------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The First Days Of Spring - Noah and the Whale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Cal Listen to the song for timing, and here is a video of how it is played for exact timing etc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgNIGBCC5RY Tuning: Standard G D/A C/G e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----0--------0----------2---------4---------------------------------------| D|---0--------0----------0---------0---0------4--------4---------2-------2---| A|------------------------------------------5---5----5---5\3---3---3---3---3-| E|-3--------3---------3---------3---------5--------5---------3-------3-------| Em G C+9 e|---------------------------0------B-----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------3-----R-----------------------------------------| G|-------0--------0------0-----0----U-----------------------------------------| D|-----2--------0------0--------2---S-----------------------------------------| A|---2--------0------------------3--H-----------------------------------------| E|-0--------2--------3--------------------------------------------------------| Main Riff X LOTS! e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----0---2h4---2p0------0---2h4---2p0----0---0-----0---0--------------------| D|---0---0-----0--------0---0-----0----------5---------5----------------------| A|------------------------------------------------3---------------------------| E|-3------------------3------------------0------------------------------------| And I do believe... e|--------------------------------------0---0-------0------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------1----------------------------| G|---0---0----0---0----5---5---5---5---------------------0---0---0---0-------| D|-----5--------5--------5-------5----2---2---2---2--------------------------| A|-------------------3-------3-----------------------------------------------| E|-0--------0------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---------| Main riff again e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---1---1---1---1---5---5---5---5-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------3---3---3---3---------------------------------------------| E|-0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------------------| G G It's the first day of spring Em C G My life is starting over again G Well the trees grow, the river flows Em C G And its water will wash away my sins C For I do believe that everyone G Has one chance to fuck up their lives C Like a cut down tree, I will rise again G I'll be bigger, and stronger than ever... before Am If I'm still here hoping C G That one day you may come back Am If I'm still here hoping C G That one day you may come back G Em C G Em G G There is hope, in every new seed Em C G And every flower, that grows on the earth And though I love you, and you know that The last bit: 4:30 onwards. Guitar 2 play a G on the 6th string every half beat. Riff 1 X4 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----0-2---------------0-0~-------------------------------------------------| D|----------2~-2--2---2------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3~-----------------------(3)--(3)--(3)------------------------------------| Riff 2 X4 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----0----3-0---0-------3-0------------------------------------------------| G|-0-2----------2----0--------2-0--------------------------------------------| D|--------2------------------------0-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------(3)--(3)--(3)--------------------------| Final Riff |G,,Em,C+9,| play evenly and let ring. e|-3--3--3--0-------------------------------------| B|-3--3--0--3-------------------------------------| G|-0--0--0--0-------------------------------------| D|-0--0--2--2-------------------------------------| A|-2--2--2--3-------------------------------------| E|-3--3--0--x-------------------------------------| end by playing on bass: D---------| A---3-----| E-0----3--| Okay so these are the main parts: listen to the song for timing etc. Enjoy!