Photograph Tab

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                        Photograph - Ed Sheeran
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Tabbed by:banqfranz
 
To me this is one of the best songs of Ed Sheeran. I dedicated my time and ever to bring
to you guys a full solo fingerstyle version of the song. Things might get pretty hard and
difficult so go slow and learn the tab step by step.
 
Tuning: standard
No capo needed
 
*** Intro: E C#m7 A B ***
No slaps nor muting yet just let it ring throughout
( You can just slid back rather than pulling off to 6. It depends on you )
e|-------0---0-------------|-------0---0-------------|
B|---------4---------------|---------4---------------|
G|---------------4---------|---------------4---------|
D|-------------------7p6---|-------------------7p6---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---0-------0-------------|---0-------0-------------|
 
e|-------0---0-------------|-------0---0-------------|
B|---------4---------------|---------4---------------|
G|---------------4---------|---------------4---------|
D|-------------------7p6---|-------------------7p6---|
A|---4-------4-------------|---4-------4-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
e|-------0---0-------------|-------0---0-------------|
B|---------4---------------|---------4---------------|
G|---------------4---------|---------------4---------|
D|-------------------7p6---|-------------------7p6---|
A|---0-------0-------------|---0-------0-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
e|-------0---0---------------------|
B|---------4-----------------------|
G|---------------4------------4)---|
D|-------------------7p6------1)---|
A|---2-------2----------------2)---|
E|---------------------------------|
 
*** Verse 1: E C#m7 B A ***
 ( Let it ring through out )
e|-----------------|-------0---0-----------------0---0---|
B|-----------------|---------4---------------------4-----|
G|-----------------|---------------4---------------------|
D|---4/6-6---4-6---|-------------------7p6---------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|---0-------0-------------0-------0---|
 * Loving can hurt
e|------------------------|---------------------0---0---|
B|------------------------|-----------------------4-----|
G|------------------------|-------4---------------------|
D|---4/6-6---4-6----4p2---|-----------7p6---------------|
A|---------------4--------|---4-------------4-------4---|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|
 * Loving can hurt sometimes
e|------------------------------------|---------------------0---0---|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------4-----|
G|---------------------2-1------------|-------4---------------------|
D|---2-2h4-1----1-2----------2--2-----|-----------7p6---------------|
A|-----------2------2------2------0---|---0-------------0-------0---|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 * But it's the only thing that I know
e|--------------------0---0-------|-------0---0-------------|
B|----------------------4---------|---------4---------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------4---------|
D|---4/6-6--4-6-----------4-------|-------------------7p6---|
A|----------------------------7---|-------------------------|
E|----------------0-------0-------|---0-------0-------------|
 * When it gets hard
e|-----------------------|---------------------0---0---|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------4-----|
G|-----------------------|-------4---------------------|
D|---4/6-6--4-6----4p2---|-----------7p6---------------|
A|--------------4--------|---4-------------4-------4---|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
 * You know it can get hard sometimes
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2---1----------1------1-1-----1-1---|
D|---2-2h4-1----1-2-----------4-2-2h4--------4-4-----2-2---|
A|-----------2------2----2----------------0-------0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 * It is the only thing that makes us feel alive
 
*** Bridge: C#m7 A E B ***
This is where things get a little tricky. Were going now include the infamous slap technique
on the guitar.Just use your thumb to slap the 6th  & 5th string to make that percussive
acoustic sound. If your having trouble just slowly practice step by step or just do not
include the slaps at all.
 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---1)-------------------1--1---|
D|---2)---2-2-2-2-2--2h4-----4---|
A|---4)------------------0-------|
E|--------------x------------x---|
 * We keep this love in a photograph
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---1)--------------------1-----------|
D|---2)---2-2-2-2-2--2h4-----4--4-2p---|
A|---2)------------------2-------------|
E|--------------x---------------x------|
 * We made these memories for ourselves
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4--------------------4--------------------4--------------------------|
D|---h0-------6-6--4-----2-2-------6-6--4-----2-2-------6-6--4-----2-2---1-----|
A|----------4--------4-----------2--------2-----------0--------4-----------2---|
E|--------------x----------x---------x----------x---------x----------x---------|
 * Where our eyes are never closing - Hearts are never broken - Times forever frozen still
 
