Folk Song Tab by The Sundays

Folk Song tab by The Sundays

Guitar Tab

FOLK SONG
                           As recorded by The Sundays
                    (From the 1997 Album STATIC AND SILENCE)

Arranged by Corey Hunter
Transcribed by Corey Hunter @ www.coreyhunter.com

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Sunday acoustic picker'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Tasty clean electric'

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 Intro
  Mellow folk Q=83
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E S S +S  S  E      E   S  S  +S  S  E
|------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-(0)-0-(0)------------0--(0)--------|
|---------------------2-------------2------|
|---0---------(0)---------0-----------(0)--|
|------------------------------------------|
|-3------3------------3----------3---------|
| Q      Q            Q          Q
|
| Gtr II
| Q      E     S  S  +E   S  S  +E     S S
|-------------10S12-(12)-12S10-(10)---10S7-|
|-------------10S12-(12)-12S10-(10)---10S8-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


   E  S S +S  S  E    S S S  S  +S   S   E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)----------------0--(0)---------|
|--0----------0-------0h2------------2------|
|-----0---------(0)-------0-------------(0)-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--3-------3----------3----------3----------|
|  Q       Q          Q          Q
|
| +H                  E.     S  +S   S  +E
|-(7)-------------------------------14-(14)-|
|-(8)-----------------------15-(15)---------|
|-------------------/14---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


    E  S S +S  S  E      E   S  S  +S  S  E
|---------------------------------------------|
|---0----0-(0)-0-(0)------------0--(0)--------|
|------------------------2-------------2------|
|------0---------(0)---------0-----------(0)--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---3-------3------------3----------3---------|
|   Q       Q            Q          Q
|
|  +Q       E     S  S  +E   S  S  +E     S S
|-(14)-----------10S12-(12)-12S10-(10)---10S7-|
|----------------10S12-(12)-12S10-(10)---10S8-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


   E  S S +S  S  E    S  S   S  S +S  S  E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)-------------------0-(0)-------|
|--0----------0-------0h=2------------2-----|
|-----0---------(0)----------0----------(0)-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--3-------3----------3------------3--------|
|  Q       Q          Q            Q
|
| +E  S S +Q        a S  S  +S  S +S  S +E
|-(7)-7S5-(5)-------------------7-(7)-------|
|-(8)-8S5-(5)-----------(5)-(5)-------5-(5)-|
|-------------------5S7---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


 Verse
  E S S +S  S  E  E S S +S  S  E    E S S +S  S  E  S S S S +S  S  E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0---0-(0)-0-(0)-----0-(0)-------|-----0-(0)-------------0-(0)-------|
|-----------------2---------2-----|-0---------0-----0h2---------2-----|
|---0---------(0)---0---------(0)-|---0---------(0)-----0---------(0)-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3------3--------3------3--------|-3------3--------3--------3--------|
| Q      Q        Q      Q          Q      Q        Q        Q
|
| W                                 W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S  S S S +S  S +E  E S S +S  S E   S S +S  S +S  S +E  E S S +S  S E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------0-(0)-----0-(0)-----|---------------0-(0)-----0-(0)-----|
|--------0-(0)-------0---------0---|---------0-(0)-------0---------0---|
|----0h2---------------0---------0-|-0h2-(2)---------------0---------0-|
|-3---------------x--3------3------|-3----3----(3)----3--3-----(3)-----|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  Q.              E  Q      Q        E    E    +E     E  Q     +Q


  E S S +S  S  E  E S S +S  S  E    E S S +S  S  E  S S S S +S  S  E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0---0-(0)-0-(0)-----0-(0)-------|-----0-(0)-------------0-(0)-------|
|-----------------2---------2-----|-0---------0-----0h2---------2-----|
|---0---------(0)---0---------(0)-|---0---------(0)-----0---------(0)-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3------3--------3------3--------|-3------3--------3--------3--------|
  Q      Q        Q      Q          Q      Q        Q        Q


  S  S S S +S  S +E  E S S +S  S E   S S +S  S +S  S +E   E     S  S +S  S S S
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------0-(0)-----0-(0)-----|---------------0-(0)-----------0-(0)-------|
|--------0-(0)-------0---------0---|---------0-(0)--------0--------------0-----|
|----0h2---------------0---------0-|-0h2-(2)--------------------0--------------|
|-3---------------x--3------3------|-3----3----(3)----3--(3)-3-(3)---(3)---5p0-|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
  Q.              E  Q      Q        E    E    +E     E  +S  S +E    +Q


