Tuning: D A D G A D (from the official FAQ)
with Capo behind 4th fret.
Tab is done assuming capoed fret is zero.
i.e. capoed fret = 0 fret after that = 1 etc
Intro (capo behind 4th fret)
Oud (arranged for guitar) and steel string acoustic:
D|—-||————————————————–|
A|—-||————————————————–|
G|–2-||—2—-2-3-2p0—–0-2-0———–0—0h2p0—0-|
D|—-||—————-3———3-1—1-3—3——-3—|
A|—-||————————————————–|
D|—-||————————————————–|
D|————————————————|
A|————————————————|
G|————————————————|
D|–1h3-1p0—–0-0-0h1p0—0—–0-0–0h1p0—0–|
A|————————3——————3—-|
D|———-0~—————-0~——————|
D|———————————————||
A|———————————————||
G|———————————————||
D|——0-0–0h1p0—0–1h3-1p0–0h1p0—0—–||
A|—————–3——————-3——-||
D|–0~————————————-0~~-||
When the singing starts 2 acoustic guitars start playing the same thing
as the oud. One 6 string and one 12 string. The 6 string is panned left
and the 12 string is on the right. The 12 string only plays the second
half of the pattern.
Verse
repeat intro then add this: (both guitars and oud)
D|———————————————————–|
A|———————————————————–|
G|——5—3–2–0———0—0h2p0—0-2-3-2p0—0——–|
D|——————-4—-4—4——-4———–4—1p0—-|
A|———————————————————–|
D|–0~—————————————————-0~-|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|–0-0-0h1p0—0—–0-0-0h1p0—0–|
A|————3—————–3—-|
D|—————-0~—————–|
D|——————————————-|
A|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|——0-0-0h1p0—0-1h3-1p0–0h1p0—0—–|
A|—————-3——————3——-|
D|–0~———————————–0~~-|
Pre Chorus
The acoustics just stum this: An electric with distortion plays
this:
D|–0—0–0–0—0–0–| |—————————-|
A|–0—0–0–0—0–0–| |—————————-|
G|–5—5–5–5—5–5–|