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Gracious - Ben Howard
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Tabbed by: Clark Williams
E-mail: clrk.williams@gmail.com
I Don't know why this song has missed out on a decent tab, I avoided it because the
other tab indicated a awkward
tuning but its not like that at all, It is very similar to Bens normal tuning but with
two strings down to F.
This tab is 100% accurate, and relatively easy to play.
Tuning: CFCGFc
INTRO:
c|----------0--------------0-------------0-------------0--------------------|
F|----------------4--------------4-------------4-------------4-----4-2h4p2p0|
G|------0-----0----------0---0---------0---0---------0---0------------------|
c|----0---------0------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----------------|
F|--4-----4----------4-------------4-------------4--------------0-----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|----------0--------------0-------------0---------------0-0----------------|
F|----------------4--------------4-------------4s7-------7-7----------------|
G|------0-----0--------0-----0-------0-----0---------0-----0----------------|
c|----0---------0----0---0-----0---0---0-----0-----0---0---0----------------|
F|--4-----4------------------------------------------------0----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|----------0--------------0-------------0-------------0--------------------|
F|----------------4--------------4-------------4-------------4-----4-2h4p2p0|
G|------0-----0----------0---0---------0---0---------0---0------------------|
c|----0---------0------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----------------|
F|--4-----4----------4-------------4-------------4--------------0-----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|----------0--------------0------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------4--------------4-------4-----4-------4-----4-------4-----4|
G|------0-----0----------0---0---------0---0---------0---0---------0---0----|
c|----0---------0------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0--|
F|--4-----4----------4-------------0-------------0-------------0------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
c|----------0--------------0-------------0-------------0--------------------|
F|----------------4--------------4-------------4-------------4--------------|
G|------0-----0----------0---0---------0---0---------0---0------------------|
c|----0---------0------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----------------|
F|--4-----4----------4-------------0-------------0--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|----------0--------------0-------------0-------------0--------------------|
F|----------------4--------------4-------------4-------------4--------------|
G|------0-----0----------0---0---------0---0---------0---0------------------|
c|----0---------0------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----------------|
F|--4-----4----------4-------------0-------------0--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|----------0--------------0-------------0-------------0--------------------|
F|----------------4--------------4-------------4-------------4--------------|
G|------0-----0----------0---0---------0---0---------0---0------------------|
c|----0---------0------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----------------|
F|--4-----4----------4-------------0-------------0--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|----------0--------------0-------------0-------------0--------------------|
F|----------------4--------------4-------------4-------------4--------------|
G|------0-----0----------0---0---------0---0---------0---0------------------|
c|----0---------0------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----------------|
F|--4-----4----------4-------------0-------------0--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat until bridge
BRIDGE:
c|----------0----------------0---------------0---------------0--------------|
F|----------------7----------------2---------------4---------------4--------|
G|------0-----0----------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------------|
c|----0---------0------0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0----------|
F|--7-----7----------2-----2---------4-----4---------4-----4----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|----------0----------------0---------------0---------------0--------------|
F|----------------7----------------2---------------4---------------4--------|
G|------0-----0----------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------------|
c|----0---------0------0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0----------|
F|--7-----7----------2-----2---------4-----4---------4-----4----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The timing in the chorus is tricky to master, It may be easier to just simplify and
ignore one of the harmonics, but Ben plays like this:
CHORUS
c|-----+12----------+12--------+12--------0----0----------------------------|
F|-----+12----------+12--------+12-------------0----------------------------|
G|--------+12----------+12--------+12-------7--7----------------------------|
c|--------+12----------+12--------+12-------7--7----------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
C|--0---------0-11---------0-9--------0-7------7----------------------------|
c|-----+12----------+12--------+12--------0----0----------------------------|
F|-----+12----------+12--------+12-------------0----------------------------|
G|--------+12----------+12--------+12-------7--7----------------------------|
c|--------+12----------+12--------+12-------7--7----------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
C|--0---------0-11---------0-9--------0-7------7----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_howard/gracious_tab_ver_4.html ]
c|-----+12----------+12--------+12--------0----0----------------------------|
F|-----+12----------+12--------+12-------------0----------------------------|
G|--------+12----------+12--------+12-------7--7----------------------------|
c|--------+12----------+12--------+12-------7--7----------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
C|--0---------0-11---------0-9--------0-7------7----------------------------|
c|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
G|------5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5---------|
c|----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5-----------------|
REPEAT THE VERSE:
c|----------0--------------0-------------0-------------0--------------------|
F|----------------4--------------4-------------4-------------4--------------|
G|------0-----0----------0---0---------0---0---------0---0------------------|
c|----0---------0------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----------------|
F|--4-----4----------4-------------0-------------0--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
THEN BRIDGE:
c|----------0----------------0---------------0---------------0--------------|
F|----------------7----------------2---------------4---------------4--------|
G|------0-----0----------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------------|
c|----0---------0------0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0----------|
F|--7-----7----------2-----2---------4-----4---------4-----4----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
THEN CHORUS
c|-----+12----------+12--------+12--------0----0----------------------------|
F|-----+12----------+12--------+12-------------0----------------------------|
G|--------+12----------+12--------+12-------7--7----------------------------|
c|--------+12----------+12--------+12-------7--7----------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
C|--0---------0-11---------0-9--------0-7------7----------------------------|
c|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
G|------5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5---------|
c|----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5-----------------|
This builds up until the end: Rearrange and change things as you like, there are lots of
variations going on in here, just learn them and play what sounds good.
c|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0------------|
F|-----4--------------4---------------4---------------4------4-4------------|
G|---0-----------0---------------0---------------0-------------0------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
F|-4-----4-----4----4----4-----4----4----4-----4----4----4-----4------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
c|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0------------|
F|-----4--------------4---------------4---------------4------4-4------------|
G|---0-----------0---------------0---------------0-------------0------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
F|-0-----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
c|---------0---------------0---------------0--------------0----0------------|
F|-----4--------------4--------------------7----------------9--9------------|
G|---0-----------0--------------------0--------------0---------0------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
F|-4-----4-----4----4----4----4s7---7----7----7s9--9----9------9------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
c|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0------------|
F|-----4--------------4---------------4---------------4------4-4------------|
G|---0-----------0---------------0---------------0-------------0------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
F|-4-----4-----4----4----4-----4----4----4-----4----4----4-----4------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
c|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0------------|
F|-----4--------------4s2-------------2----------2s4---------4-4------------|
G|---0-----------0---------------0--------------------0--------0------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
F|-0-----0-----0----0----------0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
Then its the same pattern but pick and go:
c|-----0----0---0--------0----0---0--------0----0---0----------0---0--------|
F|-----4------4-4--------0------4-4--------4------4-4------4-----4-4--------|
G|---0-0--------0------0-0--------0------0-0--------0----0---------0--------|
c|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------------0--------|
F|-4---4--4-----4--4-4---4--4-----4--4-4---4--4-----4--4-----4-----4--------|
C|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------------0--------|
c|-----0----0---0--------0----0---0--------0----0---0----------0---0--------|
F|-----4------4-4--------0------4-4--------4------4-4------4-----4-4--------|
G|---0-0--------0------0-0--------0------0-0--------0----0---------0--------|
c|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------------0--------|
F|-0---0--0-----0--0-0---0--0-----0--0-0---0--0-----0--0-----0-----0--------|
C|-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------------0--------|
Add variations to this, like sliding up to the 7th and 9th frets like above.
Also on the high c string there are a couple of shifts between 5th and 2nd fret in this
last pick and go part,
Just try them out because to tab it is a big job but its easy enough to get the feel of.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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