BECAUSE I'M A BOY ACOUSTIC - Mac Demarco (Makeout Videotape)
Tabbed by: Jonathan Hawkins
Tuning: D A D F♯ A d (open D)
This tab is based off of Mac's acoustic performance in this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOACZCsTZak -
video. The studio version of this song can be played with a capo on the second fret.
A previous version of this tab had the chords assigned arbitrary names. I've fixed them at the suggestion of
commenter xAngelsofHellx. Thanks goes to them (and blame if they're wrong).
Palm mute liberally.
D6 F#7 G6/D Dmaj9 Bm7no5
d|---0----- -----(7)---- -----(5)--- ------0----- -------x-------
A|---2----- -----(7)---- -----(5)--- ------9----- -------x-------
F#|---3----- ------7----- ------5---- ------10---- -------8-------
D|---4----- ------7----- ------5---- ------11---- -------9-------
A|---0----- ------9----- ------7---- ------0----- -------0-------
D|---0----- ------0----- ------0---- ------x----- -------9-------
[these two chords]
are half-barred
Fill 1 Fill 4 Fill 5
d|----------------------- ---------------------------- --0---0-0-0------
A|----------------------- ---------------------------- --2h4-4-4-4------
F#|----------------------- ---------------------------- --3---3-3-3------
D|----------------------- ---------------------------- --4---4-4-4------
A|--0---2---------------- -------------9---7---------- --0---0-0-0------
D|----------2----4/9---0- ----9---12------------------ --0---0-0-0------
\
use pinky
Fill 2 Fill 3
d|---------------------- --------------------
A|---------------------- --------------------
F#|---------------------- --------0-0-0-------
D|---------0-0---------- --------0-0-0-------
A|---------0-0---------- ---7/12-0-0-0-------
D|-----7/9-0-0--0------ --------------------
[Intro]
D6------------]
[Verse 1]
D6--------------------]Fill 1---------------]F#7---]G6/D---]Fill 2]Dmaj9--------
She'd be fine..... with a heart like mine...............
-----------]D6-------------------]Fill 1-------------]F#7---]G6/D----]Fill 2]Dmaj9-------]
could she be..... with a boy like me.................
Bm7no5-------]G6/D------]Fill 3]F#7---------]Bm7no5---]Fill 4]
and I'll be okay... living this way...
G6/D----------]Dmaj9---------]
'cause I'm a boy.......
[Interlude]
D6-------------]
[Verse 2]
D6---------------------]Fill 1-------------]F#7---]G6/D-----]Fill 2]Dmaj9--------
When she's near..... things become so clear...............
-------]D6--------]Fill 5]D6--------]Fill 1--------------]F#7---]G6/D---]Fill 2]Dmaj9--------]
I need she...... woe and she need me..................
Bm7no5----------]G6/D-------]Fill 3]F#7--------------]Bm7no5-----]Fill 4]
please I need time..... I know I'll be fine....
G6/D-----------]Dmaj9----------]
'cause I'm a boy.....
G6/D-----------]Dmaj9----------]
'cause I'm a boy.....
G6/D-----------]Dmaj9----------]
'cause I'm a boy.....
[Outro]
D6---------]Fill 5]D6-------]Fill 5]D6--------]Fill 5]D6---]Fill 1*]D6]
/
*minus the slide to 9 and final open note
End
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... rough duration of singing
/ slide up
---] rough duration of guitar chord or fill
( ) notes inside parentheses optional
x muted note
