Tabbed by: Chris Bailey (Bournemouth) Email/Facebook: Chrisbailey83_uk@hotmail.com Creator of www.ukguitarlessons.com Ben Howard - GRACIOUS (What a beautiful song) Hello everyone, thanks for looking at my tab, this is my version of the song. I heard this song for the first time today after one of my students asked if I could teach it to her and I loved it. Hopefully you guys can learn it as well as Jess has! See what you think. Lets get started: TUNING (ALTERNATE) I believe he uses open F tuning (CFCFAC), with a 2nd fret capo However I didnt have a capo when figuring this song out, so I have used open G6 tuning (DGDEBD) with no capo and it sounds awesome! Do use DGDEBD and dont be put off by alternate tunings, they may take a bit of getting used to at the beginning, but eventually you will be able to tune your guitar up and down easily. If in doubt, use a decent guitar tuner to help you. TAB INTRO 0.00 - 0.16 (My version of the song, it may not be an exact of the original) The hammer/pull off at the beginning has not been tabbed D?----------0----------------0--------?----------0---------------0--------? ----------0------| B?----------------0----------------0--?----------------0---------------0--? ----------------0| E?------5----------------5------------?------5---------------5------------? ------5----------| D?----0---------0------0---------0----?----0---------0-----0---------0----? ----0---------0--| G?--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------?--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------? --0-----0---0----| D?------------------------------------?-----------------------------------?x2 -----------------|x2 SECTION 1 - VERSE 0.16 - 1.04 1.50 - 2.26 D?----------0----------------0--------?----------0---------------0--------? B?----------------0----------------0--?----------------0---------------0--? E?------5----------------5------------?------5---------------5------------? D?----0---------0------0---------0----?----0---------0-----0---------0----? G?--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------?--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------? D?------------------------------------?-----------------------------------? x8 SECTION 2 (Remember, this is just my version of the song, it may not match the original exactly) 1.05 - 1.21 2.27 - 2.43 D?---------(7)---------------0--------?----------0---------------0--------? ----------0------| B?----------7------7---------------2--?----------------0---------------0--? ----------------0| E?------7----------------0------------?------5---------------5------------? ------5----------| D?----7---------7------0---------0----?----0---------0-----0---------0----? ----0---------0--| G?--7-----7---7------2-----2---2------?--4-----4---4-----0-----0---0------? --0-----0---0----| D?------------------------------------?-----------------------------------?x2 -----------------|x3 SECTION 3 1.22 - 1.49 2.43 - 3.08 3.08 - 3.37 Play around with these chords, picking them, not strumming them: You can use any picking technique you wish D?---x-----x-----x-----x--? ----------0-------------| B?---x-----x-----x-----x--? ----------------0-------| E?---0-----0-----0-----9--? ------5-----------------| D?---0-----0-----0-----0--? ----0---------0---------| G?--14----14----11-----9--? --0-----0---0-----------| D?--12----11-----9-----7--? x3 ---------------------| x4 SECTION 4 Lots of improvisation here to end the song, but I have tabbed a little snippet 3.37 - end D?----------0-----0---------0-----0--?----------0-----0-----------0-----0--? B?------2-------2-------2-------2----?------2-------2------5----5-----2----? E?-----------------------------------?-------------------------------------? D?----4---4---4-------4---4---4------?----4---4---4------------------------? G?--4---------------4----------------?--0---------------0------------------? D?-----------------------------------?-------------------------------------? I will amend any errors, just comment on the tab and let me know. Thanks guys