Ok... So this is based off the youtube video of them playing an acoustic version of
If anyone has any suggestions let me know. Thanks!
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Shade - Portugal. The Man
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Tabbed by: The Sinister Minister
Email: digital_sos@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
INTRO RIFF
e|-7------7--5-----5--0-----0--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--|B|----7--------5----------0------2--------2--------2--------2------|G|------7--------6------1----------2--------2--------2--------2----|D|-9------9--7-----7--2-----2--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(continued) beginning to here x2e|-5-----5--0-----0--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2----[]------|B|---5--------0--------2--------2--------2--------2--------[]------|G|-----6--------1--------2--------2--------2--------2------[]------|D|-7-----7--2-----2--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4----[]------|A|---------------------------------------------------------[]------|E|---------------------------------------------------------[]------|
VERSE
riff repeats 3 times and then the 4th is slightly different.
e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-2--x---2--7--x---7--6--x---6--4--x---4----| x3D|-4--x---4--9--x---9--7--x---7--6--x---6----|A|-x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x----|E|-2--x---2--7--x---7--5--x---5--4--x---4----|
"Claims they crawled from those clouds..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|-2--x---2--7--x---7--6--x---6--10---x---10--4--x---4----| x1D|-4--x---4--9--x---9--7--x---7--11---x---11--6--x---6----|A|-x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x----x---x---x--x---x----|E|-2--x---2--7--x---7--5--x---5--9----x---9---4--x---4----|
"as all the people shouted..."
repeat the verse again but the 4th riff changes to this
e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|-2--x---2--7--x---7--6--x---6---10-10-10-10--|D|-4--x---4--9--x---9--7--x---7---11-11-11-11--|A|-x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x---11-11-11-11--|E|-2--x---2--7--x---7--5--x---5---9--9--9--9---|
"Lights up like flies..." "...swallow us up like them bread baked gums..."
Chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|----------10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11-------------|D|-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12--6-6-6-6----| x2A|-4-4-4-4--11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12--6-6-6-6----|E|-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9---10-10-10-10--4-4-4-4----|
"I remain glowing..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
"...ends, it's because it's you..."
- Repeat the verse but dont play the first 2 times
- Then the chorus
- I didn't tab out the bridge/jam part
- Then the intro repeats while John sings "these lights were waves
that spilled through my space..."
ENJOY!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
