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Primrose by Mary Spender
Primrose
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
There are tow Chords (A and B) that don't usually appear in the Key of G, but they actually work with the song
and give it Character.
[Chords]
Em C Am A B D
[Intro]
Em C Am (x2)
A
[Verse 1]
Em C Am
Walking through the archway alone
Em
Coffee at Primrose
C Am
Was calling you back home
Em C Am
The other side of the pond tempts me
Em C
Why would I leave this city?
Am
She knows me
[Pre-Chorus 1]
B
In you, I see myself and time
C D
Loyalties will never die
[Chorus 1]
Am
Everything you do is haunting
C
Everything you do is a warning
Em D
Everything you do is hurting me
Em C Am
City set me fre------------e
[Interlude]
Em C Am
A
[Verse 2]
Em C Am
Up in my garret I sit out on the roof
Em
Look out on Bristol
C Am
I see the truth
Em C
We have history
Am
She’s cursed and loved you
Em C
How could I leave the cliffside?
Am
This view?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
B
In you, I see myself and time
C D
Loyalties will never die
[Chorus 2]
Am
Everything you do is haunting
C
Everything you do is a warning
Em D
Everything you do is hurting me
Am
Everything you do is haunting
C
Everything you do is a warning
Em D
Everything you do is hurting me
Em C Am
City set me fre-----e
[Interlude]
Em C Am
[Bridge]
B
In you, I see myself and time
C D
Loyalties will never die
Am Bm
Love is worth, all the pain
C D
Will you forgive and give me again?
[Chorus 3]
Am
Everything you do is haunting
C
Everything you do is a warning
Em D
Everything you do is hurting meng me
Am
Everything you do is haunting
C
Everything you do is a warning
Em D
Everything you do is hurting me
Em C Am
City set me fre----------e
[Outro]
Em C Am
[Ending]
Em
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
This is based on her live performance at Norman's Rare Guitars (see link). The new recorded version
is mostly the same, up until the guitar solo.
Mary Spender's style of guitar playing includes a sort of rythmic slap on the low E string, adding some bass
and percussion, that continues throughout the whole song. That groove is key to the song :)
Whenever there is a note on the low E, Mary plays it with her thumb curled around the freboard(see video).
I didn't really tab out the exact fingerpicking/slap thing but if you listen
to the song or watch her play it you can figure it out.
[Intro (Main) Riff]
e|----------------------------------|
B|--3h5p3/5--8-/ 10-10---8 / 5------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--0-0------0--- 0- 8---0---5------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--3h5p3/5--8-/ 10-10---8h10 / 11 / 5 ---------|
G|----------------------------------------7-6---|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--0-0------0--- 0- 8---8--8--------5----0--0--|
[Verse 1] - CHORDS
The verse starts with basically three chords. Again low E str. notes are played with thumb.
If not exactly the following chords, it's definitely something very similar:
Walking through the archway alone
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------7--------4---|
G|--2----------------9--------5---|
D|--2----------------8--------5---|
A|--2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------8--------5---|
Coffee at Primrose whilst calling you back home
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------7--------4---|
G|--2----------------9--------5---|
D|--2----------------8--------5---|
A|--2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------8--------5---|
The other side of the pond tempts me
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------7--------4---|
G|--2----------------9--------5---|
D|--2----------------8--------5---|
A|--2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------8--------5---|
Why would I leave this city? She knows me
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------7--------4---|
G|--2----------------9--------5---|
D|--2----------------8--------5---|
A|--2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------8--------5---|
In you, I see myself and time
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5----3---3---7---7----5---5---------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5s---5-5-5s--7-7-7s---7-7-7s--------|
Loyalties will never die
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--8---8----7---7---10---10-----8----8---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8s---8-8-8s--10-10-10s---10-10-10-|
[Chorus] - CHORDS
Everything you do is haunting
e|--------------|
B|-----4--------|
G|-----5--------|
D|-----5--------|
A|--------------|
E|-----5--------|
Everything you do is a warning
e|--------------|
B|-----7--------|
G|-----9--------|
D|-----8--------|
A|--------------|
E|-----8--------|
Everything you do is haunting me
e|---------------------------|
B|-----11------------9-------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----12------------10------|
A|-----12------------10------|
E|-----12------------10------|
City set me free
[MAIN RIFF]
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--3h5p3/5--8-/ 10-10---8 / 5---------------|
G|------------------------------7--6-6h7p6/7-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|--0-0------0--- 0- 8---0---5--0--0---------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--3h5p3/5--8-/ 10-10---8h10 / 11 / 5 ---------|
G|----------------------------------------7-6---|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--0-0------0--- 0- 8---8--8--------5----0--0--|
[Verse 3] - CHORDS
Up in my garret I sit out on the roof
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------7--------4---|
G|--2----------------9--------5---|
D|--2----------------8--------5---|
A|--2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------8--------5---|
Look out on Bristol, I see the truth
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------7--------4---|
G|--2----------------9--------5---|
D|--2----------------8--------5---|
A|--2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------8--------5---|
We have history. She's cursed and loved me
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------7--------4---|
G|--2----------------9--------5---|
D|--2----------------8--------5---|
A|--2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------8--------5---|
How could I leave the cliffside? This view?
