Painters
Words and Music by Jewel Kilcher, transcribed by Nathan Prince
Here is the long awaited tab for painters. I think all of it is here
and it should be correct. If you have used this tab, please take the time and
e-mail me an let me know that you've
used it by writting "used tab" in the body of your message.
Tuning: Db Ab Db F Bb Db
INTRO:
Db------0--------|-------7---------|---------0-------|-5--------------||
Bb----0-----0---0|-----0-----7-----|------0-----0---0|----------------||
F-------------0--|---0----------7--|---0----------0--|----------------||
Db---------------|-----------------|0----------------|----------------||
Ab-7-------------|7----------------|-----------------|----------------||
Db---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
harm----| harm. (End Intro)
VERSE:
Db||-------0------|------0----------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
Bb||-----0---0---0|---0------0-----0|------0-----0---0|------0-----0---0|
F ||*--0-------0--|-----------------|---0----------0--|---0----------0--|
Db||*2------------|2----------------|0----------------|0----------------|
Ab||--------------|--------------0--|-----------------|-----------------|
Db||--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eighty years........
Db-------0-------|------0----------|------0----------|------0----------|
Bb-----0----0---0|----0-----0-----0|----0-----0-----0|----0-----0-----0|
F----0--------0--|--0----------0---|--0----------0---|--0---------0----|
Db-2-------------|2----------------|0----------------|0----------------|
Ab---------------|-------------0---|-----------------|--------------0--|
Db---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
They remind her.....
Db------0--------|------0----------|-------0---------|-------0---0----|
Bb----0----0---0-|----0-----0---0--|-----0-----0---0-|-----0---------0|
F---0--------0---|--0---------0----|---0---------0---|---0---------0--|
Db2--------------|2----------------|-0---------------|-0--------------|
Ab---------------|--------------0--|-----------------|----------------|
Db---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
when she used color........
Db-------0-------|------0----------|-------0---------|------0---------|
Bb-----0----0---0|----0-----0---0--|----0------0----0|----0------0---0|
F----0--------0--|--0---------0----|--0-----------0--|--0----------0--|
Db-2-------------|2----------------|0----------------|0---------------|
Ab---------------|--------------0--|-----------------|----------------|
Db---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
her and her canvas....... Cause they were
(end verse)
CHORUS:
Db----------------|---------4-------|---------4-------|---------4-------|
Bb-----0----00---0|------0-----0---0|------0-----0---0|------0-----0---0|
F----0---0-----0--|---0----------0--|---0----------0--|---0----------0--|
Db----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab-4--------------|3----------------|2----------------|2----------------|
Db----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Painters, and they........ world.
Db-------0-------|---------4-------|-----12----------|----0----------0|
Bb-----0----0---0|------0------0--0|-12------12------|-------0-----0--|
F----0--------0--|---0------------0|-------------12--|-----------0----|
Db---------------|-----------------|-----------------|12--------------|
Ab---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Db-0-------------|0----------------|-----------------|----------------|
harm---------------|
Db---------0-----||-----------0-----|
Bb-----0-------0-||------0---------0|
F----0-------0--*||----0---------0--|
Db--------------*||-----------------|
Ab---------------||-----------------|
Db-0-------------||-0---------------|
(end chorus)
BRIDGE 1:
Db||-----0--------0|----0------------|----0--------0-0-|--0-0-----------|
Bb||-3-----3----3--|2-----2-----2----|3-----3----------|2-----2-----2---|
F ||*--3------3----|--3-------3---3--|--3--------3-----|----------3---3-|
Db||*--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Ab||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Db||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Until one day the rain fell............
Repeat first part of bridge 1 three times, then on fourth repeat, only do
three quarters of it, and go right into next line below.
** Note: Each time bridge 1 is played, there are two or three single notes
that change, but it sounds pretty much the same.
-------------------------------------------------------
|1. |
Db-----0---------|----0------------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------||
Bb-2-----2----2--|1-----1-----1----|---0-------0---0-|---0-------0---0-||
F----3------3---3|--3-------3---3--|-3-----3-----3---|-3------3----0--*||
Db---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*||
Ab---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Db---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
...y had gone.
---------------------------------
|2.
Db-----0---------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|----------------|
Bb-1-----1----1--|---0-------0---0-|---0---------0---|----------------|
F----3------3---3|-3-----3-----3---|-3------3------0-|----------------|
Db---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Ab---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Db---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
He Said,
(end bridge 1)
BRIDGE 2:
Db||---------4----------|----------4-----------|-----------4----------|
Bb||----4--------4-----4|----4---------4-----4-|----4-----------4-----|
F ||*-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Db||*-4---4---------4---|-3-----3---------3----|-2-----2------------2-|
Ab||--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Db||--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Love, I only leave......
Db|---------4----------|----------4-----------|----------4-----------|
Bb|----4-------4-----4-|----4---------4-----4-|----4----------4----4-|
F |--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Db|--0---0-------------|-4-----4---------4----|-3-----3----------3---|
Ab|---------------4----|----------------------|----------------------|
Db|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
I put my soul..........
Db|---------4----------|----------4---------4-|-(4)------4-----------||
Bb|----4-------4-----4-|----4----------4------|-----4-------4-----4--||
F |--------------------|----------------------|---------------------*||
Db|--2---2--------2----|-0-----0---------0----|--------0------------*||
Ab|--------------------|----------------------|----------------4-----||
Db|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------||
with these four hands.
Db--------4-------|------4----------|-------4---------|----------5-----|
Bb---4-------4---4|--4-------4----4-|---4-------4---4-|----------------|
F-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Db-4---4-------4--|3---3--------3---|-2---2-------2---|-0--------------|
Ab----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Db----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
La de di, ....... harm.
(end bridge 2)
OUTRO:
Db---5-----------|----5------------|
Bb-5---0---------|-5---------------|
F---------5-----5|-----------------|
Db-----------5---|-----------------|
Ab---------------|-----------------|
Db---------------|-----------------|
harm. harm---------|
Those are all the parts to the song. Here is the order of progression:
Intro
Verse(1)
Chorus(1)
Bridge 1
Bridge 2
Verse(2)
Chorus(2)
Verse(3)
Chorus(3)
Bridge 1
Bridge 2
Verse(4)
Chorus(4)
Verse(5)
Chorus(5)
Outro
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