Hand Me Downs Tab by Indigo Girls

Hand Me Downs tab by Indigo Girls

Guitar Tab

HAND ME DOWNS (Amy Ray)
-----------------------
[Amy and Emily play pretty different parts in this song.  Amy plays in
 the key of G with a capo on the 2nd fret; Emily plays in A with no capo.
 Because of this discrepancy, I'm going to list the entire song twice.
 First Amy's part, then Emily's.]
[Most of the Emily part wasn't figured out by me; credit for that goes to
 Scot Ninneman (scotjohn@leland.stanford.edu).]


AMY:

Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D(9)    Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D(9)    Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D(9)
[intro]

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Asus9   Asus9/C  G         D(9)
  I've ..
Asus9  Asus9/C                  G         D(9)
              I've ..
Asus9   Asus9/C  G         D(9)
  I've ..
Asus9  Asus9/C              G           D(9)
              I ..

          Am             C          G  -  D          C  - D
All ...
     G   -   D            C  -  D
And ..
          Am             C          G  -  D          C  - D
All ..
     G   -   D            C   -   Bm7     (Asus9...)
And ..
    Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D    Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D
(...all) [instrumental]

Everything ..
Everything ..
Everything ..
Everything ..  [extra half measure]

So ..
And ..
All ..
     G   -   D            C   -   Bm7    Am(9)  Am(9)
And ...

G       G                  D(9)  D(9)
  Swear ..
G           G                D(9)  D(9)
  I ..in
G             G             D(9)   D(9)
  I ..
G       G      Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D(9)
Till .....

Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D(9)    Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D(9)    Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D(9)
[guitar solo]
Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D(9)    Asus9  Asus9/C  G  D(9)
[guitar solo]

Now ..
I've ..
Twist ..
Tripping ..[extra half bar]

For ..
And ..
All ..
     G   -   D            C   -   Bm7    Am.
And ..

AMY'S CHORDS (any I haven't listed are "normal"):
Asus9: x02200    Asus9/C: x32200    G: 320033 or 320003    D(9): xx0230
Am(9): x02210 and x02200 (hammer-on/pull-off between the two)
[Amy might play a lot of the G chords as G6 (320030 or 320000).]

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EMILY:

[Emily plays lead parts in the verse, but strums "normal" chords in the
 chorus and bridge.]
[Chorus: Bm=x24432, D(9)=xx0230; E=022100; A=x02220.]
[Bridge: Bm(9)=x24432 & x24422; A=x07650; Esus9=x79977.]


[The song starts with two measures where only Amy plays.]


E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G 9-------9-7-6-7---------7-6-4-6-|--------6-4-2-4---46--4---------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
[intro; play twice]


  Bsus4           Bsus4/A          A(9)            E
E ----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------7---------0-|
B ------0---------------0---------|------0-----------9---10--9-----|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-----------9-----------9---|
D 9-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
            I've ..

  Bsus4           Bsus4/A          A(9)            E
E ------0-------0-------0-------0-|----------0-------7---7---7-----|
B --0-------0-------0-------0-----|------0-----------9---10--9-----|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-----------9---------------|
D 9-----------9---------------9---|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
                    I've ..

  Bsus9           Bsus9/A          A(9)            E
E ------0-------0-------0-------0-|------0------(0)----7---------0-|
B --0-------0-------0-------0-----|--0-------0-------9---10--9-----|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-------6---9-----------9---|
D 9-----------9---------------9---|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
             I've ..

  Bsus9           Bsus9/A          A(9)            E               (Bm...)
E ------0-------0-------0-------0-|----------0--(0)7-----7---------|
B --0-------0-------0-------0-----|--0---0---------9-----9---------|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-----------9-----9---------|
D 9-----------9---------------9---|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
                      I ..


          Bm(4)          D(9)       A  -  E         D(9) - E
All ..
     A   -   E            D(9) - E
And ..
          Bm(4)          D(9)       A  -  E         D(9) - E
All ..
     A   -   E            D(9)  -  E    Bm(4) [hold while Amy plays 2 measures]
And ..


[Play intro riff again: 2 measures]


Everything ..
Everything ..
Everything ..
Everything ..[extra half measure]


So ..
And ..
All..
     A   -   E            D(9)  -  E     Bm(9)   Bm(9)
And ..


A       A                 Esus9   Esus9
  Swear ..
A           A               Esus9   Esus9
  I saw ..
A             A             Esus9   Esus9
  I swore ..
A [hold]
  Till ..


[Play intro riff again: 2 measures.]


E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G 11--9-7---6---7---6---4---2---4~|------2=4~--2---2=4---4-----(0)-|
D --------------------------------|--2=4---------4-----------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
[guitar solo]

E --0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G 11--9---7---6---7---6---4---2---|7---6---4---2---4---------------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------2---4---5---|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
[guitar solo]

E --------------------------------|--------------------------0---0-|
B(5)-(5/8)-(8)-(7)----------------|------------5---5/7---7-----5---|
G 6---6/9---9---7--(6)-(7)--------|---------(0)6---6/7---7---------|
D ------------------7---9--(0)7---|7/9---9-------------------------|
A ----------------------------7---|7/9---9-------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
[guitar solo]

E 7-----7-------------------0---0-|7-----7-------------------0-----|
B 7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----5---|7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----0---|
G --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
[guitar solo]

E 10--9-7-------------------0-----|30--50--70--90----14--14--------|
B --------------7-------------0---|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--12--12--------|
G ----------9-----------7---------|--------------------------------|
D ------------------9-------------|these are pull-offs,------------|
A --------------------------------|obviously; not thirty,----------|
E --------------------------------|fifty, etc.!--------------------|
  ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .    ^   .   ^   .   ^   .   ^   .
[guitar solo]

verse[extra half bar]

chorus



- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

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