I went crazy after I saw the lead singer, Sam Bentley, of The Paper Kites perform
"Tenenbaum" solo and acoustically. After searching for the tab and coming up empty
handed, I
decided to figure it out myself. This is my first time, so give me that, but I think it
sounds pretty head on. Have fun!
P.S. The tuning is very strange, but who cares - this song is beautiful.
Tuning (all are tuned down except for the high E):
E
A#
F#
C#
G#
C#
Introduction:
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----3-------3------3-----------3------3-----3------3------3----------3--------|
F#|--------0-------------0-----------0------------0-------------0----------0-----|
C#|----4-----4-------------4------4----4-------4----4-------------4----------4---|
G#|-5--------------2-----------0------------0-------------2-----------0----------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------**-----------------------------------------|
A#|------3-------3------3-------3---**------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
F#|----------0--------------0-------**----------0---------------0--------------|
C#|------4-----4--------4-----4-----**------4-----4---------4-----4------------|
G#|---------------------------------**-----------------------------------------|
C#|--0---------------0--------------**---0---------------0---------------------|
**Repeat back to beginning of intro, then second time through continue on without repeating.
Verse:
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----3-------3------3-----------3------3-----3------3-----3----------3-------|
F#|--------0-------------0-----------0------------0------------0----------0----|
C#|----4-----4-------------4------4----4-------4----4------------4----------4--|
G#|-5--------------2-----------0------------0-------------2----------0---------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_paper_kites/tenenbaum_tab.html ]
E |-------------------------------**-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----3-------3------3------3---**----3---------3-----------3------3-----3------3--|
F#|---------0-------------0-------**-------0---------0-----------0------------0------|
C#|-----4-----4--------4----4-----**---------4---------4------4----4-------4----4----|
G#|-------------------------------**--2---------0------------------------------------|
C#|--0--------------0-------------**------------------------0------------0-----------|
E |-------------------------------|
A#|-----3-------3------3------3---|
F#|---------0-------------0-------|
C#|-----4-----4--------4----4-----|
G#|-------------------------------|
C#|--0--------------0-------------|
**Repeat back to beginning of verse, then second time through continue on without repeating.
Chorus:
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----3-------3------3------3------3------3-----3----------3--------|
F#|---------0-------------0-------------0------------0----------0-----|
C#|-----0-----0--------0----0--------0----0------------0----------0---|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--2--------------0-------------2-------------0----------4----------|
E |------------------------------*--------------------------------**|
A#|-----3-------3------3------3--*-----3------3------3-------3----**|
F#|---------0-------------0------*--------0-------------0---------**|
C#|-----0-----0--------0----0----*----0----0--------0-----0-------**|
G#|------------------------------*--------------------------------**|
C#|--5--------------5------------*--5-------------5---------------**|
**Repeat back to beginning of chorus 3X, then fourth time stop at * and continue on to
next line.
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------**|
A#|------3-------3------3------3------3-------3-------3-------3-----**|
F#|----------0-------------0--------------0---------------0---------**|
C#|------0-----0--------0----0--------0-----0---------0-----0-------**|
G#|--0---------------0----------------------------------------------**|
C#|--------------------------------5---------------5----------------**|
**Repeat back to beginning of single line, then second time go back up to verse.
Lyrics (not sure if these are correct, best I could find online):
1st Verse:
You're a bitter kind
I love you so.
Sour is my mind
For what you sow.
How I let it grow.
1st Chorus:
Call them radiant, call them mother's eyes
Homes and narrow space for me to find
Your beguiling state in endless heights.
Just not moving right
Just not moving right when it's just not you.
2nd Verse:
Under neon lights
Where i wake
I'm not feeling right
So they say
Rough kind of a day
2nd Chorus:
Don my clothing, robes of ancient white
Rattled windows on the old green line
Do you feel it like I hope you might?
Just not seeing right
Just not seeing right when its just not you.
