E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                            Black Strat - Paul Baribeau
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Tabbed by: Seánie

Tuning: Standard

This song is in A Major. It mainly focuses around the A shape and he uses a lot of bass variations.


This is the main pattern of the song. Listen to it to figure out the rhythm.

  A/B     A     A/C#    A/D   A/B     A    E
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2------2------2------2------2------2--------------------------------------|
G|-2------2------2------2------2------2-----1--------------------------------|
D|-2------2------2------2------2------2-----2--------------------------------|
A|-2-------------4------5------2------------2--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

During the Chorus, he plays an F#m with the b and high e left open, which makes a really nice drone sound.
I use my thumb over the top to play the F bass note and my index finger to play the G string.

E|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Intro: Main Pattern

Verse 2: Main Pattern again.

   A/B     A      A/C#                   A/D
Heard your voice cut through the basement noise
A/B     A                 E
made my way through the crowd
 A/B     A      A/C#              A/D
your guitar was screaming in the dark
A/B     A                 E
your black stratocaster sound

Chorus:
       F#m
It was holy
            E        F#m      E
it felt so holy
         F#m
i said holy shit


Back to Main Pattern.


Verse 2: Main Pattern again.

 A/B     A      A/C#                   A/D
Went outside, perfect midwestern night
A/B     A                 E
rode my bike through the town
 A/B     A      A/C#                   A/D
saw the sky look like a handful of sparkles
A/B     A                 E
falling shimmering down

Chorus:
       F#m
It was holy
            E        F#m      E
it felt so holy
         F#m
i said holy shit