 
*** Chorus 1: E B C#m7 A ***
 
e|---0h2---4)----------------2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---4)-------2---2---|
B|---------0)--------0---0---0---------------------2)-------2---2---|
G|---------4)--------4---4-------------------------4)---------------|
D|---------2)--------------------------------------2)---------------|
A|---------x)--------------------------------------2)-------2-------|
E|---------0)----x---0---x---0------x------x------------x-------x---|
 * So you can keep me - Inside the pocket - Of your ripped jeans
e|---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---4)-------2---2---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---0)-------------------------|
B|---2---------------------2)-----------2---2---------------------5)---5-5---4h5-5---4h5-5---|
G|-------------------------4)-------------------------------------4)---4-4-------------------|
D|-------------------------0)-------------------------------------7)-------------------------|
A|---2---------------------4)-------4-------4---------------------x)---------0-------0-------|
E|----------x-------------------x-------x-------------------------5)---x---------------------|
 * Holdin' me closer - Til our eyes meet - You won't ever be alone - Wait for me to come home
 
* Back to a part of the intro *
 
e|-------0---0-------------|-------0---0---|
B|---------4---------------|---------4-----|
G|---------------4---------|---------------|  OR
D|-------------------7p6---|---------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------|
E|---0-------0-------------|---0-------0---|
 
e|-------------------------|---------------|
B|-------5-4-5-------------|-------5-4-5---|
G|---------------4---------|---------------|
D|-------------------7p6---|---------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------|
E|---0-------0-------------|---0-------0---|
 
 
*** Verse 2: E C#m7 B A ***
 ( The first is identical with the first 3 bars of verse 1 ) but the second apart is
totally different
e|-----------------|-------0---0-----------------0---0---|
B|-----------------|---------4---------------------4-----|
G|-----------------|---------------4---------------------|
D|---4/6-6---4-6---|-------------------7p6---------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|---0-------0-------------0-------0---|
 * Loving can heal
e|------------------------|---------------------0---0---|
B|------------------------|-----------------------4-----|
G|------------------------|-------4---------------------|
D|---4/6-6---4-6----4p2---|-----------7p6---------------|
A|---------------4--------|---4-------------4-------4---|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------|
 * Loving can mend your soul
e|------------------------------------|---------------------0---0---|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------4-----|
G|---------------------2-1------------|-------4---------------------|
D|---2-2h4-1----1-2----------2--2-----|-----------7p6---------------|
A|-----------2------2------2------0---|---0-------------0-------0---|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 * And it's the only thing that I know (know)
e|-----------------------0---0-------------------------------------------0---0---|
B|-------------------------4-----------------------------------------------4-----|
G|----------------------------------------6\4--------------4---------------------|
D|---2--2/4-4--2-4-----------4------------------4p2-2----------7p6---------------|
A|-------------------------------7---7-----------4-----4-------------4-----------|
E|-------------------0-------0-----0--0--------------------------------------4---|
 * I swear it will get easier - Remember that with every piece of ya
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2---1----------1------1-1-----1-1---|
D|---2-2h4-1----1-2-----------4-2-2h4--------4-4-----2-2---|
A|-----------2------2----2----------------0--------0-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 * And it's the only thing we take with us when we die
 
 
*** Back to Bridge: C#m7 A E B ***
 ( It is Exactly the same as the first bridge )
 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---1)-------------------1--1---|
D|---2)---2-2-2-2-2--2h4-----4---|
A|---4)------------------0-------|
E|--------------x------------x---|
 * We keep this love in a photograph
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---1)--------------------1-----------|
D|---2)---2-2-2-2-2--2h4-----4--4-2p---|
A|---2)------------------2-------------|
E|--------------x---------------x------|
 * We made these memories for ourselves
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4--------------------4--------------------4--------------------------|
D|---h0-------6-6--4-----2-2-------6-6--4-----2-2-------6-6--4-----2-2---1-----|
A|----------4--------4-----------2--------2-----------0--------4-----------2---|
E|--------------x----------x---------x----------x---------x----------x---------|
 * Where our eyes are never closing - Hearts are never broken - Times forever frozen still
 
*** Chorus 2: E B C#m7 A ***
 
e|---0h2---4)----------------2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---4)-------2---2---|
B|---------0)--------0---0---0---------------------2)-------2---2---|
G|---------4)--------4---4-------------------------4)---------------|
D|---------2)--------------------------------------2)---------------|
A|---------x)--------------------------------------2)-------2-------|
E|---------0)----x---0---x---0------x------x------------x-------x---|
 * So you can keep me - Inside the pocket - Of your ripped jeans
e|---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---4)-------2---2---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---0)--------2h4-----------|
B|---2---------------------2)-----------2---2---------------------5)---5-------------2)---|
G|-------------------------4)-------------------------------------4)---4-------------2)---|
D|-------------------------0)-------------------------------------7)-----------------2)---|
A|---2---------------------4)-------4-------4---------------------x)--------------0-------|
E|----------x-------------------x-------x-------------------------5)---x----x-------------|
 * Holdin' me closer - Til our eyes meet - You won't ever be alone
e|---0h2---4)----------------2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---4)-------2---2---|
B|---------0)--------0---0---0---------------------2)-------2---2---|
G|---------4)--------4---4-------------------------4)---------------|
D|---------2)--------------------------------------2)---------------|
A|---------x)--------------------------------------2)-------2-------|
E|---------0)----x---0---x---0------x------x------------x-------x---|
 * And if you hurt me - That's OK, baby, only words bleed
e|---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---7)-------4)--2---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---0)-----------|
B|---2---------------------7)-------0)--2---2---------------------5)---5---5---|
G|------------------------11)-------4)----------------------------4)---4---4---|
D|-------------------------x--------0)----------------------------7)-----------|
A|---2---------------------x--------4)------4---------------------x)-----------|
E|-------------------------9)---x-------x-------------------------5)---x---x---|
 * Inside these pages you jxst hold me - And I won't ever let you go
e|--------------------|
B|---4h5-5---4h5-5-5--|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|---0----------------|
E|-------------x------|
 * Wait for me to come home
 
