A Lot Like Birds - Vanitys Fair Chords & Tabs

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Vanity’s Fair – A Lot Like Birds
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Tuning: Standard E
4/4

Guitar I

  Part A (Intro) [Finger tapping; R.H. = Right Hand)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
B|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| \
G|------9--------12---12-----------------------------------------------------|  Repeat
D|--------12---9-----------7-12-----10---9---5-------12---9---5-------12-----|  4x
A|----7------7------7-------------7------------9---5------------9---5--------| /
E|-----------------------5------5------5---3-----3------3---3-----3------3---|/
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/a_lot_like_birds/vanitys_fair_tab.html ]
  Part F "And if you're asking me..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|\
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| \
G|--9--9--9--9-9-9-XX-12X12X12--12-XX---------------------------------| Repeat
D|--5--5--5--5-5-5-XX--9X-9X-9---9-XX-12--12--12--12-XXX-9X9X9--9-XX--| x4
A|--7--7--7--7-7-7-XX-10X10X10--10-XX--9---9---9---9-XXX-5X5X5--5-XX--| /
E|------------------------------------10--10--10--10-XXX-7X7X7--7-XX--|/

Guitar II

  Part F (Lead)
e|-----------------12--------------------------------------------------------|\
B|-17--------12h15----15----12----------15----------15-16--------------------| \
G|----16-12--------------14-------12-------12/11-----------------------------|  Repeat 
D|-----------------------------------12----------12--------------------------|  2x
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|/


e|-----15-14---------------15-14-17----15-14---------------------------------|
B|-/17-------15--------/17---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I

  Part G (Transition)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar II

  Part G (Harmony) 
e|--10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I
  
  Part H "Aside from all the points..."
e|--7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-7p0-7p0--| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Cont'd
e|--7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7--------------------------------|\
B|--------------------------------------8---7h8-------8---7h9--------| \
G|------------------------------------9---9-----9-7-9---9-----9-7-9--|  Repeat 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  3x
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| /
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|/


e|--7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-10p0-10p0-8p0-8p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-8p0-8p0-10p0-10p0--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-----------------------------7h8--|
B|----------------------------------7h8h7-------7h8h7-------7h8------|
G|----------------------------------------9-7h9-------9-7h9----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-10p0-10p0-8p0-8p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-8p0-8p0-10p0-10p0--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-----------------------------7h8--|
B|----------------------------------7h8h7-------7h8h7-------7h8------|
G|----------------------------------------9-7h9-------9-7h9----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar II

  Part H (Harmony)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-10p0-10p0-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Cont'd
e|-------------------------------------------------------------14p0-14p0-14p0-14p0-|\
B|-10p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-15p0-12p0-12p0-12p0---------------------| \
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  Repeat
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  3x
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|/

  [E-Bow and slide]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-//12\\\\\\\\10\\\\\\9//12\\\\\\\\8\\\\7\\3/12\\\\\\\\10////15////20\\\\\\\\19---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I

  Part I “it’s not a flattering color…”
e|--7~~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8-7h8p7------------------------------12------12----------------|
G|---------------9-7h9~~---7-9-9/12---12-14---14b16~~-14b16b14-12-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------14~~--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-------14-12---------------------------12------------------12-----|
D|--12-14-12-14-12-14-12--14--12--14---------12h14----14~~-------12h14----14~~|
A|--12-14----14-12--------14--12--14---12h14---------------12h14--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------12-14b~~---14b16~~--|
D|--------12h14---------------------|
A|--12h14---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Guitar II

 Part I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11b12b11b12b11b12----------12\11------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-12/14-----------12-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------14-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------15----15h17--15--------------------------------|
B|------------------15--12----15----15-----15--------------------------------|
G|-12-----14/16\14-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I

  Part J [Finger tapping; R.H. = Right Hand)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
B|-12------------------12------------12--------------------------------------| \
G|------9------9-12------------9-12----------9-12----------------------------|  Repeat
D|--------12--------------12------------12-----------------------------------|  4x
A|----7------7---------------7-------------7---------------------------------| /
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|/
G|-11-12-12-X-12-14-14-X-14-16-16-X-16-11-11-X-11-12-12-X-12-14-14-X-14-16-16-X-16-11-11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--10-10-X-10-12-12-X-12-14-14-X-14-9--9--X-9--10-10-X-10-12-12-X-12-14-14-X-14-9--9--|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-19-19-X-19-17-17-X-17-16-16-X-16-14-14-X--7--9--9-X-9-11-11-X-11-12-12-X-12----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--17-17-X-17-15-15-X-15-14-14-X-14-12-12-X--5--7--7-X-7--9--9-X--9-10-10-X-10----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--14-14-X-14-16-16-X-16-17-17-11-12--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--12-12-X-12-14-14-X-14-15-15-9--10--|
E|-------------------------------------|


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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
| P.M.Palm Mute

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