Kurt Vile - Blackberry Song Chords & Tabs

BLACKBERRY SONG BY KURT VILE
OFF OF "CHILDISH PRODIGY"
2009 MATADOR RECORDS

this tab is pretty rough, just an outline of the song.. more based off live versions.


**TUNING**
low to high

G-G-C-G-B-E

tune the A string down a whole step to G. tune the low E up one and a half steps to G. 
tune the D string down one step to C.

*NOTE* there is capo on the 1st fret for this one

intro riff - (if you can, this sounds good looped)
E------------3---------------|
B------3/5---------5---------|
G-0------------0-------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|

riff #1
E-3\2-----0----------------|
B----------------3---------|
G------0-------------0-----|
D-0----------0-------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|

riff #2 - picking this part is tricky.. basically when the bar starts hit the D string, 
but when going through the second time hit the D after you slide to the 5th fret
E-0------------0--------0-------------|
B-3/5----------3--------3/------------|
G-------0-----------0-----------------|
D-0---------0-------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|


riff #1 leads into this part
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-4---4--------2----------------|
D-----4-------------2-----------|
A-4--------2--------------------|
E-------------------------------|
go back into #2 from here
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kurt_vile/blackberry_song_tab.html ]
**for riff #2 he does 2 variations of it at different parts of the song**
the FIRST time				                       the SECOND time
E-3/5----------3------3---------|--5/7------------5-------5/--------------|
B-3/5----------3------3/--------|--3/5------------3-------3/--------------|
G-------0----------0------------|--------0-----------0--------------------|
D-0---------0-------------------|-0----------0----------------------------|
A-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


play riff #2 for the verses which leads into this part
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
G-7----------7----------0------------0---------2-------------2----------------|
D------7----------7----------0------------0---------2------------2------------|
A-7--------7------------0---------0------------2----------2-------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

go back into riff #2 for another verse

bridge part - not exactly sure how this part goes
E------------------------------------------0------------0--------------------------|
B---------3---------------------3h5------------5-----------5-----------------------|
G---------------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----4------------4-------4---------4------------4-----------4--------------------|
A--5---------5---------5-------5-----------5------------5--------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--5p0--------5p0----------5p0-------------------------|
B--------3------------3--------------3-----------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------4-------------4--------------4-------------|
A--5------------5--------------5-----------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

go back into the main riff and play a verse once more for the end..

sorry if this is confusing, definitely listen to the song for the structure