BLACKBERRY SONG BY KURT VILE
OFF OF "CHILDISH PRODIGY"
2009 MATADOR RECORDS
this tab is pretty rough, just an outline of the song.. more based off live versions.
**TUNING**
low to high
G-G-C-G-B-E
tune the A string down a whole step to G. tune the low E up one and a half steps to G.
tune the D string down one step to C.
*NOTE* there is capo on the 1st fret for this one
intro riff - (if you can, this sounds good looped)E------------3---------------|B------3/5---------5---------|G-0------------0-------------|D----------------------------|A----------------------------|E----------------------------|
riff #1E-3\2-----0----------------|B----------------3---------|G------0-------------0-----|D-0----------0-------------|A--------------------------|E--------------------------|
riff #2 - picking this part is tricky.. basically when the bar starts hit the D string, but when going through the second time hit the D after you slide to the 5th fretE-0------------0--------0-------------|B-3/5----------3--------3/------------|G-------0-----------0-----------------|D-0---------0-------------------------|A-------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------|
riff #1 leads into this partE-------------------------------|B-------------------------------|G-4---4--------2----------------|D-----4-------------2-----------|A-4--------2--------------------|E-------------------------------|go back into #2 from here
**for riff #2 he does 2 variations of it at different parts of the song**the FIRST time the SECOND timeE-3/5----------3------3---------|--5/7------------5-------5/--------------|B-3/5----------3------3/--------|--3/5------------3-------3/--------------|G-------0----------0------------|--------0-----------0--------------------|D-0---------0-------------------|-0----------0----------------------------|A-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
play riff #2 for the verses which leads into this partE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|G-7----------7----------0------------0---------2-------------2----------------|D------7----------7----------0------------0---------2------------2------------|A-7--------7------------0---------0------------2----------2-------------------|E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
go back into riff #2 for another verse
bridge part - not exactly sure how this part goesE------------------------------------------0------------0--------------------------|B---------3---------------------3h5------------5-----------5-----------------------|G---------------0------------------------------------------------------------------|D-----4------------4-------4---------4------------4-----------4--------------------|A--5---------5---------5-------5-----------5------------5--------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--5p0--------5p0----------5p0-------------------------|B--------3------------3--------------3-----------------|G------------------------------------------------------|D-----------4-------------4--------------4-------------|A--5------------5--------------5-----------------------|E------------------------------------------------------|
go back into the main riff and play a verse once more for the end..
sorry if this is confusing, definitely listen to the song for the structure
