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The Book Of Right-On by Joanna Newsom
The Book Of Right-On
Capo:no capo
The same two chords repeat through the whole song so feel free to improvise
within them.
[Chorus]
C#m7
We should shine a light on
F#7
A light on
C#m7
And the book of right-on's right on
F#7
It was right on
[Verse 1]
C#m7 C#m7 C#m7
I killed my dinner with karate
F#7 F#7 F#7
Kick 'em in the face, taste the body
C#m7 F#7
Shallow work is the work that I do
Do you want to sit at my table?
My fighting fame is fabled
And fortune finds me fit and able
C#m7
And you do say
F#7
That you do pray
C#m7
And you say
F#7
That you're ok
[Verse 2]
Do you want to run with my pack?
Do you want to ride on my back?
Pray that what you lack does not distract
And even when you run through my mind
Something else is in front, oh, you're behind
And I don't have to remind you
To stick with your kind
C#m7
And you do say
F#7
That you do pray
C#m7
And you say
F#7
That you're ok
[Bridge]
And even when you touch my face
You know your place
And even when you touch my face
You know your place
[Chorus]
C#m7
We should shine a light on
F#7
A light on
C#m7
And the book of right-on's right on
F#7
It was right on
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Tuning: C#-A-D-G-B-E
Riff 1:
E------------------|
B------------------|
G--------------3---|
D------------------|
A------7-----4-----|
C#-0-7--0--5-----5-|
Riff 2:
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-------------------3-----3-|
D---------------------------|
A------7-----7----4-----4---|
C#-0-7---0-7----5-----5-----|
Riff 3:
E----------------------------------|
B--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A----------------------------------|
C#---------------------------------|
Riff 4:
E-23--23--23--23--23--23--23--23--23--23--23--23--23--23-----------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21-|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5:
E----------------------------------|
B--5-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D----------------------------------|
A------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
C#---------------------------------|
Riff 6:
E----------------------------|
B--5-----5---5-----5-5---5-2-|
G----6---6---6-----6-6---6-3-|
D----------------4-----4-----|
A------4---4---4-------------|
C#---------------------------|
Riff 7:
E-------16--16------16--16------16--16-16-16-16-14-|
B-----12----12----12----12----12----12-12-12-12-11-|
G---13----13----13----13----13----13---------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A-11----------11----------11-----------------------|
C#-------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8:
E-------16--16------16--16------16------16------16------16-16-14-14-14---|
B-----12----12----12----12----12------12------12------12------11-11-11---|
G---13----13----13----13----13------13------13------13-------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------11-|
A-11----------11----------11------11------11------11---------------------|
C#-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 9:
E-23--23--23--23--23--23-----------|
B----------------------------------|
G---21--21--21--21--21--21--21--21-|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
C#---------------------------------|
Riff order:
1 x2
2 & 3 x4
1 x2
2 keep playing with...
4 x1
5 x3
6 x1
7 x1
8 x1
1 x2
2 keep playing with...
4 x1
5 x3
6 x1
7 x1
8 x1
1 x1
2 & 9 x1
2 & 3 x4
We should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on
We should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on
I killed my dinner with karate
Kick 'em in the face, taste the body
Shallow work is the work that I do
Do you want to sit at my table?
My fighting fame is fabled
And fortune finds me fit and able
And you do say oh oh
That you do pray oh oh
And you say
That you're ok
And do you want to run with my pack?
Do you want to ride on my back?
Pray that what you lack does not distract
And even when you run through my mind
Something else is in front, oh, you're behind
And I don't have to remind you
To stick with your kind
And you do say oh oh
That you do pray oh oh
And you say
That you're ok
And even when you touch my face
You know your place
And even when you touch my face
You know your place
And we should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on
And we should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on
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version 3
Capo:no capo
tuning is
E
B
G
D
Ab
Db
match 6 fret on A with your D
then match 7th fret harmonic on 6th string (low E) with 12th fret harmonic on Ab
string (5th string).
the beginning top part should be fingered with middle and pinky, while muting the
open
with your ring finger.
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
--------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------8---------------|
-----0----8-------------------5-------------------|
-0-----------0-----------5-----------5------------|
Verse:using the exact same bass pattern play...
-11----11----11----11-----9----9----9-----9------|
-------------------------------------------------|
----9-----9-----9-----9-----8----8-----8----8----|
---------------------------------8----------8----|
-----0----8-------0---8-------5----------5-------|
-0-----------0------------5---------5------------|
Chorus: Same pattern in bass
2x 2x
-11-----11---11--11--|-9-----9---9--9------------|
----9--------9---9---|---7-------7--7------------|
------9------9---9---|-----8-----8--8------------|
---------------------|---------------------------|
-----------------8---|---------5---8-------------|
-0---------0---------|-5-------------------------|
Interlude: similar, but different. this is my own transcription, as she improvs
the rhythm.
------------------------------------------------11------------|
---------9---9--9--------9--------9--------9----9-------------|
-------8-----8--8------8--------8--------8------9-------------|
----11-------11-11--11-------11-------11----------------------|
-----------0----8-------------------8-------------------------|
--0----------------0-------0------------------0---------------|
-6-6--6-------6---6--6--|
-7-7--7-----7-----7--7--|
-6-6--6---6-------6--6--|
---------------------8--|
----------------5-------|
-5-5----5---------------|
And repeat the above twice before going into the next verse, or the intro/closing
section
We should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on
We should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on
I killed my dinner with karate
Kick 'em in the face, taste the body
Shallow work is the work that I do
Do you want to sit at my table?
My fighting fame is fabled
And fortune finds me fit and able
And you do say oh oh
That you do pray oh oh
And you say
That you're ok
And do you want to run with my pack?
Do you want to ride on my back?
Pray that what you lack does not distract
And even when you run through my mind
Something else is in front, oh, you're behind
And I don't have to remind you
To stick with your kind
And you do say oh oh
That you do pray oh oh
And you say
That you're ok
And even when you touch my face
You know your place
And even when you touch my face
You know your place
And we should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on
And we should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on
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