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Graceland by Joshua Lee Turner
Graceland
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
The fingerpicking patterns may not be note for note perfect in all parts, but
they’re pretty much as
accurate as you can get by just watching the video. Josh does vary the patterns
slightly, so feel free to
take some liberties. As far as technique goes, in the verses and interludes your
thumb should almost
always be alternating between the bass note and the D-string (a technique known
as Travis picking).
The chorus is arguably the hardest part of the song, but you should be able to
get it with some practice.
I’ve included a snippet of the chorus at the end of the tab that shows which
finger should fret each note.
The quick E and D barre chords in the chorus are probably easiest to play by
picking the first two
notes with your thumb, the third with your index finger and the fourth with your
middle finger.
[Legend]
t - 10th fret
e - 11th fret
/ - slide
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
()- ghost note
[Chords used]
E F#m A C#m B E’ D A6
e|--x------9------5-------4-------7-------0-------x-------0-----|
B|--9------10-----5-------5-------7-------0-------7-------7-----|
G|--9------11-----6-------6-------8-------1-------7-------6-----|
D|--9------11-----7-------6-------9-------2-------7-------7-----|
A|--7------9------7-------4-------9-------2-------5-------0-----|
E|--0------x------5-------x-------7-------0-------x-------x-----|
[Intro]
E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-|
G|-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|-2/7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
4+1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
F#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------9-9-|
B|---------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----t-t-|
G|-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-e-e-|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------e-e-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------9-9-|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
4+1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E F#m
e|---9-----------------------------------------------------------9-9-|
B|---t---9---9-----9-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------t-t-|
G|---e---9---9-----------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------e-e-|
D|---e---9---9---9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------e-e-|
A|---9---7---7---------------------------------------------------9-9-|
E|-------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E
e|---9---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---t---9---9-----9-----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----------|
G|---e---9---9-----------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----------|
D|---e---9---9---9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----------|
A|---9---7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
A C#m
e|-------5-------------------------------5-----------------------4---|
B|-------------5-----------5-------------------5---------------------|
G|-------------------6---------7---------------------6---------------|
D|-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--/5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5---------------5---------------5-------5---------|
G|-------------4h6-------------4h6-------------4h6-----4h6-----4-----|
D|---6---6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-----------|
A|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
B
e|-------7-------------------------------7---------------------------|
B|-------------7-----------7-------------------7-----------7---------|
G|-------------------8---------8---------------------8---------8-----|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--/7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E’
e|-------0-----------------------0-----------------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0----------------------(0)----------------|
G|-------------------1------------------------(1)--------------------|
D|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
The
[Verse]
E’
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9---------9-------9-------9-----9---------9-----9-----------|
G|-------9-----9-------9-------9---------9-----9---------9-----------|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Mississippi Delta...
...tell me she’s gone...
...girl in New York City...
A C#m
e|-------5-------------------------------5-----------------------4---|
B|-------------5-----------5-------------------5---------------------|
G|-------------------6---------7---------------------6---------------|
D|-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--/5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
I am fol-
As
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5-----------|
G|-------------4---------------4---------------4---------------4-----|
D|-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6---|
A|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
lowing the river...
if I didn’t know that...
Sometimes when I’m falling...
B -
e|-------7-------------------------------7---------------------------|
B|-------------7-----------7-------------------7---------------------|
G|-------------------8---------8---------------------8---6---6/4---4-|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---5---5/3---3-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
I’m... Grace-
[Chorus]
E’ -
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0-0-0---0-0-0---------------------------------|
G|---1h4-1-----1h2---1-1-1-1---1-1-2-1---4---2---1---2---6---6/4---4-|
D|---------------------2-2-2---2-2-2---------------------------------|
A|---------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-----------------0---------------|
E|---0h3-0-----0h2---0-------0-------0---3---2---0-------5---5/3---3-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
land Memphis Tennessee I’m... Grace-
E’ E D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-------9-------7-----------------|
G|---1h4-1-----1h2---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-----9-------7-------6---6/4---4-|
D|---------------------2-2-2---2-2-2---9-------7---------------------|
A|---------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-7-------5-----------------------|
E|---0h3-0-----0h2---0-------0---------------------------5---5/3---3-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
land.
(Play 4 times.)
[Interlude]
E F#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-|
B|-------9-------9-------9---------9-----9-------9-------9-----t-t-t-|
G|-------9-------9-------9-----9---------9-------9-------9-----e-e-e-|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-----e-e-e-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
E
e|---9---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---t---9---9-----9-----9---------9-----9-------9-------9-------9---|
G|---e---9---9-----------9-----9---------9-------9-------9-------9---|
D|---e---9---9---9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|---9---7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
She comes back to...
There’s a...
Play verse, but instead of playing the last line, play this:
B
e|-------7-------------------------------------------7---------------|
B|-------------7-----------7---------------7---------------7---------|
G|-------------------8---------8-------8-------8---------------8-----|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--/7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
As if I didn’t know...
oh, so this is what...
E’
e|-------0-----------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
B|-------------0-----------0-------------0---------------------------|
G|-------------------1-------------------------1---------------------|
D|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
...forehead. And I said
...Graceland.
-
e|---0h2-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0h2-----0---------------0---2--p0---------------2h0-------------|
G|---1h2-----1---------------1---2--p1---------------2h1---2---1-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------4---2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------(0)-(0)-(0)----------------------0-------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
lo- os- ing love is like a window...
A6
e|-------0-----------------------0-----------0-----------------------|
B|-------------7-----7h9---7-------------------7-----7h9---7---------|
G|-----------------------------6-----------6-------------------------|
D|-------7-------7-------7---------------7-------7-------7-------7---|
A|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Everybody sees you’re
C#m
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-----------------5---------4h5-----4-----------------------|
G|-------------4---------------4---------------------6---------------|
D|-------6-------6---4h6-6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6---|
A|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
blown apart. Everybody feels the
B -
e|-------7-------------------------------7---------------------------|
B|-------------7-----------7-------------------7---------------------|
G|-------------------8---------8---------------------8---6---6/4---4-|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---5---5/3---3-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
wind blow. I’m... Grace-
Play Chorus
Play Interlude
Play Verse the way you did the second time
Play Chorus
Play Interlude a few times and end on A
How to finger the chorus:
The Ba-line tells you which finger to finger the bass (lower) note with, and the
Hi-line tells you which finger to finger the other (higher) note with. It looks
more confusing than it is.
1 = Index finger
2 = Middle finger
3 = Ring finger
4 = Pinky finger
You can keep your index finger on the 1st fret of the G-string for this entire
part,
except for the first four notes/chords (“I’m going to Grace-”).
Hi |-----4---4-4---4-1-4-1-----1-3---1---------------1---4---3---1---2-|
Ba |-----2---2-2---2-x-2-x-----x-2---x---------------x---2---2---x---x-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------|
G|-------6---6/4---4-1h4-1-----1h2---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---4---2---1---2-|
D|-------------------------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-2-2---2-2-2-----------------0-|
E|-------5---5/3---3-0h3-0-----0h2---0-------0-------0---3---2---0-----|
3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3
I’m... Grace-land Memphis Tennessee
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| t Tapping
| / Slide up
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