Penguin Christina Perri

 
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this is how I play christina perri's wonderful song 'penguin' and i think this is the

most accurate/easiest way to play it.. this is only my second tab so bear with me! :)

USE THIS TUNING:

[d]

[a]

[F#]

[D]

[A]

[D]

THEN PUT CAPO ON 2ND FRET! its basically a really cool dropped D but since she plays it

in E, use capo 2! ****in our cover, we played it in D# so that would be capo 1 but if

you want to play in original key (E), PLAY CAPO2!!!

this song is completely finger-picked except for the bridge but even for that i just use

my fingers to strum :P

INTRO/INTERLUDES [you will be playing tbis in tbe beginning and in between verse and tbe end]

 
 d|---12------12-----11-----11------7----7------9----9---------------------|
 a|-----12-------------12------0-----0----0------0-----0-------------------|
 F#|------12-------------10-----------7----7------8------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---0------------0-0--------------0---------0-0--------------------------|
 d|---7---7-----5---5------5----5------4-----------------------------------|
 a|----0---0-----0-----0----0----0-------0---------------------------------|
 F#|----7---7-----5----------4----4--------3-------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---0-------0-0----------0---------0-0-----------------------------------|

VERSES[2x per verse]

 
 d|--------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
 a|---2/4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 F#|------0--0--1/3---0------------1--------0--1--------------------------|
 D|---------------------0----------2--2-----2--2---2----------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---0-----------------------2--2------2---------------------------------|

can you find

the ti-ime to let your lover love you..

 
 d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 a|-------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
 F#|---------3-------5--3--------------5------5--5------------------------|
 D|----------4--4----4--4--4-----------5--5-------5-----------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---2/4--4------4----------4----5--5------5--------5--------------------|

he only wants

to show you the things

he wants to learn to...

 
 d|----------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 a|------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 F#|---------7-------7--7------------8-------------------------------------|
 D|----------7--7--------7----------8---8----------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----7--7------7---------7-----8------8---------------------------------|

the hardest parts and in the end you'll have your best friend

you'll get through

play the VERSE again but with a different ending..

 
 d|--------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
 a|---2/4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 F#|------0--0--1/3---0------------1--------0--1--------------------------|
 D|---------------------0----------2--2-----2--2---2----------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---0-----------------------2--2------2---------------------------------|
 d|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
 a|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
 F#|---------3-------5--3---------4----------------------------------------|
 D|----------4--4----4--4--4------5----------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------x----------------------------------------|
 D|---2/4--4------4----------4----5----------------------------------------|

CHORUS

 
 d|----------0------------------------------0------------------------------|
 a|----5-------5-------10------9--------7------7------12----9--------------|
 F#|-----0---------------0----------------0-------------0------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----5---5------5/10-10--10--9-9------7--------7/12-12--0-9--9-----------|
 D|-------------------00-------------------0-------------------------------|

looveee like this mayyy come once..

 
 d|--------0----------0----------------------------------------------------|
 a|------2---2-----1------1------------------------------------------------|
 F#|----------0------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----2----------1----------1---------------------------------------------|
 D|-------0----------0-----------------------------------------------------|

baby its fate

 
 d|----------0------------------------------0------------------------------|
 a|----5-------5-------10------9--------7------7------12----9--------------|
 F#|-----0---------------0----------------0-------------0------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----5----------5/10-10--10--9-9------7--------7/12-12--0-9--9-----------|
 D|--------0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|

like a soul mate he's your penguin [youre my penguin]

 
 d|--------0----------0----------0------0----------------------------------|
 a|------2---2-----1------1--------0----0----------------------------------|
 F#|----------0----------------7----7---4----------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
 A|----2----------1--------1------------x----------------------------------|
 D|-------0----------0-------/7-7-------5----------------------------------|

baby its fate baby its fate... not luck

play INTRO/INTERLUDE

VERSE2 [exact same tbing]

Can you find the time to

let your lover hold

you need somebody to hold to

his love is strong and so true

his arrows aiming for you

and he's the one that you were born to love

play CHORUS

BRIDGE

im just going to put the chord formations for this part because this part is strummed so

the strumming pattern is however you wanna play it

in the beginning play these chords [i tbink its 4x]

 
 d|---12---11-------------------------------------------|
 a|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
 F#|--12---10-------------------------------------------|
 D|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------|

then when she starts going "oooo-ooohh..." play these chords

 
 d|---4----2--------------------------------------------|
 a|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
 F#|--3----1--------------------------------------------|
 D|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------|

then when she starts singing words play this!

 
 d|---4----2---2/4---2-----0--2--4--0-----4--0----------|
 a|---0----0-----0---0-----0--0--0--7-----0--7----------|
 F#|--3----1---1/3---1-----0--1--3--x-----3--x----------|
 D|---0----0-----0---0-----0--0--0--5-----0--5----------|
 A|------------------------------x--x-----x--x----------|
 D|------------------------------5--5-----5--5----------|

"let go let go of time

for you-uu and I-I..."

