Ryan Bingham live at ACL 2011
Drop D tuning
Listen for the timing
Intro & verse
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--2p0------------4p0----2p0--------------------|
A|--x---------5-----0------0-----4p0--- 0--------|
D|--2p0---0-- 0------------------0------0--------|
Listen for the timing
2nd Guitar
Intro and verse
e|----------------9-------7---------------------|
B|-----------------10------------10-------------|
G|--------------7-------7---9p7-----------------|
D|------------7-------9-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
Both guitars continue above for for three lines of verse
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/ryan_bingham/bluebird_tab.html ]
My bluebird, my blue bird can fly as far as I can see
My bluebird has everything I need
My bluebird, my bluebird knows my deepest desires
My bluebird, my bluebird will catch me just before the fire.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2p0------------4p0----2p0---------------------------------------|
A|--x---------5-----0------0-----4p0--- 0-------4p0--4h5--4h5-------|
D|--2p0---0-- 0------------------0------0-------0----0----0-----15\-| into chorus
Chorus:
G Em Dsus2 (strum)
I'm down on the river baby, but I'm stuck on the other side love,
From a rope my heart is hanging,water rises on a lonely soul,
e|----------------------------------------x---x-------x-----|
B|----------------------------------------3---3-------3-----|
G|----------------------------------------2---0h2-----2-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5----------2-------------------------------------|
D|--15\----5----------2-------------------------------------|
Back to verse and continue as above
Solo,
Key G pentatonic boxes
Use slide if you're able