About Today Tab

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The other versions that are on here were well done but still lacked some of the notes and a bit of accuracy on certain parts of the song. So this one is complete and should be correct. I also put all the lyrics with the tab to be able to use the scroll feature and play through if desired.
Difficulty:	intermediate
Capo:	no capo
Author mgwilson15 [a] 341. Last edit on Jan 12, 2017
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                           About Today - The National
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Tabbed by: mgwilson15
There were a few good versions on here already but they were still missing some
small stuff and this song is so beautiful I wanted to make sure it's all right.
 
Tuning: Standard
 
[Intro]
 
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
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E|--3--3-------3--3--------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                       Today
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A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
          You were far away
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G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
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e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
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D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                       And I
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e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
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D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        Didn't ask you why
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D|-------------------------|
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E|--3--3-------3--3--------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
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G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
                                       What could I say
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D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
                                  I was far away
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G|-(0)---0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
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B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
       You just walked away
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D|-------------------------|
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e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  And I just watched you
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G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
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e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
          What could I say
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B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
                                       How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
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D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
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G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
                            To losing you
e|--0-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G|-(0)---0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
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B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                    Tonight
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B|--0-----0----0------0----|
G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|
 
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     You just close your eyes
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D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
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e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
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G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 And I just watched you
e|-------------------------|
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G|------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|
 
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                Slip away
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D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
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D|-----------------------------------------------------|
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E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
                                       How close am I
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D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
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G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
                            To losing you
e|--0-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G|-(0)---0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
 
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--3-----------0-----------0------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------1-----------1-----------1-----1------1-----------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------|
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E|--3--3-------3--3--------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
   Hey,                    are you awake                Yeah I'm right here
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
          Well can I
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A|-------------------------|
E|--3--3-------3--3--------|
 
    Ask you
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D|--3--3--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0--0---------0--0--------0--0--------0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                About today
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E|--3--3-------3--3--------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
                                       How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
                            To losing you
e|--0-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G|-(0)---0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|
G|--0----0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
                                       How close am I
e|--0--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-----0------0-----1------1-----0------0----|
G|-------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---------2--2---------2--2---------2--2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--1-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--1------1----1------1----1------1----1------1----|
G|-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2--|
D|--3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
                            To losing
e|--0-----------3-----------1-----------0-----------|
B|--0------0----0------0----0------0----0------0----|
G|-(0)---0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------|
 
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| p   pull-off
|(0)  optional note
 
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4 comments
Thanks, this sounds much better than the other tabs here.
great tab, thanks!
Thanks alot for this,much better than other versions