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Artist: Bread
Tab Type: Guitar
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HEy everyone I Am 100% sure that the tabs below are exactly correct;
dont be intimidated by just the first line cuz there are instructions on how
to play almost each line and what position to put your fingers in. It's a 
pretty easy song just takes a while to learn.

NOTICE: MOST OF THIS SONG IS MADE UP OF BROKEN CHORDS and i put little 

drawings and
instructions of where to put your fingers and stuff
ALSO THIS SONG IS PLAYED BY FINGER-PICKING EACH NOTE IN A SLOW BUT STEADY 

RhYThm

THE PLUCKING PATTERN FOR THIS SONG IS EXACTLY AS FOLLOWs

1.pluck either the 6th or 5th string with ur thumb (which is the E that 

sounds really  mellow or the A string that sounds a little mellow as well) 

and then that is followed by plucking the G string (lol) with ur middle 

finger immediatley followed by the plucking of the B and E(the e that sounds 

really high pitched) strings with only ur index finger. U Do the part where u 

pluck the G, B, and, E strings twice. U'll
see thats the pattern in the tabulature

  
THE TUNNING for this song is standard



ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)	




(intro)

FOr the first two lines the EASIEsT WAY to pluck this is just by putting
your fingers in the broken chord position which is pictured below

EADGBE
   42 
	     The 2's and 4's represent what fret to put your finger on

JUST KEEP THAT FINGER POSITION AND PLUCK the 1st 2 lines u see below

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------2-----2---------------------------------------------------
G----4-----4-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------2-----2---------------------------------------------------
G----4-----4-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

ALRIGHT NOw for the NEXT 2 lines the easiest way to pluck it is by
putting your fingers in another broken chord position which is
pictured below

EADGBE
4  4   

                    Keep this position and play the next 2 lines


E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------0-----0---------------------------------------------------
G----4-----4-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--4-------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------0-----0---------------------------------------------------
G----4-----4-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--4-------------------------------------------------------------


OKAY for the next two lines put ur fingers in the following position

EADGBE
3  4
  


E--------0------0------------------------------------------------
B------0------0--------------------------------------------------
G----4------4----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0------0------------------------------------------------
B------0------0--------------------------------------------------
G----4------4----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-------------------------------------------------------------


ALRIGHT now for the next 2 lines change broken chords again and put
your fingers into the position below

EADGBE
2  2


E---------0-----0------------------------------------------------
B-------0-----0--------------------------------------------------
G-----2-----2----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--2-------------------------------------------------------------

E---------0-----0------------------------------------------------
B-------0-----0--------------------------------------------------
G-----2-----2----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--2-------------------------------------------------------------

aLRIGHT AGAIN change broken chords into the one below and play the
next two lines

EADGBE
1  23

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------3-----3---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--1-------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------3-----3---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--1-------------------------------------------------------------

 again change finger positions into the chord below and play next 2 lines

EADGBE
   22



E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------2-----2---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------2-----2---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------


CHANGE broken chords again into the chord below and play the next 2 lines

EADGBE
1  2 1

E---------1----1-------------------------------------------------
B------0-----0---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--1-------------------------------------------------------------

E---------1----1-------------------------------------------------
B------0-----0---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--1-------------------------------------------------------------

and finally change positions into an e7 and play the next two lines

EADGBE
 2 1

E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G--1-------------------------------------------------------------
D--0---------Strum these gently with your thumb all together
A--2-----------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------

E--0-------------------------------------------------------------
B--0-------------------------------------------------------------
G--1--------Strum this with your thumb immediately after the line above, but
D--0--------------also strum it gently and slowly
A--2-----------------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------

		(verse) THE VERSE IS THE SAME THING AS THE INTRO
			but for the verse u dont play a line twice,
			just once, u'll see what i mean.
			(if u forgot which position to put ur fingers on
			just goto the corresponding line from the verse and 

find
		        it in the intro and it'll tell u what to do) 
		
