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Old Pine – Ben Howard
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Tabbed by: Ryan Marshall
Email:
Such an awesome song! Such an awesome artist, hope this tab does some justice to it.
This is the version I play in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW7OgV7CANc&feature=channel_video_title
Give it a watch please! And a cheeky wee like or favourite if you’re a legend.
Tuning: CGCGGC.
Cape: 5th fret.
Intro
c|------7-------5-------4-------2-|-/7--------7-------5-------4-------0-|
G|----9-------7-------5-------4---|---------9-------7-------5-------4---|
G|--0-------0-------0-------0-----|-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
C|0-------0-------0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
c|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------5----------------5-------|---------5----------------5-------|
G|----0-----0---0------0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0-|
C|--0---0-----0------0---0-----0---|---2---2-----2------2---2-----2---|
G|2----------------2---------------|0-----------------0---------------|
C|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Verse 1
c|x-------------------|------------------|
G|x-------------------|------------------|
G|x-----------0-------|------------------|
C|x---4p2p0-----0---0-|--4p2p0---2p0-2p0-|
G|x---------0-----0---|--------0---------|
C|x-0-----------------|0-----------------|
c|-------------------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
G|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-----------0-------|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
C|---4p2p0-----0---0-|--0---0-----0---|--2---2-----2---|
G|---------0-----0---|2---------------|4---------------|
C|-0-----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ben only plays this version of the verse when he plays the song live acoustically. On
the record he plays verse 2 twice.
Chorus
c|0-------------|0-------------|0--------------|
G|0-------------|0-------------|0--------------|
G|0-------------|0-------------|0--------------|
C|4-------------|2-------------|4--------------|
G|5-------------|4-------------|5--------------|
C|0-------------|0-------------|0--------------|
c|0-------------|0-------------|0------------|
G|0-------------|0-------------|0------------|
G|0-------------|0-------------|0------------|
C|2-------------|4-------------|2------------|
G|4-------------|2-------------|0------------|
C|0-------------|0-------------|0------------|
Verse 2
c|-------------------|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|
G|-----------0-------|------------------|
C|---4p2p0-----0---0-|--4p2p0---2p0-2p0-|
G|---------0-----0---|--------0---------|
C|-0-----------------|0-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_howard/old_pine_tab_ver_3.html ]
c|-------------------|--------0---0-|--------0---0-|
G|-------------------|------------0-|------------0-|
G|-----------0-------|----0-----0-0-|----0-----0-0-|
C|---4p2p0-----0---0-|--0---0-----0-|--2---2-----2-|
G|---------0-----0---|2-----------2-|4-----------4-|
C|-0-----------------|------------0-|------------0-|
On the third play of this riff in verse two Ben changes the second part very slightly:
‘Free as the birds that fly here’
c|-------------------|--------0---0-|--------0-----------0---0-|
G|-------------------|------------0-|------------------------0-|
G|-----------0-------|----0-----0-0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-0-|
C|---4p2p0-----0---0-|--0---0-----0-|--2---2-------2---2-----2-|
G|---------0-----0---|2-----------2-|4-----------4-----------4-|
C|-0-----------------|------------0-|------------------------0-|
Chorus
c|0-------------|0-------------|0--------------|
G|0-------------|0-------------|0--------------|
G|0-------------|0-------------|0--------------|
C|4-------------|2-------------|4--------------|
G|5-------------|4-------------|5--------------|
C|0-------------|0-------------|0--------------|
c|0-------------|0-------------|0------------|
G|0-------------|0-------------|0------------|
G|0-------------|0-------------|0------------|
C|2-------------|4-------------|2------------|
G|4-------------|2-------------|0------------|
C|0-------------|0-------------|0------------|
Bridge
c|0----0---0----0---0----0---7---0--|0----0---0----0---0----0-|
G|0----0---0----0---0----0---7---0--|0----0---0----0---9----7-|
G|4/5--5---4/5--5---4/5--5---5---5--|4/5--5---4/5--5---0----0-|
C|0----0---0----0---0----0---0---0--|0----0---0----0---9----7-|
G|4/5--5---4/5--5---4/5--5---5---5--|4/5--5---4/5--5---0----0-|
C|0----0---0----0---0----0---0---5--|0----0---0----0---9----7-|
Outro
The outro is basically strumming verse one, with all the pull-offs and whatnot on a
different strum. On the recording of the song this is played in two parts so each are more
pronounced, but when Ben plays it live this is what he does.
c|-0--0-0-0----0--0--0-0--0---|0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
G|-0--0-0-0----0--0--0-0--0---|0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
G|-0--0-0-0----0--0--0-0--0---|0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
C|-0--4p2p0----0--0--0-0--0---|0--4p2p0---2p0-2p0---|
G|-0--0-0-0----0--0--0-0--0---|0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
C|-0--0-0-0----0--0--0-0--0---|0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
c|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---|0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0---|0--0--0-0---0-0-0--0---|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---|0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0---|0--0--0-0---0-0-0--0---|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---|0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0---|0--0--0-0---0-0-0--0---|
C|-0--4p2p0--0-0-0--0-0---|0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0---|0--2--0-2---0-0-2--0---|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---|2--0--0-0--0-0-0--0---|4--0--0-0---0-0-0--0---|
C|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---|0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0---|0--0--0-0---0-0-0--0---|
I haven’t put in the actual strumming patterns for the outro or the chorus but these are
fairly easy to pick up just by playing the song and trail and error.
Hope you enjoy the song!
And check me out on youtube too please
http://www.youtube.com/user/RyaanMusic
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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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