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Spring by John Butler Trio
Spring
Play it in open C (Low-High CGCGCE) with a Capo on the 4th Fret.
I'll tab out the nice intro, and include some basic pick patterns, but if
your
an experienced player, just use a nice picking pattern to hit those open
notes
every now and then. As players will see, there is a lot of classic John
Butler
hammerons (h) and pulloffs (p). These are done very fast. Just Listen.
I hope you're a good fingerpicker.
Intro (0:00) (0:05)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------0--0h2-2h4-2h4-2h4p2-p0-0h2-0h2p0-------|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------0----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------0----0------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------0---0------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------0---------0--0--0-----------------------------------|
G|--4-2-2h4p2-p0---------------------0--0--0----------------------------------|
C|---------------0h2-2h4p2-0h2-2/4-0--0--0-----small silence, then------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(0:18) (0:28)
e|----30----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---0--44-----2-2h4p2------2--2--2--2--2--------7-5h7-5-5--5--5--5-----------|
G|--0---------0--------------0--0--0--0--0------0---------0--0--0--0----------|
C|-0---------0---------------------------------0------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------------------------0-------------------------------|
C|---------0------------0h4---4--4--4--4--4----------------0--0--0--0---------|
(0:32) (0:38)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0h2-2/4-2---2h4-4-2h4p2-------------0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0------|
G|------------0------------4p2------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------0-----------------0h2/4----4--4--4--4--4/5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------4--4--4--4-4/5---5--5--5--5--5--5----|
(0:45) (0:53)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------0--0-----0h2-2-2-2----4--4--4--4------------7--77--|
G|--------------------------0--0---0-----0-0-0----0--0--0--0------------0-----|
C|--------------------------------0-----2-2-2-2/4--4--4--4--4-h5p4-4/5---5-5--|
G|--0h2p0-2h4p2-0-2/4-0--2--2------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now comes the riff which is used in the verse, timing and feel could be
tricky.
(1:04) (1:09)
e|----------------------|--------------------|
C|-2h4-4------4---0--0--|----2----4----------|
G|-0----0----0-----0--0-|------0-------------|
C|----------------------|--------00----------|
G|--------0h2-2---------|----0---------------|
C|--------------4~--4---|--4-----------------|
Keep playing this for the verse but alternate the last part as follows:
(1:13) (1:19)
e|----------------------|--------------------|
C|----------------------|----0--2---0--------|
G|----------------------|-----0--0-----------|
C|--"--------"----------|---------0-0--------|
G|----------------------|-------0------------|
C|----------------------|--4-----------------|
Okay, those were the verse riffs. Now the Chorus:
(2:57)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4------------------------------------0-0---------4-44-2----0--------------|
G|-0-------------------------------------00----------000--0-0---0-open pick---|
C|-0-finger pick this-into the lyrics-------------2/4-44-2--2---0------------|
G|-0--------------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------4----4-4-------------------------------|
"Don't go away..."
Repeat that riff for the Chorus, then go back to the verses again.
For the next Chorus, the more emotional one, just play the same chorus riff,
But strum it keeping the same fingerings but hitting the open notes aswell.
So Spring is in her belly
It's sprouted in her soul
And no one had to tell us
We did just know
And now life seems a little more, somehow
Meaningful
And I looked at her like I always do and I see
Beautiful
Just the thought of you changed us
I remember exactly when
But as soon as you say hello
You say goodbye again
And now she feels abandoned
Forgotten and betrayed
Well there ain't nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
But
Don't go away so soon
I'm hoping to meet you
When will our paths cross again?
I know we'll be the best of friends
Thought I'd like to meet you
See what you looked like
I bet you look like your mother
Boy, you'd be shining in the light
But you're not coming out to play
Not tomorrow or tonight
And now I hold her crying
Yes I hold her body tight
Yes I hold her body tight
See upcoming rock shows
Get tickets for your favorite artists
And I say
Don't go away so soon
I'm hopign to meet you
When will our paths cross again?
I know we'll be the best of friends
Don't go away so soon
I'm hoping to meet you
When will out paths cross again?
I know we'll be the best of friends
Now it's a month since your visit
And your memory lingers on
Somehow feels like you're around
Even though I know you're gone
And in these times when you feel so low
Ain't nothing you can do
But we're still thankful for your visit
Cause we changed cause of you
Yeah we changed cause of you
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