Ragged Wood Chords & Tabs
RAGGED WOOD
by Fleet Foxes
Tab by Devin Miller (devin3@interchange.ubc.ca)
Please see the tablature legend at the end of the tab if any
notation confuses you!
Time Signature: 4/4
**************************INTRO**************************
Hold a regular E chord and use your pinkie to get the notes on the B string:
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-0-------------|-2-------------|-4-------------|-2-------------|
G|------1--------|------1--------|------1--------|------1--------|
D|----2-----2----|----2-----2----|----2-----2----|----2-----2----|
A|------------2--|------------2--|------------2--|------------2--|
E|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|
**************************VERSE**************************
Play the intro riff 3 times
Then B minor:
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
e|---------2--|---------2--|---------2--|---------x--|
B|-----2------|-----3------|-2---3------|-----3------|
G|-2----------|-4----------|------------|-4----------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Followed by an A chord:
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q
e|-0-------------|-2-------------|-4------------|-2------0-----|
B|----------2----|----------2----|----------2---|-----------4--|
G|------2--------|------2--------|------2-------|------2-------|
D|----2-------2--|----2-------2--|----2-------2-|----2---------|
A|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-----|-0------------|
E|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
Then the intro riff 1 more time
Then ("You should come back home, back on your own now...")
B A
e|-------------------|
B|--4--------2-------|
G|--4--------2-------|
D|--4--------2-------|
A|--2--------0-------|
E|-------------------|
Again, repeat the intro riff 2 more times.
**************************VERSE 2**************************
Repeat as previous verse.
**************************BRIDGE**************************
(When the drums go tacet)
Alternate this riff....
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-0-------------|-2-------------|-4-------------|-2-------------|
G|------1--------|------1--------|------1--------|------1--------|
D|----2-----2----|----2-----2----|----2-----2----|----2-----2----|
A|------------2--|------------2--|------------2--|------------2--|
E|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|
With this riff...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fleet_foxes/ragged_wood_tab.html ]
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
e|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-4--------4----|-4--------4----|-4--------4---|-4--------4----|
G|------2--------|------2--------|------2-------|------2--------|
D|----2-------2--|----2-------2--|----2-------2-|----2-------2--|
A|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-----|-0------0------|
E|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
Ensuing riff (play twice):
e|------9---7------7-10-7-----------------------------------|
B|-9-10--------10---------10-9----10-9-7--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------9-7-----7-9-9------|
D|--------------------------------------------9-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
**************************PART 2**************************
New time signature: 6/8
Electric guitar riff (the double circles mean to repeat the bar):
e|-------|--------------------|
B|-------|--9-----------------|
G|-------|o---9h11------9-11-o|
D|-9--11-|o--------9h11------o|
A|-------|--------------------|
E|-------|--------------------|
Alternate the previous riff with this, same position but different fret:
e|-----------------|
B|--4--------------|
G|o---4h6-----4-6-o|
D|o-------4h6-----o|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
When he says "Tell me anything you want, any old lie will do, call me..."
Play this:
B A E B A C# D A B
e|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-12----10---9---10-9-|-12----10----9----|-3-------2------4----|
G|-11-----9---9----9-9-|-11-----9----9----|-2-------2------4----|
D|-13----11---9----9-9-|-13----11---11----|-0-------2------4----|
A|---------------------|------------------|---------4------2----|
E|---------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Here is "Part 2" with chords implied for the acoustic guitar:
CHORDS USED:
E G#m A B C#m D A*
e|--0---4---0-------4---2-------|
B|--0---4---2---4---5---3---2---|
G|--1---4---2---4---6---2---2---|
D|--2---6---2---4---6---0---2---|
A|--2---6---0---2---4-------4---|
E|--0---4-----------------------|
E G#m
Lie to me if you will
E A
At the top of Beringer Hill
B A E
Tell me anything you want
B A C#m
Any old lie will do
D A* B
Call me back to
E
Back to you
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Duration Legend
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W - whole
H.- half + quarter
H - half
Q.- quarter + 8th
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
4 quarter notes (or 8 8th notes) make up one bar in 4/4 time
Tablature Legend
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x - dead note
h - hammer on
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