-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Muddy Hymnal (Iron & Wine)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tuning: StandardCapo 1st Fret (Optional)C D Gfound your name across the chapel doorC Gcarved in cursive with a table forkmuddy hymnalsC Dand some bootmarks where you'd beenC D Gthe shaking preacher told the captain's manC Gthe righteous suffer in a fallen landand pulled the shadeD Gto keep the crowd from peeking inC D Gwe found your children by the tavern doorC Gwith wooden buttons and an apple coreplaying houseC Dand telling everyone you'd drownedC D Gthe begging choir told the captain's manC Gwe all assume the worst the best we canand for a round or twoD Gthey'd gladly track you downC D Gwe found you sleeping by your lovers stoneC Ga ream of paper and a telephonea broken bowC Dacross a long lost violinC D Gyour lover's angel told the captain's manC Git never ends the way we had it plannedand kissed her palmD Gand placed it on your dreaming head--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C D Gfound your name across the chapel doorC Gcarved in cursive with a table forkmuddy hymnalsC Dand some bootmarks where you'd been"C" Chord pattern "D" Chord pattern "G" Chord patterne|----------0----------------------------2---------------------3------------| B|-------1---1-1----------------------3---3-3---------------0---0-0---------| G|------0-0---0----------------------2-2---2---------------0-0---0----------| D|------------------------------"0"-----------------------------------------| A|---"3"--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------"3"-----------------|Is a very simply pattern of finger-picking, just keeping "index" "middle" and "ring"fingers on 3rd, 2nd and 1st string respectively, using "thumb" at first stroke to "play"the note for the introducing "chord".No-Chord patterne|---------0----------------0---------------0-------------------------------| B|------0---0-0----------0---0-0---------0---0-0----------------------------| G|-----0-0---0----------0-0---0---------0-0---0-----------------------------| D|-------------------"0"----------------------------------------------------| A|--"0"---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------"0"------------------------------------|This is only for you to see how the pattern goes. With the quoted "0" note indicatingwhen the "thumb" strokes to introduce the new chord to be played. Just place your"index" "middle" and "ring" fingers on 3rd, 2nd and 1st string respectively, and trypractising the pattern till you play smoothly, then add the chords...stroking "thumb"first to mark the changing.So the song goes all along just repeating the finger picking pattern, the only difficultyis to find out where to apply each key-word to the corresponding string stroke.Which I´ll try to explain...listen to the song while reading to ease understanding.It´s much more difficult to explain than to indeed play the song, as soon as you get used tothe pattern and chord changing.As you see I´ve "quote-marked" the stroke exactly under the key-word.found your name across the chapel doorC De|---------------"0"-----------------------2--------| B|----"1"-----------1-1---------------3-------3-3---| G|---0---0-----------0--------------2---2------2----| D|-------------------------------"0"----------------| A|--3-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|carved in cursive with a table forkG Ce|----------------"3"------------------------0------| B|------"0"----------0-0---------------"1"----1-1---| G|-----0---0----------0-------------0-----0----0----| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------"3"----------------| E|--3-----------------------------------------------|muddy hymnals and some boot-marks where you'd beenG C De|------------"3"-----------------------0-----------------------2--------------2----| B|------"1"------0-0----------------"1"---1---1---------------3---3-3-------3---3-3-| G|-----0---0------0-----------------0-0----"0"---------------2-2---2-------2-2---2--| D|-----------------------------------------------------"0"----------------0---------| A|-----------------------------"3"--------------------------------------------------| E|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|C D Gthe shaking preacher told the captain's manC Gthe righteous suffer in a fallen landand pulled the shadeD Gto keep the crowd from peeking inthe shaking preacher told the captain's manC De|---------------"0"---------------------------2------| B|-------"1"--------1-1----------------3--------3-3---| G|------0---0--------0----------------2-2--------2----| D|---------------------------------"0"----------------| A|--3-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|the righteous suffer in a fallen landG Ce|-------------------"3"---------------------0----| B|---------"0"----------0-0-------------"1"---1-0-| G|-------0----0----------0-----------0-----0---0--| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------"3"--------------| E|--3---------------------------------------------|and pulled the shade to keep the crowd from peeking inG D Ge|---------------------"3"--------------------------2-----------------3--------------3----| B|----------"0"------------------0-------0------3----3-----3--------0---0-0-------0---0-0-| G|-------0-----0--------------------0----------2-2-----"2"---------0-0---0-------0-0---0--| D|------------------------------------------"0"-------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---3---------------------------------------------------------"3"--------------3---------|C D Gwe found your children by the tavern doorC Gwith wooden buttons and an apple coreplaying houseC Dand telling everyone you'd drownedwe found your children by the tavern doorC De|-----------------"0"-----------------------2-----| B|------"1"-----------1-1--------------3------3-3--| G|----0-----0----------0--------------2---2----2---| D|---------------------------------"0"-------------| A|--3----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|with