Ben Howard Gracious guitar tab

Gracious by Ben Howard

Tabbed by: Chris Bailey (Bournemouth)
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Ben Howard  - GRACIOUS
(What a beautiful song)

Hello everyone, thanks for looking at my tab, this is my version of the song.
I heard this song for the first time today after one of my students asked if I could 
teach it to her and I loved it.
Hopefully you guys can learn it as well as Jess has!
See what you think.

Lets get started:

TUNING (ALTERNATE)
I believe he uses open F tuning (CFCFAC), with a 2nd fret capo

However I didnt have a capo when figuring this song out, so I have used open G6 tuning 
(DGDEBD) with no capo and it sounds awesome!

Do use DGDEBD and dont be put off by alternate tunings, they may take a bit of getting 
used to at the beginning, but eventually you will be able to tune your guitar up and down 
easily. If in doubt, use a decent guitar tuner to help you.

TAB

INTRO
0.00 - 0.16
(My version of the song, it may not be an exact of the original)
The hammer/pull off at the beginning has not been tabbed

D�----------0----------------0--------�----------0---------------0--------�   ----------0------|
B�----------------0----------------0--�----------------0---------------0--�   ----------------0|
E�------5----------------5------------�------5---------------5------------�   ------5----------|
D�----0---------0------0---------0----�----0---------0-----0---------0----�   ----0---------0--|
G�--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------�--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------�   --0-----0---0----|
D�------------------------------------�-----------------------------------�x2 -----------------|x2

SECTION 1 - VERSE
0.16 - 1.04
1.50 - 2.26
D�----------0----------------0--------�----------0---------------0--------�
B�----------------0----------------0--�----------------0---------------0--�
E�------5----------------5------------�------5---------------5------------�
D�----0---------0------0---------0----�----0---------0-----0---------0----�
G�--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------�--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------�
D�------------------------------------�-----------------------------------� x8

SECTION 2
(Remember, this is just my version of the song, it may not match the original exactly)
1.05 - 1.21
2.27 - 2.43

D�---------(7)---------------0--------�----------0---------------0--------�   ----------0------|
B�----------7------7---------------2--�----------------0---------------0--�   ----------------0|
E�------7----------------0------------�------5---------------5------------�   ------5----------|
D�----7---------7------0---------0----�----0---------0-----0---------0----�   ----0---------0--|
G�--7-----7---7------2-----2---2------�--4-----4---4-----0-----0---0------�   --0-----0---0----|
D�------------------------------------�-----------------------------------�x2 -----------------|x3

SECTION 3
1.22 - 1.49
2.43 - 3.08
3.08 - 3.37
Play around with these chords, picking them, not strumming them:
You can use any picking technique you wish

D�---x-----x-----x-----x--�    ----------0-------------|
B�---x-----x-----x-----x--�    ----------------0-------|
E�---0-----0-----0-----9--�    ------5-----------------|
D�---0-----0-----0-----0--�    ----0---------0---------|
G�--14----14----11-----9--�    --0-----0---0-----------|
D�--12----11-----9-----7--� x3    ---------------------| x4


SECTION 4
Lots of improvisation here to end the song, but I have tabbed a little snippet
3.37 - end

D�----------0-----0---------0-----0--�----------0-----0-----------0-----0--�
B�------2-------2-------2-------2----�------2-------2------5----5-----2----�
E�-----------------------------------�-------------------------------------�
D�----4---4---4-------4---4---4------�----4---4---4------------------------�
G�--4---------------4----------------�--0---------------0------------------�
D�-----------------------------------�-------------------------------------�


I will amend any errors, just comment on the tab and let me know.
Thanks guys