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------7--------4---|
G|--2----------------9--------5---|
D|--2----------------8--------5---|
A|--2-----------------------------|
E|-------------------8--------5---|
In you, I see myself and time
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5----3---3---7---7----5---5---------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5s---5-5-5s--7-7-7s---7-7-7s--------|
Loyalties will never die
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--8---8----7---7---10---10-----8----8---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--8-8-8s---8-8-8s--10-10-10s---10-10-10-|
[Chorus] - CHORDS
Everything you do is haunting
e|--------------|
B|-----4--------|
G|-----5--------|
D|-----5--------|
A|--------------|
E|-----5--------|
Everything you do is a warning
e|--------------|
B|-----7--------|
G|-----9--------|
D|-----8--------|
A|--------------|
E|-----8--------|
Everything you do is haunting me
e|---------------------------|
B|-----11------------9-------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----12------------10------|
A|-----12------------10------|
E|-----12------------10------|
Everything you do is haunting
e|--------------|
B|-----4--------|
G|-----5--------|
D|-----5--------|
A|--------------|
E|-----5--------|
Everything you do is a warning
e|--------------|
B|-----7--------|
G|-----9--------|
D|-----8--------|
A|--------------|
E|-----8--------|
Everything you do is haunting me
e|---------------------------|
B|-----11------------9-------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----12------------10------|
A|-----12------------10------|
E|-----12------------10------|
City set me free
[Main Riff]
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--3h5p3/5--8-/ 10-10---8 / 5---------------|
G|------------------------------7--6-6h7p6/7-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|--0-0------0--- 0- 8---0---5--0--0---------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3h5p3/5--8-/ 10-10---8h10 / 11 / 5 --5-8-7-5/3-0--12-|
G|----------------------------------------------------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-0------0--- 0- 8---8--8--------5---0-0-0-0-0-------|
| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am
[Intro]
e|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
B|--3--5-p3/5--8-p5/7--10-|-10~~~~---8--|--------|------5\-|
G|------------------------|-------------|-9~~~---|---------|
D|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
A|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
E|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
e|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
B|--3--5-p3/5--8-p5/7--10-|-10~~~--8-10-12----|--------|-------|
G|------------------------|----------------12\|9~----7-|-6~~~--|
D|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
[Verse 1]
Em, G, Am, Am (x4)
"Walking through the archway alone
Coffee at Primrose
Whilst calling you back home
The other side of the pond tempts me
Why would I leave this city?
She knows me"
[Pre-Chorus] 0:49
Am, Am, Dm, Dm
C, C, Dm, Dm
[Chorus] 1:04
Am, Am, C, C, Em, Em, Dm
"Everything you do is haunting
Everything you do is a warning
Everything you do is hurting me
City set me free"
e|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
B|--3--5-p3/5--8-p5/7--10-|-10~~~~---8--|--------|------5\-|
G|------------------------|-------------|-9~~~---|---------|
D|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
A|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
E|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
e|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
B|--3--5-p3/5--8-p5/7--10-|-10~~~--8-10-12----|--------|-------|
G|------------------------|----------------12\|9~----7-|-6~~~--|
D|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
[Verse 2] 1:35
Em, G, Am, Am (x4)
"Up in my garret I sit out on the roof
Look out on Bristol
I see the truth
We have history
She’s cursed and loved me
How could I leave the cliffside?
This view?"
[Pre-Chorus] 2:05
Am, Am, Dm, Dm
C, C, Dm, Dm
[Chorus] 2:20
Am, Am, C, C, Em, Em, Dm, Dm
"Everything you do is haunting
Everything you do is a warning (x2)
Everything you do is hurting me"
"City set me free"
e|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
B|--3--5-p3/5--8-p5/7--10-|-10~~~~---8--|--------|------5\-|
G|------------------------|-------------|-9~~~---|---------|
D|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
A|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
E|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
e|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
B|--3--5-p3/5--8-p5/7--10-|-10~~~--8-10-12----|--------|-------|
G|------------------------|----------------12\|9~----7-|-6~~~--|
D|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
[Solo] 3:06
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---8--10~~~~----8--10--8--8-------------------|
G|--7--9---9------------------------9-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------7---8-10-7--7--8--10/12--7~~~~~~--|
G|--7-9-7-------7--9------------------------------------|
D|--------9-7-9-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-p7---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9--7--9------------------------------------------|
D|----------------9-7-9-7-9~~---8-9-9-7--7~~~---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------7-----------|
B|--12-p10~~~--8--10b11r10-8-10-8-10-8-10b11r10---8--10~~~~~---|
G|-----------------------------------------------9-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge] 3:36
"In you I see myself and time. Loyalties will never die"
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------8--8-7--7--10--10-8~~----------|
G|--9--9-7~~-7--9/11--11-9---9--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------7~~~-|
G|--9~~~~~---7~~~~~~---11~~~~~~~~---9~~~~~~~~----9-7-9---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Transition: Em7]
[Chorus] 4:10
Am7, Am7, C^7, C^7, G, G, D7, D7
"Everything you do is haunting
Everything you do is a warning (x2)
Everything you do is hurting me"
[Outro] 4:41
"City Set me free"
e|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
B|--3--5-p3/5--8-p5/7--10-|-10~~~~---8--|--------|------5\-|
G|------------------------|-------------|-9~~~---|---------|
D|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
A|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
E|------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|
e|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
B|--3--5-p3/5--8-p5/7--10-|-10~~~--8-10-12----|--------|-------|
G|------------------------|----------------12\|9~----7-|-6~~~--|
D|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|--------|-------|
e|-----------------7------|
B|--8--7-----------8------|
G|--------9--7-----9------|
D|--------------9---------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| r Release
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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