Distance Tab

Distance
Christina Perri ft. Jason Mraz
Acoustic Unplugged Version
Capo 2nd fret
 
I made this tab watching the unplugged version of the song, check it out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix8H1QXeU2M. Some were guesses by ear, some I tried to
read off his actual chord shapes shown in the video. I definitely recommend at least a couple listens
before giving this a go. Have fun! :)
 
Listed below are the different fingerpicking patterns found in the song
 
Fingerpick 1
  C                                   Am7
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------1--------1--------1-----1----|
G|------0--------0--------0--------0-----0----|
D|---2--------2--------2--------2-------------|
A|3--------3--------3--------3--------0-------|
E|--------------------------------------------| (x2)
  C                            Am7
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------1--------1--------1----------|
G|------0--------0--------0--------0----------|
D|---2--------2--------2----------------------|
A|3--------3--------3----------0--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
  Em                        G
e|-------------0--------------------3---------|
B|----------------------------------1---------|
G|----------0-----0-----------------0---------|
D|-------2-----------2------0-------0---------|
A|----2-----------------2---0h2-----2---------|
E|-0------------------------3-------3---------|
                        (strum) (strum)
 
Fingerpick 2
  C
e|------0-----0-------------------------------|
B|------1--------1----------------------------|
G|------0------------0------0-----------------|
D|---2--2----------------2--------------------|
A|3-----3-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| (x3)
       (strum)
  Em                        G
e|-------------0--------------------3---------|
B|----------------------------------1---------|
G|----------0-----0-----------------0---------|
D|-------2-----------2------0-------0---------|
A|----2-----------------2---0h2-----2---------|
E|-0------------------------3-------3---------|
                        (strum) (strum)
 
Fingerpick 3
  Fmaj7           G
e|0--------0---------------3-----------------|
B|------3----0--1-------------0---0--1~--3~--|
G|---0-------------------0------0------------|
D|-----------------0--0----------------------|
A|-----------------2--2----------------------|
E|-----------------3--3----------------------|
                  (strum) *The ~ means a simple vibrato
 
Chords for strumming
   Em       G     Fmaj7    Am       C       E      F*     G(barred)
e|--0--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--3--| |--0--| |--3--| |--3--|
B|--0--| |--0--| |--1--| |--1--| |--1--| |--0--| |--1--| |--3--|
G|--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--4--|
D|--2--| |--0--| |--3--| |--2--| |--2--| |--2--| |--3--| |--5--|
A|--2--| |--2--| |--3--| |--0--| |--3--| |--2--| |--3--| |--5--|
E|--0--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--x--| |--0--| |--0--| |--3--|
 
[Intro] (First half of fingerpick 1)
C Am7  (x2)
 
[Verse] (Fingerpick 1)
C       Am7
Sun is filling up the room
C         Am7
And I can hear you dreaming
C      Am7          Em
Do you feel the way I do?
G
Right now?
C     Am7
I wish we would just give up
C               Am7
'Cause the best part is falling
C       Am7        Em
Call it anything but love
    G
And I will
 
[Chorus] (strum)
Fmaj7
Make sure to keep my distance
G
Say I love you when you're not listening
Fmaj7
And how long can we keep this
G
Up, up, up?
 
[Instrumental] (Fingerpick 1)
C Am7 (x2)
 
[Verse] (Fingerpick 2)
C
Please don't stand so close to me
C
I'm having trouble breathing
C                     Em
I'm afraid of what you'll see
G
Right now
C
I'll give you everything I am
C
All my broken heartbeats
C                   Em
Until I know you'll understand
    G (strum)
And I will
 
[Chorus] (strum)
Fmaj7
Make sure to keep my distance
G
Say I love you when you're not listening
Fmaj7
And how long can we keep this
G       G (barred)
Up, up, up?
 
[Bridge] (strum)(Pattern: D D D D D D D DU)
Am
      And I keep waiting
Fmaj7
      For you to take me
C
      You keep waiting
E
      To save what we have
 
[Chorus]
        F*
So I'll make sure to keep my distance
  (strum once) (Fingerpick 3)
  G
Say I love you when you're not listening
                    (silence)
Fmaj7
How long can we keep this
(Strum)
G
Up, up, up?
           (Knock on guitar body and mute strings for silence)
 
[Chorus]
Fmaj7
Make sure to keep my distance
G
Say I love you when you're not listening
    Fmaj7
How long til we call this
G (barred)
Love, love, love?
(strum once)
 
[Outro] (Fingerpick 1)
C  Am7  C  Am7
 
[End]
    C
e|--0---|
B|--1---|
G|--0---|
D|--0h2-|
A|--3---|
E|------|
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
 
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