Shrike Tab

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The only tabbed version in standard tuning with Capo 8.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: 8th fret
Author Jeremy Biro [pro] 52. Last edit on Jun 19, 2021
We have an official Shrike tab made by UG professional guitarists.
Check out the tab
Based on the UG Official Tab, this is a transcription of Shrike with Standard (eBGDAE) tuning, using a Capo on
 the 8th fret
 
[Intro]
 
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|0----2h5-2h5p2---------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------4p1-----------------|------1-------1--------1-------1|
D|--------------------4/6---4p2-4/6-4|4---4---4---4----4---4----4--4--|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0--0-----0-----0----0---0-----0----|2-2-----2-2------2-2------2-----|
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------5---|
G|----1h4-------------2p1----------|---------1--1-1/4--------------------|
D|4-------4h6p4/2-4p2-----4p2------|----2-4------------4-4-4p2--------2--|
A|------------------------------4p2|--2------------------------4p2-------|
E|2-2---0-0-----0-----0-----0---0--|0--------0--0---0--0-0-0---0---0----0|
 
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|0----2h5-2h5p2---------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------4p1-----------------|------1-------1---------------|
D|--------------------4/6---4p2-4/6-4|4---4---4---4----4p2---4------|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|0--0-----0-----0----0---0-----0----|2-2-----2-2------0---0----0---|
 
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------1----------1-|
D|------4/6-------4-----4/6\4-2|-----2h4/6--6--6--6/4---4p2-2--2--2|
A|2h4p2-2---2h4p2-4-----4------|--2h4------------------------------|
E|------2/4-------2-----2/4\2-0|0--------0--------0---------0------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
  E                      |Dm
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|0--0----0--0-----------|-------------------------------------|
G|----1-------1---1--1-1-|------1---------1---------1--------1-|
D|-----------------------|4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4--4---|
A|--2-------2-------2----|-------------------------------------|
E|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2|
 
I couldn't utter my love when it counted
 
  Dm                  F        C
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------1---------1-----------|------------------------1----------------------|
D|4---4-----4---4-----7---7-6-|2----2h4/6--6--6/9--4------4h6p4/2-------------|
A|----------------------------|2-2h4---------------2---------------4p2---2h4p2|
E|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-5-5----5|0--------0----------0---------------0----------|
 
Ah, but I'm singing like a bird 'bout it now
 
  E                      |Dm
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|0--0----0--0-----------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------1--1---|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4--4---|
A|--2-2-----2-2-----2--2-|------2---------2---------2--------2-|
E|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2|
 
I couldn't whisper when you needed it shouted
 
  Dm                  F        C
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------1----------------------|
D|4---4-----4---4-----7---7-6-|2----2h4/6--6--6/9--4------4h6p4/2--2h4p2-2h4p2|
A|------2---------2-----------|2-2h4---------------2--------------------------|
E|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-5-5----5|0--------0----------0--------------------------|
 
Ah, but I'm singing like a bird 'bout it now
 
 
[Chorus]
  Am        G                   C         F
e|0-----0---------0---------0---0-----0--|0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---|
B|----0---------0---------0---------0----|----0---------0---------0---------0-----|
G|---------------------------------------|--2---------2---------2---------2-------|
D|--2---------4---------4---------6------|----------------------------------------|
A|4-------4-6-------6-6-------6-7-------7|0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
The words hung above        But never would form                             Like a
 
  Am        G                   C         Am
e|0-----0---------0---------0---0-----0--|0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---|
B|----0---------0---------0---------0----|----0---------0---------0---------0-----|
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2---------2---------2---------2------|--2---------2---------2---------2-------|
A|4-------4-2-------2-2-------2----------|4-------4-4-------4-4-------4-4-------4-|
E|------------------------------0-------0|----------------------------------------|
cry at the final               Breath that is drawn                  Remember me, 
 
  G                   C         F
e|--------0---------0---0-----0--|0-----4---0-----4---0-----4---0-----4---|
B|------0---------0---------0----|----0---------0---------0---------0-----|
G|-------------------------------|--2---------2---------2---------2-------|
D|----4---------4---------6------|----------------------------------------|
A|4-6-------6-6-------6-7-------7|0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  love           When I'm reborn                                     As the
 
