------------------------------ Death Letter - Cassandra Wilson ------------------------------
Tabbed by: Evan Swain
Tuning: Drop C♯/Drop D♭ in standard variation C#ADGBe
C#:0446xx
F#:54465x
G#:76687x
[E] :32243x
Intro
[C#]
e |----------------------------------------| x 5 Play this riff throughout the song on every C#
B |----------------------------------------|
G |------6---6-6---6-----------------------|
D |------5~--4-4---4---------2-----/4-/4---|
A |------4---------7~----/4----4---/4-/4---|
C#|-0-0----0-----0---0---/0--------/5-/5---|
alternatively:
[C#]
e |--------------------------------------| (How he plays it live)
B |--------------------------------------|
G |------6---6-6---6-------4-4-4-/6-6----|
D |------5~--4-4---4-------2-2-2-/4-4----|
A |------4---------7~------2-4-2-/4-4----|
C#|-0-0----0-----0---0-------------------|
Verse 1
Riff 1
[C#]
I got a letter this mornin, how do-do you reckon it read?
[C#]
It said, "Hurry, man, your love is dead."
Riff 2
e |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----5-5-x-x--5--5---5-5-------------------------------------------|
G |----6-6-x-x--6--6---6-6-------------6---6-6---6-------------------|
D |----4-4-x-x--4--4---4-4-------------5~--4-4---4-----2-----/4-4-4--|
A |----4-4-x-x--4--4---4-4-------------4---------7-----2-----/4-4-4--|
C#|--5-5-5-x-x--5--5-5-5-5-5\\0--0-0-----0-----0----0--3--0--/5-5-5--|
[F#] [C#]
I got a letter this mornin, how do you reckon it read?
Riff 3
e |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----7-7-x-x--7---5---5-5------------------------------------------|
G |----8-8-x-x--8---6---6-6------------6---6-6---6-------------------|
D |----6-6-x-x--6---4---4-5------------5~--4-4---4-----2-----/4-4-4--|
A |----6-6-x-x--6---4---4-4------------4---------7-----2-----/4-4-4--|
C#|--7-7-7-x-x--7\--5-5-5-5-5\\0--0-0----0-----0----0--3--0--/5-5-5--|
[G#] [F#] [C#]
You know, it said, "Hurry, hurry, only problem the man you love is dead?"
Verse 2
[C#]
Well, I grabbed up my suitcase, and took off down the road
[C#] [F#]
When I got there he was layin on the coolin board
[F#] [C#]
I grabbed up my suitcase, and I took off down the road
[G#] [F#] [C#]
But when I got there you were layin, layin on the coolin board
Verse 3
[C#]
Well, I walked up right close, looked down in his face
[C#] [F#]
Good ole boy got to lay here til the Judgment Day --
[F#] [C#]
--ayyyy yes, hmmm well I looked down in his face
[G#] [F#] [C#]
Well good ole boy, I'll lay here til the Judgment Day
Verse 4
[C#]
Looked like it was 10,000 people standin round the buryin ground
[C#] [F#]
I didn't know I loved him until they laid him down
[F#] [C#]
Looked like 10,000 people were standin round the buryin ground
[G#] [F#] [C#]
Well I didn't know I loved him til they laid him down
Verse 5
[C#]
Well I got up this mornin'; The break of day
[C#] [F#]
Just huggin' the pillows where he used to lay
[F#] [C#]
I said soon as smoke, cast in the break of day
[G#] [F#] [C#]
I knew I was huggin the pillow where my sweet man used to lay
Outro
[C#]
Oh hush! Thought I heard him call my name
[C#] [F#]
Once so loud so, so nice and plain
[F#] [C#]
yeaaah mmm
[G#] [F#] [C#]
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[C#]
[C#]
[C#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
Any suggestions please let me know in the comments.
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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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