Pluto Chords

by Sufjan Stevens
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Fm
Capo: 1st fret
Author CasprosKastou [a] 383. Last edit on Aug 26, 2020

Chords

D
Bm
Em
D/F#
G
D7/F#
C
E
B
A
B7
A7
F#
F
Cmaj7

Strumming

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Note: The D7/F#'s in the choruses and the Cmaj7's in verse 2 are optional; I included them because
they 1) sound pretty and 2) make the song considerably more interesting when one only uses a single
guitar for this pretty electronic song. They may, for ease of playing, be substituted by D/F# and
Em respectively.
 
As the song is quite gentle (save for the bombastic instrumental bridge), I recommend picking the
verses and choruses while strumming the bridge. I use the following pattern:
 
Bass note > D string > G string > B string > G string > D string    and repeat
 
For optimal sound, if you want to strum the entire song, I recommend omitting the high E string
during the verses and choruses.
 
The intro riff is most easily played with a capo on 8. Relative to the capo, the tabs are then (roughly -
there's only so much reverb one can capture with one guitar):
 
beat: 1     2     3     4     5     6
=====|^=====^=====^=====^=====^=====^=====|
e----|----------------------------3-5---3-|
B----|--------------1-----1-3---3-----3---|
G----|----------0h2---0h2-----0-----------|  x1
D----|------0h2---0-----------------------|
A----|0-----0-----------2-----2-----------|
E----|------------------------------------|
 
beat: 1     2     3     4     5     6
=====|^=====^=====^=====^=====^=====^=====|
e----|5---------------------------3-5---3-|
B----|--------------1-----1-3---3-----3---|
G----|----------0h2---0h2-----0-----------|  x3
D----|------0h2---0-----------------------|
A----|0-----0-----------2-----2-----------|
E----|------------------------------------|
 
with "h" denoting a hammer-on.
 
Uncommon/silly chords legend:
Recommended for G: 35543x or 3x543x
D* = x5403x
D7/F# = 20021x or 2x021x
Bm* = x2403x
 
[Instrumental intro]
Em D*   x4
 
[Verse 1]
Em D*       Em
Jupiter bad June
D*          Em
You know my arms ache
         D*           Em     D*
And I’ve organized my face
 
Em    D*         Em
Sweet sun sister moon
D*           Em
Seasons have shown
         D*               Em      D/F#
How your providence takes shape
 
[Chorus 1]
G         D7/F#
My little eyeshadow
Em             D*
Bruised by the moon's battle
C         Bm*         Em       D/F#
Lipstick, eyeliner replaced
 
G          D7/F#
Charon the fog lifted
Em        D*
Messenger dwarfism
C           Bm*          Em     D* Em D*
Let’s leave evidence to rest
 
[Instrumental bridge]
Em D* E B A D/F# G D/F#
C B7 E A7 E G B B7
A C E F# F Bm* E A7
F B7 E F# A Bm G D/F# E B7
 
[Verse 2]
Em D*       Em
Pluto silly goose
D*          Em          D*           Cmaj7    D*
Why did you hide behind covenants of shame?
Em         D*        Em
Smooth and splendid abuse
D*             Em        D*           Cmaj7   D*
Won’t you tell me how to deal with my own?
 
[Chorus 2]
G           D7/F#    Em       D*
Sworn by Persephone, how melancholy she
C        Bm*           Em     D/F#
Waits forever in your kiss
 
G         D7/F#       Em       D*
Loneliest passageway, orbiting castaway
C         Bm*             Em       D/F#
Beat your beauty at your breast
 
G        D7/F#        Em           D*
Don’t surprise me you monster, you mastery
C         Bm*          Em      Bm
Make your very last request
 
Em Bm Em
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Pluto – Sufjan Stevens
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3 comments
mckenzie.stribich
dying for someone to tab the intro. working on it myself but having a hard time because of all the delay
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