INDIGO GIRLS - "fare thee well" Tablature

FARE THEE WELL (Emily Saliers)
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[Actually in F#; capo 6.]
[Tune both E strings down to D.]
[Complete tablature is at the end.]
[Some of the chord names are kind of strange; this is what happens
when you use alternate tunings. Refer to the tab at the end for
fingerings.]
[Thanks to Rich Tebb and Mark Coiley for the collaboration on the tab.]


C G(4)/F Em7 Am9 F6(#4) G C(9) G(4)/B
[intro]

C G7/F Em7 Am7
Fare ..
F6(#4) G C(9) G(4)/B
I ..
C G7/F Em7 Am9
But ..
F6(#4) G Am9 Am7
Before ..

Dm7(4) C(9)/E F6(9) G
And ..
Dm7(4) C(9)/E F6(9) G7
You ..
Dm7(4) C(9)/E F6(9) G - G#dim
Who ..
Am7 D11/A G9/D G9
A ..

Fare ..
The ..
Maybe ..
Or ..

Too ..
For ..
But ..
Waiting ..

Fare ..
It ..
That ..
F6(#4) G - G#dim Am9 Am7
Had ..

And I ..
Your ..
With a ..
My ..

So ..
Last ..
And ..
When ..


TAB:

[An equal sign is a hammer-on; / is a slide.]
[Play all the notes on the lower three strings with your thumb.]
[Each verse might have a few more or less notes, but the same fingerings.
The only big difference is the extra G#dim (6x0x0x) in verse 3.]
[Actually, you can play it without tuning the high E down, if you want to
avoid the risk of string breakage. The only adjustment you have to make
is in the second measure of the intro, and also on the "easy" version of
the G9 measures.]

C G(4)/F Em7 Am9
D ----------------|0---------0-----|----------------|----------------|
B ----------1-----|------1---------|----------0-----|0=1---0---------|
G ------0-------0-|--------------0-|------0-------0-|------0---0-----|
D ----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------0---|
A 3-------3-------|----------------|--------2-------|0-------0-------|
D ----------------|3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[intro]

F6(#4) G C(9) G(4)/B
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|
G ------2-------2-|------4-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|
D 3-------3------/|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[intro]

C G7/F Em7 Am7
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|--0-------0-----|1---------1-----|
G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D ----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|
A 3-------3-------|----------------|--------2-------|0-------0-------|
D ----------------|3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Fare ..

F6(#4) G C(9) G(4)/B
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|----------1-----|--1-------1-----|
G ------2-------2-|------4-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|
D 3-------3------/|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
taillights ..

C G7/F Em7 Am9
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|--0-------0-----|-----(1?)-0-----|
G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------5-------0-|
D ----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|
A 3-------3-------|----------------|--------2-------|0-------0-------|
D ----------------|3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
But ..

F6(#4) G Am9 Am7
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|--1--(0?)-1-----|--1-------1-----|
G ------2-------2-|------4-------0-|------4-------2-|------0-------0-|
D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
D 3-------3------/|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Before ..And

Dm7(4) C(9)/E F6(9) G
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--3-------3-----|
G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D ----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|5-------5-------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
now ..

Dm7(4) C(9)/E F6(9) G7
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------1-----|--1-------1-----|----------1-----|--0-------0-----|
G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|
D ----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----3-------3---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3------/|5-------5-------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
never ..

Dm7(4) C(9)/E F6(9) G G#dim
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--3-------0---0-|
G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0--(4?)---|
D ----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------3---|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|5-------6-------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Who ..

Am7 D(11)/A G9/D G9
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|--6-------6-----|----------6-----|
G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------4-------4-|--------------0-|
D ----2-------2---|----4-------4---|----7-------7---|----7-------7---|
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|5-------5-------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|5-------5-------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
token ..

[Note that in order to do the x5746x chord, you need to use your pinky
and ring fingers for the Am7 and D(11/)A, rather than the index and
middle fingers. Then you slide up to the next chords, and use the
index and middle fingers for the 5 and 4 in the G9. If that's too
hard, use the following instead:]

Am7 D(11)/A G9/D G9
D ----------------|----------------|--3-------3-----|----------3-----|
B ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|------0-------0-|----------------|
G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|----2-------2---|------------2-0-|
D ----2-------2---|----4-------4---|0-------0-------|----0-----------|
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|5-------5-------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
token ..


ENDING:
Am(9) Am(9) Am(9) Am(4)
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
B --1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|------1---------|
G ------4-------4-|------4-------4-|------4-------4-|----4-----------|
D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|--2-------------|
A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
cool me down....

[Or you can play 0's on the B string instead of 4's on the G string; it sounds
fine, but then the ending chord has to include a hammer-on from B to C.]



- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com