Alpha Shallows Tab by Laura Marling

Alpha Shallows tab by Laura Marling

Guitar Tab

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			   Alpha Shallows - Laura Marling
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Tabbed by: MadClownDisease

Tuning: Standard, capo 4th. Tabbed in relation to capo

A lovely song off Laura Marling's latest (I Speak Because I Can) though admittedly a
I've had for about a year as it's two years old...
Some parts tabbed off the EP as it's easier to hear, but not much difference (apart from
verse which is to the album here)
I'm not sure of the picking patterns in this, so just listen.

Intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-----------0-----------------------0------|
G|-2-4-5-4-----2-4-5-4-----2-4-5-4-5/7-5-4-7-2-------0-|
D|-4-5-7-5-----4-5-7-5-----4-5-7-5-7/9-7-5-7-4-------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

Verse (keep the constant beat of the bottom string)
"He could fall and she could weep"
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----5----0----2----4--| x3
A|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-----5----0--2--------|
A|----2----2---2--------|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Chorus 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-----------0-----------------------0----xx-0-|
G|-2-4-5-4-----2-4-5-4-----2-4-5-4-5/7-5-4-7-2-------22-0-|
D|-4-5-7-5-----4-5-7-5-----4-5-7-5-7/9-7-5-7-4-------44-2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------xx-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|

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

Verse
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----5----0----2----4--| x3
A|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----5----0----2----2--|
A|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Chorus 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000-|
G|-22445544444422445544444422445544557755445522222220-|
D|-44557755555544557755555544557755779977557744444442-|
A|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx2-|
E|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000-|

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

Verse
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----5----0----2----4--| x4
A|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|

"The grey in this city is too much to bear"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-0------0------0-------------| x3
D|-5-5555-0-0000-2-2222-4-4444-|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-0------0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-| x3
D|-5-5555-0-0000-5-2222-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Chorus 3 (same as chorus 2 but strum end bit, not finger pick)

verse
"I want to be held by those arms"
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0-|
D|-----------------------------------------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

"I want to be held by those arms"
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0------| x3
D|-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4444-2-2222-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-0-0000-|

Chorus 4 (same as chorus 3)
"You'll work your thumbs til they're sore"
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----4-----2-----0-----5-----4-----2-----0-----|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

"And I fall and I fall"
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0-----------0-0000-|
D|-5-----0-----4-----2-----5-----0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2222-|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-|
(then keep strumming the Em until)

Uplifting end (I am afraid I am reeeeeally not sure on this)
"Ahhhhh"
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

"We are basic lies"
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Repeat until the end.


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

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