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                   SPINNING IN DAFFODILS - Them Crooked Vultures
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Tabbed by: Trison Boyes
Email: trison.l.boyes@gmail.com

This is a tab for my acoustic version of
the Them Crooked Vultures song, Spinning in Daffodils
Linky for video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIf0RITOpNA

Not sure what the official name for this tuning is called, but it works.

Tuning:
e------e
B-Down-A#
G------G
D------D
A-Down-G
E--Up--G

Piano Into Chords for Guitar

e-|-7---10--12-10-8-7--|
A#|-9---9---9-------10-|
G-|-9---9---9-------9--|
D-|-9---9---11------9--|
G-|--------------------|
G-|--------------------|

Verse

   /------x8-------\ /--------x4-------\ /------x4-------\
e-|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|-0---0---10-9-10-9-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-| x however
D-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|-0---0---10-9-10-9-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|   many
G-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|-0---0---10-9-10-9-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|   times
G-|-0---0---x-x-x-x-|-0---0---x--x-x--x-|-0---0---x-x-x-x-|

Chorus
                          /------x4-------\
e-|----------------------|-----------------|
A#|----------------------|-----------------|
G-|-10-10-12-14-12-8---8-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|
D-|-10-10-12-14-12-8---8-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-| x2
G-|-10-10-12-14-12-8---8-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|
G-|-x--x--x--x--x--x---x-|-0---0---x-x-x-x-|

                          /------x2-------\
e-|----------------------|-----------------|
A#|----------------------|-----------------|
G-|-10-10-12-14-12-8---8-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|
D-|-10-10-12-14-12-8---8-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|
G-|-10-10-12-14-12-8---8-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|
G-|-x--x--x--x--x--x---x-|-0---0---x-x-x-x-|

e-|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-10-10-12-14-12-0-10-10-12-14-12---10-10-12-14-12-8-7-8-|
D-|-10-10-12-14-12-0-10-10-12-14-12---10-10-12-14-12-8-7-8-|
G-|-10-10-12-14-12-0-10-10-12-14-12---10-10-12-14-12-8-7-8-|
G-|-x--x--x--x--x--0-x--0--x--x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-|

   /------x8-------\
e-|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|
G-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|
D-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|
G-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|
G-|-0---0---x-x-x-x-|

Verse 2
Same as the first verse, until "Get 'em boys"

   /---x8----\
e-|-----------|
A#|-----------|
G-|-----------|
D-|-----3-2h3-|
G-|-3-0-------|
G-|-----------|

"Fail, as big as a whale..."

   /------x8-------\ /--------x4-------\ /------x4-------\
e-|-----------------|-------------------|---------3-2-3-2-|
A#|-----------------|-------------------|---------3-2-3-2-|
G-|-----------------|-------------------|-0---0-----------|
D-|-----------------|-------------------|-0---0-----------|
G-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|-0---0---10-9-10-9-|-0---0-----------|
G-|-----------------|-------------------|-0---0-----------|

"I wish I was a beautiful balloon..."

e-|-------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------|
G-|-7---5-4---4-9-7-5---4-4---2-4/5\4---|
D-|-x---x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-------|
G-|-7---5-4---4-9-7-5---4-4---2-4/5\4---|
G-|-------------------------------------|

e-|-------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------|
G-|-2/10--10--10-10-9-7-9---9-9---6-7-9-|
D-|-x-----x---x--x--x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-|
G-|-2/10--10--10-10-9-7-9---9-9---6-7-9-|
G-|-------------------------------------|

   /------x13------\
e-|---------3-2-3-2-|---------|
A#|---------3-2-3-2-|---------|
G-|-0---0-----------|-0---3/10| Right into Chorus
D-|-0---0-----------|-0---3/10|
G-|-0---0-----------|-0---3/10|
G-|-0---0-----------|-0---3/10|

Chorus is the same as the first time, except the last part is...

"Get 'em..."

   /----------------x3---------------\ 
e-|-----------------|---------3-2-3-2-|-------------------|
A#|-----------------|---------3-2-3-2-|-------------------|
G-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|-0---0-----------|-0---0---3-2-3-2-0-|
D-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|-0---0-----------|-0---0---3-2-3-2-0-|
G-|-0---0---3-2-3-2-|-0---0-----------|-0---0---3-2-3-2-0-|
G-|-0---0---x-x-x-x-|-0---0-----------|-0---0---x-x-x-x-0-|

Chords for Outro

e-|-3-7-8--8--7-5-4-|-3-7-8--12-10-8--7-|
A#|-4-x-x--x--x-x-x-|-4-x-x--x--x--x--x-|
G-|-3-7-8--8--7-5-4-|-3-7-8--12-10-8--7-|
D-|-5-9-10-10-9-7-6-|-5-9-10-14-12-10-9-|
G-|-----------------|-------------------|
G-|-----------------|-------------------|

Last little slow part

e-|-3-7-8--12-12-10-8--7--|
A#|-4-x-x--x--14-13-11-10-|
G-|-3-7-8--12-------------|
D-|-5-9-10----------------|
G-|-----------------------|
G-|-----------------------|

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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

| /----x4----\  Repeat section under this x4 times before going
                to next one

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Should all be there, hope you enjoy!

Cheers,
Trison
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