**this part will be a gradual buildup so make sure you make it sound very full and epic

CHORUS2 (only play this part once, then play the entire chorus the same way you did

previously; total of three times)

 
 d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 a|-------------------------9-------------------------9-------------------|
 F#|------------------------0--------0----------------0-------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----5---------5/10-10---9-------7--------7/12-12--9--------------------|
 D|--------0--------------------------0-----------------------------------|

looveee like this is all i wanttt..

 
 d|--------0--------0-----------------------------------------------------|
 a|-------2--2-----1--1---------------------------------------------------|
 F#|-----0----0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----2---------1-----1/5------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

baby its fate..

**this part is a lot more mellow so play softly until she repeats the chorus**

play CHORUS

end with the INTRO/INTERLUDE

okay so here's the order of everything in case that was too confusing..

INTRO/INTERLUDE

VERSE(2X)

CHORUS

INTRO/INTERLUDE

VERSE(2X)

CHORUS1

BRIDGE

CHORUS2 [mellow]

CHORUS1

INTRO/INTERLUDE

and in case ^THAT was confusing, here are the lyrics! :D

INTRO/INTERLUDE

VERSE

Can you find the time

to let your lover love you

He only wants to show you

The things he wants to learn too

The hardest parts you'll get through

And in the end you'll have your best friend

CHORUS1

Love like this may come once

Baby it's fate

Like a soul mate he's your penguin

Baby it's fate

Not luck

INTRO/INTERLUDE

VERSE 2

Can you find the time to let your lover hold you

He needs somebody to hold to

His love is strong and so true

His arrows aiming for you

And he's the one that you were born to love

CHORUS1

Love like this may come once

Baby it's fate

Like a soul mate he's your penguin

Baby it's fate

Not luck

BRIDGE

ooo-oooo.. ooo-oooo..

Let go

of time for you

and I

Let go

of time for you

and I

Let go

of time for you

and I

CHORUS2

Love like this is all I want

Baby were fate

CHORUS1

Love like this may come once

Baby we're fate

Like a soul mate you're my penguin

Baby we're fate

Baby it's fate

Not luck

INTRO/INTERLUDE

okay hopefully i got the message across by now..

enjoyyy! :D

-justin bang

************************************

| / 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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{t:Penguin}
 {st:Christina Perri}
 
 
 {sot}
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 {eot}
 
 this is how I play christina perri's wonderful song 'penguin' and i think this is the
 most accurate/easiest way to play it.. this is only my second tab so bear with me! :)
 
 
 USE THIS TUNING:
 [d] 
 [a] 
 [F#] 
 [D] 
 [A] 
 [D] 
 THEN PUT CAPO ON 2ND FRET! its basically a really cool dropped D but since she plays it
 in E, use capo 2! ****in our cover, we played it in D# so that would be capo 1 but if
 you want to play in original key (E), PLAY CAPO2!!!
 
 this song is completely finger-picked except for the bridge but even for that i just use
 my fingers to strum :P
 
 INTRO/INTERLUDES [you will be playing this in the beginning and in between verse and the end]
 
 {sot}
 d|---12------12-----11-----11------7----7------9----9---------------------|
 a|-----12-------------12------0-----0----0------0-----0-------------------|
 F#|------12-------------10-----------7----7------8------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---0------------0-0--------------0---------0-0--------------------------|
 d|---7---7-----5---5------5----5------4-----------------------------------|
 a|----0---0-----0-----0----0----0-------0---------------------------------|
 F#|----7---7-----5----------4----4--------3-------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---0-------0-0----------0---------0-0-----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 VERSES[2x per verse]
 
 {sot}
 d|--------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
 a|---2/4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 F#|------0--0--1/3---0------------1--------0--1--------------------------|
 D|---------------------0----------2--2-----2--2---2----------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---0-----------------------2--2------2---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 can you find
 the ti-ime to let your lover love you..
 
 
 {sot}
 d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 a|-------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
 F#|---------3-------5--3--------------5------5--5------------------------|
 D|----------4--4----4--4--4-----------5--5-------5-----------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---2/4--4------4----------4----5--5------5--------5--------------------|
 {eot}
 he only wants
 to show you the things
 he wants to learn to...
 
 
 {sot}
 d|----------------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 a|------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
 F#|---------7-------7--7------------8-------------------------------------|
 D|----------7--7--------7----------8---8----------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----7--7------7---------7-----8------8---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 the hardest parts and in the end you'll have your best friend
 you'll get through
 
 play the VERSE again but with a different ending..
 
 {sot}
 d|--------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
 a|---2/4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 F#|------0--0--1/3---0------------1--------0--1--------------------------|
 D|---------------------0----------2--2-----2--2---2----------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---0-----------------------2--2------2---------------------------------|
 d|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
 a|-------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
 F#|---------3-------5--3---------4----------------------------------------|
 D|----------4--4----4--4--4------5----------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------x----------------------------------------|
 D|---2/4--4------4----------4----5----------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 
 CHORUS
 
 {sot}
 d|----------0------------------------------0------------------------------|
 a|----5-------5-------10------9--------7------7------12----9--------------|
 F#|-----0---------------0----------------0-------------0------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----5---5------5/10-10--10--9-9------7--------7/12-12--0-9--9-----------|
 D|-------------------00-------------------0-------------------------------|
 {eot}
 looveee like this mayyy come once..
 
