Tom: A
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THE RIVER - Elbow
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Tuning: Standard
I've tabbed an acoustic guitar arrangement of the piano and guitar parts heard in the
song. Aim to let everything ring on for as long as possible to allow for the sustain pedal.
Intro:
Bm/D Em/G Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 (harm.)
E|---------0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0---------------------------------------------------------9-----|
G|-------4-------6---------------------6-----------------------------|
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-------------4-------6-----------------------|
A|-5-----------5-----4---------------5-----4-------------------------|
E|-------------------5---------------------5-------------------------|
Bm/D Em/G Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
E|---------0----------------------------------------------------4----------------------|
B|---0--------------------------------------------------------2------------------------|
G|-------4-------6-------------------6--------------------6---2------------------------|
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-----------4-------6------------4------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5-----4-------------5-----4--------------5------------------------------|
E|-------------------5-------------------5---------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Em/G C A D E
"I walked with the river in a kind of a dream..."
E|----0-----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3------------2--------------------0-----0-----0-------------|
G|-4--------5------------------2------2----------1-----1-----1-------------|
D|-5------------------------2------------4-------2-----2-----2-------------|
A|------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em/G C A D E
"...hand in hand with the all-knowing river in me..."
E|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3----------2---------------------0-----0-----0-------------|
G|-4---------5----------------2--------2---------1-----1-----1-------------|
D|-5-----------------------2--------------4------2-----2-----2-------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em/G C A D E
"...to the clamour of rushes and deeply bowing trees..."
e|----0---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-------2------------------0------0-----------0----------------|
G|-4------------5-------------2-----2---------1------1-----------1----------------|
D|-5-----------------------2-----------4------2------2-----------2----------------|
A|----------------------------------5---------------------------------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-|
Em/G C A D E
"...and drunk making blossom that blushed to be seen"
E|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3---------2-------------------------0-----0-----0----------------------|
G|-4---------5---------------2---------2------------1-----1-----1----------------------|
D|-5----------------------2---------------4---------2-----2-----2----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
Instrumental:
Bm/D Em/G Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
E|---------0----------------------------------------------------4----------------------|
B|---0--------------------------------------------------------2------------------------|
G|-------4-------6-------------------6--------------------6---2------------------------|
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-----------4-------6------------4------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5-----4-------------5-----4--------------5------------------------------|
E|-------------------5-------------------5---------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Em/G C A D E
"I told him my sorrows and broken-down dreams..."
E|----0-----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3--------2-----------------------0-----0-----0-------------|
G|-4--------5--------------2-------2------------1-----1-----1-------------|
D|-5--------------------2-------------4---------2-----2-----2-------------|
A|---------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em/G C A D E
"...confessed every lie, replayed every scene..."
E|----0------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3----------2---------------------0-----0-----0-------------|
G|-4---------5----------------2-----2------------1-----1-----1-------------|
D|-5-----------------------2-----------4---------2-----2-----2-------------|
A|----------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em/G C A D E
"...he openly wept as he listened to me..."
E|----0------0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3----2---------------------0-----0-----0----------------|
G|-4---------5----------2------2-----------1-----1-----1----------------|
D|-5-----------------2------------4--------2-----2-----2----------------|
A|-----------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em/G C A D E
"...and then, with the sun in the west, he showed me the sea"
E|---------0-----------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------3-------2----------------------0-----0-----0----------------------|
G|------4--------------5-------------2------2------------1-----1-----1----------------------|
D|------5-------------------------2------------4---------2-----2-----2----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
Outro:
Bm/D Em/G Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
E|---------0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-------6---------------------6-----------------------------|
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-------------4-------6-----------------------|
A|-5-----------5-----4---------------5-----4-------------------------|
E|-------------------5---------------------5-------------------------|
Bm/D Em/G Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 (harm.) Dmaj7 Amaj7
E|---------0--------------------------------------------------------4-----------------|
B|---0------------------------------------------------9-----------2-------------------|
G|-------4-------6-------------------6------------------------6---2-------------------|
D|-4-----5-----4-------6-----------4-------6----------------4-------------------------|
A|-5-----------5-----4-------------5-----4------------------5-------------------------|
E|-------------------5-------------------5--------------------------------------------|
