Bright Lanterns Chords & Tabs
Hey guys, I wasn't able to find a decent tab for this song (just chords) so I thought
I'd make one myself. I did it almost completely by ear because I also couldn't find any
videos of Matsson playing it live, but I think it sounds right even if it's not exactly
how he plays it. Above the bars I added the chords I use when playing it to help as well.
PS: This is also my first tab so be gentle :)
^ between notes means hammer-on ||: :|| means repeat what’s in between
4/4 Time – Each dash is a sixteenth note
130-135 bpm
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Capo 6
Chords:
C C1 C2 Am Am1 Am2 Am3 F F1 G G1 B B1 B2 O
e|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-3-|-0-|
B|-1-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-1-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-3-|-0-|-0-|
G|-0-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|
D|-2-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-3-|-3-|-0-|-3-|-3-|-3-|-3-|-0-|
A|-3-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|
E|-3-|-3-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-3-|-3-|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0-|
"Bright Lanterns"
The Tallest Man on Earth (Kristian Matsson)
Intro:
O
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------0---|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C C1C2 Am1 Am Am2
e|----------------|----------0-----|----------------|--------0-------|
B|---1------1-----|---1----3-1-----|----1---------1-|---1-------3----|
G|--0---0-------0-|--0---0-------0-|----0^2---2-----|--2---2-------2-|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0^2-----2---|----2-------2---|
A|3---------------|3---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 . . . .
F1 F F1 O G G1G
e|0---------------|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|
B|---3------1-----|---1-------3--0-|---0------0^1-0-|---0------0-----|
G|--2---2-------2-|--2---2-------0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0-------0-|
D|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----0------^2---|----0-------0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|1-------1-------|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
“Well we have clear blue...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_tallest_man_on_earth/bright_lanterns_tab.html ]
Verse:
C C1C2 Am1 Am Am2
e|| ----------------|----------0-----|----------------|--------0-------|
B|| ---1------1-----|---1----3-1-----|----1---------1-|---1-------3----|
G||.--0---0-------0-|--0---0-------0-|----0^2---2-----|--2---2-------2-|
D||.----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0^2-----2---|----2-------2---|
A|| 3---------------|3---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|| --------3-------|--------3-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
...aching skies, in the morning after...”
F1 F F1 O G C2G
e|0---------------|--------0-------|----------------|---------------- ||
B|---3------1-----|---1-------3--0-|---0------0^1-0-|---0------0----- ||
G|--2---2-------2-|--2---2-------0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0-------0-.||
D|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----0------^2---|----0-------0---.|| ( x 2 )
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||
E|1-------1-------|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|3-------3------- ||
Chorus:
B B1 Am Am3 F G1
e|------0---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|---0------3---1-|---1-------1----|---1------1-----|---0------0-----|
G|--0-------------|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2-------2-|--0---0-------0-|
D|----3-------3---|----2-------2---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
A|2-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------3-------|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|
“It was light and I held it like a child...”
B2 B B1 Am Am3 F G1
e|------3---0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|---0----------3-|---1-------1----|---1------1-----|---0------0-----|
G|--0-------------|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2-------2-|--0---0-------0-|
D|----3-------3---|----2-------2---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
A|2-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------3-------|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|
^
*Play this bar twice*
during chorus 2
C F C Am1 Am
e|| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|| ---1------1-----|---1------1-----|---1------1-----|----1---------1-|
G||.--0---0-------0-|--2---2-------0-|--0---0-------0-|----0^2---2-----|
D||.----2-------2---|----3-------3---|----2-------2---|----0^2-----2---|
A|| 3---------------|----------------|3---------------|0---------------|
E|| --------3-------|1-------1-------|--------3-------|--------0-------|
Em Am Am3 C G1
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||
B|---0------0-----|---1------------|---1------1-----|---0------0----- ||
G|--0---0-------0-|--2---2----1----|--2---2-------2-|--0---0-------0-.||
D|----2-------2---|----2-----2---2-|----3-------3---|----3-------3---.|| ( x 2 )
A|----------------|0-----------2---|----------------|---------------- ||
E|0-------0-------|--------3-------|1-------1-------|3-------3------- ||
G
e|----------------|----------------||
B|---0------0-----|---0------0-----||
G|--0---0-------0-|--0---0-------0-||
D|----0-------0---|----0-------0---||
A|----------------|----------------||
E|3-------3-------|3-------3-------||
Song Structure:
Intro
Verse (Play Twice)
Chorus
Verse (Play Three Times)
Chorus 2
Outro (Verse repeated then fades out)