• Song:

    Return to Pirates

  • Artist:

    Mary Timony

  • Album:

    Ex-Hex

tuning (low to high) DADGBe (drop D)

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend



intro (whammy bar throughout)

e--------------------------------------------|
B---12-12---12-12-12---12-13-13---13-13-13---|
G---14-14---14-14-14---14-14-14---14-14-14---|
D---15-15---15-15-15---15-15-15---15-15-15---|
A---0--0----0--0--0----0-0-0------0--0--0----|
D--------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------|
B---12-12---12-12-12---12-12---12-12-12---|
G---14-14---14-14-14---13-13---13-13-13---|
D---14-14---14-14-14---14-14---14-14-14---|
A---0--0----0--0--0----0--0----0--0--0----|
D-----------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------|
B---10-10---10-10-10---10-13-13---13-13-13---|
G---12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---|
D---12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---|
A---0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----|
D--------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B---8--8----8--8--8----10-10---10-10---|
G---10-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---|
D---10-10---10-10-10---10-10---10-10---|
A---0--0----0--0--0----0--0----0--0----|
D--------------------------------------|

e--(0)----------------------------------------|
B---9------0h9-0--10--0h10-0--9b------9-----\-|
G---9-------------9-----------9b---------9--\-|   (slide down)
D--(0)----------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|

this is pretty rough - strumming's easy to pick up
(you can play the 1st string open during those chords)



verse progression

e-----------------------0----------------------------|
B-------2h3-2---------------0------------------------|
G-------------2-------2-------2--------4-----4-------|       chord shapes:
D-----2---------2---2-----------2----0-----0------2b-|      (x02220) (3x2200) (5x0430)
A---0---------------------------------------------2b-|
D-----------------3----------------5-----0-----5--2b-|

e--------------------------1------1------2--2-3-0-2--|
B-----------3h5-3------1h3----1h3---1----3-(3)-(3)---|
G---------5-------5----3-----(3)------3--2-----------|       chord shapes:
D-------5-----------5-(3)----------------0-----------|      (x35533) (x13311) (xx0232)
A---3-----------------(1)----------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|

the chord shapes show the placement for index, middle and ring fingers,
notes are added with the pinky or by lifting fingers

she plays it somewhat differently each time;
there are also little hammer-on's and pull-off's here and there
(notably in the D chord the 1st time, I didn't tab that since she doesn't always repeat it),
some of those are just result of changing shapes



fill 1 (to repeat verse progression)

e------------|
B------------|
G---------0--|
D---0-2-4----|
A------------|
D------------|


fill 2 (going into the pre-chorus)

e----------------------|
B----------------------|
G---------0-4-0-4p2p0--|
D---0-2-4--------------|
A----------------------|
D----------------------|



pre-chorus ("I cannot love you more...")

e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D---7-7----10-12-10h12---12--|   x2
A---7-7----10-12-10h12---12--|
D---7-7----10-12-10h12---12--|



chorus ("I wanna be in the garden of love...")

e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G---5-x-555----9-10-9----7-*--|
D---3-x-333----7-7--7----5-*--|
A---3-x-333----7-7--7----5-*--|
D---3-x-333----7-7--7----5-*--|

* she slides up then down between chords


chorus riff variations:

e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G---5-x-555----9-10-9----7--7--|
D---3-x-333----7-7--7----5--5--|
A---3-x-333----7-7--7----5--5--|
D---3-x-333----7-7--7----5--5--|

or (specially for the "la, la, la" part):

e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G---5-x-555----9-10-9----7-9-7--|
D---3-x-333----7-7--7----5-5-5--|
A---3-x-333----7-7--7----5-5-5--|
D---3-x-333----7-7--7----5-5-5--|

and:

e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---5-x-555----999-*---7-*--|
D---3-x-333----777-*---5-*--|
A---3-x-333----777-*---5-*--|
D---3-x-333----777-*---5-*--|

again * means sliding up then down between chords
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