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Sam Roberts - Words & Fire Tabs

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Words & Fire Tabs

(ver. 1)
Sam Roberts
Gtr. 1 - Capo on 8th.
Gtr. 2 – No capo
Both in standard tuning in 3/4 time

of course, LISTEN TO THE SONG, tabs are not notation. Also, song will not sound complete 
the Piano.


Intro: Gtr.1 play twice
Ab
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|
-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Intro: Gtr.2 PLAY ONCE
Ab
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-11-9v--------|
-8v--10------|-8v--10------|-8-----------|-------------|--------------|
-------8h10--|-------8h10--|----10--8v---|-8v----------|--------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|

-------------|-------------|-------------|
-11-9v-------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|----8--------|-------------|
-------------|-10------10-8|-8v----------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|

Verse: Gtr. 1

** Gtr. 2 can play the intro riff over the chorus chords.
Works just as well.
The Gtr.2 also trades off on playing just the basic bar chords over what Sammy (Gtr.1) 
while he sings.

Ab
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|
-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb/G           Fm            Ab            C# C#/B# Eb
---3---3---3-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
---0---0---0-|---1---1---1-|---1---1---1-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-|---0---0---0-|---2---2---0-|
-------------|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-3---2---0---|
-2---2---2---|-0---0---0---|-3---3---3---|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Eb/G*         Ab
---3---3---3-|-------------|
---0---0---0-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-------------|-2---2---2---|
-2---2---2---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|-------------|

*Variation- Piano, but you can play on gtr 1 or 2
Eb/G          Ab
---3---3---3-|-------------|
---0---0---0-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-------------|-2---2---2---|
-2---1---0---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|-------------|

Verse: (Two bars before chorus)
Gtr.1 Stays on the Eb7 chord instead of turning around.
Eb7/G
-1--|
-0--|
-0--|
-0--|
-2--|
----|

Gtr.2 played just before chorus during the C#, C#/B#, Eb, Eb, Eb7 part.
LISTEN TO SONG FOR THE TIMING ON THIS
 C#     C#/B#  Eb      Eb7/G
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
------9------9------9-|----------------------|----------------------|
-8h10---8h10---8h10---|------8------8------8-|------8------8------8-|
----------------------|-8h10---8h10---8h10---|-8h10---8h10---8h10---|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

Chorus: Gtr.1
Ab                    C#/Ab   Ab      Eb7  Ab
-------------|--------------|-----------3-|-------------|
---1---1---1-|---1---1---1--|---1---1---0-|---1---1---1-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---2--|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-2---2---2---|-2---2---3----|-2---2-------|-2---2---2---|
-3---3---3---|-3---3---3----|-3---3---2---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|

Chorus: Gtr.2( Look at optional variations for gtr. 2**)
Ab                    C#/Ab   Ab      Eb7  Ab
-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
-5---5---5---|-5---5---6----|-5---5---8---|-5---5---5---|
-6---6---6---|-6---6---6----|-6---6---8---|-6---6---6---|
-6---6---6---|-6---6---4----|-6---6---6---|-6---6---6---|
-4---4---4---|-4---4---4----|-4---4-------|-4---4---4---|

Piano arr. for Guitar (its something like this, listen real carefully)
Played over chorus

**Piano Left Hand- Variation for Gtr.2 during chorus
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|---4h6-4h6-4-|-------------|---4h6-4h6-4-|
-4-6h8-6h8-6-|-4-----------|-4-6h8-6h8-6-|-4-----------|

**Piano Right Hand Variation for Gtr. 2 during chorus
-------------|--0-------1--|0-0---------0|-0-----------|
---------1---|----------1--|1-1-------3-1|-1-----------|
-----0-----0-|----------2--|0-0-------0-0|-0-----------|
---2---2-----|----------3--|2-2-------0-2|-2-----------|
-3-----------|----------3--|3-3-------2-3|-3-----------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


Bridge: Gtr. 1
        *Gtr. 2 plays simple bar chords
-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-|
-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-|
-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-|
-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-|
-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-0-0-0-|-------|

Gtr.1 Tremolo strumming, quite fast
Cm      Eb7     Fm      Ab       Eb     Fm Eb7  Ab
-0-----|-1-----|-0-----|-0-----|-3-----|-0--3-|-0-----|
-0-----|-0-----|-1-----|-1-----|-0-----|-1--0-|-1-----|
-0-----|-0-----|-2-----|-0-----|-0-----|-2--0-|-0-----|
-2-----|-0-----|-2-----|-2-----|-0-----|-2--0-|-2-----|
-2-----|-2-----|-0-----|-3-----|-2-----|-0--2-|-3-----|
-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|

Gtr. 2 also tremolo picking
Cm      Eb7     Fm      Ab      Eb      Fm Eb7  Ab
-11----|-9-----|-8-----|-11----|-9-----|-8--9-|-8-----|
-13----|-11----|-9-----|-13----|-11----|-9--11|-9-----|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|

Outro: Gtr.1 plays the same chords as the chorus

Outro: Gtr.2 plays something like this over chorus chords
LISTEN TO SONG FOR SURE ON THIS RIFF

-888888/9-9-9-/111111111111/131313\111111111111\9-9-9-9-\888888-|
-999999/111111/131313131313/141414\131313131313\11111111\999999-|
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