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Song: English House
Artist: Fleet Foxes
Album: Sun Giant (2008)
Tabbed by: Teppo
Tuning: Drop-D (DADGBE)
Capo: 1st fret
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This tab is tabbed by ear and from various live performances by the band. Might differ
slightly from the studio version, but is accurate of the live version.
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CHORD REFERENCE:
D6 Dadd9 D6add9 Am/D F6 G Dmaj7 Em11/D Em7 Dm9/F G6
e|--2-----0-------0-----5----1---3----5-----3------0-----0----0--|
B|--0----10------12-----5----1---3----7-----5------0-----1----3--|
G|--2----11------11-----5----2---4----6-----4------0-----2----4--|
D|--0----12------12-----0----0---0----7-----5------0-----0----0--|
A|--0-----0-------0-----0----3---5----0-----0------2-----3----5--|
D|--0-----0-------0-----0----3---5----0-----0------2-----3----5--|
I have no idea of the real chord names and they're from an online generator, but they
give you some idea. They are in relation to the capo.
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CAPOS ON 1ST FRET ON ALL GUITARS
Acoustic guitar intro:
e|-----2---------------|-----2---------------|
B|-0---------5p3p0-----|-0---------5p3p0-----|
G|---2---2---------2---|---2---2---------2---|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-0---------0-------0-|-0---------0-------0-|
Electric guitar lick played throughout the song:
e|---11----10----8------6------8-------------|
B|-13----11----8----8\6----6/8---------------|
G|--------------------------------10-8-------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
Acoustic guitar chords:
"Baa-du-du-duu, baa-du-du-duu..."
D6 Dadd9 D6add9
e|-2---2---2---2---2---|---0-----|----0------|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---|--10-----|---12------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---|--11-----|---11------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|--12-----|---12------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---|---0-----|----0------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|---0-----|----0------|
Last two bars play before the singing starts, play Dadd9 (2nd to last bar) and D6add9
(last bar).
(Fingerpick or strum these chords on the acoustic guitar:)
D6
You go with your two feet bare
Am/D
Down through the cold lane there to Brighton
(Both acoustic and electric guitars strum:)
F6 G G F6 G F6 G G G D6
A country house, a liar and a louse live there
D6
D6
And go with your arms held wide
Am/D
Happiness in your eyes, convincing
F6 G G G F6 G F6 G G G D6
And stay the night, turn out every light you see
D6
F6 G G G F6 G F6 G G G D6
And lay them down, buried in the ground for me
"Baa-du-du-duu, baa-du-du-duu..."
D6 Dadd9 D6add9
e|-2---2---2---2---2---|---0-----|----0------|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---|--10-----|---12------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---|--11-----|---11------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|--12-----|---12------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---|---0-----|----0------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|---0-----|----0------|
Last two bars play it goes into the quieter section, play Dadd9 (2nd to last bar) and
D6add9 (last bar).
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Verse 2:
Instrumental
Acoustic guitar picking sections:
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-3---2h3p2----------|-5---3h5p3-----3----|-7---5h7p5-----5----|
G|-----------4-2-4----|-----------5-4------|-----------7-6------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|---2-------------2--|---3-------------3--|---5-------------5--|
The mandolin could be transcribed to this:
e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-11-11-11-11-11-11--|--13-13-13-13-13-13-|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-11--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
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Verse 3:
Instrumental
Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Oh, my love
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Verse 4:
Repeat chords for verse 1
The tongues of the creatures wait
Drawn to the fragile legs you walk on
A cold wind blows, Brighton to the coast for me
A cold wind blows, Brighton to the coast for me
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Verse 5:
Repeat verse 2
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Verse 6:
Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Oh, my love
At 3:45 electric guitar starts playing:
e|--15-15-15-15--|--13-13-13-13--|
B|--15-15-15-15--|--13-13-13-13--|
G|--15-15-15-15--|--13-13-13-13--|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
while acoustic guitar plays:
Dmaj7 Em11/D
e|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|--7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6--|--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
At 4:05 when singing stops, electric guitar plays:
Em7 Dm9/F G6
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--1-1-1-1-1-1--|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2--|--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Acoustic guitar plays verse 2 picking
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Song ends with:
Dmaj7
e|------5-------|
B|------7-------|
G|------6-------|
D|------7-------|
A|------0-------|
D|------0-------|
Electric guitar plays the lick 4 more times.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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