Giant Of Illinois Chords & Tabs
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The Giant of Illinois – Andrew Bird version
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Tabbed by: Dave
Email:ob1cannoie@gmail.com
I know its not perfect but its the best tab out there. Hope this helps!
Tuning: standard
Arranged for acoustic
e|-------3-------5-------7-10-9-7--------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-------5-------7----------10-----------------------------------------|
G|---4-------6-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------7-------9---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then G1 and G2 play together
Guitar part 1 (1)
e|-------3-------5----------------- ------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-------5---7-----------7---------------------------------------------|
G|---4-------6-------7-----------7-------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar part (2)
e|---------------------5-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------5-------8-7-5-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-------6---7-----------7---------------------------------------------|
D|---5-------7-------7-----------7-------------------------------------------|
A|-5-------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(1)
e|-------3-------5-------7-10-9-7--------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-------5-------7----------10-----------------------------------------|
G|---4-------6-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------7-------9---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2)
e|-----------------------------14--------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------5-------15-17----17-15-14-----------------------------------|
G|-----4-------6------14-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-------7-----16--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/andrew_bird/giant_of_illinois_tab.html ]
(1)
e|-------3-------5-14----------10--------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-------5------15----------10-----------------------------------------|
G|---4-------6-----------14-----------11-------------------------------------|
D|-5-------7----------------16------------12---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2)
e|-------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------5-----7-----8-7---------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-------6---7-----7---------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-------7-------7-----------7-------------------------------------------|
A|-5-------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat above
Electric part (Best with u-vibe effect)
Guitar part 1 (1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10---------10--------7----7---------3------3-----------5------------|
G|----11----------9---------7----7---------4------2-----------6--------------|
D|-12-------12-11------11-9----9-----9\7-5----5-4-----4-----7---------7------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------7---------7--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------5---------5----------|
Guitar part 2 (2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------4--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------------4----------4\---2----------2--------4---------5/7--------|
E|-------------5----------2-------------5---3-----2--5--5--------------5-----|
(1)
e|-------------------------------3-------3--3--------------------------------|
B|-------7---------------5-----3-------3----3--------------------------------|
G|-----7---------6-----6-----4-------4------4--------------------------------|
D|---7---------7-----8-----5-------5--------5--------------------------------|
A|-5---------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------5-------6---------------------------------------------------------|
(2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-------4-------1-------2-------2--------2--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3--------3--------------------------------|
D(Dmaj 2nd inv) A Bm
The giant of Illinois
G D A
Died from a blister on his toe
D A F#maj G
After walking all day through the first winter's snow
D A Bm
Throwing bits of stale bread
G D A
To the last speckled doves
D A F#maj G
He never even felt his shoe full of blood
Bm F#m
Delirious with pain, his bedroom walls began to glow
A Em
And he felt himself soaring up through falling snow
G A Bm
And the sky was a woman's arms
G A D
The sky was a woman's arms
Mmm mmm mmm oh oh oh etc
A boy with a club foot
Had sat next to him in school
Once upon a summer's day they went wandering through the woods
They spotted a sleeping swan
On the banks of a muddy stream
And they stormed it with rocks till it collapsed in the reeds
They lay out on a green lawn full of chocolate and lemonade
But underneath it all the giant was afraid
And the sky was a woman's arms
And the sky was a woman's arms
Play this when I die
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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