A More Perfect Union
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Tablatura interativa
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: 3rd traste
I know Patrick originally played this in D standard with a capo on 5, but I prefer to use
E standard with a capo on 3 which is functionally the same, but without having
to tune to D standard. (plus he plays it in E standard, capo 3 now so go figure)
If you want to go the D standard route, transpose up a whole step, and move capo to 5.
Notes:
C(A) means the chord is a C, but it's an A chord relative to the capo.
2[x6] means play 2 six times
[Part A] "There'll be no more counting the cars on the garden state parkway..."
Follow the song for the strum pattern
C(A) F(D)
e|--------3-------|
B|-2------2-------|
G|-2------3-------|
D|-2------0-------|
A|-0------0-------|
E|----------------|
(repeat these two chords over the verse)
until, 1:45 "Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to die"
G(E)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-1--------------|
D|-2--------------|
A|-2--------------|
E|-0--------------|
[Part B Guitar 1] 1:45
For a fuller sound, drone the open D and A strings while fretting the notes on the G/Dstring above.
This can sound muddy when played against another guitar though, depending on your tone.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9h11-11-11--9-11---9-11--9----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------11--11--11-11-11-----------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9h11-11-11-11-11---11br-9----------------------------9--9--9--9--9------|
D|------------------------------11--11--11--9--9----9-11---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9h11-11-11--9-11---9-11--9----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------11--11--11-11-11-----------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9h11-11-11-11-11---11br-9-------------------------/-9~--9--9~~----------|
D|------------------------------11--11--11--9--9~~---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Part B Guitar 2]
Play twice, hold last chord
e|-3--------------| e|----|
B|-2------2-------| B|----|
G|-3------2-------| G|-1--|
D|-0------2-------|x3 D|-2--|
A|-0------0-------| A|-2--|
E|----------------| E|-0--|
[Part C Guitar 1] 2:10
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9-11-11-11-[x4]---------------------9-11-11-11-[x4]---|
D|--9-11-11-11-[x4]----------------------9-11-11-11-[x4]---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------10---------------10br----------------------10--10--10--10-12b12b12b-|
G|--9-------------------11-11-11-[x3]-----11----9-----------------11--11--11-------------|
D|----11-11-11-[x4] ------------------------------11-11-11-[x4]--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Part C Guitar 2]
e|-----------3-------|
B|-2---------2-------|
G|-2---------3-------|
D|-2-[x16]---0-[x16]-|x4
A|-0---------0-------|
E|-------------------|
[Part D Guitar 1] 2:32
Play twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9--9--9---9-----9b11r-9----------------------------------------------|
D|-/11--------------11----------11-----9h11-11-11--9/-7----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------9~------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9--9--9-----9-----9--9--9b12r9--9~-----------------------------------|
D|-/11----------11----11-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Part D Guitar 2]
Play twice
e|--------3---------------|
B|-2------2-------------2-|
G|-2------3------1------2-|
D|-2------0------2------2-|
A|-0------0------2------0-|
E|---------------0--------|
[Part E Guitar 2] 2:51
Transition from typical Open C(A) chord to barred C(A) chord
e|------5----------|
B|-2----5----------|
G|-2----6----------|
D|-2----7----------|
A|-0----7----------|
E|------5----------|
Main Part E riff 2:53
C(A) Am(F#m) G(E)
e|-5------2------0---|
B|-5------2------0---|
G|-6------2------1---|
D|-7------2------2---|
A|-7------4------2---|
E|-5------2------0---|
"I'm doing 70 on 17, I'm doing 80 over 84"
[Part F Guitar 1] 3:38 "Oh whoa whoaaa"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---7--7--7---9/11--11-11-11-11--11-11-11--9\-7-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------9~---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------9~------------------------------|
D|-/-9--9--9--9\-7--9/11--9\-7h-9p-7---9/11----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---7--7--7---9/11--11-11-11-11--11-11-11--9\-7-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------9~---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/-9--9--9--9\-7--9/11--9\-7\9----7~~\-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------\0----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Part F Guitar 2]
e|--------3--------------|
B|-2------2------------2-|
G|-2------3------1-----2-|
D|-2------0------2-----2-| x2
