Tabs
The Grave
by Don McLean
Taken from the album "American Pie" by Don McLean
This song isn't too hard to play I think.
A augmentedA nice combination of fingerpicking
and strumming. Listen to album "American Pie" otherwise you haven't a chance.
Comments and corrections are always welcome. The lyrics follow after the TAB.
Good luck
Lee Francis
The Grave (Don McLean) Intro:C majorC
E7E7 e|-1p0-----------0-------------------------0-------------------------------0-- b|------3-----------3--------------0h1--3-----3-------0-----------------3----- g|---------2-----------2--------0----------------0h2-----2-----------1--------
D MajorD|------------0--------------2------------------------------------0-----------
A augmentedA|------------------------3------------------------------------2--------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------0----------------- Verse: When the wars of our nation...
A augmentedA man barely...
A minorAm
G+G
C majorC
BB
E MajorE e|--------------------------------3------------------------------------------- b|----------1--1/3\1-p0--------------0/1\0------------------------------------ g|-------2-----2/4\2-p0--------0----- 0/2\0--2--------0-----------0-----1------
D MajorD|----2---------------------0---------------------2-----------0--------2------
A augmentedA|-0-------------------------------------------3-----------2------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------3------------------------------------------0--------- Proud of the trust... nation. He's gone.
A minorAm
G+G
C majorC
E MajorE
A augmentedA e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- g|-------0--------0--------0--------1-----------------------------------------
D MajorD|----2--------0--------2-----------2-----------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-0-----------------3-----------2------------------0-------------------------
E MajorE|----------3-----------------0----------------------------------------------- But eternity knows... And it knows what we've done.
E7E7 e|------1p0-----0h1-----------------------1-----3----5--------------------0--- b|-----------3----------------------------3-----5----6-----------------3------ g|------------------------------------------------------------------1---------
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------0------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------2---------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------0------------------
[Strumming part begins] And the rain fell like pearls on ...A minorAm
Bm/ABm/A D?
E7E7 e|---------0--------------0-------------0-------------0----------------------- b|-strum---1--------------3-------------0-------------3----------------------- g|---------2--------------4-------------7-------------1------ Repeat this ----
D MajorD|---------2--------------4-------------7-------------0------ sentence 3 ----
A augmentedA|---------0--------------0-------------5-------------2------ times ----
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------0----------------------- . . As he held to his rifle and ...
C majorC
DmDm
E7E7 e|--------0---------------------5-------------0------------------------------- b|-strum--1---------------------6-------------3------------------------------- g|--------0---------------------7-------------1-------------------------------
D MajorD|--------2---------------------7-------------0-------------------------------
A augmentedA|--------3---------------------5-------------2-------------------------------
E MajorE|--------3-----------------------------------0------------------------------- But the silence of night was ....
DmDm
A minorAm Asus2...Am... e|----------1-----------------0----------------------0--0--0------------------ b|-strum----3-----------------1----------------------0--1--0------------------ g|----------2-----------------2----------------------2--2--2- Repeat this ----
D MajorD|----------0-----------------2----------------------2--2--2- sentence 3 ----
A augmentedA|----------------------------0----------------------0--0--0- times ----
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- . . In a morgue of marines ...
C majorC
DmDm
E7E7 e|--------0----------------5--------------0----------------------------------- b|-strum--1----------------6--------------3----------------------------------- g|--------0----------------7--------------1-----------------------------------
D MajorD|--------2----------------7--------------0-----------------------------------
A augmentedA|--------3----------------5--------------2-----------------------------------
E MajorE|--------3-------------------------------0----------------------------------- He crouched ever lower, ...
FF
A minorAm e|--------1----------------------------------0-------------------------------- b|-strum--1----------------------------------1-------------------------------- g|--------2----------------------------------2--------------- Repeat this ----
D MajorD|--------3----------------------------------2--------------- sentence 3 ----
A augmentedA|--------3----------------------------------0--------------- times ----
E MajorE|--------1------------------------------------------------------------------- . . I'll cover myself - I know I'm not ...
FF
E7E7
C majorC
DmDm e|--------1-----------------------------0-------------------0----------------- b|-strum--1-----------------------------3-------------------1----------6------ g|--------2-----------------------------1-------------------0----------7------
D MajorD|--------3-----------------------------0-------------------2----------7------
A augmentedA|--------3-----------------------------2-------------------3----------5------
E MajorE|--------1-----------------------------0-------------------3----------------- The earth is my grave.
E7E7 e|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------- b|-------3-------------------------------------------------------------------- g|-------1--------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-------0--------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-------2--------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------- [Strumming part ends] Solo: (Hint: Barre in 5 position, beware of tricky rythme)
Am7Am7
G+G e|--5--5--5--------------5--7-----5--------5--5--3---------------------------- b|--------------------5-----------------------------------0--1-----0---------- g|-----------------5-----------------5-----------------0--------0-----0h2-----
D MajorD|--------------5--------------5--------------------0--------2-----0----------
A augmentedA|-----------7----------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|--------5-----------------5-----------5-------\3----------------------------
C majorC e|--3-----------3--3--5-----3--------------------3--------------0-----0--0---- b|-----------1--------------------6-----6-----6-----6-----6------------------- g|--------0--------------0-----3-----3--3--3-----------3-----3-----0----------
D MajorD|-----2--------------5-----------------0-------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E7E7 e|--0---------------3-----1-----0--0-------------0-----------------------0---- b|--1------------1-----------------1----3-----------3-----0-----------0------- g|--2---------2--------2-----2-----2-------2-----------2--1--------1----------
D MajorD|--3------3-----------------------3----------3-----------2-----2-------------
A augmentedA|--0---0--------------------------0------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------0---------------- [Repeat 1st verse picking pattern] Lyrics: The Grave (Don McLean) [Without guitar] The grave that they dug him had .... [Intro - guitar] When the wars of our nation .... [Strumming begins] And the rain fell like pearls on the .... [Solo] The grave that they dug him had ...
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