Ben Howard - The Burren Chords & Tabs

 

The Burren Chords & Tabs

Ben Howard Chords & Tabs

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The Burren Tab

   
Ben Howard – The Burren

live session: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH_gxaNOmH4&feature=share

Tuning: C G A# G F C    
(tip: tune the D and B string down two steps from CGCGGC tuning)
Capo on 7th (not the low E string)

Intro/Verse (use percussive slaps)
C|-------------0---0-----0--—-------------|
F|-------------0---0-----0----------------|
G|----2p3p2p0--0---0-----0----------------|
B|------------4---2------0----------------| = Part A
G|--0--------0--0---3--2--0----- (x2) ----| 
C|----------------------------------------|

C|-----0---0--0-----0--------—-------|
F|-----0---0--0-----0----------------|
G|-----0---0--0-----0----------------|
B|-----0---0--0-----0----------------| = Part C
G|----5--3---2--2p30---  (x2)--------|
C|--0---0---0-----0------------------|

C|--------------------5--2p0-—-|
F|---------------2/5--5--0-----|
G|----2p3p2p0------------------|
B|------------4----------------|  = variation 1
G|--0--------0-----------------| 
C|-----------------------------|

C|---------------5p7-7—-5p7-7--|
F|---------------5p7-7—-5p7-7--|
G|----2p3p2p0------------------|
B|------------4----------------|  = variation 2   + play part C
G|--0--------0-----------------| 
C|-----------------------------|

Verse
        Part A x2 + Part C
        Part A + Variation 1 + Part C
        Part A x2 + Part C
        Part A + Variation 1 + Part C

your carnation revolution was buried in these rock pools and I’m grateful
and the sun looks like the afterlife in a battlefield after the rain fall

Chorus
C|------------------0--0--0—---0--0--0-----0-0--0----0-0--0----|
F|------------------0---0-0----0---0-0-----0--0-0----0--0-0----|
G|------------------0-----0----0-----0-----0----0----0----0----|
B|------------------0-----0----0-----0-----0----0----0----0----| x2
G|---3~-----------0-----------2------2---3------3--3-----------|
C|--10~---------2-----2-----0----0-----10---10---10--10--------|
(at the 2th time,  hold last chord for 2 extra measures)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_howard/the_burren_tab.html ]
we walk out on out on to the burren frothy from the wind
full of yesteryear’s  sorrow, bad dream within
we were children again we were children again 

C|------0--0--0—---0--0--0-----0-0--0----0-0--0----|
F|------0---0-0----0---0-0-----0--0-0----0--0-0----|
G|------0-----0----0-----0-----0----0----0----0----|
B|------0-----0----0-----0-----0----0----0----0----| x3
G|----0-----------2------2---3------3--3-----------|
C|--2-----2-----0----0-----10---10---10--10--------|
(at the 3th time,  hold last chord for 2 extra measures)
uh uh uh uh …

Verse II
C|-----------------------—----| Then play 
F|----------------------------|         Part A + Variation 1 + Part C
G|----------------------------|         Part A x2 + Part C
B|----------------------------|         Part A + Variation 2 + Part C
G|----------5------3----2-----|  
C|--2~----5-------------------|

and home hit me like blasted stone of radel snake unturned
blind can’t you see I am letting go I take with me what you left unburned

Repeat chorus 

Solo
C|---------2p0----5---2----0--—--------------|
F|-----------------------5p0-----------------|
G|--------------0----------------------------| x4 (last time hold chord)
B|--0----0------0----------------------------|
G|--0----2------3----------------------------|
C|--2----0-----10---(use thumb)--------------| 

Chorus (muted strumming)
C|-----------------------—----------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
B|--0----0----0---------------------------|
G|--0----2----3------------------------ x3
C|--2----0---10---------------------------|
we walk out on out on to the burren frothy from the wind
full of yesteryear’s  sorrow, bad dream within
we were children again we were children again 

Outro (Same as chorus only muted strumming)
C|-----------------------—----------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7---------5------3--------------- (x2)
C|-14--------12-----10--------------------|
oh I come here to borrow time
oh I come here to start a fight