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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_howard/gracious_tab.html ]
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