 Chorus
  S S S  S   S  S +S  S E S S +S  S E   E S S +S  S E E S S +S  S e
|------------0--0-(0)-------0-(0)-----|-----2-(2)---------0-(0)-----|
|---1p0-(0)-------------0---------0---|-3---------3---0---------0---|
|--------2------------0---0---------0-|---4---------4---0---------0-|
|-------------------------------------|--------4--------------------|
|-0---------(0)-----------------------|-2-------------3-------------|
|-----------------------0-------------|-----------------------------|
  Q         +E.       S H               Q      Q      H


  E S S +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S E   E. S +E  E +E     E.       S +E
|-----0-(0)-----0-(0)-----0-(0)-----|----------------------------------|
|-3---------3---------3---------3---|-5--5-(5)-------------------------|
|---2---------2---------2---------0-|----------0-(0)-------------0-(0)-|
|-0------0---------0---------0------|----------------------3-(3)-------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------3-(3)-------------|
|-----------------------------------|-1-----1----(1)-------------------|
  Q      Q         Q         Q        Q     Q    +S  S +S  S +Q


   Interlude
    E S S +S  S  E  E S S +S  S  E    E S S +S  S  E  S S S S +S  S  E   3x
||----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
||o-0---0-(0)-0-(0)-----0-(0)-------|-----0-(0)-------------0-(0)-------o||
||------------------2---------2-----|-0---------0-----0h2---------2------||
||----0---------(0)---0---------(0)-|---0---------(0)-----0---------(0)--||
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------o||
||--3------3--------3------3--------|-3------3--------3--------3---------||
    Q      Q        Q      Q          Q      Q        Q        Q


 2nd Verse
  E S S +S  S  E  E S S +S  S  E    E S S +S  S  E  S S S S +S  S  E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0---0-(0)-0-(0)-----0-(0)-------|-----0-(0)-------------0-(0)-------|
|-----------------2---------2-----|-0---------0-----0h2---------2-----|
|---0---------(0)---0---------(0)-|---0---------(0)-----0---------(0)-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3------3--------3------3--------|-3------3--------3--------3--------|
  Q      Q        Q      Q          Q      Q        Q        Q


  S  S S S +S  S +E  E S S +S  S E   S S +S  S +S  S +E  E S S +S  S E
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------0-(0)-----0-(0)-----|---------------0-(0)-----0-(0)-----|
|--------0-(0)-------0---------0---|---------0-(0)-------0---------0---|
|----0h2---------------0---------0-|-0h2-(2)---------------0---------0-|
|-3---------------x--3------3------|-3----3----(3)----3--3-----(3)-----|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  Q.              E  Q      Q        E    E    +E     E  Q     +Q


  E S S +S  S  E  E S S +S  S  E    E S S +S  S  E  S S S S +S  S  E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0---0-(0)-0-(0)-----0-(0)-------|-----0-(0)-------------0-(0)-------|
|-----------------2---------2-----|-0---------0-----0h2---------2-----|
|---0---------(0)---0---------(0)-|---0---------(0)-----0---------(0)-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3------3--------3------3--------|-3------3--------3--------3--------|
  Q      Q        Q      Q          Q      Q        Q        Q


  S  S S S +S  S +E  E S S +S  S E   S S +S  S +S  S +E   E     S  S +S  S S S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------0-(0)-----0-(0)-----|---------------0-(0)-----------0-(0)----------|
|--------0-(0)-------0---------0---|---------0-(0)--------0--------------0--------|
|----0h2---------------0---------0-|-0h2-(2)--------------------0-----------------|
|-3---------------x--3------3------|-3----3----(3)----3--(3)-3-(3)---(3)---5p0----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
  Q.              E  Q      Q        E    E    +E     E  +S  S +E    +Q


 2nd Chorus
  E S S  S  S S S E S S +S  S E   E S S +S  S E E S S +S  S e
|--------0--0---------0-(0)-----|-----2-(2)---------0-(0)-----|
|---1-------------0---------0---|-3---------3---0---------0---|
|-----2---------0---0---------0-|---4---------4---0---------0-|
|-------------2-----------------|--------4--------------------|
|-0-----(0)---------------------|-2-------------3-------------|
|-----------------0-------------|-----------------------------|
  Q     +Q        H               Q      Q      H


