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Promise by Ben Howard
Promise
DGDAGD Tuning
No capo
The tuning and tab have been worked out from live and recorded versions of the song.
The last section (section 3) of the tab, which Ben Howard plays in a percussive style,
sounds mostly right but is not exactly how he plays it.
Intro:
Same as section 1, but in the 4th bar play fret 9 on the 5th string rather than fret 11
as played in the first 3 bars. In some live recordings, section 2 below is used as part
of the intro.
Section 1:
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------14------------|----------------14------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------0----------------0--|----------0----------------0--|
G|------11---------------11-----|------11---------------11-----|
D|---0---------0------0---------|---0---------0------0---------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------14------------|----------------14------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------0----------------0--|----------0----------------0--|
G|------11---------------11-----|------11---------------11-----|
D|---0---------0------0---------|---0---------0------0---------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------14------------|----------------14------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------0----------------0--|----------0----------------0--|
G|------11---------------11-----|------11---------------11-----|
D|---9---------9------9---------|---9---------9------9---------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------14------------|----------------14------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------0----------------0--|----------0----------------0--|
G|------11---------------11-----|------11---------------11-----|
D|---9---------9------9---------|---9---------9------9---------|
Bridge:
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------14------------|----------------14------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------0-----------------0--|---------0-----------------0--|
G|------9-----------------9-----|------9-----------------9-----|
D|--11--------11------11--------|--11--------11------11--------|
"and maybe..."
Section 2:
D|-----------------0------------|-----------------0------------|
G|---------------------------0--|---------------------------0--|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------0-------------------|----------0-------------------| (x2)
G|------11---------------11-----|------11---------------11-----|
D|---0---------0------0---------|---0---------0------0---------|
D|-----------------0------------|-----------------0------------|
G|---------------------------0--|---------------------------0--|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------0-------------------|----------0-------------------| (x2)
G|------11---------------11-----|------11---------------11-----|
D|---9---------9------9---------|---9---------9------9---------|
Section 3:
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------14---------12--------|--11------------12-p11--------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------0-----|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------0--| (x2)
G|-----11---------11---------11-|---------11-------------------|
D|--0----------0----------0-----|------0------0----------------|
"who am I darlin'"
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------14---------12--------|--11------------12-p11--------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------0-----|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------0--| (x2)
G|-----11---------11---------11-|---------11-------------------|
D|--9----------9----------9-----|------9------9----------------|
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version 2
Tuning:CFCGFC
Capo: 2
Part 1:
C|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------------|----------------12------------|
C|---------0---------------------|---------0--------------------|
F|-----11------------------11----|-----11-----------------11----|
C|--0---------0---------0--------|--0---------0--------0--------|
C|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------------|----------------12------------|
C|---------0---------------------|---------0--------------------|
F|-----11------------------11----|-----11-----------------11----|
C|--0---------0---------0--------|--0---------0--------0--------|
C|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------------|----------------12------------|
C|---------0---------------------|---------0--------------------|
F|-----11------------------11----|-----11-----------------11----|
C|--9---------9---------9--------|--9---------9--------9--------|
C|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------------|----------------12------------|
C|---------0---------------------|---------0--------------------|
F|-----11------------------11----|-----11-----------------11----|
C|--9---------9---------9--------|--9---------9--------9--------|
Bridge:
C|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------------|----------------12------------|
C|---------0---------------------|---------0--------------------|
F|------9-------------------9----|------9-----------------9-----|
C|--11--------11--------11-------|--11--------11------11--------|
"and maybe.."
C|---------------0---------------|---------------0----------------|
F|--------------------0----------|--------------------0-----------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------0--------------------|----------0---------------------|
F|------11-------------------11--|------11-------------------11---|
C|--0---------0-----0-----0------|--0---------0-----0-----0-------|
C|---------------0---------------|---------------0----------------|
F|--------------------0----------|--------------------0-----------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|----------0--------------------|----------0---------------------|
F|------11-------------------11--|------11-------------------11---|
C|--9---------9-----9-----9------|--9---------9-----9-----9-------|
Part 3:
The parts with three strings at once are to be played with a strum/slap action
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------10------9---------10p9------|
C|---------0--0--------0-------0------0------------0---|
F|-----11-----11-------11------11-----11-----------11--|
C|--0---------0--------0-------0------0---0--------0---|
"Who am i..."
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------10------9---------10p9------|
C|---------0--0--------0-------0------0------------0---|
F|-----11-----11-------11------11-----11-----------11--|
C|--0---------0--------0-------0------0---0--------0---|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------10------9---------10p9------|
C|---------0--0--------0-------0------0------------0---|
F|-----11-----11-------11------0------0------------0---|
C|--9---------9--------9-------9------9---9--------9---|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------12-------10------9---------10p9------|
C|---------0--0--------0-------0------0------------0---|
F|-----11-----11-------11------0------0------------0---|
C|--9---------9--------9-------9------9---9--------9---|
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