wooden buttons and an apple coreG Ce|----------------"3"------------------------0----| B|---------"0"--------0---0------------"1"----1-1-| G|----0--------0--------0-------------0----0---0--| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------"3"--------------| E|--3---------------------------------------------|playing house and telling everyone you'd drownedG C De|-------------"3"----------------------------0--------------2-----------2-----| B|-----"0"----------------0------0-------1-----1---1------3---3-3-----3----3-3-| G|----0---0-------------------0---------0-0-----"0"------2-2---2-----2-2----2--| D|----------------------------------------------------"0"-----------0----------| A|-----------------------------------"3"---------------------------------------| E|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|C D Gthe begging choir told the captain's manC Gwe all assume the worst the best we canand for a round or twoD Gthey'd gladly track you downthe begging choir told the captain's manC De|----------------"0"------------------------2------| B|--------"1"--------1-1--------------3--------3-3--| G|-------0---0--------0--------------2-2--------2---| D|-------------------------------"0"----------------| A|---3----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|we all assume the worst the best we canG Ce|--------------"3"------------------------------0----| B|--------"0"----------0---0---------------"1"----1-0-| G|-------0----0----------0---------------0-----0---0--| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------"3"----------------| E|--3-------------------------------------------------|and for a round or two they'd gladly track you downG D Ge|----------------"3"------------------------------2--------------------3--------------3----| B|----------"0"----------0-------0-----------3------3-------3--------0---0-0-------0----0-0-| G|-------0-----0------------0---------------2-2------"2"------------0-0---0-------0-0----0--| D|-------------------------------------"0"--------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---3---------------------------------------------------------"3"--------------3-----------|C D Gwe found you sleeping by your lovers stoneC Ga ream of paper and a telephonea broken bowC Dacross a long lost violinwe found you sleeping by your lovers stoneC De|----------------"0"------------------------2-----| B|------"1"-----------1-1--------------3------3-3--| G|----0-----0----------0--------------2---2----2---| D|---------------------------------"0"-------------| A|--3----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|a ream of paper and a telephoneG Ce|---------------"3"------------------0------| B|-------"0"--------0-0------------1---1-1---| G|------0------0-----0------------0-0---0----| D|-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------"3"-------------| E|---3---------------------------------------|a broken bow across a long lost vi-o-linG C De|--------------"3"---------------------------0-------------2------------2------| B|-------"0"-------------0------0------"1"-----1----1----3---3-3-----3----3-3---| G|-----0----0--------------0---------0----0-----"0"-----2-2---2-----2-2----2----| D|---------------------------------------------------"0"-----------0------------| A|-------------------------------"3"--------------------------------------------| E|---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|C D Gyour lover's angel told the captain's manC Git never ends the way we had it plannedand kissed her palmD Gand placed it on your dreaming headyour lover's angel told the captain's manC De|----------------"0"-------------------------2--------| B|--------"1"--------1-1----------------3--------3-3---| G|-------0---0--------0----------------2-2--------2----| D|-------------------------------"0"-------------------| A|---3-------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|it never ends the way we had it plannedG Ce|-------------"3"-------------------------0----| B|-------"0"----------0------0--------"1"---1-0-| G|-----0----0------------0----------0----0---0--| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------"3"--------------| E|---3------------------------------------------|and kissed her palm and placed it on your dreaming headG D Ge|---------------------"3"---------------------------2-----------------3---------------3----| B|----------"0"----------------0-------0---------3----3-----3--------0---0-0--------0---0-0-| G|-------0-----0------------------0-------------2-2-----"2"---------0-0---0--------0-0---0--| D|------------------------------------------"0"---------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---3-----------------------------------------------------------"3"--------------3---------|At the beginning is a little bit complicated to square strokes with lyrics...but listen to the song, and try to finger-pick without thinking about matches....soon you´ll figure out that pattern in "2nd" and "3rd" string strokes combined with thumbat every chord change is the key for the whole drawing.And when sustained-singing words (I mean like "across a looooong looooost vio / lin ")just keep the beat in the finger-picking. Perhaps this is the most difficult part of allthe song, but don´t think too much and try keep the beat...the same word "vi-o-lin" matchesperfectly with every stroke...but you´ll have to fast change from C to D chord.To resume: Listen many times to the song while reading, before start singing make sureyou control chord changes and finger-picking pattern (listen to the song), search the beatspeed you feel more comfortable with (listen to the song), find how to match lyricks with strokes,be conscious about the importance of "thumb", "2nd" and "3rd" string...know "quoted" notes are placed right under the key-word.Listen to the song. I think is very beatiful one you don´t get tired of.Best regards, enjoyGepeto
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