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Unfold Tab by Jason Mraz

Unfold tab by Jason Mraz

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Tabbed By:  Andy Smith

E-mail: Smith.4170@osu.edu

 
This is my first time posting a tab.  Hopefully I do it right, but if I
didn't go
ahead and e-mail me and tell me what I did wrong or how I can improve.  I
appreciate constructive criticism. 

   This is one of my favorite Mraz songs.  Its off the Live at Java Joe's
album.

Its in standard tuning (EADGBE) and repeats almost the same chord
progression the
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entire song.  Here goes nothing.

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Each section of music (eg. e|---x--|) is two bars long.

/=slide

 

The intro starts with a simple slide up then back down the D string.

Listen to the song for timing.

 

Intro riff(x4)

e|---0----0----0---0---0--|

B|---0----0----0---0---0--|

G|---x----x----x---x---x--|

D|---2/4--4/6--6---4---2--|

A|---x----x----x---x---x--|

E|---0----0----0---0---0--|

 

Pick on the A string on the 2nd fret, then the open E string.

 

End of intro(x4)

e|---0------0----|

B|---0------0----|

G|---x------x----|

D|---2------2----|

A|---x---2--x----|

E|---0------0----|

 

Next, this is where the singing comes in with "Hands in line, Arms
closed"

 

e|---0------0---|---x--|---x--|---x--|---x--|

B|---0------0---|---4--|---5--|---x--|---x--|

G|---x------x---|---4--|---4--|---4--|---2--|

D|---2------2---|---4--|---x--|---4--|---2--|

A|---x---2--x---|---x--|---4--|---2--|---0--|

E|---0------0---|---4--|---x--|---x--|---x--|

 

Next, this is where the lyrics start with "And I'm taking empty"

 

e|---0----0----0---0---0--|---x--|---x--|---x--|---x--|

B|---0----0----0---0---0--|---4--|---5--|---x--|---x--|

G|---x----x----x---x---x--|---4--|---4--|---4--|---2--|

D|---2/4--4/6--6---4---2--|---4--|---x--|---4--|---2--|

A|---x----x----x---x---x--|---x--|---4--|---2--|---0--|

E|---0----0----0---0---0--|---4--|---x--|---x--|---x--|

 

Next, repeat this twice.

 

e|---0----0----0---0---0--|

B|---0----0----0---0---0--|

G|---x----x----x---x---x--|

D|---2/4--4/6--6---4---2--|

A|---x----x----x---x---x--|

E|---0----0----0---0---0--|

 

Next, the lyrics start with "My hands are high"

 

e|---x--|---x--|---x--|---x--|

B|---4--|---5--|---x--|---x--|

G|---4--|---4--|---4--|---2--|

D|---4--|---x--|---4--|---2--|

A|---x--|---4--|---2--|---0--|

E|---4--|---x--|---x--|---x--|

 

Next, before the lyrics come in theres a four bar section.

 

e|---0----0----0---0---0--|---x--|

B|---0----0----0---0---0--|---4--|

G|---x----x----x---x---x--|---4--|

D|---2/4--4/6--6---4---2--|---4--|

A|---x----x----x---x---x--|---x--|

E|---0----0----0---0---0--|---4--|

 

Next, the lyrics start with "Quality is what you see now".  Repeat four
times.

On the second two times allow the first chord to ring out during the
"Bong, bong, bong."

 

e|---x--|---x--|

B|---5--|---4--|

G|---4--|---4--|

D|---x--|---4--|

A|---4--|---x--|

E|---x--|---4--|

 

The play this at "Oh my, my"

 

e|---x--|---x--|

B|---x--|---x--|

G|---4--|---2--|

D|---4--|---2--|

A|---2--|---0--|

E|---x--|---x--|

 

Repeat the last two phrases.

 

Next, at "And I'm wakin empty"

 

e|---0----0----0---0---0--|---x--|---x--|---x--|---x--|

B|---0----0----0---0---0--|---4--|---5--|---x--|---x--|

G|---x----x----x---x---x--|---4--|---4--|---4--|---2--|

D|---2/4--4/6--6---4---2--|---4--|---x--|---4--|---2--|

A|---x----x----x---x---x--|---x--|---4--|---2--|---0--|

E|---0----0----0---0---0--|---4--|---x--|---x--|---x--|

 

Then to end the song after "And I unfold," play this twice.

 

e|---0----0----0---0---0--|

B|---0----0----0---0---0--|

G|---x----x----x---x---x--|

D|---2/4--4/6--6---4---2--|

A|---x----x----x---x---x--|

E|---0----0----0---0---0--|

 

Thats it.  I hope you can read it all right.

E-mail me if you have any questions or concerns.  Thanks.          

 

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