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Tabbed by: Chris Bailey (Bournemouth)

Ben Howard  - GRACIOUS
(What a beautiful song)

Hello everyone, thanks for looking at my tab, this is my version of the song.
I heard this song for the first time today after one of my students asked if I could 
teach it to her and I loved it.
Hopefully you guys can learn it as well as Jess has!
See what you think.

Lets get started:

TUNING (ALTERNATE)
I believe he uses open F tuning (CFCFAC), with a 2nd fret capo

However I didnt have a capo when figuring this song out, so I have used open G6 tuning 
(DGDEBD) with no capo and it sounds awesome!

Do use DGDEBD and dont be put off by alternate tunings, they may take a bit of getting 
used to at the beginning, but eventually you will be able to tune your guitar up and down 
easily. If in doubt, use a decent guitar tuner to help you.

TAB

INTRO
0.00 - 0.16
(My version of the song, it may not be an exact of the original)
The hammer/pull off at the beginning has not been tabbed

D?----------0----------------0--------?----------0---------------0--------?   ----------0------|
B?----------------0----------------0--?----------------0---------------0--?   ----------------0|
E?------5----------------5------------?------5---------------5------------?   ------5----------|
D?----0---------0------0---------0----?----0---------0-----0---------0----?   ----0---------0--|
G?--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------?--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------?   --0-----0---0----|
D?------------------------------------?-----------------------------------?x2 -----------------|x2

SECTION 1 - VERSE
0.16 - 1.04
1.50 - 2.26
D?----------0----------------0--------?----------0---------------0--------?
B?----------------0----------------0--?----------------0---------------0--?
E?------5----------------5------------?------5---------------5------------?
D?----0---------0------0---------0----?----0---------0-----0---------0----?
G?--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------?--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------?
D?------------------------------------?-----------------------------------? x8

SECTION 2
(Remember, this is just my version of the song, it may not match the original exactly)
1.05 - 1.21
2.27 - 2.43

D?---------(7)---------------0--------?----------0---------------0--------?   ----------0------|
B?----------7------7---------------2--?----------------0---------------0--?   ----------------0|
E?------7----------------0------------?------5---------------5------------?   ------5----------|
D?----7---------7------0---------0----?----0---------0-----0---------0----?   ----0---------0--|
G?--7-----7---7------2-----2---2------?--4-----4---4-----0-----0---0------?   --0-----0---0----|
D?------------------------------------?-----------------------------------?x2 -----------------|x3

SECTION 3
1.22 - 1.49
2.43 - 3.08
3.08 - 3.37
Play around with these chords, picking them, not strumming them:
You can use any picking technique you wish

D?---x-----x-----x-----x--?    ----------0-------------|
B?---x-----x-----x-----x--?    ----------------0-------|
E?---0-----0-----0-----(b9)-?    ------5-----------------|
D?---0-----0-----0-----0--?    ----0---------0---------|
G?--14----14----11-----(b9)-?    --0-----0---0-----------|
D?--12----11-----(b9)----7--? x3    ---------------------| x4


SECTION 4
Lots of improvisation here to end the song, but I have tabbed a little snippet
3.37 - end

D?----------0-----0---------0-----0--?----------0-----0-----------0-----0--?
B?------2-------2-------2-------2----?------2-------2------5----5-----2----?
E?-----------------------------------?-------------------------------------?
D?----4---4---4-------4---4---4------?----4---4---4------------------------?
G?--4---------------4----------------?--0---------------0------------------?
D?-----------------------------------?-------------------------------------?


I will amend any errors, just comment on the tab and let me know.
Thanks guys
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