The Mortal Boy King Tab by The Paper Kites

The Mortal Boy King tab by The Paper Kites

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                             The Mortal Boy King - The Paper Kites
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This isn't the exact open tuning that they play it in but it does the trick. Enjoy!
I got a little lazy and didn't chart out every single note, hence the (x12) things you see. If this is
confusing, I can surely change it.

Tuning: DADGAD

     Night Falls                                     We're covered       Ooo   ver

D|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
A|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
G|---11--------------------------------------------------------------4---------|
D|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
A|---x---------------------------------------------------------------x---------|
D|---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-\5--5--5--5|

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                   Now                       We're        Covered    over
D|---0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0----------|
A|---0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0----------|
G|---11--------------6-----------------------------------------------4----------|
D|---0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0----------|
A|---x---------------x-----------------------------------------------x----------|
D|---12--12--12--12-\7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-/5--5--5--5-|

     Now      Daylight...Sometimes it comes   too              soon And I don't want
D|---0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------|
A|---0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------|
G|---11-----------11------------4------------11----------------6-----------4-----------|
D|---0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------|
A|---x------------x-------------x------------x-----------------x-----------x-----------|
D|--/12-12(x16)---12-12(x16)---\5--5--5--5--/12--12--12--12---\7--7 (x16)--5--(x8)-----|

    to   sleep..And I remember lending? softer ears to my lungs? Lyrics?
D|---------0---------I----0----------0--------0-----------0-------------I-----------|
A|---------0---------I----0----------0--------0-----------0-------------I-----------|
G|---------11--------I----4----------7--------6-----------11--repeat----I-----------|
D|---------0---------I----0----------0--------0-----------0-------------I-----------|
A|---------x---------I----x----------x--------x-----------x-------------I-----------|
D|---------12--(x12)-I----5--(x8)----9--(x8)--7--7--7--7--12-(x16)------I-----------|

D|-------------------------------0------------0--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------0------------0--------------------------------|
G|-Then back and forth between---11---and-----4------Then back to the beginning|
D|-------------------------------0------------0--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------x------------x--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------12-----------5--------------------------------|


    The 'We're getting older' part at the end           (and repeat)
D|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-----------------------------|
A|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-----------------------------|
G|----7----------6------------7-----------6---------11----------------------------|
D|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-----------------------------|
A|----x----------x------------x-----------x---------x-----------------------------|
D|----9-(x16)----7---(x4)-----9--(x16)----7--(x4)---12----------------------------|


     The ending             (Back and forth except the last three)
D|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------|
A|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------|
G|-----11---to----4----------------------6-----------4-----------2---let 'er ring-|
D|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------|
A|-----x----------x----------------------x-----------0-----------0----------------|
D|-----12--------\5---------------------/7--7--7--7-/5--5--5--5--0----------------|

Does this make sense? If not, I can tab out the rest. It'll get you started anyways.


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

Last updated: January 4, 2016

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