History Of Us Tab by Indigo Girls


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To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu
Subject: /i/Indigo.Girls/HistoryOfUs.tab
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 94 17:55:21 GMT
From: u9343164@athmail1.causeway.qub.ac.uk

Hi, I reckon this is a fairly accurate transcription of History of
Us. Unfortuneately, I've lent my copy of the tape to someone at the
moment, so I can't be sure that the picking patterns in the solo
and coda are exactly right, in fact they're probably wrong, but
they're pretty close anyway. The picking pattern for the verses is
slightly different each time round but I've only shown what happens
the first time - perfectionists should refer to the tape and work the
rest out themselves.
If anybody knows something about this that I'm not aware of like
funny tunings, feel free to correct it.
Enjoy yourselves,
           
      Paul Hutchinson.

 History Of Us - Indigo Girls
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Note the following unusual chord shapes. They come with practice.

     Gmaj7            C11
   +=========+    +=========+
   | | | | | |    | | | | | |
   |(x)| | | x    | | x | | x
   x | | | x |    | x | | x |

   2(1)    4 3      2 1   4 3   (LH fingering)

h=hammer on
p=pull off
/=slide

Introduction:
  Gmaj7                                 C11
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +       +   +   +   +
+-2-------2-------+-2-------0---0h2h3-+-2-------2-------+
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------------|-----3-------3---|
|-----0-------0---|-----0------0------|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-------|---0---0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
+-3-------3-------+-------------------+-3-------3-------+

  +   +   +   +   
+-2-------0---0h2h3-+
|-----3-------------|
|-----0------0------|
|---2---2---2-------|
|-3-------3---------|
+-------------------+

Verse:  (Play this twice each verse)
  Gmaj7                                 C11
NB- Play the note in brackets first time only
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +       +   +   +   + 
+(2)------2-------+-2-------0---0h2h3-+-2-------2-------+
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------------|-----3-------3---|
|-----0-------0---|-----0------0------|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-------|---0---0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
+-3-------3-------+-------------------+-3-------3-------+

                    Am7     Bm7       C       F#7
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
+-2-------0-------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----3-------3---|-----1-------3---|-----1-----------|
|-----0-------0---|-------0-------2-|-------0---------|
|---2---2---2---2-|---2-------4-----|---2-------2---2-|
|-3-------3-------|-0-------2-------|-3-------4-------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------2---+

  Bm      E7s E7    Am      D7s D7
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +    
+-----------------+-----------3-2---+
|-----3-----0-----|-----1---------1-|
|-----4-----2-1---|-----0-----------|
|---4-----------0-|---2---2-0-------|
|-2---------------|-0---------------|
+---------0-------+-----------------+

Chorus:
  Gsus    G         F/G               Cmaj7
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
+-----------------+---------1-------+-0-------0-------+
|-----1---0---0---|-----1---1---1---|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|-2---2-------2---|-----------------|
|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
+-3---------------+-3---------------+---------------3-+

  Cm7               Bm                E7sus   E7
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---------4-------|-3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---|
|-----3-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2---1-------|
|---5---5---5-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-3---------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+

  Am7               D7s     D7
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     
+-----------------+-----3---2---2---+
|-----1-------1---|---1---1---1---1-|
|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+

1st time:

  Am7               D7s   D7          Em(9) Em
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
+-----------------+-----3-2---------+-----------------+
|-----1-------1---|-----------1-----|-----------------|
|-----0-------0---|---2-----2-----2-|-----0-----0-----|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0-----------0---|-----4-2-------2-|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---2---------2---|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+

  Em(9) Em
  +   +   +   +    
+-----------------+
|-----------------|
|-----0-----0-----| Go back to the verse
|-----4-2-------2-| 
|---2---------2---|
+-0---------------+

2nd time (Solo):

  Am7               D7s   D7          Em(9) Em
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
+-----------------+-----3---2-------+-----------------+
|-----1---1---1---|-----1---1-------|-----------0-----|
|-----0---0---0---|---2-------------|-----0---0-----0-|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|-----4-2-----2---|
|-0---------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+

  NC (Em)                              Am              
  +       +       +   --3-- +      +   +   +   +    
+-----------------------------------+-------0---0---0-+
|-----------------------------------|-----1---1---1---|
|-----------------------------------|-----2---2---2---|
|---4/5---4-5/7---5---4h5p4-2---0---|---2-------------|
|-----------------------------------|-0---------------|
+-0---------------------------------+-----------------+

  Bm(4)             Am                D7s   D7
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
+-------0---0---0-+-----------------+-----3-2---------+
|-----3---3---3---|-----1-1-1-0---1-|-----------1-----|
|-----4---4---4---|-----2-2-2---2-0-|---2-----2-----2-|
|---4-------------|---2-------------|-0-----------0---|
|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

  Go back to the verse again

3rd time (Coda):

  Am7               D7s   D7          Em(9) Em
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
+-----------------+-----3---2-------+-----------------+
|-----1---1---1---|-----1---1-------|-----------0-----|
|-----0---0---0---|---2-------------|-----0---0-----0-|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|-----4-2-----2---|
|-0---------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+

  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   
+-----------------+-----------------+-0------+
|-----------0-----|-----------0---0-|--------|
|-----0---0-----0-|-----0---0-------|--------|
|-----4-2-----2---|-----4-2-----2---|-2------|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|--------|
+-0---------------+-0---------------+--------|