Rivers Tab

by Frank Turner
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author lukett [a] 72.
1 contributor total, last edit on Apr 1, 2019
Absolutely love this song & I haven't seen a decent tab for this song so I thought I'd
give it a go.
It's not quite 100% correct but that's due to the open tuning lending to various little
differences to each chord.
Also bear in mind, I'm not putting the strumming down, just the chord shapes so you can
work that out yourself, it's not hard.
But it sounds right so I hope you enjoy.
 
Song: Rivers
Artist: Frank Turner
Album: England Keep My Bones (2011)
Tabbed by: Luke Townsend
 
Tuning: DADGAD
Capo 2
 
Intro (Main Riff)
 
d|-4p0-0-0-0-0--------------0--|
a|-0-0-4p0-0-0--2/3\2-------0--|
G|-2-2-2-2-0h2--0-0-0-------2--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--3-5--0--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2/3\2--0-0--0--|
D|---------------------3-5-----|
 
Verse
d|-0-0-0---0--|
a|-0-0-0---2--|
G|-2-2-5-0-0--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-0-3-7-2-0--|
D|------------|
(the 4th chord is simply a quick transition chord. Listen to the track)
 
 
 
Chorus
d|-------4--2--|                       |-2-0-2/4\2-0--|
a|-0--0--0--0--|                       |-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-1--4--2--2--|                       |-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-0--0--0--2--|                       |-2-0-2/4\2-0--|
A|-2--5--0--0--| (first time play this |--------------|
D|-2--5--------| after the chords)     |--------------|
 
Middle 8
d|-2-0-2/4\2-0--0------------|
a|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--2/3\2--0--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--2--|
D|-2-0-2/4\2-0--0--0-0-0--0--| 1st & 3rd time
A|--------------2--2/3\2--0--|
D|---------------------------|
 
d|-2-0-2/4\2-0--0-------------|
a|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--2/3\2/5-0--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--|
D|-2-0-2/4\2-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--| 2nd time
A|--------------2--2/3\2/5-0--|
D|----------------------------|
 
d|-2-0-2/4\2-0--0-------------|
a|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--2/3\2------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0------|
D|-2-0-2/4\2-0--0--0-0-0--3-5-| 4th time then back into the verse
A|--------------2--2/3\2--0-0-|
D|------------------------3-5-|
 
End of final chorus ("Mmh mmh"):
 
d|----------|
a|-0--0--0--|
G|-1--2--4--|
D|-0--0--0--|
A|-2--x--5--|
D|-2--4--5--|     
 
 
 
Outro Chorus thing
d|-4--2--5--|-----|                |--7--|           |--2--|
a|-0--0--x--|--0--|                |--0--|           |--0--|
G|-2--2--4--|--0--| 1st & 3rd time |--0--| 2nd time  |--2--| 4th time
D|-0--2--0--|--2--|                |--0--|           |--0--|
A|----0--x--|--0--|                |--x--|           |--0--|
D|-------5--|--2--|                |--7--|           |-----|
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3 comments
skasperl
Great effort! Sounds nearly 100% perfect to me, just think, that the last chord in the verse should be a x00200 too (like the first one). Thanks for that! FTHC! -d.
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parkero
YOU LEGEND! Love this song thanks for tabbing it :D
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hertogjan
It works for me, thanks...I'd been gagging to play this for years
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