Tabbed by: Chris Bailey (Bournemouth) Email/Facebook: Chrisbailey83_uk@hotmail.com Creator of www.ukguitarlessons.com Ben Howard - GRACIOUS (What a beautiful song) Hello everyone, thanks for looking at my tab, this is my version of the song. I heard this song for the first time today after one of my students asked if I could teach it to her and I loved it. Hopefully you guys can learn it as well as Jess has! See what you think. Lets get started: TUNING (ALTERNATE) I believe he uses open F tuning (CFCFAC), with a 2nd fret capo However I didnt have a capo when figuring this song out, so I have used open G6 tuning (DGDEBD) with no capo and it sounds awesome! Do use DGDEBD and dont be put off by alternate tunings, they may take a bit of getting used to at the beginning, but eventually you will be able to tune your guitar up and down easily. If in doubt, use a decent guitar tuner to help you. TAB INTRO 0.00 - 0.16 (My version of the song, it may not be an exact of the original) The hammer/pull off at the beginning has not been tabbed D¦----------0----------------0--------¦----------0---------------0--------¦ ----------0------| B¦----------------0----------------0--¦----------------0---------------0--¦ ----------------0| E¦------5----------------5------------¦------5---------------5------------¦ ------5----------| D¦----0---------0------0---------0----¦----0---------0-----0---------0----¦ ----0---------0--| G¦--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------¦--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------¦ --0-----0---0----| D¦------------------------------------¦-----------------------------------¦x2 -----------------|x2 SECTION 1 - VERSE 0.16 - 1.04 1.50 - 2.26 D¦----------0----------------0--------¦----------0---------------0--------¦ B¦----------------0----------------0--¦----------------0---------------0--¦ E¦------5----------------5------------¦------5---------------5------------¦ D¦----0---------0------0---------0----¦----0---------0-----0---------0----¦ G¦--4-----4---4------4-----4---4------¦--0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------¦ D¦------------------------------------¦-----------------------------------¦ x8 SECTION 2 (Remember, this is just my version of the song, it may not match the original exactly) 1.05 - 1.21 2.27 - 2.43 D¦---------(7)---------------0--------¦----------0---------------0--------¦ ----------0------| B¦----------7------7---------------2--¦----------------0---------------0--¦ ----------------0| E¦------7----------------0------------¦------5---------------5------------¦ ------5----------| D¦----7---------7------0---------0----¦----0---------0-----0---------0----¦ ----0---------0--| G¦--7-----7---7------2-----2---2------¦--4-----4---4-----0-----0---0------¦ --0-----0---0----| D¦------------------------------------¦-----------------------------------¦x2 -----------------|x3 SECTION 3 1.22 - 1.49 2.43 - 3.08 3.08 - 3.37 Play around with these chords, picking them, not strumming them: You can use any picking technique you wish D¦---x-----x-----x-----x--¦ ----------0-------------| B¦---x-----x-----x-----x--¦ ----------------0-------| E¦---0-----0-----0-----9--¦ ------5-----------------| D¦---0-----0-----0-----0--¦ ----0---------0---------| G¦--14----14----11-----9--¦ --0-----0---0-----------| D¦--12----11-----9-----7--¦ x3 ---------------------| x4 SECTION 4 Lots of improvisation here to end the song, but I have tabbed a little snippet 3.37 - end D¦----------0-----0---------0-----0--¦----------0-----0-----------0-----0--¦ B¦------2-------2-------2-------2----¦------2-------2------5----5-----2----¦ E¦-----------------------------------¦-------------------------------------¦ D¦----4---4---4-------4---4---4------¦----4---4---4------------------------¦ G¦--4---------------4----------------¦--0---------------0------------------¦ D¦-----------------------------------¦-------------------------------------¦ I will amend any errors, just comment on the tab and let me know. Thanks guys