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Mumford & Sons - Band Name
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Various versions of this song exist, however none of have standard tuning along side the
correct picking
pattern. "Below My Feet" (also standard tuning) uses the precise picking pattern as
Whispers in the Dark.
Though maybe difficult to grasp at first, the complexity of this entire song revolves
around the basic
finger picking arrangement.
Tuning: Standard
--- PICKING PATTERN TAB EXAMPLE --
A
e|------------------|
B|----2-------2-----|
G|--------2---------|
D|------------------|
A|----0--0-------0--|
E|------------------|
--- WHEN PLAYED IN SUCCESSION ---
1 2 3 4
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----|
G|--------2-------------2-------------2-------------2---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0--0-------0--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
--- INTRO ---
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----------|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----7-------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---------|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D D (up, down, up,
down, down) x 8
e|---------------------------------------------------2-----2--2--2-------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------3----3--3--3-------------|
G|----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7----------------2---2--2--2-------------|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------0--0--0--0-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----7-------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
--- VERSE ---
You hold your truth so purely...
D A Bm
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-----2-------2-----3-------3-----3-------3-----|
G|--------2-------------2-------------4-------------4---------|
D|----0--0-------0--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------0--0-------0--2--2-------2--2--2-------2--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Well swerve not through the minds of men...
Bm A G Bm
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-----2-------2-----2-------2-----3-------3-----|
G|--------4-------------2-------------0-------------4---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2--2-------2--0--0-------0----------------2--2-------2--|
E|--------------------------------3--3-------3----------------|
This lie is dead...
Bm D A
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-----3-------3-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----|
G|--------4-------------2-------------2-------------2-------------2-------------2---------|
D|------------------0--0-------0----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2--2-------2----------------0--0-------0--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This cup of yours tastes holy..
D A Bm
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-----2-------2-----3-------3-----3-------3-----|
G|--------2-------------2-------------4-------------4---------|
D|----0--0-------0--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------0--0-------0--2--2-------2--2--2-------2--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
But a brush with the Devil can clear your mind...
Bm A G Bm
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-----2-------2-----2-------2-----3-------3-----|
G|--------4-------------2-------------0-------------4---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2--2-------2--0--0-------0----------------2--2-------2--|
E|--------------------------------3--3-------3----------------|
And strengthen your spine
Bm Bm A
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-------3-----3-------3-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----|
G|--------4-------------4-------------2-------------2-------------2-------------2---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2--2-------2--2--2-------2--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--0--0-------0--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--- PRE-CHORUS ---
But fingers tap in to what you were...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----------|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----7-------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
once...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---------|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
D D (up, down, up,
down, down) x 8
e|---------------------------------------------------2-----2--2--2-------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------3----3--3--3-------------|
G|----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7----------------2---2--2--2-------------|
D|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------0--0--0--0-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----7-------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
--- CHORUS 1 ---
The chorus is strummed with a down, down, up, down, up... pattern
G D
Whispers in the dark
A D
Steal a kiss and you'll break a heart
G D
Pick up your clothes and curl your toes
A D
Learn your lesson, lead me home
G D
Spare my sins for the ark
A D
I was too slow to depart
G D
I'm a cad but I'm not a fraud
A D
I set out to serve the Lord.
--- CHORUS 2 ---
A D
But my heart
G D
Was colder when you'd gone
A D
I lost my head
G D
But found the one that I loved
A D
Under the sun
A D A D
Under the sun
--- PRE-CHORUS ---
Bm G D
But fingers tap into what you were once
Bm G D
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
Bm G D
But fingers tap into what you were once
Bm G D
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
--- Instrumental ---
(same as chorus 1)
G D A D x 2
--- CHORUS 2 ---
A D
But my heart
G D
Was colder when you'd gone
A D
I lost my head
G D
But still, while we are young
A D
While we are young
A D
While we are young
A D A D
While we are young
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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