*** Break: C#m7 A E B ***
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-5-5---4h5-5---4h5-5--5-------5-5-5---7h9-9---7h9-9-7-9-----|
G|-------4-4-4--------------------------4-4-4-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4-----------4------------------0-----------0---------------------|
E|---------x---------------x--------------x---------------x-------0---|
 * Wait for me to come home - Wait for me to come home
e|-----------2/4-4--2/4-4--2-----0-----0-0---0-----0-0---|
B|---9-9-9---4/5-5--4/5-5--4-----2-----2-2---4-----4-4---|
G|---9-9-9-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0-----0-----------0--------|
E|-----x-----0--------x------------------x-----------x---|
 * Wait for me to come home - Wait for me to come home
 
*** Final Chorus: E B C#m7 A ***
 ( You can add bumps and percussive beat with your guitar during this )
e|---0-0h2---4)-----------------2h4-4-4-4/5-4--4\2p0---4)-----2---2---|
B|-----------0)-------0---0-0---2----------------------2)-----2---2---|
G|-----------4)-------4---4----------------------------4)-------------|
D|-----------2)----------------------------------------2)-------------|
A|-----------x)----------------------------------------2)-----2-------|
E|-----------0)---x---0---0-----0--------------------------x------x---|
 * Oh you can fit me - Inside the necklace you got when you were 16
e|---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---4)-------2---2---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---0)--------2h4-----------|
B|---2---------------------2)-----------2---2---------------------5)---5-------------2)---|
G|-------------------------4)-------------------------------------4)---4-------------2)---|
D|-------------------------0)-------------------------------------7)-----------------2)---|
A|---2---------------------4)-------4-------4---------------------x)--------------0-------|
E|----------x-------------------x-------x-------------------------5)---x----x-------------|
 * Next to your heartbeat - Where I should be - Keep it deep within your soul
e|---0h2---4)----------------2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---4)-------2---2---|
B|---------0)--------0---0---0---------------------2)-------2---2---|
G|---------4)--------4---4-------------------------4)---------------|
D|---------2)--------------------------------------2)---------------|
A|---------x)--------------------------------------2)-------2-------|
E|---------0)----x---0---x---0------x------x------------x-------x---|
 * And if you hurt me - That's OK, baby, only words bleed
e|---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---7)-------4)--2---2h4-4--4/5--4-4\2p0---0)---|
B|---2---------------------7)-------0)--2---2---------------------5)---|
G|------------------------11)-------4)----------------------------4)---|
D|-------------------------x--------0)----------------------------7)---|
A|---2---------------------x--------4)------4---------------------x)---|
E|-------------------------9)---x-------x-------------------------5)---|
* Inside these pages you just hold me
e|--------2h4-----------|
B|---5-------------2)---|
G|---4-------------2)---|
D|-----------------2)---|
A|--------------0-------|
E|---x----x-------------|
* And I won't ever let you go
 
*** Outro: E C#m7 A B ***
 ( Pianissimo, play softly as if your whispering with your guitar )
 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---2h4/6----4h6-6--6/7-6p4----6--4---|
A|------------------------------4------|
E|--------0---0------------------------|
 * When I'm away - I will remember how you kissed me
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---4h6-6-6/7-6p4---6--4---4h6-6-6/7-6p4--1----|
A|---4---------------0------0---------------2---|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 * Under the lamppost - Back on 6th street - Hearing you whisper through the phone,
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---1h2-2---1h2-2----2-----|
A|---2-------2--------------|
E|----------------------0---|
 * "Wait for me to come home."
 
That's pretty much it guys my solo fingerstyle version of Photograph by Ed Sheeran hope
you guys like andI would appreciate it if you were to comment and rate my work many thanks.
:D
 
Lyrics from http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/edsheeran/photograph.html
 
 
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| x   Mute note/Slap
| )   Strum down/Finger role
| &   Slight rest
 
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