Yo La Tengo - Tiny Birds (First Version)
 Yo La Tengo - Tiny Birds First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Yo La Tengo. Other chords and tabs for the "Tiny Birds" can find at the bottom of the page. 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. |