  Am        G
e|0-----0---------0---------0---0-----0--|---------|
B|----0---------0---------0---------0----|---------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------|
D|--2---------2---------2---------2------|-4/6\4-2-|
A|4-------4-2-------2-2-------2-2-------2|-2-------|
E|---------------------------------------|-2/4\2-0-|
  shrike to your sharp                     And glorious thorn
 
 
Interlude I (2nd half of Intro)
 
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|0----2h5-2h5p2---------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------4p1-----------------|------1-------1---------------|
D|--------------------4/6---4p2-4/6-4|4---4---4---4----4p2---4------|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|0--0-----0-----0----0---0-----0----|2-2-----2-2------0---0----0---|
 
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------1----------1-|
D|------4/6-------4-----4/6\4-2|-----2h4/6--6--6--6/4---4p2-2--2--2|
A|2h4p2-2---2h4p2-4-----4------|--2h4------------------------------|
E|------2/4-------2-----2/4\2-0|0--------0--------0---------0------|
 
[Verse 2]
 
  E                      |Dm
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|0--0----0--0-----------|-------------------------------------|
G|----1-------1---1--1-1-|------1---------1---------1--------1-|
D|-----------------------|4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4--4---|
A|--2-------2-------2----|-------------------------------------|
E|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2|
 
And I'd no idea on what ground I was founded
 
  Dm                  F        C
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------1---------1-----------|------------------------1----------------------|
D|4---4-----4---4-----7---7-6-|2----2h4/6--6--6/9--4------4h6p4/2-------------|
A|----------------------------|2-2h4---------------2---------------4p2---2h4p2|
E|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-5-5----5|0--------0----------0---------------0----------|
 
All of that goodness is goin' with you now
 
  E                      |Dm
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|0--0----0--0-----------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------1--1---|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4--4---|
A|--2-2-----2-2-----2--2-|------2---------2---------2--------2-|
E|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2|
 
Then when I met you, my virtues uncounted
 
  Dm                  F        C
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------1----------------------|
D|4---4-----4---4-----7---7-6-|2----2h4/6--6--6/9--4------4h6p4/2--2h4p2-2h4p2|
A|------2---------2-----------|2-2h4---------------2--------------------------|
E|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-5-5----5|0--------0----------0--------------------------|
 
All of my goodness is goin' with you now
 
 
 
[Chorus]
  Am        G                   C         F
e|0-----0---------0---------0---0-----0--|0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---|
B|----0---------0---------0---------0----|----0---------0---------0---------0-----|
G|---------------------------------------|--2---------2---------2---------2-------|
D|--2---------4---------4---------6------|----------------------------------------|
A|4-------4-6-------6-6-------6-7-------7|0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Dragging along                Following your form                           Hung like the
 
  Am        G                   C         Am
e|0-----0---------0---------0---0-----0--|0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---|
B|----0---------0---------0---------0----|----0---------0---------0---------0-----|
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2---------2---------2---------2------|--2---------2---------2---------2-------|
A|4-------4-2-------2-2-------2----------|4-------4-4-------4-4-------4-4-------4-|
E|------------------------------0-------0|----------------------------------------|
pelt                    Of some prey you had worn                       Remember me, 
 
  G                   C         F
e|--------0---------0---0-----0--|0-----4---0-----4---0-----4---0-----4---|
B|------0---------0---------0----|----0---------0---------0---------0-----|
G|-------------------------------|--2---------2---------2---------2-------|
D|----4---------4---------6------|----------------------------------------|
A|4-6-------6-6-------6-7-------7|0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  love           When I'm reborn                                     As the
 
  Am        G
e|0-----0---------0---------0---0-----0--|---------|
B|----0---------0---------0---------0----|---------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------|
D|--2---------2---------2---------2------|-4/6\4-2-|
A|4-------4-2-------2-2-------2-2-------2|-2-------|
E|---------------------------------------|-2/4\2-0-|
  shrike to your sharp                     And glorious thorn
 
 
Interlude II (Full Intro)
 