E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------2-----2---------------------------------------------------
G----4-----4-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------0-----0---------------------------------------------------
G----4-----4-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--4-------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0------0------------------------------------------------
B------0------0--------------------------------------------------
G----4------4----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-------------------------------------------------------------

E---------0-----0------------------------------------------------
B-------0-----0--------------------------------------------------
G-----2-----2----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--2-------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------3-----3---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--1-------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------2-----2---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------

E---------1----1-------------------------------------------------
B------0-----0---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--1-------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G--1-------------------------------------------------------------
D--0-------------Strum these gently with your thumb all together
A--2------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------

E--0-------------------------------------------------------------
B--0------------------------------------------------------------
G--1--------Strum this with your thumb immediately after the line above, but
D--0--------------also strum it gently and slowly
A--2------------------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------

		(Chorus)

	BAR the whole second fret and you'll see its easier to play
	this part
E--------2-----2-------------------------------------------------
B------2-----2---------------------------------------------------
G----2-----2-----------------------------------------------------
D------------------REpeat this part 3 times
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--2-------------------------------------------------------------

E--------2----2--------------------------------------------------
B------3----3----------------------------------------------------
G----2----2------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

You will see that its easier to play the line above if you put your fingers
in the D chord position (which is showed below); then move onto the next line

EADGBE
   232      
    	
ALRIGHT once u've got that move onto the next line

E--------4----4--------------------------------------------------
B------5----5----------------------------------------------------
G----6----6------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--4-------------------------------------------------------------

You'll see that its easier to put your fingers and play the tabs above in the 

C#M 
position for the line above (which is pictured below)

(BAR THE ENTIRE 4th Fret)

		EADGBE
		444444        
		   65	     
                  
(after you've got that then move to the next line)

E--------2-----2-------------------------------------------------
B------2-----2---------------------------------------------------
G----3-----3-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--2-------------------------------------------------------------

You'll see that it is easier to put your fingers and play the tabs above in 

the
broken chord position which is pictured below

	    (BAR THE ENTIRE SECOND FRET)	
		EADGBE
		222222         
		   3

Once you've got that move onto the next line

E--------2----2--------------------------------------------------
B------3----3----------------------------------------------------
G----4----4------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--2-------------------------------------------------------------

For this line you'll also see that its easier to put your fingers and play 

the tab
above in yet another broken chord position which is pictured below

			(Bar the ENTIRE 2nd fret)
			EADGBE
			222222
			   43         

Once you've got that then move onto the next line

E------------0---------------------------------------------------
B----------0---------Put your fingers in the e7 position and pluck
G--------1-----------each note individually with your thumb slowly and
D------0-------------gently
A----2-----------------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------

In case you forgot below is the e7 position

             EADGBE
	     020100       


THERE!!! THATS THE END OF THE CHORUS

OKAY NOW ALL THATS LEFT IS THE ENDING PART

			(ENDING PART)

			This part is very easy as well all u do is
			play the first 3 lines of the verse like the 

following:

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------2-----2---------------------------------------------------
G----4-----4-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0-----0-------------------------------------------------
B------0-----0---------------------------------------------------
G----4-----4-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--4-------------------------------------------------------------

E--------0------0------------------------------------------------
B------0------0--------------------------------------------------
G----4------4----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-------------------------------------------------------------

But then after that all u do is play the following

E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G--1--------------Strum these gently with your thumb all together
D--2-------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-------------------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------

E--0-------------------------------------------------------------
B--2-------------------------------------------------------------
G--1---Strum this with your thumb immediately after the line above, but
D--2-----------------also strum it gently and slowly
A--0-------------------------------------------------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------------------------


The order of the song is self explanitory like The intro goes first then the
verse,etc. But repeat the verse twice where needed and at the end just play 

the
ending part.


I did this tab cuz i wanted to give back to the site that has taught me a LOT 
of music by various artists and i wanted to give back to it with this song.
THANX A LOT ultimate-guitar.com!!! JOHN


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