Skinny Love Tab

by Bon Iver
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Bon Iver - Skinny Love
For Emma, Forever Ago
 
Tuning:
C  Down 2 steps
G  Down 2 steps.
E   Up 1 step.
G  Leave.
C  Up 1 step.
C  Down 2 steps.
 
(Strum all strings on the riffs)
 
 
Intro:
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------2-4-2-0-2-4-2-0-|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------2-4-2-0-2-4-2-0-|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0---------------------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------7-9-7-4-2-4-2-0-|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------7-9-7-4-2-4-2-0-|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0---------------------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------5---5---4---|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------5---5---4---|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0---------------------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-------------------0---0---|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-------------------0---0---|
G|-----7---------------7---------------2------------------/5---5---|
E|-----7---------------7---------------0-------------------0---0---|
G|-7---7-----------7---7-----------2---2------------------/5---5---|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------|
C|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
 
Verse 1:
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0-----------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0---------------|
C|---------------------------------0---------------|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0-----------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0---------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0------------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0------------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-------0--------------0---0---|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-------0--------------0---0---|
G|-----7---------------7---------------2-------2--------------5---5---|
E|-----7---------------7---------------0-------0--------------5---5---|
G|-7---7-----------7---7-----------2---2----2--2--------------5---5---|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3-0------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-5-2---0--------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Verse 2:
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0--------0h2-----|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0--------0-------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0--------0-------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0--------0-------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0------------0-------|
C|---------------------------------0------------0-------|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0-----------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0---------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0------------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0------------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-------0----|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-------0----|
G|-----7---------------7---------------2-------2----|
E|-----7---------------7---------------0-------0----|
G|-7---7-----------7---7-----------2---2----2--2----|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0--------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0--------|
G|-----5---------------5---------------5--------|
E|-----5---------------5---------------5--------|
G|-5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5--------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus:
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|----0---------------0---------------0----------------------------|
C|----0---------------0---------------0----------------------------|
G|----2---------------2---------------2----------------------------|
E|----1---------------1---------------1----------------------------|
G|-2--2------------2--2------------2--2----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse 3:
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0------0h2---|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0------0h2---|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0------0-----|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0------0-----|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0----------0-----|
C|---------------------------------0----------0-----|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0-----------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0---------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0------------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0------------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-------0----|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-------0----|
G|-----7---------------7---------------2-------2----|
E|-----7---------------7---------------0-------0----|
G|-7---7-----------7---7-----------2---2----2--2----|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0--------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0--------|
G|-----5---------------5---------------5--------|
E|-----5---------------5---------------5--------|
G|-5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5--------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus 2:
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|----0---------------0---------------0----------------------------|
C|----0---------------0---------------0----------------------------|
G|----2---------------2---------------2----------------------------|
E|----1---------------1---------------1----------------------------|
G|-2--2------------2--2------------2--2----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|----0---------------0---------------0----------------------------|
C|----0---------------0---------------0----------------------------|
G|----2---------------2---------------2----------------------------|
E|----1---------------1---------------1----------------------------|
G|-2--2------------2--2------------2--2----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Outro:
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------2-4-2-0-2-4-2-0-|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------2-4-2-0-2-4-2-0-|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0---------------------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------7-9-7-4-2-4-2-0-|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------7-9-7-4-2-4-2-0-|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0---------------------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------5---5---4---|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------5---5---4---|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0---------------------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
c|-----0---------------0---------------0-------------------0---0---|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-------------------0---0---|
G|-----7---------------7---------------2------------------/5---5---|
E|-----7---------------7---------------0-------------------0---0---|
G|-7---7-----------7---7-----------2---2------------------/5---5---|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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XStaySeventeenX
c|-------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|----3-0------------------------------------------------------| G|--------7-5-0---2--------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| It should go from 0 to 2 on the G string like I just did above, not 2 to 0. That's how it sounds on the actual track.
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guitarman231
yeh i did the A string shoulod only go down 1 step
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aidanobbema
This tab is perfectly on point. XStaySeventeenX's comment has merit because the note following the open G is Justin's A chord on the 2nd fret. Though, the 2 to the 0 is still correct, there is just a weird timing. The tuning is CGEGCC as it says at the top. For anybody listening to the recording and trying to play, it will sound out of tune if you tune to concert tuning. The high Cs are easy to match using the recording. Tune those to the recording then work upwards through the lower end to be in the same tuning as the recording.
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