Capo on 5th fret.
If you fingerpick it but strum the higher stuff with your fingernails it sounds pretty good.
Intro
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [C] [G] [D]
e|---0-0----3-3----0-0-----3-3|---0-0----3-3---2-----------|
b|---1-1----3------1-------3--|---1-1----3-----3-----------|
g|---0------0------2-------0--|---0------0-----2-----------|
d|--2--------------------0----|--2-----------0-------------|
a|3------2------0------2------|3------2--------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sufjan_stevens/decatur_or_round_of_applause_for_your_step_mother_tab.html )
Electric guitar for intro relative to capo.
e|--------------------------------------3------------------|
b|------------------------------------3~-------------------|
g|---0h2----------0h2-0----------0h2------------0h2-0------|
d|0h2----------0h2-----4------0h2------------0h2-----4-----|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Later...
e|------------------3-2-0-----|
b|--------------1h3-------3-1-|
g|---0h2-----0h2--------------|
d|0h2-------------------------|
a|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Verse
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
e|---0-0----3-3----0-0-----3-3|
b|---1-1----3------1-------3--|
g|---0------0------2-------0--|x4 Then back to intro
d|--2--------------------0----|
a|3------2------0------2------|
E|----------------------------|
[End]
[C] [G] [D]
e|---0-0----3-3---2-|
b|---1-1----3-----3-|
g|---0------0-----2-|
d|--2-----------0---|
a|3------2----------|
E|------------------|
If you fingerpick it but strum the higher stuff with your fingernails it sounds pretty good.
Intro
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [C] [G] [D]
e|---0-0----3-3----0-0-----3-3|---0-0----3-3---2-----------|
b|---1-1----3------1-------3--|---1-1----3-----3-----------|
g|---0------0------2-------0--|---0------0-----2-----------|
d|--2--------------------0----|--2-----------0-------------|
a|3------2------0------2------|3------2--------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sufjan_stevens/decatur_or_round_of_applause_for_your_step_mother_tab.html )
Electric guitar for intro relative to capo.
e|--------------------------------------3------------------|
b|------------------------------------3~-------------------|
g|---0h2----------0h2-0----------0h2------------0h2-0------|
d|0h2----------0h2-----4------0h2------------0h2-----4-----|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Later...
e|------------------3-2-0-----|
b|--------------1h3-------3-1-|
g|---0h2-----0h2--------------|
d|0h2-------------------------|
a|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Verse
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
e|---0-0----3-3----0-0-----3-3|
b|---1-1----3------1-------3--|
g|---0------0------2-------0--|x4 Then back to intro
d|--2--------------------0----|
a|3------2------0------2------|
E|----------------------------|
[End]
[C] [G] [D]
e|---0-0----3-3---2-|
b|---1-1----3-----3-|
g|---0------0-----2-|
d|--2-----------0---|
a|3------2----------|
E|------------------|