        C(9)  G(4)/B
I ..
C majorC          G7/F     E minor 7Em7      Am9Am9
 But ..
F6(#4)     G+G         Am9Am9  Am7Am7
 Before ..

  Dm7(4) C(9)/E     F6(9)      G+G
And ..
  Dm7(4)        C(9)/E     F6(9)  G7G7
You ..
Dm7(4)       C(9)/E     F6(9)       G+G - G#dimG#dim
Who ..
    Am7Am7     D11/A     G9/D     G9G9
A augmentedA ..

Fare ..
The ..
Maybe ..
Or ..

Too ..
For ..
But ..
Waiting ..

Fare ..
It ..
That ..
    F6(#4)   G+G - G#dimG#dim  Am9Am9     Am7Am7
Had ..

And I ..
Your ..
With a ..
My ..

So ..
Last ..
And ..
When ..

TAB:

[An equal sign is a hammer-on; / is a slide.]
[Play all the notes on the lower three strings with your thumb.]
[Each verse might have a few more or less notes, but the same fingerings.
 The only big difference is the extra G#dimG#dim (6x0x0x) in verse 3.]
[Actually, you can play it without tuning the high E MajorE down, if you want to
 avoid the risk of string breakage. The only adjustment you have to make
 is in the second measure of the intro, and also on the "easy" version of
 the G9G9 measures.]

 C majorC        G(4)/F      E minor 7Em7       Am9Am9
D MajorD ----------------|0---------0-----|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------1-----|------1---------|----------0-----|0=1---0---------|
G+G ------0-------0-|--------------0-|------0-------0-|------0---0-----|
D MajorD ----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------0---|
A augmentedA 3-------3-------|----------------|--------2-------|0-------0-------|
D MajorD ----------------|3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
 [intro]

 F6(#4)      G+G        C(9)       G(4)/B
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|
G+G ------2-------2-|------4-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|
D MajorD 3-------3------/|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
 [intro]

 C majorC        G7/F       E minor 7Em7       Am7Am7
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|--0-------0-----|1---------1-----|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD ----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|
A augmentedA 3-------3-------|----------------|--------2-------|0-------0-------|
D MajorD ----------------|3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
    Fare ..

 F6(#4)      G+G        C(9)       G(4)/B
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|----------1-----|--1-------1-----|
G+G ------2-------2-|------4-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|
D MajorD 3-------3------/|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
 taillights   ..

 C majorC        G7/F       E minor 7Em7       Am9Am9
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|--0-------0-----|-----(1?)-0-----|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------5-------0-|
D MajorD ----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|
A augmentedA 3-------3-------|----------------|--------2-------|0-------0-------|
D MajorD ----------------|3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
  But ..

 F6(#4)      G+G        Am9Am9       Am7Am7
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|--1--(0?)-1-----|--1-------1-----|
G+G ------2-------2-|------4-------0-|------4-------2-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
D MajorD 3-------3------/|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
   Before ..And

 Dm7(4)      C(9)/E      F6(9)      G+G
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--3-------3-----|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD ----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|5-------5-------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
 now    ..

 Dm7(4)      C(9)/E      F6(9)      G7G7
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------1-----|--1-------1-----|----------1-----|--0-------0-----|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD ----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----3-------3---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3------/|5-------5-------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
 never ..

 Dm7(4)      C(9)/E      F6(9)      G+G    G#dimG#dim
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--3-------0---0-|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0--(4?)---|
D MajorD ----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------3---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|5-------6-------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
 Who ..

 Am7Am7       D(11)/A     G9/D       G9G9
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|--6-------6-----|----------6-----|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------4-------4-|--------------0-|
D MajorD ----2-------2---|----4-------4---|----7-------7---|----7-------7---|
A augmentedA 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|5-------5-------|----------------|
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|5-------5-------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
 token  ..

[Note that in order to do the x5746x chord, you need to use your pinky
 and ring fingers for the Am7Am7 and D(11/)A, rather than the index and
 middle fingers. Then you slide up to the next chords, and use the
 index and middle fingers for the 5 and 4 in the G9. If that's too
 hard, use the following instead:]

 Am7Am7       D(11)/A     G9/D       G9G9
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|--3-------3-----|----------3-----|
BB ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|------0-------0-|----------------|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|----2-------2---|------------2-0-|
D MajorD ----2-------2---|----4-------4---|0-------0-------|----0-----------|
A augmentedA 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|5-------5-------|
 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
 token  ..


ENDING:
     Am(9)      Am(9)      Am(9)      Am(4)
    D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
    BB --1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|------1---------|
    G+G ------4-------4-|------4-------4-|------4-------4-|----4-----------|
    D MajorD ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|--2-------------|
    A augmentedA 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
    D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
     ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
cool me down....

[Or you can play 0's on the BB string instead of 4's on the G+G string; it sounds
 fine, but then the ending chord has to include a hammer-on from BB to C.]


- Adam Schneider, [email protected]

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