 
 {sot}
 d|--------0----------0----------------------------------------------------|
 a|------2---2-----1------1------------------------------------------------|
 F#|----------0------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----2----------1----------1---------------------------------------------|
 D|-------0----------0-----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 baby its fate
 
 
 {sot}
 d|----------0------------------------------0------------------------------|
 a|----5-------5-------10------9--------7------7------12----9--------------|
 F#|-----0---------------0----------------0-------------0------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----5----------5/10-10--10--9-9------7--------7/12-12--0-9--9-----------|
 D|--------0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 {eot}
 like a soul mate he's your penguin [youre my penguin]
 
 
 {sot}
 d|--------0----------0----------0------0----------------------------------|
 a|------2---2-----1------1--------0----0----------------------------------|
 F#|----------0----------------7----7---4----------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
 A|----2----------1--------1------------x----------------------------------|
 D|-------0----------0-------/7-7-------5----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 baby its fate baby its fate... not luck
 
 play INTRO/INTERLUDE
 
 VERSE2 [exact same thing]
 Can you find the time to
 let your lover hold
 you need somebody to hold to
 his love is strong and so true
 his arrows aiming for you
 and he's the one that you were born to love
 
 play CHORUS
 
 BRIDGE
 im just going to put the chord formations for this part because this part is strummed so
 the strumming pattern is however you wanna play it
 
 in the beginning play these chords [i think its 4x]
 
 {sot}
 d|---12---11-------------------------------------------|
 a|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
 F#|--12---10-------------------------------------------|
 D|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 then when she starts going "oooo-ooohh..." play these chords
 
 {sot}
 d|---4----2--------------------------------------------|
 a|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
 F#|--3----1--------------------------------------------|
 D|---0----0--------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 then when she starts singing words play this!
 
 {sot}
 d|---4----2---2/4---2-----0--2--4--0-----4--0----------|
 a|---0----0-----0---0-----0--0--0--7-----0--7----------|
 F#|--3----1---1/3---1-----0--1--3--x-----3--x----------|
 D|---0----0-----0---0-----0--0--0--5-----0--5----------|
 A|------------------------------x--x-----x--x----------|
 D|------------------------------5--5-----5--5----------|
 {eot}
 
 "let go let go of time
 for you-uu and I-I..."
 
 **this part will be a gradual buildup so make sure you make it sound very full and epic
 
 CHORUS2 (only play this part once, then play the entire chorus the same way you did
 previously; total of three times)
 
 {sot}
 d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 a|-------------------------9-------------------------9-------------------|
 F#|------------------------0--------0----------------0-------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----5---------5/10-10---9-------7--------7/12-12--9--------------------|
 D|--------0--------------------------0-----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 looveee like this is all i wanttt..
 
 
 {sot}
 d|--------0--------0-----------------------------------------------------|
 a|-------2--2-----1--1---------------------------------------------------|
 F#|-----0----0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----2---------1-----1/5------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 baby its fate..
 
 **this part is a lot more mellow so play softly until she repeats the chorus**
 
 play CHORUS
 
 end with the INTRO/INTERLUDE
 
 
 okay so here's the order of everything in case that was too confusing..
 INTRO/INTERLUDE
 VERSE(2X)
 CHORUS
 INTRO/INTERLUDE
 VERSE(2X)
 CHORUS1
 BRIDGE
 CHORUS2 [mellow]
 CHORUS1
 INTRO/INTERLUDE
 
 and in case ^THAT was confusing, here are the lyrics! :D
 
 INTRO/INTERLUDE
 
 VERSE
 Can you find the time
 to let your lover love you
 He only wants to show you
 The things he wants to learn too
 The hardest parts you'll get through
 And in the end you'll have your best friend
 
 CHORUS1
 Love like this may come once
 Baby it's fate
 Like a soul mate he's your penguin
 Baby it's fate
 Baby it's fate
 Not luck
 
 INTRO/INTERLUDE
 
 VERSE 2
 Can you find the time to let your lover hold you
 He needs somebody to hold to
 His love is strong and so true
 His arrows aiming for you
 And he's the one that you were born to love
 
 CHORUS1
 Love like this may come once
 Baby it's fate
 Like a soul mate he's your penguin
 Baby it's fate
 Baby it's fate
 Not luck
 
 BRIDGE
 ooo-oooo.. ooo-oooo..
 Let go
 Let go
 of time for you
 and I
 Let go
 Let go
 of time for you
 and I
 Let go
 Let go
 of time for you
 and I
 
 CHORUS2
 Love like this is all I want
 Baby were fate
 
 CHORUS1
 Love like this may come once
 Baby we're fate
 Like a soul mate you're my penguin
 Baby we're fate
 Baby it's fate
 Not luck
 
 INTRO/INTERLUDE
 
 okay hopefully i got the message across by now..
 enjoyyy! :D
 
 -justin bang
 
 ************************************
 
 | / 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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