Big Thief – Flower Of Blood (v1)★
Difficulty: advanced Capo: None Tuning: D A D G A D (Celtic)
Transpose
Dsus4
xxx1
2
3
4
5
6
7
A
xx3
2
3
4
5
6
7
Em7
12xx3x
2
3
4
5
6
7
G
2341xx
4
5
6
7
8
9
G/F#
41xx2x
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bm
34
9
10
11
12
13
14
A7/E
234
2
3
4
5
6
7
D/F#
3xx1xx
2
3
4
5
6
7
F#m
34
4
5
6
7
8
9
Em
34
2
3
4
5
6
7
Em11
12xxx4
2
3
4
5
6
7
Em9
243
2
3
4
5
6
7
Dadd4
xxxxx1
4
5
6
7
8
9
C#
2341xx
10
11
12
13
14
15
B
2341xx
8
9
10
11
12
13
D
xxx1x3
2
3
4
5
6
7
Tuning: DADGAd
Interlude is tabbed out further down. Some chords used in that part is also applied right before the outro.
(For the outro, you can mess around with harmonics on 5th, 7th and 12th fret. E.g. end the song on 12th fret
harmonics.)
Chords used:
Dsus4 A Em7 G G/F# Bm Bm* A7/E
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4----|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4-----0----|
A|--12-----7-----2-----5-----4-----9-----2-----4----|
D|--12-----7-----2-----5-----4-----9-----x-----2----|
Intro tab: (similar picking pattern throughout the song)
Bm* A7/E
D|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----|
A|-------0---------------0---------|-------4---------------4---------|
G|-----0---------0-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-----0---------0-|
D|---4-----4---4-----4----(4)--4---|---0----(0)--0-----0----(0)--0---|
A|-2----(2)--------2-----2---------|-------4---------------4---------|
D|---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------|
[Intro]
Bm* A7/E
Bm* A7/E
[Verse 1]
Dsus4 A Em7
Give me some time on earth to know you
G G/F# Em7
Help me unearth the map and show you
Bm A G
Thinking of her, thinking of him, want to?
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
[Verse 2]
Dsus4 A Em7
Mirror in the sky, making me cry again
G G/F# Em7
Roll up the sheets, suddenly frozen
Bm A G
Like a knife carving through my thick skin
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
[Bridge]
Bm A G
Bm A G
[Verse 3]
Dsus4 A Em7
Hearing your sigh soft and heavy
G G/F# Em7
Holding mine 'til you feel ready
Bm A G
Flower of blood bloom on my tongue, steady
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
[Interlude]
G D/F# F#m Em Em11
D|------------0-----|------------0---|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
A|--------0---------|-------0--------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
G|------0---------0-|-----0----0---0-|-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-|
D|---12----12--12---|--12----11------|--11----11--11---|---9-----9---9---|
A|-10---------------|-9--------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|
D|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Em9 Dadd4 Dadd4* C# B
D|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-----------------|
G|-----0---------0-|-----0-----0---0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
D|---4----(4)--4---|---4----(4)--4---|-----4--(4)--4---|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-5---------------|---5-------------|-4---2-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
Bm A G
Flower of blood
Bm A G
Flower of blood bloom on my tongue
[Verse 4]
Dsus4 A Em7
Whеn you find the lonely tower
G G/F# Em7
Climb insidе the darkest room
Bm A G
Feel afraid, surrender your power
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
Em9 Dadd4 Dadd4* | C# B |
When you touch me
Em9 | Dadd4 | Dadd4* | C# B |
[Outro]
Bm A G x4
Bm A G
Feel afraid, surrender your power
Bm A G x6
D
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
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Interlude is tabbed out further down. Some chords used in that part is also applied right before the outro.
(For the outro, you can mess around with harmonics on 5th, 7th and 12th fret. E.g. end the song on 12th fret
harmonics.)
Chords used:
Dsus4 A Em7 G G/F# Bm Bm* A7/E
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4----|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4-----0----|
A|--12-----7-----2-----5-----4-----9-----2-----4----|
D|--12-----7-----2-----5-----4-----9-----x-----2----|
Intro tab: (similar picking pattern throughout the song)
Bm* A7/E
D|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----|
A|-------0---------------0---------|-------4---------------4---------|
G|-----0---------0-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-----0---------0-|
D|---4-----4---4-----4----(4)--4---|---0----(0)--0-----0----(0)--0---|
A|-2----(2)--------2-----2---------|-------4---------------4---------|
D|---------------------------------|-2---------------2---------------|
[Intro]
Bm* A7/E
Bm* A7/E
[Verse 1]
Dsus4 A Em7
Give me some time on earth to know you
G G/F# Em7
Help me unearth the map and show you
Bm A G
Thinking of her, thinking of him, want to?
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
[Verse 2]
Dsus4 A Em7
Mirror in the sky, making me cry again
G G/F# Em7
Roll up the sheets, suddenly frozen
Bm A G
Like a knife carving through my thick skin
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
[Bridge]
Bm A G
Bm A G
[Verse 3]
Dsus4 A Em7
Hearing your sigh soft and heavy
G G/F# Em7
Holding mine 'til you feel ready
Bm A G
Flower of blood bloom on my tongue, steady
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
[Interlude]
G D/F# F#m Em Em11
D|------------0-----|------------0---|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
A|--------0---------|-------0--------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
G|------0---------0-|-----0----0---0-|-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-|
D|---12----12--12---|--12----11------|--11----11--11---|---9-----9---9---|
A|-10---------------|-9--------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|
D|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Em9 Dadd4 Dadd4* C# B
D|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-----------------|
G|-----0---------0-|-----0-----0---0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
D|---4----(4)--4---|---4----(4)--4---|-----4--(4)--4---|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-5---------------|---5-------------|-4---2-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
Bm A G
Flower of blood
Bm A G
Flower of blood bloom on my tongue
[Verse 4]
Dsus4 A Em7
Whеn you find the lonely tower
G G/F# Em7
Climb insidе the darkest room
Bm A G
Feel afraid, surrender your power
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
Bm* A7/E
When you touch me
Em9 Dadd4 Dadd4* | C# B |
When you touch me
Em9 | Dadd4 | Dadd4* | C# B |
[Outro]
Bm A G x4
Bm A G
Feel afraid, surrender your power
Bm A G x6
D
************************************
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
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