tuning is Drop D
sweet song by local Massachusetts band "Lions Lions"
Intro (lead)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------13-13-13-10-10-10-10--|
G|-----------9-9-9-10-10-10------------------------|
D|--12-12-12---------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-13-13-13-12-12-12----------------------------------|
B|-------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-13-13-13-12-12-12-----------------------|
B|-------------------13-13-15-15-13-13-----|
G|-------------------------------------14~-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
First Verse (listen for timing)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7--7--------7-7--7--------3-3--3--------3-3--3-5-5--5-|
D|-7-7--7-0-0--0-7-7--7-0-0--0-3-3--3-5-5--5-3-3--3-5-5--5-| x2
A|-5-5--5-0-0--0-5-5--5-0-0--0-1-1--1-5-5--5-1-1--1-3-3--3-|
D|--------0-0--0--------0-0--0--------5-5--5---------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------5-------|
G|-----------------3--------------5-(x8)--|
D|-0-------3-------3-(x16)-5------3-------|
A|-0-(x16)-3-(x16)-1-------5-(x8)---------|
D|-0-------3---------------5--------------|
Chorus (rhythm)
this isnt a constant strumming riff, they let the first two chords ring for an extra
note before they continue strumming, but for matters of simplicity i'm just tabbing what
chords they use, you can figure out the right strumming pattern
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3-----------------------3-------5----------|
D|-0-------3-------3-(x32)-0-------3-------3-(x28)-5-(x4)-----|
A|-0-(x16)-3-(x16)-1-------0-(x16)-3-(x16)-1-------3----------|
D|-0-------3---------------0-------3--------------------------|
then it returns to the intro again
Verse 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7--7--------7-7--7--------3-3--3--------3-3--3-5-5--5-|
D|-7-7--7-0-0--0-7-7--7-0-0--0-3-3--3-5-5--5-3-3--3-5-5--5-| x2
A|-5-5--5-0-0--0-5-5--5-0-0--0-1-1--1-5-5--5-1-1--1-3-3--3-|
D|--------0-0--0--------0-0--0--------5-5--5---------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5-------|
G|-----------------------3--------------5-(x5)--|
D|-0--0--0-------3-------3-(x16)-5------3-------|
A|-0--0--0-(x8)--3-(x16)-1-------5-(x8)---------|
D|-0--0--0-------3---------------5--------------|
Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lions_lions/milestones_tab.html ]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3-----------------------3-------5----------|
D|-0-------3-------3-(x32)-0-------3-------3-(x28)-5-(x4)-----|
A|-0-(x16)-3-(x16)-1-------0-(x16)-3-(x16)-1-------3----------|
D|-0-------3---------------0-------3--------------------------|
breakdown
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---0---------------------0-----0---0-----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------<5>--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---0---------------------0-----0---0--------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---0---------------------0-----0---0-----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---0---------------------0-----0---0-----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3-----------------------3-------5----------|
D|-0-------3-------3-(x32)-0-------3-------3-(x28)-5-(x4)-----|
A|-0-(x16)-3-(x16)-1-------0-(x16)-3-(x16)-1-------3----------|
D|-0-------3---------------0-------3--------------------------|
then they do a half time type of thing here
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------3--3--3-3-3--3----------|
D|-------------------------------3--3--3-3-3--3(x16)-----|
A|-0--0--0-0-0---3-3--3--3-3-3---1--1--1-1-1--1----------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0---3-3--3--3-3-3---------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-----------------3----------|
D|-0-------3-------3-(x32)----|
A|-0-(x16)-3-(x16)-1----------|
D|-0-------3------------------|
back to the intro again TWO more times and the song ends on
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|-0~------|
A|-0~------|
D|-0~------|
thanks for checking out some good local New England music!
If you'd like me to include the rhythm section for the intro just let me know in the comments.
