Babys Arms Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	D A D F# A D
Key:	B
Capo:	no capo

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BABY'S ARMS BY KURT VILE
OFF OF "SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO"
2011 MATADOR RECORDS
 
**TUNING**
low to high
D-B-D-F#-B-D
 
Tune the high e down one whole step to D, along with the low E. tune the A string up one
whole step to B. tune the G string down half step to F#. I can't take credit for the
tuning, someone posted it on youtube.
The picking is tricky at first, but use the general rule of your thumb for the E, A and
D, your index for the G and B and middle for the high E.
 
 
[Intro]
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--1--------1------------1--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|--0---------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--0--------0------------0--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|---0--------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--3--------3------------3--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|--0---------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|-------------------------------------|
B-|---------0--------------0------------|
F#|--0--------0-----0---------0---------|
D-|------0-------0------4---------0-----|
B-|--3---------------0------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|
 
D-|----------------|
B-|-----------0----|
F#|--------0-------|
D-|-----2-------2--| x8
B-|--3-------------|
D-|----------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--1--------1------------1--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|--0---------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--0--------0------------0--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|---0--------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--3--------3------------3--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|--0---------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|-------------------------------------|
B-|---------0--------------0------------|
F#|--0--------0-----0---------0---------|
D-|------0-------0------4---------0-----|
B-|--3---------------0------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--3--------3------------3--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|--0---------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|-------------------------------------|
B-|---------0--------------0------------|
F#|--0--------0-----0---------0---------|
D-|------0-------0------4---------0-----|
B-|--3---------------0------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|
 
D-|----------------|
B-|-----------0----|
F#|--------0-------|
D-|-----2-------2--| x4
B-|--3-------------|
D-|----------------|
 
 
[Re-Intro]
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--1--------1------------1--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|--0---------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--0--------0------------0--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|---0--------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|------------------0--------------------|
B-|---------0-----------------0-----------|
F#|--3--------3------------3--------------|
D-|------0-------0------0--------0--------|
B-|--0---------------0--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|
 
D-|-------------------------------------|
B-|---------0--------------0------------|
F#|--0--------0-----0---------0---------|
D-|------0-------0------4---------0-----|
B-|--3---------------0------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|
 
D-|----------------|
B-|-----------0----|
F#|--------0-------|
D-|-----2-------2--| x8
B-|--3-------------|
D-|----------------|
 
 
[Breakdown]
 
D-|------------------9------7------|
B-|---------0----------------------|
F#|--8--------8--------------------|
D-|------0-------0------0------0---|
B-|--8---------------8------8------|
D-|--------------------------------|
 
D-|---------2--------2h4----2--------|
B-|----------------------------------|
F#|--3--------3----------------0-----|
D-|------0-------0--------4-------4--|
B-|--3---------------0---------------|
D-|----------------------------------|
 
 
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awesome. check nearly every day to see if anyone's tackled a Kurt Vile song and tabbed it. the more Vile the merrier.

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Thanks so much for the tab. A possible solo is this: --9--/12------4-/7----0 ---0----0------0-----0- 8--------0--3-------5-- -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0 8-----0-----0----0----- ----------------------- Also, a nice little part to add on to the end: Towards the end of Part B, when your finger comes down on D 4, slide up: D-4--/7--/9 Then start Part B over again. After watching a few vids of Kurt playing this song, there is clearly no one right way.

Nice work! But how about this as a suggested picking pattern after watching the Vile vid. PART A D-------------------0-------------------| B----------0-------------0--------------| F#--1----------1-------------1----------| D-------0--------------0----------------| B---0--------0------0------0------------| D---------------------------------------|