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Julep by Punch Brothers
Julep
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Intro:
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G Bm Em Em (x4)
Verse 1:
G Bm Em
I died happy in my sleep
G Bm Em
I died happy in my sleep
G Bm Em
Our children around and you looking down
Chorus 1:
G Bm Em
Heaven's a julep on the porch
G Bm Em
Heaven's a julep on the porch
G Bm Em
You and me rocking the grandfather clock
G Bm Em
Is tick-tick-tock-tick-tock (to the time we used to wind it)
(instrumental break over verse chords)
Verse 2:
G Bm Em
She brought the sugar and the mint
G Bm Em
She brought the sugar and the mint
G Bm Em
And he brought the whiskey asked for my blessing
(NC)
Yes sir I know she's
Chorus 2:
G Bm Em
Heaven's a julep on the porch
G Bm Em
Heaven's a julep on the porch
G Bm Em
You and me rocking the grandfather clock
G Bm Em
Is tick-tick-tock-tick-tock (to the time we used to wind it)
(instrumental break over verse chords)
(play a D for several measures)
Bridge:
(D) F#m A D D
Now that time stands still
F#m A D D
We can drink our fill
F#m A D C#m
Out of silver that will never
F#m A D D
Tarnish like we will
(instrumental break:
(play D for several measures, then Em F#m Em G, Em F#m)
Verse 3:
G Bm Em
You weren't just a girl that I should meet
G Bm Em
You were the girl that I would meet
G Bm Em
For drinks in the backyard a beautiful daughter
G Bm Em
A lifetime of summer and love ever after
Verse 4:
G Bm Em
I died happy in my sleep
G Bm Em
I died happy in my sleep
G Bm Em
Our children around and you looking down
Chorus 3:
G Bm Em
From heaven's a julep on the porch
G Bm Em
Heaven's a julep on the porch
G Bm Em
You and me rocking the grandfather clock
G Bm Em
Is tick-tick-tock-tick-tock (to the time we used to wind it)
(God the time...We used to wind it...)
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version 2
[Main Riff] 0:49
Chris doesn't play it like this, but the notes are the same. This sounds better
when played without accompaniment.
Bm Bm7 G G6
e|-7-7-7--5-5-5---------------------------|
B|-7-7-7--7-7-7----3-3-3------------------|
G|-7-7-7--7-7-7---0-0-0--4-----4--4-------|
D|-9-9-9--9-9-9--0-0-0--0-----4--2----------|
A|------------------2-2-2---2-----2--2----|
E|------------------3-3-3---3------3--3---|
I didn't bother with the harmonics on the second verse, sorry. I'm fairly certain
they are played by the banjo and fiddle anyway.
[Middle Section] 2:14
A7/C# Fm7/C# D5 (keep playing it every beat for a while)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2--------2-------2----2---------------------------------------|
D|---2--5---2---5----2---4---2------0----------------------------------------|
A|-4------4--------4--------4------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
For this part play the same pattern as exemplified in the D/F# over these chords:
D/F# Asus4/E DM7 DM7/C#
e|---------------|------5--------5-----5------------5------5----------|
B|---------------|--------7--------7---5------------3------3----------|
G|----2-----2---|---7---------7-------7------------6------6-----------|
D|--2--5--2--5-|-----------------------------------0------------------|
A|-4-----4------|-9--------9---------7-------------------4------------|
E|---------------|----------------------------------------------------|
[Main melody]
This is the banjo melody that has been popping up here and there throughout the
song. Played in round with the mandolin and guitar at around 3:16
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------|----------------------2--------------------|
D|---0-2---0-2---0-2--2-0------|---0-2---0-2---0-2----2-----0-----------------|
A|-4-----4------4----------4-2--|-4-----4------4-----------------4--2---------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
And while the fiddle plays the main melody:
Bm/D D5 Same pattern again over Asus2/E and DM7
e|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
A|-- 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A7/C# Fm7/C# Fm/C# (listen for rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2--------2-------2----2----------------------------------------|
D|---2--5---2---5----2---4---2------4-----------------------------------------|
A|-4------4--------4--------4--------4----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Those are all the different parts in the song.
Finally, it's never actually played on the guitar but just for the hell of it,
here's the rest of the main melody:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------2-----------------------4---------------|
A|--2-----2------2--------2-----2-----2-----2----2------------|
E|----4-5---4-5---4-5------3-5---3-5---3-5---------5-3-2----|
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