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Babel Tabs

(ver. 3)
Mumford And Sons
(2)
Brilliant song
Tuning Open D (DADF#AD), No Capo.
Pretty sure this is the version Marcus plays, some people play standard, and capo on 
2... but thats wrong.

Intro and verse:
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#|---8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--8--8--8--5---5--------|
D |---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---0--------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9--9--9--5---5--------|

(Strum DADF#)
(8,9 Chord [in groups of 4] strum pattern is down, up, down, down. And the groups of 2 
are links wit the the next 4. there just up, down. The last 3 are all fast down strokes 
before you get to the 5,5 chord.

The 5,5 chord are just 2 slowed down stokes. The way you play this is optional, be 
inventive to make it suit you, just get a strum pattern, and play it 4 times before the 5,5 chord.


Verse Fill
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#|---0-0-0-1-1-1----0-0-0-1-3-1-----------------------------------------------|
D |---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---(x2)----------------------------------------|
A |---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------|
D |---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------|

Strum patten for 0,0,0 chord, 1,1,1 chord and second 0,0,0 chord is down, up, down. And 
for the 1,3,1 part is all single down strokes.


Chorus:
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#|----5---7---8---12-------5---7---8---12--7-----------------------------------------|
D |----0---0---0----0-------0---0---0----0--0-----------------------------------------|
A |----0---0---0----0-------0---0---0----0--0-----------------------------------------|
D |----5---7---9---12-------5---7---9---12--7-----------------------------------------|

First chorus: just strummed once each is good


Bridge:
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#|---8---5---0---0-------------7---5---8--7--5----7----7-5-0-----8---5---0--------------|
D |---0---0---0---0-------------0---0---0--0--0----0----0-0-0-----0---0---0--------------|
A |---x---x---0---0-------(x2)---x---x---x--x--x----x----x-x-0-----x---x---0-------------|
D |---9---5---0---0-------------7---5---9--7--5----7----7-5-0-----9---5---0--------------|

Not certain... play by ear, this works but not 100% if its how he does..



CHORUS again but strum each chord..

Hope i helped.
            
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