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First Day Of My Life Tab

by Bright Eyes

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First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes

Tabbed by Austin Bodin - austin.bodin@gmail.com

This is a really neat song on the Bright Eyes folk album, 'I'm Wide Awake It's Morning'. 
One day I saw that someone had tabbed a Travis picking version of this song, and while it was ok,
I thought I'd do my own version because Travis picking is just so damn fun, 
especially with folksy/bluegrass/country songs. If you're unfamiliar with
Travis picking, think Dust in the Wind by Kansas, or just do a quick google search,
it's pretty straightforward to grasp.

Enjoy! 


Standard Tuning

Capo on 4 on the album I believe, but adjust to your vocal range if necessary. 

Structure:
        Intro
        Verse A x2 
        Verse B
        Fill
        Verse A x2 
        Verse B
        Fill
        Outro


Intro

    1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4

e||-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
B||-1---------------|-0---------------|-1---------------|-0h1-------------|
G||-------0---------|-------1---------|-------2---------|-------2---------|
D||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A||-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4

e|-1---------1-----|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B|-------1---------|-3---------3-----|-------1---------|-------1---------|
G|-----2-------2---|-------0---------|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
D|-3-------3-------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse A 

      1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4

e||-------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
B||---1---------------|-0---------------|-1---------------|-0h1-------------|
G||o--------0---------|-------1---------|-------2---------|-------2---------|
D||o------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A||---3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4

e|-1---------1-----|-3---------3-----|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B|-------1---------|-------3---------|-------1---------|-------1---------|
G|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
D|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4

e|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
B|-1---------------|-0---------------|-1---------------|-0h1-------------|
G|-------0---------|-------1---------|-------2---------|-------2---------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2   3// 4    |
                                       [       FIRST TIME THROUGH       ] |
e|-2---------2-----|-2---------2-----|-3---------3-----|----------3------||
B|-------1---------|-------1---------|-------3---------|-----------3-----||
G|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|-----4------4---o||
D|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5------o||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
                                             (eighth note triplets) ^

  1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     
 [       SECOND TIME THROUGH        ]
|-3---------3-----|-3---------------||
|-------3---------|-----------0-----||
|-----4-------4---|-------0---------||
|-5-------5-------|-----0-------0---||
|-----------------|---------2-------||
|-----------------|-3---------------||


Verse B

   1      3          1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4

e|-0-------3-------|-0---------------|-----------0-----|-1---------1-----|
B|-1-------0-------|-1---------1-----|-0h1-------------|-------1---------|
G|-0-------0-------|-------2---------|-------2---------|-----2-------2---|
D|-2-------0-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-3-------3-------|
A|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
E|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4

e|-3---------3-----|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-----------0-----|
B|-------3---------|-1-------1-------|-1---------1-----|-0h1-------------|
G|-----4-------4---|-0-------0-------|-------2---------|-------2---------|
D|-5-------5-------|-2-------0-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4

e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
B|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------3-----|
G|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2---------2---|
D|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4

e|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|
B|-1---------------|-0---------------|-1---------------|-0h1-------1-----|
G|-------0---------|-------1---------|-------2---------|-------2---------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Fill

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   o  

e|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|---------------8-|-----------------|
B|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|-------6---------|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|---5-------5-----|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-6---6---6---6---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Outro

   1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4

e|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|
B|-1---------------|-0---------------|-1---------------|-0h1-------1-----|
G|-------0---------|-------1---------|-------2---------|-------2---------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   o  

e|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|---------------8-|-----------------|
B|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|-------6---------|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|---5-------5-----|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-6---6---6---6---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1   2 + 3 + 4     1 + 2 + 3 + 4

e|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|
B|-1---------------|-0---------------|-1---------------|-0h1-------1-----|
G|-------0---------|-------1---------|-------2---------|-------2---------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   o                 1

e|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|---------------8-|-----------------|-8----------------||
B|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|-------6---------|-----------------|-5----------------||
G|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|---5-------5-----|-----------------|-5----------------||
D|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-6---6---6---6---|-----------------|-5----------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||

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