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IMPERFECTLY - Ani Difranco
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Tabbed by: dsoleil
If you want to play along with the album, in true Ani Difranco fashion, the song is called
"Imperfectly" and so is the tuning. This is an open F tuning, but to be accurate, it is
tuned 3 cents
flat from A440 "in tune." As long as every string is tuned 3 cents flat, it will sound
"in tune" and just
like the album. I'm guessing that's a big reason why this tab is not available much.
At times on the
album, there are other instruments and it sounds like the guitar might be layered, so
some small
things are not quite possible, but this is pretty darn close. I haven't found a live
album or video of
this song yet to get concrete answers on a solo performance.
Tuning: FCFACF
Capo on 3rd fret
Opening Riff x 4
|--------------------------4--p0--0----0-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------0----0-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------0----0-------------------------------------------------|
|--------0------------------------2----5-------------------------------------------------|
|---0-h2---0--h2- p0--------------2----5-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0------------2----5-------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1: I'm ok, if you get me at a good angle... X3
|---0---0--0---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---0--0---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---0--0---0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7---5--4---2----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7---5--4---2----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7---5--4---2----------------------------------------------------------------|
But that's alright... x2
|---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---2---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---2---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---2---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat opening riff and Verse 1 chords for Verse 2 & 3.
Bridge
When you're pretty as a picture... X3
(Here she just plays the bass string, but the whole chord works if you use it)
|---0----0---0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0----0---0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0----0---0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8---10---7--0--7--2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8---10---7--0--7--2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8---10---7--0--7--2---------------------------------------------------------------|
Let's show them all how it's done, let's do it all imperfectly...
|---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
|---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
|---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
|---8--10---0---2---5----0---2---5-----------------------------------------------------|
|---8--10---0---2---5----0---2---5-----------------------------------------------------|
|---8--10---0---2---5----0---2---5-----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat opening riff
Repeat Verse 1
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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