Gracious Tab

Tabbed by: Chris Bailey (Bournemouth)
Email/Facebook: Chrisbailey83_uk@hotmail.com
Creator of www.ukguitarlessons.com
 
Ben Howard  - GRACIOUS
(What a beautiful song)
 
Hello everyone, thanks for looking at my tab, this is my version of the song.
I heard this song for the first time today after one of my students asked if I could
teach it to her and I loved it.
Hopefully you guys can learn it as well as Jess has!
See what you think.
 
 
Lets get started:
 
TUNING (ALTERNATE)
I believe he uses open F tuning (CFCFAC), with a 2nd fret capo
 
However I didnt have a capo when figuring this song out, so I have used open G6 tuning
(DGDEBD) with no capo and it sounds awesome!
 
Do use DGDEBD and dont be put off by alternate tunings, they may take a bit of getting
used to at the beginning, but eventually you will be able to tune your guitar up and down
easily. If in doubt, use a decent guitar tuner to help you.
 
 
TAB
 
[INTRO]
0.00 - 0.16
(My version of the song, it may not be an exact of the original)
The hammer/pull off at the beginning has not been tabbed
 
D¦----------0----------------0--------¦----------0---------------0--------¦   ----------0------|
B¦----------------0----------------0--¦----------------0---------------0--¦   ----------------0|
E¦------5----------------5------------¦------5---------------5------------¦   ------5----------|
D¦----0---------0------0---------0----¦----0---------0-----0---------0----¦   ----0---------0--|
G¦--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------¦--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------¦   --0-----0---0----|
D¦------------------------------------¦-----------------------------------¦x2 -----------------|x2
 
 
[SECTION 1 - VERSE]
0.16 - 1.04
1.50 - 2.26
D¦----------0----------------0--------¦----------0---------------0--------¦
B¦----------------0----------------0--¦----------------0---------------0--¦
E¦------5----------------5------------¦------5---------------5------------¦
D¦----0---------0------0---------0----¦----0---------0-----0---------0----¦
G¦--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------¦--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------¦
D¦------------------------------------¦-----------------------------------¦ x8
 
 
[SECTION 2]
(Remember, this is just my version of the song, it may not match the original exactly)
1.05 - 1.21
2.27 - 2.43
 
D¦---------(7)---------------0--------¦----------0---------------0--------¦   ----------0------|
B¦----------7------7---------------2--¦----------------0---------------0--¦   ----------------0|
E¦------7----------------0------------¦------5---------------5------------¦   ------5----------|
D¦----7---------7------0---------0----¦----0---------0-----0---------0----¦   ----0---------0--|
G¦--7-----7---7------2-----2---2------¦--4-----4---4-----0-----0---0------¦   --0-----0---0----|
D¦------------------------------------¦-----------------------------------¦x2 -----------------|x3
 
 
[SECTION 3]
1.22 - 1.49
2.43 - 3.08
3.08 - 3.37
Play around with these chords, picking them, not strumming them:
You can use any picking technique you wish
 
D¦---x-----x-----x-----x--¦    ----------0-------------|
B¦---x-----x-----x-----x--¦    ----------------0-------|
E¦---0-----0-----0-----9--¦    ------5-----------------|
D¦---0-----0-----0-----0--¦    ----0---------0---------|
G¦--14----14----11-----9--¦    --0-----0---0-----------|
D¦--12----11-----9-----7--¦ x3    ---------------------| x4
 
 
[SECTION 4]
Lots of improvisation here to end the song, but I have tabbed a little snippet
3.37 - end
 
D¦----------0-----0---------0-----0--¦----------0-----0-----------0-----0--¦
B¦------2-------2-------2-------2----¦------2-------2------5----5-----2----¦
E¦-----------------------------------¦-------------------------------------¦
D¦----4---4---4-------4---4---4------¦----4---4---4------------------------¦
G¦--4---------------4----------------¦--0---------------0------------------¦
D¦-----------------------------------¦-------------------------------------¦
 
 
I will amend any errors, just comment on the tab and let me know.
Thanks guys
 
 
 
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| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
 
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