INDIGO GIRLS - "hand me downs" Tablature

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HAND ME DOWNS (Amy Ray)
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[Amy and Emily play pretty different parts in this song. Amy plays in
the key of G with a capo on the 2nd fret; Emily plays in A with no capo.
Because of this discrepancy, I'm going to list the entire song twice.
First Amy's part, then Emily's.]
[Most of the Emily part wasn't figured out by me; credit for that goes to
Scot Ninneman (scotjohn@leland.stanford.edu).]


AMY:

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)
[intro]

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)
I've ..
Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)
I've ..
Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)
I've ..
Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)
I ..

Am C G - D C - D
All ...
G - D C - D
And ..
Am C G - D C - D
All ..
G - D C - Bm7 (Asus9...)
And ..
Asus9 Asus9/C G D Asus9 Asus9/C G D
(...all) [instrumental]

Everything ..
Everything ..
Everything ..
Everything .. [extra half measure]

So ..
And ..
All ..
G - D C - Bm7 Am(9) Am(9)
And ...

G G D(9) D(9)
Swear ..
G G D(9) D(9)
I ..in
G G D(9) D(9)
I ..
G G Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)
Till .....

Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)
[guitar solo]
Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9) Asus9 Asus9/C G D(9)
[guitar solo]

Now ..
I've ..
Twist ..
Tripping ..[extra half bar]

For ..
And ..
All ..
G - D C - Bm7 Am.
And ..

AMY'S CHORDS (any I haven't listed are "normal"):
Asus9: x02200 Asus9/C: x32200 G: 320033 or 320003 D(9): xx0230
Am(9): x02210 and x02200 (hammer-on/pull-off between the two)
[Amy might play a lot of the G chords as G6 (320030 or 320000).]

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EMILY:

[Emily plays lead parts in the verse, but strums "normal" chords in the
chorus and bridge.]
[Chorus: Bm=x24432, D(9)=xx0230; E=022100; A=x02220.]
[Bridge: Bm(9)=x24432 & x24422; A=x07650; Esus9=x79977.]


[The song starts with two measures where only Amy plays.]


E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G 9-------9-7-6-7---------7-6-4-6-|--------6-4-2-4---46--4---------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
[intro; play twice]


Bsus4 Bsus4/A A(9) E
E ----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------7---------0-|
B ------0---------------0---------|------0-----------9---10--9-----|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-----------9-----------9---|
D 9-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
I've ..

Bsus4 Bsus4/A A(9) E
E ------0-------0-------0-------0-|----------0-------7---7---7-----|
B --0-------0-------0-------0-----|------0-----------9---10--9-----|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-----------9---------------|
D 9-----------9---------------9---|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
I've ..

Bsus9 Bsus9/A A(9) E
E ------0-------0-------0-------0-|------0------(0)----7---------0-|
B --0-------0-------0-------0-----|--0-------0-------9---10--9-----|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-------6---9-----------9---|
D 9-----------9---------------9---|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
I've ..

Bsus9 Bsus9/A A(9) E (Bm...)
E ------0-------0-------0-------0-|----------0--(0)7-----7---------|
B --0-------0-------0-------0-----|--0---0---------9-----9---------|
G ----11--------------11----------|----6-----------9-----9---------|
D 9-----------9---------------9---|7-------------------------------|
A ----------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
I ..


Bm(4) D(9) A - E D(9) - E
All ..
A - E D(9) - E
And ..
Bm(4) D(9) A - E D(9) - E
All ..
A - E D(9) - E Bm(4) [hold while Amy plays 2 measures]
And ..


[Play intro riff again: 2 measures]


Everything ..
Everything ..
Everything ..
Everything ..[extra half measure]


So ..
And ..
All..
A - E D(9) - E Bm(9) Bm(9)
And ..


A A Esus9 Esus9
Swear ..
A A Esus9 Esus9
I saw ..
A A Esus9 Esus9
I swore ..
A [hold]
Till ..


[Play intro riff again: 2 measures.]


E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G 11--9-7---6---7---6---4---2---4~|------2=4~--2---2=4---4-----(0)-|
D --------------------------------|--2=4---------4-----------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
[guitar solo]

E --0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G 11--9---7---6---7---6---4---2---|7---6---4---2---4---------------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------2---4---5---|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
[guitar solo]

E --------------------------------|--------------------------0---0-|
B(5)-(5/8)-(8)-(7)----------------|------------5---5/7---7-----5---|
G 6---6/9---9---7--(6)-(7)--------|---------(0)6---6/7---7---------|
D ------------------7---9--(0)7---|7/9---9-------------------------|
A ----------------------------7---|7/9---9-------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
[guitar solo]

E 7-----7-------------------0---0-|7-----7-------------------0-----|
B 7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----5---|7---6-5=6=5---3---0=3=0-----0---|
G --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
[guitar solo]

E 10--9-7-------------------0-----|30--50--70--90----14--14--------|
B --------------7-------------0---|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--12--12--------|
G ----------9-----------7---------|--------------------------------|
D ------------------9-------------|these are pull-offs,------------|
A --------------------------------|obviously; not thirty,----------|
E --------------------------------|fifty, etc.!--------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
[guitar solo]

verse[extra half bar]

chorus



- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

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