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Birth In Reverse Tab

by St. Vincent
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Correct tuning based on live performances. More accurate than other versions.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E B E G# B E
Key: Em
Capo: no capo
Author Dr Sin [a] 530. Last edit on Jun 9, 2021
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                   BIRTH IN REVERSE - St Vincent
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Check the tuning, it's pretty crazy. Doable without changing strings though.
 
This is mostly based on the Letterman performance on YouTube - playing this song in
standard tuning is far harder than necessary and this is much more fun.
 
Tuning: E E D E B e
 
// = slide down fret board
~ = Hold & vibrato
 
[Verse One]
e|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----|---------------------------------10-10---10--10----10-10-10--|
D|-----|-------9--11-11b13r11--9--11---------------------------------|
E|-----|---------------------------------9--9----9---9-----9--9--9---|
E|--0--|---11-------------------------7-------7----------7-----------|
(first note is before the '1' beat)
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------10-10---10--10----10-10-10---|
D|-----------9--11-11b13r11--9--11-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------9--9----9---9-----9--9--9----|
E|--0----11------------------------1/7-------7----------7------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5---5--5----5--------7------7---7---7----7------R---------------|
E|---x---x--x----x--------x------x---x---x----x------E---------------|
D|---4---4--4----4--------6------7---7---7----7------S-----9//-------|
E|---2---2--2----2--------4------5---5---5----5------T---------------|
E|--2---2------2----------4----5----5--------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse Two]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------10--10-10--10-10---10-10-----|
D|-----------9--11-11b13r11--9--11-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------9---9--9---9--9----9--9------|
E|--0----11------------------------1/7-------------------------------|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------10--10-10--10-10---10-10//---|
D|-----------9--11-11b13r11--9--11-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------9---9--9---9--9----9--9//----|
E|--0----11------------------------1/7-------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5----R----5--5------7------7---7---7----7//------R-------------|
E|---x----E----x--x------x------x---x---x----x//------E-------------|
D|---4----S----4--4------6------7---7---7----7//------S-------------|
E|---2----T----2--2------4------5---5---5----5//------T-------------|
E|---2---------2--2------4------5--5--------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
e|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
B|--14-14-14-14-14--12----14-14-14-14-14--12----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7----|
E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|  X4
E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
 
[BREAK RIFFS]
 
e|---------------------0-----------------------------0------------|
B|---------------------0--x12//----------------------0----14-12---|
E|---------------------0--x12//----------------------0----14-12---|
D|------------4--------2--x14//-------------4--------2----16-14---|
E|-0--0h4h5h7---7/1--x-----------0--0h4h5h7---7/1--x--------------|
E|-------------------x-----------------------------x--------------|
 
e|----------------------0------12----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------0------12----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------x--0--x---12----------------------------------------------|
D|------------4------x0----x-12----------------4------------4-----------4------|
E|-0--0h4h5h7---7/1--x0----x-12------0--0h4h5h7---7-0h4h5h7---7-0h4h5h7---7//--|
E|-------------------x0----x-12------------------------------------------------|
 
[VERSE THREE]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------10--10-10--10--10-10---|
D|------------9--11-11b13r11--9--11----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------9---9--9---9---9--9----|
E|--0-----11------------------------0---7---7--7---7---7--7----|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------10-10---10--10----10-10----|
D|-----------9--11-11b13r11--9--11---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------9--9----9---9-----9--9-----|
E|--0----11------------------------1/7-------7----------7----------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------10--10-10--10--10-10----|
D|------------9--11-11b13r11--9--11----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------9---9--9---9---9--9-----|
E|--0-----11------------------------0---7---7--7---7---7--7-----|
 
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---5---5--5----5---------R---------------|
E|---x---x--x----x---------E---------------|
D|---4---4--4----4---------S---------------|
E|-------------------------T---------------|
E|-2---------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
e|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
B|--14-14-14-14-14--12----14-14-14-14-14--12----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7----|
E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|  X4
E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
 
[BREAK RIFFS TWO]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7--9-------------------------7---9------------------------------|
E|--0---7----------0---7/16--------0--7----------0--7/16/12~~~~----14p12/2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
B|--14-14-14-14-14--12----14-14-14-14-14--12----7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7----|
E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|  X4
E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--12-12-12-12-12--12----12-12-12-12-12--12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
 
[Outro]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7h9------------7h9------------7h9-7/6--------7h9-7/6--7-----------|
E|--0h7------------0h7------------0h7-------------0h7------------7---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7h9--7/6--------7h9--7/6--7---------7h9-7/6--------7h9-7/6--7-------|
E|--0h7------------0h7---------------7----0h7----------0h7------------7------| x5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
BONUS LIVE OUTRO:
Here is the live variation of what is played in the outro.
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7h9------------7h9------------7h9-7/6--------7h9-7/6--7-----------|
E|--0h7------------0h7------------0h7-------------0h7------------7---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7h9--7/6--------7h9--7/6--7---------7h9-7/6--------7h9-7/6--7-------|
E|--0h7------------0h7---------------7----0h7----------0h7------------7------| x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------0h7--6p5-----------0h7--6p5------------|
B|--0h5h7--------------0h5h7----------2----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|  x2
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--0h10h12/17--14----0h10h12/17---14-14-14p12---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|  x4
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--0h10n12/19--15-----0h10h12/19--17/15-15/12---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|  x4
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 
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| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| // slide down fret board
 
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