Blue Ridge Mountains Fleet Foxes

[Dm7(a]Light [Dm13]up. [Dm7(b] [Dm13]

[Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13]

 
 Un------der stormy night, tell no-----body.

[Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13] [Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13] [Dm7(a]

~*~

Then things speed up for the verse and continue the same Dm chord pattern

~*~

**VERSE 1**

Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(b) Dm13 x2

My brother where do you intend to go tonight?

[Dm7(a]I heard that you [Dm13]missed your con[Dm7(b]necting flight, [Dm13]

To[Dm7(a] the blue ridge[Dm13] mountains, over n[Dm7(b]ear Tennessee[Dm13].

[Gm7]

[Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13]

**VERSE 2**

You're ever welcome with me any time you like,

[Dm7(a]Let's drive to the[Dm13] country side, l[Dm7(b]eave behind some g[Dm13]reen-eyed look-a-likes,

So no [Dm7(a]one gets worr[Dm13]ied, no. [Dm7(b] [Dm13] [Gm7]

So no one gets worried, no. [Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13]

[Gm7] [Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13]

**INTERLUDE**

But Sean don't get callous,

I'm [Gm7]sure it'll be f[Dm7]ine.

I lo[Gm7]ve you, I love you[Dm7],

Oh[Cadd9] brother of [Bb]mine.

[Am11]

~*~

Then a Bb chord is strummed for awhile while the piano and mandolin do their

thing

~*~

**REFRAIN**

In the quivering forest,

Where t[Bb]he shivering dog rests,

I will do [Cadd9]it grandfather,

Wilt to[Bb] wood and end.

And the [FM13]river got frozen,

And the [Bb]hole got snowed in,

And near[Cadd9] the moon glow ride,

Till[Bb] the morning light.

[FM13]

Terrible am I child?

[Bb]Even if you don't[Cadd9] mind,

[Bb]In the quivering for[Cadd9]est,

Where t[Bb]he shivering dog rests,

I will do [Cadd9]it grandfather,

Wilt to[Bb] wood and end.

And the [FM13]river got frozen,

And the [Bb]hole got snowed in,

And near[Cadd9] the moon glow ride,

Till[Bb] the morning light.

[FM13]

Terrible am I child?

[Bb]Even if you don't[Cadd9] mind,

[Bb]No [Cadd9]

[Bb] [Cadd9]

~*~

Then it plays the slow intro again

~*~

And that's it! Definitely not your typical folk song, but once you get over

the weird chords it's not too hard. Good luck! This took a lot of work, so

you best appreciate it! It's a beautiful song (as all of Fleet Foxes' songs

are) and is very fun to play once you get it down.

-Jon Bash

basher000000@hotmail.com

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{t:Blue Ridge Mountains}
 {st:Fleet Foxes}
 
 #
 #***********************************
 #"BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS"
 #by FLEET FOXES
 #off their 2008 self-titled album
 #***********************************
 #tabbed by Jon Bash
 #basher000000@hotmail.com
 #
 #
 #*TUNING*
 #Double drop-D (DADGBD (low and high E both tuned down 1 whole step)) with a
 #capo on the 6th fret
 #
 #*CHORD FORMS*
 #
 #All chords are in relation to capo. I'm kind of fudging the names on some of
 #the chords for convenience's sake (namely the Dm13, Am11, and FM13; I didn't
 #know what else to call those ones without giving them ridiculously long
 #names), but it's close enough that you get the point. And of course, this
 #was done by ear and by watching live videos, and I didn't nitpick a WHOLE
 #lot, so there may be slight variations between this and the actual way it is
 #played. Just a disclaimer for you.
 #
 #Some of these fingerings can be kind of tricky. Experiment with whatever is
 #comfortable for you and allows for quick chord changes.
 #
 #Dm7(a)-000213
 #Dm13---000002
 #Dm7(b)-003210
 #Gm7----5x3333
 #DM7----004224
 #Cadd9--x32010
 #Bb-----x13333
 #Am11---x02010
 #FM13----33x210
 #
 #~*~
 #The strumming pattern throughout is pretty basic. I think the slow intro
 #(and outro) is actually on mandolin, but you can easily play it on guitar if
 #you wanna play the song solo, maybe strumming softly with your thumb, then
 #switch to a pick when it gets fast.
 #
 #As a brief note to avoid confusion, I put the chords to play *under* the
 #corresponding lyrics, *not* over.
 #~*~
 #
 #*INTRO*
 #
 #Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(b) Dm13 (x2)
 #
 #Light up with me my dear,
 [Dm7(a]Light [Dm13]up. [Dm7(b] [Dm13]
 [Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13] 
 [Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13] 
 
 {sot}
 Un------der stormy night, tell no-----body. 
 
 {eot}
 [Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13] [Dm7(a] [Dm13][Dm7(b][Dm13][Dm7(a]
 
 ~*~
 Then things speed up for the verse and continue the same Dm chord pattern
 ~*~
 
 **VERSE 1**
 
 Dm7(a) Dm13 Dm7(b) Dm13 x2
 
 My brother where do you intend to go tonight?
 [Dm7(a]I heard that you [Dm13]missed your con[Dm7(b]necting flight, [Dm13]
 To[Dm7(a] the blue ridge[Dm13] mountains, over n[Dm7(b]ear Tennessee[Dm13].
 [Gm7] 
 [Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13] 
 **VERSE 2**
 
 You're ever welcome with me any time you like,
 [Dm7(a]Let's drive to the[Dm13] country side, l[Dm7(b]eave behind some g[Dm13]reen-eyed look-a-likes,
 So no [Dm7(a]one gets worr[Dm13]ied, no. [Dm7(b] [Dm13] [Gm7]
 So no one gets worried, no. [Dm7(a] [Dm13] [Dm7(b] [Dm13]
 [Gm7] [Dm7(a] [Dm13][Dm7(b][Dm13]
 **INTERLUDE**
 
 But Sean don't get callous,
 I'm [Gm7]sure it'll be f[Dm7]ine.
 I lo[Gm7]ve you, I love you[Dm7],
 Oh[Cadd9] brother of [Bb]mine.
 [Am11] 
 ~*~
 Then a Bb chord is strummed for awhile while the piano and mandolin do their
 thing
 ~*~
 
 **REFRAIN**
 
 In the quivering forest,
 Where t[Bb]he shivering dog rests,
 I will do [Cadd9]it grandfather,
 Wilt to[Bb] wood and end.
 And the [FM13]river got frozen,
 And the [Bb]hole got snowed in,
 And near[Cadd9] the moon glow ride,
 Till[Bb] the morning light.
 [FM13] 
 
 Terrible am I child?
 [Bb]Even if you don't[Cadd9] mind,
 [Bb]In the quivering for[Cadd9]est,
 Where t[Bb]he shivering dog rests,
 I will do [Cadd9]it grandfather,
 Wilt to[Bb] wood and end.
 And the [FM13]river got frozen,
 And the [Bb]hole got snowed in,
 And near[Cadd9] the moon glow ride,
 Till[Bb] the morning light.
 [FM13] 
 Terrible am I child?
 [Bb]Even if you don't[Cadd9] mind,
 [Bb]No [Cadd9]
 [Bb] [Cadd9] 
 ~*~
 Then it plays the slow intro again
 ~*~
 
 And that's it! Definitely not your typical folk song, but once you get over
 the weird chords it's not too hard. Good luck! This took a lot of work, so
 you best appreciate it! It's a beautiful song (as all of Fleet Foxes' songs
 are) and is very fun to play once you get it down.
 
 -Jon Bash
 basher000000@hotmail.com

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