Artist: Karma (Henry Ate)
Song: Once
Tabbed by: neuroxik
E-mail: neuroxik [-at] gmail [dot-] com
Tuning: Standard, Capo IV
Chords named relative to Capo
Time Signature: 6/4 (except measure 4 = 9/8, and the before last meas. = 7/4)
Tempo: 107 bpm
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NOTE: Although there are 4 main riffs that constitute the entire song,
there are some subtle differences here and there in the bassline (the notes
plucked with your thumb). For example, the Chorus the 2nd time around doesn't
have the same bassline (although following the same chord structure), so I've
put notes along the way above the Chord names, such as "Riff B2", meaning
"similar to Riff B" but with some changes. I find it makes it easier to learn
a tab than just writing it all out and you having to pay constant attention as
to where the changes occur.
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INTRO
Acous. Gtr, arpeggio (fingerpicking), let ring all along
Fsus2 C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------1-----1-----1-----1-|------1-----1-----1-----1-|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|--2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
C/B C5 Fsus2 Gsus4 (time sig 9/8) G (time sig back to 6/4)
e|---------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------||
B|------1-----1-----1------1p|-(0)--1-----1-----1-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-||
G|----0-----0-----0------0---|----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---||
D|---------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------||
A|--2-----3------------------|--------------------|-------------------------||
E|--------------1------3-----|--3-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3-----3-----||
VERSE I
Riff A
Fsus2 C
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------1-----------1-------1-----1-|-------1-----1-----1-----1-|
G|----0----------0-------0------0---|----0------0-----0-----0---|
D|--3--------3--------3-------3-----|--2------2-----2-----2-----|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
You keep your head inside the bottle
end Riff A
C/B C5 Fsus2 Gsus4 G
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------1-------1----------1-------1-|------0-----0-----0-----0--|
G|-------0------0---------0---------0---|----0-----0-----0-----0----|
D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----2-----3--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------1---------3------|--3-----3-----3-----3------|
and I'll just keep cuttin' up lines
[Repeat Riff A x1]
Fsus2 C C/B C5 Fsus2 Gsus4 G
You spend your life in constant sorrow. And I'll just pretend that I'm fine
CHORUS
Riff B end Riff B (repeat Riff B x1)
D5 G5 Gsus2 G/B C Am Asus2 D5
e|------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
B|----------3-----3-----3-----3-|------3-----1-----1-----0-|-----3-----3------|
G|--------2-----2-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----2-----2---|---2-----2--------|
D|------0-----0-----------------|--------2-----2-----2-----|-0-----0----------|
A|------------------------0-----|--2-----------------------|------------------|
E|------------------3-----------|--------------------------|------------------|
'Cause on- ly once the drugs are done Do I feel
Riff B2
G5 Gsus2 G/B C Am Asus2 D5 G5 Gsus2
e --------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ------3-----3-|------3-----1-----1-----0-|------3-----3-----3-----3--------|
G ----0-----0---|----0-----0-----2-----2---|----2-----2-----0-----0----------|
D --------------|--------2-----2-----2-----|--0-----0------------------------|
A --------0-----|--2-----------------------|--------------------0------------|
E --3-----------|--------------------------|--------------3------------------|
al- most hu- man, numb And on- ly once my un-
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end Riff B2 Riff C end Riff C Riff D
G/B C Am Asus2 D5 G5 C C7M
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
B|------3-----1-----1-----0-|------3-----3------3------3-|-----1-----1-----0--|
G|----0-----0-----2-----2---|----2-----2------0------0---|---0-----0-----0----|
D|--------2-----------2-----|--0-----0-------------------|--------------------|
A|--2-----------0-----------|----------------------------|-3-----3-----3------|
E|--------------------------|---------------3------3-----|--------------------|
clear Do I feel like dying right here
end Riff D
C C7M
e --------|--------------------------||
B ------0-|------1-----1-----0-----0-||
G ----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0---||
D --------|--------------------------||
A --3-----|--3-----3-----3-----3-----||
E --------|--------------------------||
VERSE II
[Repeat Riff A x2]
Fsus2 C
You keep your lies for those who'll listen and
C/B C5 Fsus2 Gsus4 G
and I'll just keep borrowing time
Fsus2 C
The hesitation when you're missing
C/B C5 Fsus2 Gsus2 G
All of the mo- ments in life go by and
CHORUS
Riff B3 end Riff B3
D5 G5 Gsus2 G/E C/B Am Asus2
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------3-----3-----3-----3-|------3------1-----1-----0-|
G|----2-----2-----0-----0---|----0------0-----2-----2---|
D|--0-----0-----------------|---------------------2-----|
A|--------------------0-----|---------2-----0-----------|
E|--------------3-----------|--0------------------------|
On- ly once the drugs are done Do
[Repeat Riff B3 x2]
D5 G5 Gsus2 G/E C/B Am Asus2
I feel al- most hu- man, numb and
D5 G5 Gsus2 G/E C/B Am Asus2
Only once my head's un- clear, do
Riff C2 end Riff C2 Riff D2 (w/ pull-offs/hammer-ons)
D5 G5 Gsus2 C C7M C C7M
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
B|------3-----3-----3-----3-|------1-----1p0-----0-----0h|(1)--1-----1-----0--|
G|----2-----2-----0-----0---|----0-----0-------0-----0---|---0-----0-----0----|
D|--0-----0-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------0-----|--3-----3-------3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3------|
E|--------------3-----------|----------------------------|--------------------|
I feel like dying right here
end Riff D2
e ---------||
B ------0--||
G ----0----||
D ---------||
A --3------||
E ---------||
VERSE III
[Repeat Riff A x2]
Fsus2 C
You keep your problems so well-hidden
C/B C5 Fsus2 Gsus4 G
That e- ven your tears feel like smiles
Fsus2 C
That I will die here is a given
C/B C5 Fsus2 Gsus2 G
And no one will e- ver know why
CHORUS
Riff B4 end Riff B4 (Riff B3 x2)
D5 G5 G/B C Am Asus2 D5 G5
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------3-----3-----3-----3-|-----3-----1-----1-----0-|------3-----3------3---|
G|----2-----2-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----2-----2---|----2-----2------0-----|
D|--0-----0-----------------|-------2-----------2-----|--0-----0--------------|
A|--------------------------|-2-----------0-----------|-----------------------|
E|--------------3-----3-----|-------------------------|---------------3-------|
On- ly once the drugs were done did I feel al-
Gsus2 G/E C/B Am Asus2 D5 G5 Gsus2 G/E
e --------|--------------------------|---------------------------|------------|
B ------3-|------3-----1-----1-----0-|------3-----3-----3-----3--|------3-----|
G ----0---|----0-----0-----2-----2---|----2-----2-----0-----0----|----0-------|
D --------|--------------------2-----|--0-----0------------------|------------|
A --0-----|--------2-----0-----------|--------------------0------|------------|
E --------|--0-----------------------|--------------3------------|--0---------|
most hu- man, numb (and) on- ly once my head
(Riff C) (slow down, ~81 bpm)
C/B Am Asus2 D5 G5 C
e --------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------||
B ------1-----1-----0-|------3------3-------3--------3-|----------1-----1---||
G ----0-----2-----2---|----2------2------0--------0----|--------0-----0-----||
D --------------2-----|--0------0----------------------|--------------------||
A --2-----0-----------|--------------------------------|------3-----3-----3-||
E --------------------|---------------3--------3-------|--------------------||
was clear did I feel safe dying right here