A|-0------0------2-----0-|
E|---------------0-------|
[Part G Guitar 1] 4:11
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5p3p2-------2~---5p3p2-------2-------------------------------------------|
G|--------4p2h4------------4p2h4---4p2~--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x8
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Part G Guitar 2]
e|--------------3---------|
B|-2--2--2------2---------|
G|-2--2--2------3-[x8]----|
D|-2--2--2------0---------|x8
A|-0--0--0------0---------|
E|------------------------|
Part G Guitar 2 continues from 4:38 "Since the enemy" to 5:55
"Glory, glory, hallelujah, His truth is marching on"
[Part H Guitar 1] 5:29 "So rally around the flag"
Play twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9h11-11-11-11p-9---------------|
D|--9h11--11-11---9h11--11-11---9h11--11-11----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9h11--11-11---9h11--11-11---9--7---7--7----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------7h-9--9--9--9--7---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9h11-11br11-11p-9--------------|
D|--9h11--11-11---9h11--11-11---9h11--11-11----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9h11--11-11---9h11--11-11---9--7---7--7----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------7h-9--9--9--9--7---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Part I] 5:55
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5p3p2-------2~---5p3p2-------2--------7p5---------5~---7p5----------5------|
G|--------4p2h4------------4p2h4---4p2~-------7-6h7p6----------7-6h7p6----7-6~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2, lines up with Guitar 1
e|--5----------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----------------5--------------------7----------------7-------------------|
G|--6----------------6--------------------7----------------7-------------------|
D|--7----------------7--------------------7----------------7-------------------|
A|--7----------------7--------------------5----------------5-------------------|
E|--5----------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9p7----7h9p7h9---9p7----7h9p7h-9p7h9~----10p9----------------10p9--------------------|
G|------9----------------9------------------------11-9h11p9h11-------11-9h11p9h-11p9h11~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--5----------------5-----------------------2------------------2------------|
B|--5----------------5-----------------------2------------------2------------|
G|--6----------------6-----------------------2------------------2------------|
D|--7----------------7-----------------------4------------------4------------|
A|--7----------------7-----------------------4------------------4------------|
E|--5----------------5-----------------------2------------------2------------|
Guitar 1 (this is over simplified but it gives the general idea)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-9-7-9-7-5-7-5-3-5-3-2--0--2[x6]-3[x6]-5[x6]-7[x6]-9[x6]-10[x12]-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--5----------------------------------------------------------5-------------|
B|--5----------------------------7-----------------------------5-------------|
G|--6----------------------------7-----------------------------6-------------|
D|--7----------------------------7-----------------------------7-------------|
A|--7----------------------------5-----------------------------7-------------|
E|--5----------------------------------------------------------5-------------|
strum last chord to go into Part J
[Part J] 6:24 (same as Part B)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9h11-11-11--9-11---9-11--9----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------11--11--11-11-11-----------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9h11-11-11-11-11---11br-9----------------------------9--9--9--9--9------|
D|------------------------------11--11--11--9--9----9-11---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9h11-11-11--9-11---9-11--9----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------11--11--11-11-11-----------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------/17~---------|(Pat uses pitch shifter +octave)
G|---9h11-11-11-11-11---11br-9-------------------------/-9~--9~--------------|
D|------------------------------11--11--11--9--9~~---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
Play twice, hold last chord
e|-3--------------| e|----|
B|-2------2-------| B|----|
G|-3------2-------| G|-1--|
D|-0------2-------|x3 D|-2--|
A|-0------0-------| A|-2--|
E|----------------| E|-0--|
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| h Hammer-on
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| r Release
| \ Slide down
| p Pull-off
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How to play A More Perfect Union
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.