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Alpha Shallows by Laura Marling
Alpha Shallows
Tuning: Standard, capo 4th. Tabbed in relation to capo
Intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-----------0-----------------------0------|
G|-2-4-5-4-----2-4-5-4-----2-4-5-4-5/7-5-4-7-2-------0-|
D|-4-5-7-5-----4-5-7-5-----4-5-7-5-7/9-7-5-7-4-------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|
A|------2-----2-----2-----2--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Verse (keep the constant beat of the bottom string)
"He could fall and she could weep"
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----5----0----2----4--| x3
A|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-----5----0--2--------|
A|----2----2---2--------|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chorus 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-----------0-----------------------0----xx-0-|
G|-2-4-5-4-----2-4-5-4-----2-4-5-4-5/7-5-4-7-2-------22-0-|
D|-4-5-7-5-----4-5-7-5-----4-5-7-5-7/9-7-5-7-4-------44-2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------xx-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|
A|------2-----2-----2-----2--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Verse
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----5----0----2----4--| x3
A|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----5----0----2----2--|
A|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chorus 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000-|
G|-22445544444422445544444422445544557755445522222220-|
D|-44557755555544557755555544557755779977557744444442-|
A|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx2-|
E|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0------|
D|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---|
A|------2-----2-----2-----2--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Verse
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----5----0----2----4--| x4
A|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|
"The grey in this city is too much to bear"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-0------0------0-------------| x3
D|-5-5555-0-0000-2-2222-4-4444-|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-0------0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-| x3
D|-5-5555-0-0000-5-2222-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chorus 3 (same as chorus 2 but strum end bit, not finger pick)
verse
"I want to be held by those arms"
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0-|
D|-----------------------------------------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"I want to be held by those arms"
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0------| x3
D|-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4444-2-2222-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-0-0000-|
Chorus 4 (same as chorus 3)
"You'll work your thumbs til they're sore"
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----4-----2-----0-----5-----4-----2-----0-----|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"And I fall and I fall"
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0-----------0-0000-|
D|-5-----0-----4-----2-----5-----0-0-0-4-4-4-2-2222-|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-|
(then keep strumming the Em until)
Uplifting end (I am afraid I am reeeeeally not sure on this)
"Ahhhhh"
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
"We are basic lies"
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Repeat until the end.
He could fall and she could weep
But as holy are her feet and hard with mention
But dear they may not speak
We fell tight when there is tension and their eyes could make us weak
And his heart was full of fire at the man he had become
And his soul was seldom higher with the falsities of fun
He could embrace sweet desire as in moments as they pass
But he feared it ever more, when he saw it didn't last
We walk up Holland avenue
and watch the rich as they consume
Their product made our hearts exude emptiness unrivalled by
The hunger that I could control
And he'd pray up to his God that he might save his soul
But the grey in this city is too much to bear
The grey in this city is too much to bear
And I believe you are meant to be seen but not to be understood
And I want to be held those eyes
I want to be held those eyes
You'll work your thumbs till they're sore
And you'll work my heart till it's raw
and you'll call and you'll call but you'll never be told
and I'll fall and I'll fall and I'll fall
and I'll fall and I'll fall and I'll fall
We are basic lies
We are basic lies
It's going to be pretty tough when you leave
You'll help to take a little part of me
To make sure you don't treat yourself mean
And I want to see all that you'll see
And we are basic lies
And we are basic lies
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Tuning: DADFAD
Capo: 6th fret
Intro:
Main riff: strum each chord once only
|--0---0---0---0--| |--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--| |--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|--2---4---5---4--| x2 |--2---4---5---4---5---7---5---4---5---2--|
|--2---3---5---3--| |--2---3---5---3---5---7---5---3---5---2--|
|--0---0---0---0--| |--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--| |--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
Then strum open chord for four bars
Verse 1:
Verse chords: strum each chord for one bar
|--0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--| x4
|--3---2---0---0--|
|--5---3---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--|
He could fall and shake and weep, as holy are my feet
And heart with mention the dear they may not speak
We feel tight when there is tension
And our eyes can make us weep
Main riff
Verse 2:
And his heart was full of fire at the man he had become
And his soul was seldom higher with the falsities of fun
Could embrace sweet desires in moments as they pass
But he feared ever more, he saw it didn't last
::Main riff::
Verse 3:
We'd walk up Holland Avenue, And watch the rich as they consume
That product made our hearts exude, an emptiness unrivalled by
The hunger that I could control
He'd pray up to his God that he might save their soul
Bridge:
|--0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--|
|--2---2---0---0--| x2
|--2---2---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--|
The grey in this city is too much to bear
The grey in this city is too much to bear
|--0---0---0---0--| |--0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--| |--0---0---0---0--|
|--5---3---2---0--| x4 |--5---3---0---0--|
|--5---4---2---0--| |--5---4---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--| |--0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0--| |--0---0---0---0--|
And I believe we are meant to be seen
And not to be understood
::Main riff::
2nd bridge:
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|--2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0--| x2
|--2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
And I want to be held by those arms
I want to be held by those arms
::Main riff::
Verse 4:
You'll work your thumbs til they're sore
And you'll work my heart til it's raw
And you'll call and you'll call but you'll never be told
And I'll fall and I'll fall and I'll fall
And I'll fall and I'll fall and I'll fall
He could fall and she could weep
But as holy are her feet and hard with mention
But dear they may not speak
We fell tight when there is tension and their eyes could make us weak
And his heart was full of fire at the man he had become
And his soul was seldom higher with the falsities of fun
He could embrace sweet desire as in moments as they pass
But he feared it ever more, when he saw it didn't last
We walk up Holland avenue
and watch the rich as they consume
Their product made our hearts exude emptiness unrivalled by
The hunger that I could control
And he'd pray up to his God that he might save his soul
But the grey in this city is too much to bear
The grey in this city is too much to bear
And I believe you are meant to be seen but not to be understood
And I want to be held those eyes
I want to be held those eyes
You'll work your thumbs till they're sore
And you'll work my heart till it's raw
and you'll call and you'll call but you'll never be told
and I'll fall and I'll fall and I'll fall
and I'll fall and I'll fall and I'll fall
We are basic lies
We are basic lies
It's going to be pretty tough when you leave
You'll help to take a little part of me
To make sure you don't treat yourself mean
And I want to see all that you'll see
And we are basic lies
And we are basic lies
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