Tiny Birds by Yo La Tengo
Artist: Yo la Tengo
Album: Summer Sun (release date: April 8, 2003)
Song: Tiny Birds
Best song off of Summer Sun, played rather rarely by YLT.
Tuning: BADGBe (I believe it is called Drop B?)
The first minute or so of the song consists of this riff:
|e-----------------|
|B-------------0---|
|G---------2-------|
|D---4-4-----------| x13
|A-----------------|
|B-----------------|
Here is the melody which is played throughout most of the song:
|e-----------------------------------|
|B---0-------------------------------|
|G-----2-2---2-2---------------------|
|D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---| x4
|A-----------------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------|
|e---------------------------------------------------------|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
|G---------------------------------------------------------|
|D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------|
|A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------|
|D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
I will go if you say you'll go, do you wanna go?
I won't talk at all, but we'll go for a ride
|e-------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------|
|G-------------------------------------|
|D---2---0-0-2---0-0-2-------2---------|
|A-----------------------4-4-----4-4---|
|B-------------------------------------|
I will go if you just let go, do you wanna go?
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------|
|D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Is it all because of the time I took your advice?
I will go if you still wanna go, do you wanna go?
|e---------------------------------------------------------|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
|G---------------------------------------------------------|
|D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------|
|A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
And I will show what you want me to show, do you wanna know?
Till there's nothing left in the world to show you
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------|
|D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
On we go, but where I don't know, do you wanna go?
You don't talk it all, but it's all right
|e-------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------|
|G-------------------------------------|
|D---2---0-0-2---0-0-2-------2---------|
|A-----------------------4-4-----4-4---|
|B-------------------------------------|
Feeling old, but your nose is cold and it's made of snow
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------|
|D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Is it all because of the time you took my advice?
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
|G---------------------------------------------------------|
|D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------|
|A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
If you put your hand in my part, I won't let go
Till there's nothing left in the world to make me...
|e-------------------------|
|B-------------------------|
|G-------------------------|
|D-------------------------|
|A---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|B-------------------------|
Here is where the different tuning comes in. The deep riff that occurs in the middle of
the song is as follows:
|e---------------------------------------|
|B---------------------------------------|
|G---------------------------------------|
|D---------------------------------------| x3
|A-----2-0-----------------2-0---0-------|
|B---0-----7-5-3-3-0-----0-----7---3-0---|
|e-------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------|
|G-------------------------------------------|
|D-----------------0-----2-0---0-----2-0-----|
|A-----2-0---0-2-4-----------4-----------4---|
|B---0-----7---------------------------------|
And back on the main melody:
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------|
|D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Summer stinks and summer say stays too long
Autumn comes and all of a sudden it's gone
|e---------------------------------------------------------|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
|G---------------------------------------------------------|
|D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------|
|A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
Tiny birds in fish paint, side by side on a wire
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------|
|D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Darker days and leaves in shapes so true
Wind unfolds in skies so black they're blue
|e---------------------------------------------------------|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
|G---------------------------------------------------------|
|D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------|
|A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
Tiny birds fly silently, side by side in the sky
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B---0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
|G-----2-2---2-2-----------------------2-2---2-2---------------------|
|D---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---------------4---4-4-6---6-4-4---|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Don't be sad when it's time to say good night
I'll be there to make sure that you sleep tight
|e---------------------------------------------------------|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
|G---------------------------------------------------------|
|D---2---0-0-2---0-0---2-------2---------2-------2---------|
|A-------------------------4-4-----4-4-------2-2-----2-2---|
|B---------------------------------------------------------|
I'm your friend when you need a friend
Till there's nothing left in the world to make you cry
And, lastly, here is the last little quick riff played:
|e---------------------------------------|
|B---------------------------------------|
|G-------------------2-0-----0-----------|
|D---0-2-4-2-0-----3-----------2-0---4---|
|A---------------------------------------|
|B---------------------------------------|
Thank you for looking at this tab.
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