I Wish I Was Live Chords
by The Avett Brothers33,076 views, added to favorites 966 times
| Difficulty: | beginner |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | 4th fret |
Author rvaguitard00d [a] 46. 2 contributors total, last edit on Feb 4, 2018
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Hey guys! This is my first tab. I figured this song out by ear and by watching the video. This song is in the
key of B major, so your capo should be on the 4th fret. I will write the chords as if they are being played
without a capo, though: so the G shape is actually the B chord, the C shape is the E chord, etc.
Melodic Figure (x2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
G|------------0h2h4------2p0------------0--------------------------------------|
D|---0--0h2h4-------------------------2----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0h2h4------2p0--------------0------------------------------------|
D|---0--0h2h4---------------------------0--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------2----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
A note on the melodic figure- he typically plays the hammer-on run the same every time. Feel free to change it
by picking the entire thing instead of hammering, for example. Additionally, the chords that are played after-
ward (glissando, for the music theory geeks) leave plenty of room for interpretation. I kept them simple and
open for purposes of illustration.
[Verse 1]
G C
I wish I was a flame dancing in a candle
G C
Lighting up your living room high on the mantle
Am C
I could bring some romance without any scandal
G C G
And then when you were done you'd just put me out
G C
I wish I was a tune you sang in your kitchen
G C
Putting your groceries away and washing your dishes
Am C
I could float around your tongue and ease the tension
G C G
And then when you were done you'd just quiet down
C
But if I get too close
G
Will the magic fade?
Bm Em
Would I turn you off or away?
C
If I pull you in
G
Now would I push you out?
Bm C
Of something here you care about
Am C
Well I'm at a loss for what to do
D D7
But I'm drawn to you
[Verse 2]
(Played with a lot more volume than the first.)
G C
I wish I was a sweater wrapped around your hips
G C
And when it got too cold into me you'd slip
Am C
And when the sun came back you would hang me up
G C G
And I would watch you while you undress
C
But if I get too close
G
Will the magic fade?
Bm Em
Would I turn you off or away?
C
If I pull you in
G
Now would I push you out?
Bm Em
Of something here you care about
Am C
Well I'm at a loss for what to do
D
But I'm drawn to you
[Banjo solo]
Melodic Figure (this time, I would just recommend you repeat this passage throughout the banjo solo)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
G|------------0h2h4------2p0------------0--------------------------------------|
D|---0--0h2h4-------------------------2----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3---3------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0h2h4------2p0--------------0------------------------------------|
D|---0--0h2h4---------------------------0--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3-----2----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
End on an A minor chord, into a C, and then transition directly into the last verse.
G
I'm not a song
C
I am not a sweater
G
I'm not a fire
C
I am something better
Am C
I'm a man in love writing you a letter
G
Will you take it
C
Will you keep it
Am
Will you read it
C
Believe it
G
I love you
C
I'm sorry.
G
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If anyone thought the intro melody as given is a bit odd try doing this: do whats written on the D string but on the G instead of trying to go 0 0h2 and then hit the B, try just doing a 0h2h4 on the G, then let off the 4 and hit the 2p0 as written on the G. It should be something like two 0h2h4 triplet sequences once on the D and another on the G then a 2p0 eighth note sequence. To count it would be something like 1 2-la-li 3-la-li 4-and 1. with the second 1 being the first beat of the second measure when you hit the base note of the chord. This is how my friend showed me to play it and it works magnificently and is far more sensical than what is written at the beginning here in this tab.
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Does anyone have a website or guide I can use to learn how to read the melodic figure?
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