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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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(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
Died from a blister on his toe
After walking all day through the first winter's snow
Throwing bits of stale bread
To the last speckled doves
He never even felt his shoe full of blood
Delirious with pain, his bedroom walls began to glow
And he felt himself soaring up through falling snow
And the sky was a woman's arms
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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