The National - Sea Of Love Chords & Tabs

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                         The National - Sea of Love  
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Tuning: Standard

Tabbed with the use of several live performances. The tab's details
might differ slightly from the studio version.

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Intro
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Guitar 1
e|--------------------0----0-0----------------------------------------|
B|-------1----1-1-----0----0-0-----3----3-3-----1----1-1----1-1-------|
G|-------0----0-0-----0----0-0-----x----x-x-----0----0-0----0-0-------|
D|-2-----2--x-2-2--x--2--x-2-2--x--4--x-4-4--x--2--x-2-2--x-2-2--x-x--|
A|-2-----3--x-3-3--x--2--x-2-2--x--5--x-5-5--x--3--x-3-3--x-3-3--x-x--|
E|-0--2--3--x-3-3--x--0--x-0-0--x--5--x-5-5--x--3--x-3-3--x-3-3--x-x--|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--7--8----8-8-----12---12-12---10---10-10---8----8-8----8-8-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Which is this live:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--7--1----1-1-----5----5-5-----3----3-3-----1----1-1----1-1-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 1
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Just the intro, but then repeat a couple of times. Just before the chorus,
the part of guitar 1 is extended with some extra strums of the last chord.

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Chorus
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Guitar 1 (suddenly plays the lead)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15---------17--------------13----------13----------13----------13-----|
G|------------16------------12----------12----------12----------12-----------|
D|-17--------------------14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8--8---8---0-0-0--0--1-1-1--1--1--1---1--1--1---1--1--1---1------------|
G|-x--x--x---x---0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0------------|
D|-9--9--9---9---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2------------|
A|-10-10-10--10--2-2-2--2--3-3-3--3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---3------------|
E|-10-10-10--10--0-0-0--0--3-3-3--3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---3------------|

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Post-chorus ('If I stay here, trouble will find me...')
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Guitar 1+2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-10-10-10-10-10-/12--12/15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--/8---8-/12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10--8--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-7--7--7--7--7---5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_national/sea_of_love_tab.html ]
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Verse 2
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Live, guitar 2 now plays what guitar 1 played in the first verse. Guitar 1
plays something new:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------12~----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------12~---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------15--14---14--12---12--14-10-----------------|
E|-12--14--15-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12~-----------|
G|---------------------------------------12~----| x3
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-15--14---14--12---12--14-10------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

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Bridge (Hey Jo, sorry I hurt you...)
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Guitar 1:
     Hey Jo sorry I hurt you, but     they say love is a virtue don't they?
e|-8--------7----------------------10----------8-----------------------------|
B|-8--------8----------------------10----------8-----------------------------|
G|-9--------9----------------------11----------9-----------------------------|
D|-10-------9----------------------12----------10----------------------------|
A|-10-------7----------------------12----------10----------------------------|
E|-8-------------------------------10----------8-----------------------------|

Guitar 2 still plays verse 2.

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Chorus 2
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Guitar 1 plays some slide guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7///9----10~-[I think this 10th fret is only added live]---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 plays this again:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8--8---8---0-0-0--0--1-1-1--1--1--1---1--1--1---1--1--1---1---|
G|-x--x--x---x---0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0---|
D|-9--9--9---9---2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2---|
A|-10-10-10--10--2-2-2--2--3-3-3--3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---3---|
E|-10-10-10--10--0-0-0--0--3-3-3--3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---3---|

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Outro (I see you rushing now, ...)
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Guitar 1 was a bit hard to follow for me, I guess this:
      'I see you rushing now, tell me how to reach you'   End song with:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|-------|
B|-12----15---------13-----------13--------13------------|--13~--|
G|-12----12---------12-----12--------12--------12--------|--12~--|
D|-12----14------14-----14----14--------14--------14-----|--14~--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|-------|

Guitar 2 (It's strummed multiple times, but tabbed it this way to match it
          with the lyric)
      'I see you rushing now, tell me how to reach you'
e|-------7-----------------------------------------------|-------|
B|-12----8-------1---------------------------------------|--1~---|
G|-12----9-------0---------------------------------------|--0~---|
D|-12----9-------2---------------------------------------|--2~---|
A|---------------3---------------------------------------|--3~---|
E|---------------3---------------------------------------|--3~---|


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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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