Let It Go Tab

by James Bay
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: 1st fret
Author Timmy3553 [a] 134.
1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 21, 2016
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                            James Bay - Let It Go
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Tabbed by: Tim Robson
E-mail: TimRobson@live.co.uk
 
 
This song is originally played a whole step down however i created this tab in order to avoid doing this.
The Riff done by the second guitar is a work in progress so don't hesitate to comment (shown at end).
Based on the studio recording
 
 
Tuning: Standard, Capo:1
 
 
[Intro]
(0:00-0:20)
 
e|---------------------------------------------3---3---3-----------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5---------------6---5---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-----------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5--\3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5----------\3-------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
(0:20-0:46)
 
e|---------------------------------------------3---3---3-----------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5---------------6---5---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5----------\3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5--\3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5----------\3-------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
(0:46-0:59)
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D|-7-----------5-------------------4-----------3-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5~------------------|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------------|
D|-7-----------5-------------------4-----------3~------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
(0:59-1:24)
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10-\5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----------\3-------------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6---6--\5---5---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------\3---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10-\5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----------\3-------------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6---6--\5---5---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------\3---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----------3-------------------|
 
 
[Pre-verse]
(1:24-1:37)
 
e|---------------------------------------------3---3---3-----------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5---------------6---5---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-----------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5--\3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5----------\3-------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
(1:37-2:03)
 
e|---------------------------------------------3---3---3-----------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5---------------6---5---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-----------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5--\3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5----------\3-------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------3---3---3-----------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5---------------6---5---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8------------------\5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5--\3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8------------------\5----------\3-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
(2:03-2:15)
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
D|-7-----------5-------------------4-----------3-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5~------------------|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------------|
D|-7-----------5-------------------4-----------3~------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
(2:15-2:42)
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10-\5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----------\3-------------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6---6--\5---5---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------\3---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10-\5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----------\3-------------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6---6--\5---5---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------\3---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----------3-------------------|
 
 
[Pre-verse]
(2:42-2:55)
 
e|---------------------------------------------3---3---3-----------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5---------------6---5---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-----------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5--\3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5----------\3-------------------|
 
 
 
[Middle 8]
(2:55-3:21)
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5-------------------3-----------3-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----------10------------------12----------12------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5-------------------3-----------3-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--13--13--13--13~-----------------|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----------10------------------12----------12~-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
(3:21-4:00)
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10~--------\5~------------------1~----------0~------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8~---------\3~------------------0~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3~------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6------\5~------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0-------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---5------\3~--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10-\5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----------\3-------------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6---6--\5---5---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------\3---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10-\5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----------\3-------------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6---6--\5---5---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------\3---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----------3-------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
(4:00-4:20)
 
e|---------------------------------------------3---3---3-----------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5---------------6---5---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-----------3-------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5--\3---3---3---3---3---|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------/8---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5----------\3-------------------|
 
e|--------|
B|-----5~-|
G|---0~---|
D|--------|
A|-3~-----|
E|--------|
 
This next bit I'm not sure about, its the lead guitar playing the riff at points in the song such as the
opening, its not a necessity for the song to be played with but it can sound really nice alongside it.
This is how i play it its not strictly right :)
 
e|------8---8---5~-----5---7---8--8\-------------------------------|
B|--5h6---6---5~-----5---5---5-----------8~----6~------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------8---8---5------5---7---8--8\-------------------------------|
B|--5h6---6---5------5---5---5-----------8~------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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| ~   vibrato
 
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22 comments
ConorGAL
I'm not sure if this is right but this is my interpretation of the background riff in the Intro: e|------8---8---5~-----7---8---8------5-------------------------| B|--5h6---6---5~-------------------5-----8---6---5--------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|------8---8---5~-----7---8---8--------------------------------| B|--5h6---6---5~-------------------5----------------------------| G|-------------------------------------7------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| It's not exact but it might help someone else just like yours helped me. Great tab 5 Stars
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ConorGAL
Excellent tab man I just have one small correction in the Intro and the Verses. I think the 5 on the A string should be a 5 on the top E string in the third chord/note: e|---------------------------------------------3---3---3-----------| B|-5---5---5--/10--10--10--10--10-\5---5---5---------------6---5---| G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3----------/8------------------\--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------5-----------3-------------------|
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gigi9963
I like this tab!
+2