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Blue Ridge Mountains by Fleet Foxes
Blue Ridge Mountains
Tuning: Standard
This is played before Robin sings "My brother where do you intend to go tonight?..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15-17-20-19-19-20-x-19-17-15-17----15--15-17------------------|
G|-17--------------------------------------17------17-14----12-17-14|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is played after these following verses:
"To the blue ridge mountains, over near Tennesee"
"So no one gets worried, no"
"So no one gets worried, no"
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----15-17-20-19-19-20-x-19-17-15-17----------|
G|-17-------------------------------------17-14|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
This is played after the verses "I love you, I love you, oh brother of mine". Just
until the verses "In the quivering forest..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-15-17-17-17-17-17-15-17-20-17-15---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------14-14-14-14-12|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 2
Intro Riff
e---------14--13-13--14p13---------------------------------------------------|
B---14-16---------------------16-14-16--14-----14-16-------------------------|
G-16----------------------------------------16---------16-13-----16-13-------|
D----------------------------------------------------------16----------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeats at multiple points up to
e-----16-14-16-14-----14--16-------|
B------------------16--------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
Short Riff
e----------------------------------|
B---16-----------------------------|
G------16--13----------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
Fast Riff, repeats
e----------------------------------16----------------------------------------|
B-16-16-16-16-14-16-16-16-16-14-16----16-14----------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-11-----------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 3
*TUNING*
Double drop-D (DADGBD (low and high E both tuned down 1 whole step)) with a
capo on the 6th fret
*CHORD FORMS*
All chords are in relation to capo. I'm kind of fudging the names on some of
the chords for convenience's sake (namely the Dm13, Am11, and FM13; I didn't
know what else to call those ones without giving them ridiculously long
names), but it's close enough that you get the point. And of course, this
was done by ear and by watching live videos, and I didn't nitpick a WHOLE
lot, so there may be slight variations between this and the actual way it is
played. Just a disclaimer for you.
Some of these fingerings can be kind of tricky. Experiment with whatever is
comfortable for you and allows for quick chord changes.
Dm7(A)-000213
Dm13---000002
Dm7(B)-003210
Gm7----5x3333
DM7----004224
Cadd9--x32010
Bb-----x13333
Am11---x02010
FM13----33x210
~*~
The strumming pattern throughout is pretty basic. I think the slow intro
(and outro) is actually on mandolin, but you can easily play it on guitar if
you wanna play the song solo, maybe strumming softly with your thumb, then
switch to a pick when it gets fast.
As a brief note to avoid confusion, I put the chords to play *under* the
corresponding lyrics, *not* over.
~*~
*INTRO*
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13 (x2)
Light up with me my dear,
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13
Light up.
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13
Un------der stormy night, tell no-----body.
Dm7(A) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13 Dm7(A) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13 Dm7(a)
~*~
Then things speed up for the verse and continue the same Dm chord pattern
~*~
**VERSE 1**
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13 x2
My brother where do you intend to go tonight?
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13
I heard that you missed your connecting flight,
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13
To the blue ridge mountains, over near Tennessee.
Gm7
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13
**VERSE 2**
You're ever welcome with me any time you like,
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13
Let's drive to the country side, leave behind some green-eyed look-a-likes,
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13 Gm7
So no one gets worried, no.
Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13
So no one gets worried, no.
Gm7 Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(B) Dm13
**INTERLUDE**
But Sean don't get callous,
Gm7 Dm7
I'm sure it'll be fine.
Gm7 Dm7
I love you, I love you,
Cadd9 Bb
Oh brother of mine.
Am11
~*~
Then a Bb chord is strummed for awhile while the piano and mandolin do their
thing
~*~
**REFRAIN**
In the quivering forest,
Bb
Where the shivering dog rests,
Cadd9
I will do it grandfather,
Bb
Wilt to wood and end.
FM13
And the river got frozen,
Bb
And the hole got snowed in,
Cadd9
And near the moon glow ride,
Bb
Till the morning light.
FM13
Terrible am I child?
Bb Cadd9
Even if you don't mind,
Bb Cadd9
In the quivering forest,
Bb
Where the shivering dog rests,
Cadd9
I will do it grandfather,
Bb
Wilt to wood and end.
FM13
And the river got frozen,
Bb
And the hole got snowed in,
Cadd9
And near the moon glow ride,
Bb
Till the morning light.
FM13
Terrible am I child?
Bb Cadd9
Even if you don't mind,
Bb Cadd9
No
Bb Cadd9
~*~
Then it plays the slow intro again
~*~
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version 4
Capo 4
Intro: Em7 A6 Em A6
Lie down, with me my dear. Lie down, under stormy night. Tell nobody
(use a B-D--UDU strum patter for each of these chords) Em7 A6 Em A6
Em7 A Em7 A
My brother where do you intend to go tonight?
Em7 A Em7 A
I heard that you missed your connecting flight,
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Em7 A
To the Blue Ridge Mountains, over near Tennessee.
You're ever welcome with me any time you like,
Let's drive to the countryside, leave behind some green-eyed look-a-likes,
So no one gets worried, no. So no one, gets worried, no.
(Single strums)
Am7 E Am7 E
But Sean don't get callous, I'm sure it'll be fine.
D C Bm C
I love you; I love you, Oh brother of mine.
Interlude: C
Cmaj7 D
In the quivering forest, where the shivering dog rests,
Cmaj7 G
I will do it grandfather, wilt to wood and end.
Cmaj7 D
And the river got frozen, and the hole got snowed in,
Cmaj7 G
And the yellow moon glowed bright, till the morning light.
Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7
Terrible am I child? Even if you don't mind.
C D
In the quivering forest, where the shivering dog rests,
C G
I will do it grandfather, wilt to wood and end.
C D
And the river got frozen, and the hole got snowed in,
C G
And the yellow moon glowed bright, till the morning light.
Am7 Bm Am7 Bm Am7 Repeat intro to fade
Terrible am I child? Even if you don't mind. No.
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version 5
Key: Abm
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Intro
Abm C#6 C#sus4 C#6
Lie down with me my dear
Lie down
Under stormy night, tell nobody
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Abm C#sus2 Abm7 C#
My brother, where do you intend to go tonight?
Abm C#sus2 Abm7 C#
I heard that you missed your connecting flight
E7
To the Blue Ridge Mountains, over near Tennessee
Abm C#sus2 Abm7 C#
You're ever welcome with me any time you like
Abm C#sus2 Abm7 C# E7
Let's drive to the countryside, leave behind some green-eye look-alikes.
E7
So no one gets worried, no
(Abm C#sus2 Abm7 C#)
E7
So no one gets worried, no
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C#9 Ab
But Sean don't get caullous,
C#9 Ab
I'm sure it'll be fine.
B
I love you
C#m9
I love you
Ebm7 E7
Older brother of mine
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E7
In the quivering forest
F#
Where the shivering dog rests
E7
Our good grandfather
B
Built a wooden nest
C#m
And the river got frozen
F#
And the home got snowed in
E7
And the yellow moon glowed bright
B
Till the morning light
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C#m Ebm
Terrible am I child?
C#m Ebm
Even if you don't mind
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Repeat "In the quivering forest"
Repeat "terrible am I child?"
Repeat Intro
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