Back To Oz tab by Sufjan Stevens
Guitar Tab
Key: E Main Riff/ Verse 1 e|---~~~----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---~~~----|------9----9--9--9--9--r--9----9--9-------------------------------------------------| G|---~~~----|------8----8--8--8--8--e--8----8--8-----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--9p8--8--8h9--9----| D|---~~~----|------9----9--9--9--9--s--9----9--9-----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9----9--9----9----| A|---~~~----|------7----7--7--7--7--t--7----7--7-----6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--7----7--7----7----| E|---~~~----|0--0--------------------------------9-----------------------------------------------| --Pickup-- | /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ / ↑ / ↑ ↓ / ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ / ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ /↑ ↑ ↓ ↑/ |
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------9----9--9--9--9-----9----9--9-------------------------------------------------|
G|------8----8--8--8--8-----8----8--8-----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--9p8--8--8p9--9----|
D|------9----9--9--9--9-----9----9--9-----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9----9--9----9----|
A|------7----7--7--7--7-----7----7--7-----6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--7----7--7----7----|
E|0--0-------------------11------------9----------------------------------------------|
| /↑ / ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ / ↑ / ↑ ↓ / ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ / ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ /↑ ↑ ↓ ↑/ |
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Play with muted sound (side of hand very slightly touching the very end of strings near the bridge).
Most of the strums are dead notes.
Pay attention to the strumming—especially in the latter pull-off and hammer-on part.
Feel free to disregard the B string at some points or entirely.
In the song, there's a variation where the pull-of and hammer-on part is simpler—the second bar when the
vocals start if you pay attention.
Feel free to add the bassline if you're a maniac:
e|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------6-------------------------| A|-------------6-------------------------------|
E|0--------7----11-------9----------------| E|0-------4----11--------7----9----------------|
/11 or 6/ /11 or 6/
---
Pre-Chorus
e|--------------------------------4-------------------9----9--9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9------|
B|----------9----9--9--9--9-------4-------------------12---12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-----|
G|----------8----8--8--8--8-------4-------------------9----9--9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9------| x3
D|----------9----9--9--9--9---------------------------11---11-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-----|
A|----------7----7--7--7--7---------------------------11---11-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-----|
E|0----0---------------------4---------4----9----9----9----9--9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9------|
| /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓/ /↑/ /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ / ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ / |
e|--------------------------------4-------------------2----2--2--2--2-------9--9--9--9------|
B|----------9----9--9--9--9-------4-------------------2----2--2--2--2-------7--7--7--7------|
G|----------8----8--8--8--8-------4-------------------3----3--3--3--3-------*--*--*--*------|
D|----------9----9--9--9--9---------------------------4----4--4--4--4-------8--8--8--8------|
A|----------7----7--7--7--7---------------------------4----4--4--4--4-------9--9--9--9------|
E|0----0---------------------4---------4----2----2----2----2--2--2--2-----------------------|
| /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓/ /↑/ /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ / ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ / |
---
Play less muted I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Add the bass fill into the Chorus if you feel like it:
Chorus
e|--------------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------|------0----------|
G|--------------------------|------8----------|
D|------6p4-----------------|------9----------|
A|-----------6p4------------|------7----------|
E|----------------7p6--4\2--|0--0-------------|
Remember to bar the 4th fret of the A and D string to make it easier.
---
Chorus
(Same as Pre-Chorus, just adding that bell melody transition and rhythm at end of the sequence)
> - >
e|--------------------------------4-------------------9----9--9--9--9--9----9--9-------|11~~~~|
B|----------9----9--9--9--9-------4-------------------12---12-12-12-12-12---12-12---9--|------|
G|----------8----8--8--8--8-------4-------------------9----9--9--9--9--9----9--9-------|------|
D|----------9----9--9--9--9---------------------------11---11-11-11-11-11---11-11------|------|
A|----------7----7--7--7--7---------------------------11---11-11-11-11-11---11-11------|------|
E|0----0---------------------4---------4----9----9----9----9--9--9--9--9----9--9-------|0~~~~~|
| /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓/ /↑/ /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ / ↑ ↓ / |
> - >
e|------|11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------4-------------------9----9--9--9--9-----|
B|---9--|----9----9----9--9--9--9-------4-------------------12---12-12-12-12----|
G|------|----8----8----8--8--8--8-------4-------------------9----9--9--9--9-----|
D|------|----9----9----9--9--9--9---------------------------11---11-11-11-11----| x3
A|------|---------------------------------------------------11---11-11-11-11----|
E|------|0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4---------4----9----9----9----9--9--9--9-----|
| |↑ /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓/ /↑/ /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ / |
Then to transition to Verse 2:
> - >
e|-------|11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------4-------------------9----9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
B|----9--|----9----9----9--9--9--9-------4-------------------12---12-12---12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|-------|----8----8----8--8--8--8-------4-------------------9----9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-------|----9----9----9--9--9--9---------------------------11---11-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-------|---------------------------------------------------11---11-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-------|0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4---------4----9----9----9----9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|↑ /↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓/ /↑/ /↑ /↑ ↓ / ↓ ↑ ↓ /↓ ↑ ↓/ ↓ ↑ /|
---
Play even less muted.
Sorry for the confusion. My head is currently burning.
---
Verse 2
/ Offbeat |
(as many strings you can get in time)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------9--9--9--9----|
B|------9----9--9--9--9--r--9----9--9---------------------------------------12-12-12-12---|
G|------8----8--8--8--8--e--8----8--8-----8--8--8--8----8--8--8-------------9--9--9--9----|
D|------9----9--9--9--9--s--9----9--9-----9--9--9--9----9--9--9-------------11-11-11-11---| x4
A|------7----7--7--7--7--t--7----7--7-----6--6--6--6----6--6--6-------------11-11-11-11---|
E|0--0--------------------------------9-------------------------9/11--12----9--9--9--9----|
/↑ /↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ / ↑ / ↑ ↓ / ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ / ↑ ↓ ↑/ / ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ / |
---
Just manly a variation at the end.
Play soft and muted again.
From here, repeat Chorus
Main Riff (Verse 1) on Solo
Same Chorus again, then Main Riff on Solo 2 again.
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Sustain
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