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|0----2h5-2h5p2---------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------4p1-----------------|------1-------1--------1-------1|
D|--------------------4/6---4p2-4/6-4|4---4---4---4----4---4----4--4--|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0--0-----0-----0----0---0-----0----|2-2-----2-2------2-2------2-----|
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------5---|
G|----1h4-------------2p1----------|---------1--1-1/4--------------------|
D|4-------4h6p4/2-4p2-----4p2------|----2-4------------4-4-4p2--------2--|
A|------------------------------4p2|--2------------------------4p2-------|
E|2-2---0-0-----0-----0-----0---0--|0--------0--0---0--0-0-0---0---0----0|
 
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|0----2h5-2h5p2---------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------4p1-----------------|------1-------1---------------|
D|--------------------4/6---4p2-4/6-4|4---4---4---4----4p2---4------|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|0--0-----0-----0----0---0-----0----|2-2-----2-2------0---0----0---|
 
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------1----------1-|
D|------4/6-------4-----4/6\4-2|-----2h4/6--6--6--6/4---4p2-2--2--2|
A|2h4p2-2---2h4p2-4-----4------|--2h4------------------------------|
E|------2/4-------2-----2/4\2-0|0--------0--------0---------0------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
 E                      |Dm
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|0--0----0--0-----------|-------------------------------------|
G|----1-------1---1--1-1-|------1---------1---------1--------1-|
D|-----------------------|4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4--4---|
A|--2-------2-------2----|-------------------------------------|
E|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2|
 
I fled to the city with so much discounted
 
  Dm                  F        C
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------1---------1-----------|------------------------1----------------------|
D|4---4-----4---4-----7---7-6-|2----2h4/6--6--6/9--4------4h6p4/2-------------|
A|----------------------------|2-2h4---------------2---------------4p2---2h4p2|
E|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-5-5----5|0--------0----------0---------------0----------|
 
Ah, but I'm flying like a bird to you now
 
  E                      |Dm
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|0--0----0--0-----------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------1--1---|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4--4---|
A|--2-2-----2-2-----2--2-|------2---------2---------2--------2-|
E|0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2|
 
Back to the hedgerows where bodies are mounted
 
  Dm                  F        C
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|------------------------1----------------------|
D|4---4-----4---4-----7---7-6-|2----2h4/6--6--6/9--4------4h6p4/2--2h4p2-2h4p2|
A|------2---------2-----------|2-2h4---------------2--------------------------|
E|2-2-----2-2-2-----2-5-5----5|0--------0----------0--------------------------|
 
Ah, but I'm flying like a bird to you now                                I was
 
[Chorus]
 
  Am        G                   C         F
e|0-----0---------0---------0---0-----0--|0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---|
B|----0---------0---------0---------0----|----0---------0---------0---------0-----|
G|---------------------------------------|--2---------2---------2---------2-------|
D|--2---------4---------4---------6------|----------------------------------------|
A|4-------4-6-------6-6-------6-7-------7|0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  housed by your warmth          Thus transformed                         By your
 
  Am        G                   C         Am
e|0-----0---------0---------0---0-----0--|0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---|
B|----0---------0---------0---------0----|----0---------0---------0---------0-----|
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--2---------2---------2---------2------|--2---------2---------2---------2-------|
A|4-------4-2-------2-2-------2----------|4-------4-4-------4-4-------4-4-------4-|
E|------------------------------0-------0|----------------------------------------|
  grounded and giving           and darkening scorn                     Remember me, 
 
  G                   C         F
e|--------0---------0---0-----0--|0-----4---0-----4---0-----4---0-----4---|
B|------0---------0---------0----|----0---------0---------0---------0-----|
G|-------------------------------|--2---------2---------2---------2-------|
D|----4---------4---------6------|----------------------------------------|
A|4-6-------6-6-------6-7-------7|0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  love           When I'm reborn                                     As the
 
  Am        G
e|0-----0---------0---------0---0-----0--|---------|
B|----0---------0---------0---------0----|---------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------|
D|--2---------2---------2---------2------|-4/6\4-2-|
A|4-------4-2-------2-2-------2-2-------2|-2-------|
E|---------------------------------------|-2/4\2-0-|
  shrike to your sharp                     And glorious thorn
 
 
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /\   Slide
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