  E S S +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S E   E. S +E  E +E     E.       S +E
|-----0-(0)-----0-(0)-----0-(0)-----|-----------------------------------|
|-3---------3---------3---------3---|-5--5-(5)--------------------------|
|---2---------2---------2---------0-|----------0-(0)-------------0-(0)--|
|-0------0---------0---------0------|----------------------3-(3)--------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------3-(3)--------------|
|-----------------------------------|-1-----1----(1)--------------------|
  Q      Q         Q         Q        Q     Q    +S  S +S  S +Q


  E S S +S  S  E  E S S +S  S  E    E S S +S  S  E  S S S S +S  S  E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0---0-(0)-0-(0)-----0-(0)-------|-----0-(0)-------------0-(0)-------|
|-----------------2---------2-----|-0---------0-----0h2---------2-----|
|---0---------(0)---0---------(0)-|---0---------(0)-----0---------(0)-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3------3--------3------3--------|-3------3--------3--------3--------|
  Q      Q        Q      Q          Q      Q        Q        Q


  S S S  S   S  S S S E S S +S  S E
|------------0--0---------0-(0)-----|
|---1p0-(0)-----------0---------0---|
|--------2----------0---0---------0-|
|-----------------2-----------------|
|-0---------(0)---------------------|
|---------------------0-------------|
  Q         +E.     S H


  E S S +S  S E E S S +S  S e   E S S +S  S S S +S  S S S +S  S E
|-----2-(2)---------0-(0)-----|-----0-(0)-----0-(0)-----0-(0)-----|
|-3---------3---0---------0---|-3---------3---------3---------3---|
|---4---------4---0---------0-|---2---------2---------2---------0-|
|--------4--------------------|-0------0---------0---------0------|
|-2-------------3-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  Q      Q      H               Q      Q         Q         Q


  E. S +E  E +E.        S  +S  S +E    E. S +E  E +E.       S +S  S +E
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-2--------0-(0)---------------0-(0)-|-2--------0-(0)-------------0-(0)----|
|----3-(3)--------------3--(3)-------|----3-(3)-------------3-(3)----------|
|--------------------3-(3)-(3)-------|----------------3-(3)----------------|
|-1----------(1)-(1)-------------(1)-|-1----------(1)----------------------|
  H          +S   S  S +S  +E     E    H          +S  S +E     Q


   Outro
    E S S +S  S  E  E S S +S  S  E    E S S +S  S  E  S S S S +S  S  E
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-0---0-(0)-0-(0)-----0-(0)-------|-----0-(0)-------------0-(0)-------|
||------------------2---------2-----|-0---------0-----0h2---------2-----|
||----0---------(0)---0---------(0)-|---0---------(0)-----0---------(0)-|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||--3------3--------3------3--------|-3------3--------3--------3--------|
    Q      Q        Q      Q          Q      Q        Q        Q


  E. S +E  E +E.        S  +S  S +E    E. S +E  E +E.       S +S  S +E      4x
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|-2--------0-(0)---------------0-(0)-|-2--------0-(0)-------------0-(0)-----||
|----3-(3)--------------3--(3)-------|----3-(3)-------------3-(3)-----------||
|--------------------3-(3)-(3)-------|----------------3-(3)----------------o||
|-1----------(1)-(1)-------------(1)-|-1----------(1)-----------------------||
  H          +S   S  S +S  +E     E    H          +S  S +E     Q


  E S S +S  S  E  E S S +S  S  E
|---------------------------------|
|-0---0-(0)-0-(0)-----0-(0)-------|
|-----------------2---------2-----|
|---0---------(0)---0---------(0)-|
|---------------------------------|
|-3------3--------3------3--------|
  Q      Q        Q      Q


  E S S +S  S  E  S S S S +S  S  E     W          +W
|-----------------------------------|-----------|--------*|
|-----0-(0)-------------0-(0)-------|-----------|--------*|
|-0---------0-----0h2---------2-----|-^0--------|-(0)----*|
|---0---------(0)-----0---------(0)-|-^0--------|-(0)----*|
|-----------------------------------|-^x--------|-(x)----*|
|-3------3--------3--------3--------|-^3--------|-(3)----*|
  Q      Q        Q        Q


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda

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