Blackberry Song Tabs & Lyrics by Kurt Vile

Blackberry Song

guitar tabs lyrics

Kurt Vile

BLACKBERRY SONG BY KURT VILE
OFF OF "CHILDISH PRODIGY"
2009 MATADOR RECORDS

this tab is pretty rough, just an outline of the song.. more based off live versions.


**TUNING**
low to high

G-G-C-G-B-E

tune the A string down a whole step to G. tune the low E up one and a half steps to G.
tune the D string down one step to C.

*NOTE* there is capo on the 1st fret for this one

intro riff - (if you can, this sounds good looped)
E------------3---------------|
B------3/5---------5---------|
G-0------------0-------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|

riff #1
E-3\2-----0----------------|
B----------------3---------|
G------0-------------0-----|
D-0----------0-------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|

riff #2 - picking this part is tricky.. basically when the bar starts hit the D string,
but when going through the second time hit the D after you slide to the 5th fret
E-0------------0--------0-------------|
B-3/5----------3--------3/------------|
G-------0-----------0-----------------|
D-0---------0-------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|


riff #1 leads into this part
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-4---4--------2----------------|
D-----4-------------2-----------|
A-4--------2--------------------|
E-------------------------------|
go back into #2 from here

**for riff #2 he does 2 variations of it at different parts of the song**
the FIRST time the SECOND time
E-3/5----------3------3---------|--5/7------------5-------5/--------------|
B-3/5----------3------3/--------|--3/5------------3-------3/--------------|
G-------0----------0------------|--------0-----------0--------------------|
D-0---------0-------------------|-0----------0----------------------------|
A-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


play riff #2 for the verses which leads into this part
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
G-7----------7----------0------------0---------2-------------2----------------|
D------7----------7----------0------------0---------2------------2------------|
A-7--------7------------0---------0------------2----------2-------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

go back into riff #2 for another verse

bridge part - not exactly sure how this part goes
E------------------------------------------0------------0--------------------------|
B---------3---------------------3h5------------5-----------5-----------------------|
G---------------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----4------------4-------4---------4------------4-----------4--------------------|
A--5---------5---------5-------5-----------5------------5--------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--5p0--------5p0----------5p0-------------------------|
B--------3------------3--------------3-----------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------4-------------4--------------4-------------|
A--5------------5--------------5-----------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

go back into the main riff and play a verse once more for the end..

sorry if this is confusing, definitely listen to the song for the structure