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RIVER - AkronFamily
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Tabbed by: Erik
E-mail: erik.nmgn@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
What a killer tune! And that chorus, man, brilliant! I updated the other tab by Soupey,
it had some chords wrong and I added some basic tabs if you want to play it the way it
sounds on CD. It's not that useful when you're playing alone, so in the meantime just
learn section A1, B and the chords to the bridge (denoted at section C and G) and you'll
be fine!
A1 INTRO/VERSE I (chords)
F(x81010108)
And you are no longer a river to me
And you are no longer a river to me
Bb(688766) F
Though your coursing remain eager to acquaint me
And you are no longer a docile stream
And you are no longer a docile stream
Bb F
Though your patience proves you into ease
A2 INTRO/VERSE I ('lead ')
Fig. 1 (during the F-chord)
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-10-10-| muted, with up-down stroke and repeated every 2nd and 4th count
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
Fig. 2 (during the Bb chord)
e|-------|
B|-11-11-| muted, with up-down stroke and repeated every 2nd and 4th count
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
A3 INTRO/VERSE I ('extra')
Silent during the first part, then:
e|-----------------------8-10-8-----------|
B|------------------------------10--------|
G|---------------------------------10-----|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
And you are no longer a docile stream
e|-------------------------------17----18-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------17----19---|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
And you are no longer a docile stream
e|--------------------------13---10-----8-|
B|-----------------------13----------10---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Though your patience proves you into ease
B INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS
Dm(x57765) F(x87565) (Bb) (F)
e|---5------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---6-6--------6-------|--------11p10p8-----------------|
G|-----7--------5-------|---7-10--------9-10------10----.|
D|-7--------------------|-8------------------10-7----10-.| (repeat lick once)
A|-5----------8---------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------------|
(Bb) (F)
e|-------------------------------|
B|--------11p10p8----------------|
G|---7-10--------9-10------8/10--|
D|-8------------------10-7-------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
C BRIDGE I (play muted and staccato)
Dm F Bb F
e|--------------15-----------------|-15--15-15-13--------------------|
B|--------------------13-15-13-----|--------------15-13--------------|
G|-----------------------------14--|---14----------------------------|
D|----15---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
And once this spark-met kindling, Forgets its gentle ambling
Dm F Bb F
/e|-15-15--13-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|B|----------------15-13-15-13------|13-13----------------------------|
|G|----------------------------12---|------14-12-14-------------------|
|D|---------------------------------|---------------15----------------|
|A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+
|e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|G|---------------1010--------------|---------------------------------|
|D|---------10-12------1212-10------|---------------------------------|
|A|-1010-12--------------------12---|1010-12-10-12-10-----------------|
\E|---------------------------------|-----------------13-10--8--------|
Becoming heat, becoming steam, Becoming luminescent glee
Dm F Bb F
/e|-15-15--13-----------------------|15--1515-13----------------------|
|B|----------------15-13-15-13------|------------15-13----------------|
|G|----------------------------12---|--14-----------------------------|
|D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+
|e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|G|-------------10------------------|---------------------------------|
|D|-------10-12----12-10------------|------10-------------------------|
|A|-10-12----------------12---------|10-12----12-10-------------------|
\E|---------------------------------|---------------13-10-------------|
Atoms splinter, sparkling, Alive and nimble symmetry
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/akron_family/river_tab.html ]
Dm F Bb F
/e|-15-15--13-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|B|----------------15-13-15-13------|13-13----------------------------|
|G|----------------------------12---|------14-12-14-------------------|
|D|---------------------------------|---------------15----------------|
|A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+
|e|-----------------13--------------|---------------------------------|
|B|---------1313-15----15--13-------|1313----1313---------------------|
|G|-1212-14-------------------14----|-----14------14-12---------------|
|D|---------------------------------|-------------------15-12---------|
|A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
\E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
And all along, this glistening, Blankets we and everything
Dm F Bb F
/e|-15-15--13-----------------------|15--1515-13----------------------|
|B|----------------15-13-15-13------|------------15-13----------------|
|G|----------------------------12---|--14-----------------------------|
|D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+
|e|-----------------13--------------|---------------------------------|
|B|---------1313-15----15--13-------|--------13-----------------------|
|G|-1212-14-------------------14----|1212-14----1414-1212-------------|
|D|---------------------------------|---------------------1515-1313---|
|A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------15|
\E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Shadows dance triumphantly, A wordless whisper sighs and pleas
Dm F Bb F
/e|-15-15--13-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|B|----------------15-13-15-13------|13-13----------------------------|
|G|----------------------------12---|------14-12-14-------------------|
|D|---------------------------------|---------------15----------------|
|A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+
|e|-----------------13--------------|---------------------------------|
|B|---------1313-15----15--13-------|---------------------------------|
|G|-1212-14-------------------14----|1212-14--1212-14-----------------|
|D|---------------------------------|-----------------15--------------|
|A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
\E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Little deaths envelope thee, You and I and a flame make three
[no guitar]
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
D VERSE II (chords) and/or use Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 (see A2).
4 bars with an F-chord, then
F
And you are not glassy bay to me
And you are not glassy bay to me
Bb F
Though my tired fleet abides in your gentle breeze
And you are now vast and open sea
And my mind travels you endlessly
Bb F
And you beckon, toss and toss and swallow me
end on:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-10-----10---|
D|---10-----10-|
A|-----12------|
E|-------------|
E AMBIENT
F
e|-----------------|
B|-------1---------|
G|----0h2-----0h2--|
D|-0h3-----0h3---3-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
e|-22-20---18-17---| (repeat some)
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
F INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS (repeat twice, and feel free to change and jam)
Dm(x57765) F(x87565) (Bb) (F)
/e|---5----------5-------|--------------------------------|
|B|---6----------6-------|--------11p10p8-----------------|
|G|---7----------5-------|---7-10--------9-10------10----.|
|D|--7---7-5----7--------|-8------------------10-7----10-.| (repeat lick once)
|A|-5----------8---------|--------------------------------|
|E|----------------------|--------------------------------|
+
|e|-10---------8------------------------------------------|
|B|-------------------------------11-------10-------------|
|G|-------------------------------------------------------|
|D|-------------------------------------------------------|
|A|-------------------------------------------------------|
\E|-------------------------------------------------------|
(Bb) (F)
/e|-10-8-8------------------------|
|B|--------10-8-------------------|
|G|-------------10-9--------------|
|D|-------------------------------|
|A|-------------------------------|
|E|-------------------------------|
+
|e|-------------------------------|
|B|------13~~---------------------|
|G|-------------------------------|
|D|-------------------------------|
|A|-------------------------------|
\E|-------------------------------|
G BRIDGE II (a combination of Fig. 1, Fig. 2, the whole BRDIGE I, so just chords given)
Dm F
And once this spark-met kindling
Bb F (repeat this chord-sequence to the end)
Forgets its gentle ambling
Becoming heat, becoming steam
Becoming luminescent glee
Atoms splinter, sparkling
Alive and nimble symmetry
And all along, this glistening
Blankets we and everything
Shadows dance triumphantly
A wordless whisper sighs and pleas
Little deaths envelope thee
You and I and a flame makes three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
You and I and a flame make three
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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
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