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"TIGER MOUNTAIN PEASANT SONG" off album "Fleet Foxes" (2008)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
Tuning: GUITAR 1: 1/2 step/semitone down: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
GUITAR 2: Standard tuning: E A D G B E
Chords are given as chords shapes, not the actual chords heard
without different tuning. Therefore, AmAbm , GGb etc.
--Intro: acoustic fingerpicking. Two guitars.
[Am]
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|--1----1-----0h1---1---|--1----1-----0h1---1---|
Gb|--2----2-----2-----2---|--2----2-----2-----2---|Guitar 1 (down 1/2 step)
Db|--2--2---2-------2---2-|--2--2---2-------2---2-|
Ab|--0--------------------|--0--------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| | |
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|Guitar 2 (Standard tuning)
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
[Am] [D7] [G] [Em]
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|--1----1-----1-----1---|--0----0-----0----0---|
Gb|--2----2-----2-----2---|--0----0-----0----0---|
Db|--2--2---2--(0)--0---0-|--0--0---0---2--2---2-|
Ab|--0--------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|--3----------0--------|
| | | X2
e|--7----7-----7-----7---|--6----6-----6----6---|
B|--9----9-----6-----6---|--7----7-----7----7---|
G|--8--8---8---6---6---6-|--6--6---6---8--8---8-|
D|-(9)-------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
--Verse 1 (0:17):
Wanderers this morning came by
[Am] [D7] [G] [Em]
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|--1----1-----1-----1---|--0----0-----0----0---|
Gb|--2----2-----2-----2---|--0----0-----0----0---|
Db|--2--2---2--(0)--0---0-|--0--0---0---2--2---2-|
Ab|--0--------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|--3----------0--------|
| | |
e|--7----7-----7-----7---|--6----6-----6----6---|
B|--9----9-----6-----6---|--7----7-----7----7---|
G|--8--8---8---6---6---6-|--6--6---6---8--8---8-|
D|-(9)-------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fleet_foxes/tiger_mountain_peasant_song_tab.html )
Where did they go Graceful in the morning
[Am] [D7] [G] [F] [G]
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|--1----1-----1-----1---|--0----0--------------|
Gb|--2----2-----2-----2---|--0----0-----2----2-0-|
Db|--2--2---2--(0)--0---0-|--0--0---0---3----3-0-|
Ab|--0--------------------|-------------3--3-----|
Eb|-----------------------|--3-----------------3-|
| | |
e|--7----7-----7-----7---|--6----6--------------|
B|--9----9-----6-----6---|--7----7--------------|
G|--8--8---8---6---6---6-|--6--6---6---1----1---|
D|-(9)-------------------|----------------2---4-|
A|-----------------------|-------------2------4-|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
light to banner fair to follow you
[C] [F] [G] [C] [F]
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Gb|-------0-----2-----2---|--0----0-----2----2---|
Db|--2----2-----3-----3-5-|--2----2-----3----3---|
Ab|--3--3---3---3---3---5-|--3--3---3---3--3---3-|
Eb|---------------------3-|----------------------|
| | |
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|--4----4-----1-----1---|--4----4-----1----1---|
D|--4----4---------2---4-|--4----4--------2---2-|
A|--2--2---2---2-------4-|--2--2---2---2------2-|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
softly in the cold mountain air
[G]
eb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|----------------------|
Gb|--4----------4---------|--4----------4--------|
Db|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---|
Ab|--5----5-----5-----5---|--5----5-----5----5---|
Eb|-----3---5-------3---5-|-----3---5------3---5-|
| | |
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|--3----3-----3-----3---|--3----3-----3----3---|
D|--4----4-----4-----4---|--4----4-----4----4---|
A|-----3---3-------3---3-|-----3---3------3---3-|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
--VERSE 2: same guitar parts as verse 1. (0:38)
--Fill after verse 2 (1:01) (...more...): same parts as in verse.
--CHORUS: picked chords in straight rhythm (1:22):
[G]Dear [C]shadow [D7sus4]alive and [C]well
[C]How can the [F]body [G]die
You [C]tell me [F#/D]everything
Anything [G]true.
--VERSE 3: same as before (1:44). Strummed chords same as verse 1
--CHORUS: as before (2:06).
--CHORUS 2: strummed chords (2:28):
[Em]Jesse[A]
[G]I don't know what [Am]I have [C]done
I'm [F]turning [C]myself to a [F]demo[C]n
[G]I don't know what [Am]I have [C]done
I'm [F]turning myself to a [C]demon
--Fade-out picking same chords as in chorus 2.
I've done this as best as I can. I'm aware that some of the chords may not be
spot on, so please comment/correct if necessary.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
