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                             OPEN BOOK - José González
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Tabbed by: Bas
E-mail: bas5432 (at) hotmail (dot) com
Tuning: standard
Last song from José's latest album, Vestiges & Claws. Unlike most of his songs, this one is in standard 
tuning. The picking pattern is pretty constant throughout the song and commonly employed, for example in 
Eddie Vedder's Guaranteed and Tuolomne. However, José adds a lot of little variations and often changes 
them around when playing live. Therefore, I've decided to just show the basic picking pattern and chords, 
and leave the rest to you guys.
Basic picking pattern:
Use four fingers: thumb on A (and E), index on D, middle on G and ring on B (and e) strings.
e|-(C0)--------------G/B---------------(Am0)-------------(0)-----------------|
B|--1---------1-----3---------3-----1---------1-----1-----------1------|
G|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2---------2--|
D|------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2---------2----|
A|--3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0--------0(h2)-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Denoted in parentheses are (some of the) notes that José sometimes plays as well or instead, listen to the 
song for exact moments.
Chords:
      Cx3201x, sometimes x320x0, in bridge x320x3
    G/Bx2003x
     Amx0221x, sometimes x022x0
      G3x000x
   D/F#2x023x
      F1x332x, sometimes 1x33x1
A#maj7 x1323x, sometimes x13231
  Fmaj7xx3210
  Cmaj7x3545x
************************************
[Intro]
C G/B Am Am
 C   G/B   Am   Am(A|--0h2--|)
[Verse 1]
       CFeel just G/Blike an open bookAm  
                C                     G/B     Am(A|--0h2--|)
      Exposing myself in this neighbourhood
      CTalking to G/Bpeople as if I Amknew them well
   GThinking that D/F#everyone has gone
   (E|--0h2--|)                 G(A|--0h2--|)
Through different kinds of hell
[Verse 2]
                C               G/B     Am(A|--0h2--|)
     Lately I've found myself in doubt
                C                   G/B     Am(A|--0h2--|)
        Asking myself what it's all about
       CWhat am I G/Bdoing here     What's this lAmeading toG  
               D/F#(E|--0h2--|)         G  
What's the point of all without you
[Chorus]
Well I've got Fpromises to Gkeep
Like a Ccat I G/Bknow I'll Amland upGon my D/F#feet
(E|--0h2--|)       G(A|--0h2--|)
 Each time I fall
[Interlude]
C G/B Am Am
 C   G/B   Am   Am(A|--0h2--|)
C G/B Am G
 D/F#   D/F#(E|--0h2--|)  G   G(A|---0--|)
                           (E|-3----|)
[Bridge]
           A#maj7Every now and then in Cmaj7dreams
         A#maj7By the river 'neath our Cmaj7tree
       A#maj7Leaves in yellow, red and Cmaj7brown
I hear you A#maj7whisper in my earG/B  
                              G(A|--0h2--|)
Your love belongs to everyone
[Verse 3]
                C            G/B     Am(A|--0h2--|)
       Feel just like an open book
                C                G/B     Am(A|--0h2--|)
     A couple of words was all it took
   CIn front of a G/Bbright white Amcanvas
Staring Gvacantly now D/F#free,
(E|--0h2--|)   G  
    Against my will
[Outro]
A drifting Fvessel in the Cstorm
Pushed aFround from shore to Cshore
I know there's Fmaj7so much left to Csee
I know I have Fmaj7so much left to Cgive
But the G/Bmemories reAmmain
Yet the Gscars don't feel the D/F#same
Filling Fpages one by Cone
                  Fmaj7   C(strum) 
In the warmth of other suns
| h   hammer-on

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Open Book

by José González

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G/B

D/F#

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

A#maj7

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPEN BOOK - José González

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: Bas

E-mail: bas5432 (at) hotmail (dot) com

Tuning: standard

Last song from José's latest album, Vestiges & Claws. Unlike most of his songs, this one is in standard

tuning. The picking pattern is pretty constant throughout the song and commonly employed, for example in

Eddie Vedder's Guaranteed and Tuolomne. However, José adds a lot of little variations and often changes

them around when playing live. Therefore, I've decided to just show the basic picking pattern and chords,

and leave the rest to you guys.

Basic picking pattern:

Use four fingers: thumb on A (and E), index on D, middle on G and ring on B (and e) strings.

C G/B Am

e|-(0)-----------------------------(0)-------------(0)-----------------|

B|--1---------1-----3---------3-----1---------1-----1-----------1------|

G|--------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2---------2--|

D|------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2---------2----|

A|--3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0--------0(h2)-----|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Denoted in parentheses are (some of the) notes that José sometimes plays as well or instead, listen to the

song for exact moments.

Chords:

x3201x, sometimes x320x0, in bridge x320x3

G/B

x2003x

x0221x, sometimes x022x0

3x000x

D/F#

2x023x

1x332x, sometimes 1x33x1

A#maj7 x1323x, sometimes x13231

Fmaj7

xx3210

Cmaj7

x3545x

************************************

[Intro]

C G/B Am Am

(A|--0h2--|)

[Verse 1]

C G/B Am

Feel just like an open book

C G/B Am

(A|--0h2--|)

Exposing myself in this neighbourhood

C G/B Am

Talking to people as if I knew them well

G D/F#

Thinking that everyone has gone

(E|--0h2--|) (A|--0h2--|)

Through different kinds of hell

[Verse 2]

C G/B Am

(A|--0h2--|)

Lately I've found myself in doubt

C G/B Am

(A|--0h2--|)

Asking myself what it's all about

C G/B Am G

What am I doing here What's this leading to

D/F# G

(E|--0h2--|)

What's the point of all without you

[Chorus]

F G

Well I've got promises to keep

C G/B Am G D/F#

Like a cat I know I'll land upon my feet

(E|--0h2--|) (A|--0h2--|)

Each time I fall

[Interlude]

C G/B Am Am

(A|--0h2--|)

C G/B Am G

D/F# D/F# G G

(E|--0h2--|) (A|---0--|)

(E|-3----|)

[Bridge]

A#maj7 Cmaj7

Every now and then in dreams

A#maj7 Cmaj7

By the river 'neath our tree

A#maj7 Cmaj7

Leaves in yellow, red and brown

A#maj7 G/B

I hear you whisper in my ear

(A|--0h2--|)

Your love belongs to everyone

[Verse 3]

C G/B Am

(A|--0h2--|)

Feel just like an open book

C G/B Am

(A|--0h2--|)

A couple of words was all it took

C G/B Am

In front of a bright white canvas

G D/F#

Staring vacantly now free,

(E|--0h2--|)

Against my will

[Outro]

F C

A drifting vessel in the storm

F C

Pushed around from shore to shore

Fmaj7 C

I know there's so much left to see

Fmaj7 C

I know I have so much left to give

G/B Am

But the memories remain

G D/F#

Yet the scars don't feel the same

F C

Filling pages one by one

Fmaj7 C

(strum)

In the warmth of other suns

| h hammer-on

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