Quiet Houses Tab

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Capo: 4th fret
Author onlymodestmouse [pro] 2,372. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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                           |     QUIET HOUSES    |
                           |                     |
                           |    by Fleet Foxes   |
                           |---------------------|
 
Tab by Devin Miller
 
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
 
CAPO 4 for all guitars (all transcriptions are made relative to capo)
 
***********************************************
 
ACOUSTIC FINGER-PLUCKED RIFFS (from beginning):
 
e|-3--------3---|--2--------2---|-0--------0---|-2--------2---|
B|------1-------|-------0-------|------1-------|------0-------|
G|----2-------2-|-----0-------0-|----2-------2-|----0-------0-|
D|-0------0-----|--0------0-----|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|
A|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| x 2
 
VERSE:
 
e|-3--------3---|--2--------2---|-0--------0---|-2--------2---|
B|------1-------|-------3-------|------1-------|------3-------|
G|----2-------2-|-----4-------4-|----2-------2-|----4-------4-|
D|-0------0-----|--0------0-----|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|
A|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| x 1
 
e|-3--------3---|--5--------5---|-5--------5---|-7--------7---|
B|------1-------|-------3-------|------5-------|------7-------|
G|----2-------2-|-----4-------0-|----5-------5-|----7-------7-|
D|-0------0-----|--0------0-----|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|
A|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| x 1
 
e|-7--------7---|--7--------7---|-7--------7---|-7--------7---|
B|------5-------|-------5-------|------5-------|------5-------|
G|----5-------5-|-----5-------5-|----5-------5-|----5-------5-|
D|-0------0-----|--0------0-----|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|---------------|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| x 1
 
e|-0--------0---|
B|------3-------|
G|----4-------4-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-3------3-----| x 4
 
REPEAT VERSE, then:
 
e|--------------|
B|-1--------1---|
G|------2-------|
D|----2-------2-|
A|-3------3-----|
E|--------------| x 4
 
e|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-3--------3---|--3--------3---|-1--------1---|--1--------1---|
G|------4-------|-------4-------|------2-------|-------2-------|
D|----4-------4-|-----4-------4-|----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|
A|-5------5-----|--5------5-----|-3------3-----|--3------3-----|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| x 1
 
Repeat those last 2 bars, then ELECTRIC GUITAR comes in with this riff:
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0--3-2-0----------0--5--3--5--0--3--2--3-2-0--|
A|----------3--2--3------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------| x 2
 
During the electric guitar riff, acoustic plays this (roughly):
 
e|--------------|---------------|
B|-1--------1---|--0--------0---|
G|------2-------|-------0-------|
D|----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|
A|-3------3-----|---------------|
E|--------------|--3------3-----| x 4
 
 
******************INTERLUDE and VERSE 2*********************
 
 
Repeat intro and first verse.
 
When the electric guitar plays again, add this riff at the end:
 
e|---------------|------5-s7-----|
B|------6--5-----|-----------8---|
G|------------0--|-------------7-|
D|-3s-5----------|-5s-7----------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------| x 2
 
 
 
******************OUTRO*********************
 
ELECTRIC GUITAR RIFF:
 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2-4-0----2-----------------------|
A|----0--5------------4---2--0--2s--7--6-5-4----|
E|-3--------0-----------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------2------2-----2---4---------4-------|
A|-------3----------------------4-2-4-----0----|
E|-3--5--------3-5---3-5-----------------------|
 
FINAL FINGER PICKING RIFF AFTER ELECTRIC GUITAR FIRST PLAYS:
 
e|-3--------3---|--5--------5---|-5--------5---|-7--------7---|
B|------1-------|-------3-------|------5-------|------7-------|
G|----2-------2-|-----4-------0-|----5-------5-|----7-------7-|
D|-0------0-----|--0------0-----|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|
A|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| x 2
 
RHYTHM GUITAR CHORDS UNDERNEATH RIFF:
 
e|-0------0------0------2----------|
B|-3------2------1------0----------|
G|-0------0------2------0----------|
D|-0------2------0------0----------|
A|-x------0------0------x----------|
E|-3--------------------3----------| repeat until end.
 
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| s  slide
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| x  Mute note
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4 comments
Les Gibson
bloody brilliant! together tabbing all the fleet foxes songs we make a great team!
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harrytheblurfan
I like to play the main riffs like this: [tab] e|-3---------3--| B|------1-------| G|----2---------| D|-0-------0----| A|--------------| E|--------------| [/tab] I feel it flows better with the song. Just a suggestion though.
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nathanielmlevy
Oh wow I feel dumb, after 30 minutes of trying to fingerpick with all 4 fingers, one on each string y'know? Like I imagined "proper" fingerpickers would... aaaaand... it's pretty much the same pattern as Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, just a bit longer
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