Islands Intro Tab

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Difficulty:	beginner
Capo:	no capo

Author emery01 [a] 719. Last edit on Sep 30, 2015

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                             ISLANDS - The XX
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Tabbed by: emery01
Email: michaelemery@iinet.net.au
 
 
Not so much the intro as just kind of the first verse. The ground work for
someone to figure the rest out, or maybe I'll do it. I'm not sure. May also be missing
it's a work in progress anyway.
 
Uhh, enjoy.
 
 
*EDIT: ADDED THE REST OF THE SONG*
 
Tuning: Standard
 
--Romy's Verse--
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------13------11------9-----9-----6-------4----9--------------------------|
A|-11-11----11/9----7--7---7-7---4-4---4-4\2---7-7--7------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------13-------16------11-----9-----6-----6-----9--------------------------|
A|-11-11----11/14-----9-9----9/7---4-4---4-4---7-7---7-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
--Chorus--
 
                              *the rhythm here is the same, I simplified
                              it a bit so it would fit
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9----9----9---9----9----9---13----13----13----13----13----13---|
A|7-77-7-77-7-7-7-77-7-77-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--6----6----6---9---------------|
A|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-4-44-4-44-4-4-7---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
--Oliver's Verse--
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|6--6/9--9/11--rest for ages--6--6/4--4/2-----------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
--Chorus--
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9----9----9---9----9----9---13----13----13----13----13----13---|
A|7-77-7-77-7-7-7-77-7-77-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--6----6----6---9---------------|
A|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-4-44-4-44-4-4-7---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
--Outro--
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------8---8-----------8---8------------4---4-----------4---4-------|
D|---9---9----9---9---9---9---9---9----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-----|  x2
A|-7---7------------7---7------------4---4-----------4---4---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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2 comments

the only right version for this song on ug. thx a lot

I would just add this for the ending: [tab] E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4----- D|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-- D|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----6-----6-----6-----6----- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------[/tab] Other than tacking that on, this was a dead on tab, thanks!