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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Noah and the Whale - Beating
Take into account when i transfer this from Word to Ultimate-guitar the Chords above 
Capo 1st Fret
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Tab relative to Capo
Intro riff:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-/-5--3-0-1(h)-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|    
       x2
D|---2-2--0------------------0--------------2-2--0------------------0--0------------|
A|------------2--(p) 0-----0----2--0-----------------2-(p)-0------0-------2---------|
E|----------------------3--------------3------------------------3-------------------|
Untill the song speeds up try to only use the bass notes of the chord.
Intro: C, G, D, intro riff (shown above) x3 but on the third time do not play intro riff.
Don't builCd the castleG  
At Dyour centreEm  
Oh the Cheart can't loveG  
What it Dcan't rememberEm  
Be williCng to be hurtG  
Oh be willing Dto be bruiseEmd
'Cos a heart Cthat dosen't loveG  
Is a heaDrt that isn't Emused
COh turn your love to life
GLet your love shine through
CIn everything you do
GLet your love shine through
Am, C,  Gx2
C, G, D,  Emx2 Alongside 'riff 2'
Oh I Cthought I feGlt my heart DbeatingEm  
           C(Speed up)G  D  Em  
Well I thought I'd never know that feeling
Oh I Cthought I felGt my heart DbeatingEm  
Well I thought CI'd never knGow that feeDlingEm  
C, G, D,  Emx2 Alongside 'riff 2'
Well my heart wCas like a cavGe
Now light Dshines in Emit
Oh to fall Cin love is brGave       ??lyric mDissing??Em  
Oh my heart Cwas like a stoneG  
That Dbarely movEmed
Oh my heart wCas like a magnetG  
Oh for heaDrts like yEmours
Oh turn Cyour love to life
Let your Glove shine through
In Ceverything you do
Let Gyour love shine through
Am, C,  Gx2
C, G, D,  Emx3 then C, G, hold 
finish on G  

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Beating

by Noah and the Whale

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Noah and the Whale - Beating

Take into account when i transfer this from Word to Ultimate-guitar the Chords above

Capo 1st Fret

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

Tab relative to Capo

Intro riff:

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

B|--3-/-5--3-0-1(h)-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Riff 2:

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

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|------------2--(p) 0-----0----2--0-----------------2-(p)-0------0-------2---------|

E|----------------------3--------------3------------------------3-------------------|

Untill the song speeds up try to only use the bass notes of the chord.

Intro: C, G, D, intro riff (shown above) x3 but on the third time do not play intro riff.

C G

Don't build the castle

D Em

At your centre

C G

Oh the heart can't love

D Em

What it can't remember

C G

Be willing to be hurt

D Em

Oh be willing to be bruised

C G

'Cos a heart that dosen't love

D Em

Is a heart that isn't used

Oh turn your love to life

Let your love shine through

In everything you do

Let your love shine through

Am C G

, , x2

C G D Em

, , , x2 Alongside 'riff 2'

C G D Em

Oh I thought I felt my heart beating

C G D Em

(Speed up)

Well I thought I'd never know that feeling

C G D Em

Oh I thought I felt my heart beating

C G D Em

Well I thought I'd never know that feeling

C G D Em

, , , x2 Alongside 'riff 2'

C G

Well my heart was like a cave

D Em

Now light shines in it

C G D Em

Oh to fall in love is brave ??lyric missing??

C G

Oh my heart was like a stone

D Em

That barely moved

C G

Oh my heart was like a magnet

D Em

Oh for hearts like yours

Oh turn your love to life

Let your love shine through

In everything you do

Let your love shine through

Am C G

, , x2

C G D Em C G

, , , x3 then , , hold

finish on

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