Bon Iver - Skinny Love
For Emma, Forever Ago

transcribed by Damian Smith

Tuning C G E G C c, although the recording is flat by about 20 cents.
I've only sketched the chords and structure - I believe in simplicity
and individual interpretation. It's worth the retune. Beautiful song.


Intro:

c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------2-4-2-0-2-4-2-0-|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0---------------------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------0-------------------------------|


c|-----0---------------0---------------0-----------7-9-7-4-2-4-2-0-|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0---------------------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------5---5---4---|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-----2---------------5---------------0---------------------------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---2-----------5---5-----------0-------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

c|-----0---------------0---------------0-------------------0---0---|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0-------------------0---0---|
G|-----7---------------7---------------2------------------/5---5---|
E|-----7---------------7---------------0-------------------0---0---|
G|-7---7-----------7---7-----------2---2------------------/5---5---|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
E|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------|
C|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|


Verse 1 same as intro (minus the riffs)


End of verse 1:

c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------------------|
G|-----5---------------5---------------5---------------------------|
E|-----5---------------5---------------5-----------3-0-------------|
G|-5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5---------------7-5-2---0---|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2 (minus the end chord and riff)


Chorus:

c|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
C|-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
G|-----7---------------7---------------4---------------2-----------|
E|-----8---------------8---------------3---------------1-----------|
G|-9---9-----------9---9-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 3 (reinstate that end chord)


Chorus


Repeat intro