------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAGPIE - Patrick Wolf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: RainbowBassist Feel free to make any comment/suggestions- as this song is originally for piano, I tried my best to make it sort of interchangeable with the guitar without working too much harder than needed. Tuning: Standard, with Capo on 1st fret PLAY EVERYTHING IN RESPECT TO THE CAPO ON THE 1ST FRET G7 35x46x Amsus4 x02240 Also, use G barred on the 3rd fret Intro: Strum these chords once (this song sounds even better when fingerpicked) F | G7 | Am | Am F | G | Am | Am Arpeggiating the first four notes of the chords will make it sound like the piano: e.g. Play twice under violin scale: e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|-------2-------2-------2------2-|-------0------0------0------0-----o-| D|-----3-------3-------3------3---|-----3------3------3------3-------o-| A|---3-------3-------3------3-----|---3------3------3------3-----------| E|-1-------1-------1------1-------|-1------1------1------1-------------| F (133211@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1)Magpie, was it you who stole the wedding ring? F (133211@1) DmAm Or what other thieving bird would steal such hope away? F (133211@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) Am(x02200) (x02210@1)Magpie, I am lost among the hinterland, F (133211@1) caught among the bracken and the fern, Dm (xx0231@1) Amsus4 Amand (x02210@1)the boys who have no name. AmThere's (x02210@1)No Name For Us FBut (133211@1)Still We Sing F | G | Amsus4 | Am Oooooohh etc. F | Dm | Amsus4 | Am | And still we sing, F (133211@1) GLittle (320003@1)boy, little boy, AmLost (x02210@1)and blue, F (133211@1) G (320003@1) DmListen (xx0231@1)now, let me tell you what to do, F (133211@1) Dm (xx0231@1)You can run on, run along or home AmBetween (x02210@1)the knees of her, F (133211@1) All among her bracken and her ferns, G (320003@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)the boy will have a name. And We Will Sing F | G | Amsus4 | Am | F | G | Amsus4 | Am C | FOne (133211@1)For Sorrow DmTwo (xx0231@1)For Joy Amsus4 Three For A Girl AmFour (x02210@1)For A Boy FFive (133211@1)For Silver GSix (320003@1)For Gold AmSeven (x02210@1)For A Secret, Never To Be Told | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================