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Exile Vilify

The National
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Half}
{sot} { Open Chords (Recommended) } { Bar Chords (alternate) }
E---0-------0---0---------1---1-------7---3---8---5---5---1---5-------|
B---0---3---1---1----3----1---3-------8---3---8---5---7---1---6-------|
G---0---0---0---2----2----2---2-------9---4---9---5---7---2---7-------|
D---2---0---2---2----0----3---0-------9---5---10--7---7---3---7-------|
A---2---2---3---0----0----3-----------7---5---10--7---5---3---5-------|
E---0---3-----------(2)--(1)---------(0)--3---8---5-------1-----------|{eot}
If any requests and questions, please mail me or comment!
UPDATE 26/04/2011
Personal update: Thanks for all the great feedback. I thought I’d post
a way to combine both piano hands in a lower register. Enjoy!
{sot}Intro/Verse-Piano Interpretation (Acoustic Guitar)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------0-------------------------------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------2-0------------(0)--------------2-0-------------|{eot}
{sot}D----(2)----2---2------0----2-0-2------2----2---2------2----2-0-2-------|
A----2----------------x---------------3---------------0-----------------|
E---0----------------3-------(3)----------------------------------------|{eot}
Slow strumm make sure the e-string keeps ringing during each chords!
UPDATE 22/05/2011
Addition to verse-pattern using bar-chords, all credit to ambient203!
Also "emptinesses again" is changed into "empty answers again", thanks again to ambient203.
{sot} v v v v v v v v v
e|--x--x--7-x--5-3-3--x--x--x--x-7-x--5-----------x--|
B|--8--x--8-x--3-3-3--5--3--5--5-5-x--5-8-8-5--8--8--|
G|--9--9--9-x--4-4-4--4--4--5--5-5-x--5-5-5-5--5--9--|
D|--9--9--9-x--x-x-x--5--5--5--5-5-x--7-7-7-7--7--9--|
A|--7--7--7----5---5--5--5--3---------7-7-7-7--7--7--|
E|-------------3------3---------------5---5----------|{eot}
{sot}Piano Riff for Intro/Verse:
E------------7--------------------|
B----------------10-8-------------|
G---9------9---9------9-7-9-------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|{eot}
And that’s it! Please rate, comment and correct me!
Cheers...

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Arrangement source for Exile Vilify by The National

{tuning: Half}
{sot}   {  Open Chords (Recommended)  }   {  Bar Chords (alternate)  }
    [Em]  [G]   [C]   [Am]  [D/F#]  [F]   [Dm]      [Em]  [G]   [C]   [Am]  [D]   [F]   [Dm]
E---0-------0---0---------1---1-------7---3---8---5---5---1---5-------|
B---0---3---1---1----3----1---3-------8---3---8---5---7---1---6-------|
G---0---0---0---2----2----2---2-------9---4---9---5---7---2---7-------|
D---2---0---2---2----0----3---0-------9---5---10--7---7---3---7-------|
A---2---2---3---0----0----3-----------7---5---10--7---5---3---5-------|
E---0---3-----------(2)--(1)---------(0)--3---8---5-------1-----------|{eot}

[D]   [D/F#]

If any requests and questions, please mail me or comment!

UPDATE 26/04/2011
Personal update: Thanks for all the great feedback. I thought I’d post
a way to combine both piano hands in a lower register. Enjoy!

{sot}Intro/Verse-Piano Interpretation (Acoustic Guitar)
    [Em]               [G]                [C]               [Am]
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------0-------------------------------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------2-0------------(0)--------------2-0-------------|{eot}
{sot}D----(2)----2---2------0----2-0-2------2----2---2------2----2-0-2-------|
A----2----------------x---------------3---------------0-----------------|
E---0----------------3-------(3)----------------------------------------|{eot}
 Slow strumm      make sure the e-string keeps ringing during each chords!

UPDATE 22/05/2011
Addition to verse-pattern  using bar-chords, all credit to ambient203!
Also "emptinesses again" is changed into "empty answers again", thanks again to ambient203.

{sot} v    v    v  v     v   v    v   v  v
e|--x--x--7-x--5-3-3--x--x--x--x-7-x--5-----------x--|
B|--8--x--8-x--3-3-3--5--3--5--5-5-x--5-8-8-5--8--8--|
G|--9--9--9-x--4-4-4--4--4--5--5-5-x--5-5-5-5--5--9--|
D|--9--9--9-x--x-x-x--5--5--5--5-5-x--7-7-7-7--7--9--|
A|--7--7--7----5---5--5--5--3---------7-7-7-7--7--7--|
E|-------------3------3---------------5---5----------|{eot}

[Em]    [G]     [C]     [Am]
[Em]    [G]     [C]     [Am]

E[Em]xile. [G]      [C]      [Am]It takes your [Em]  mind..[G].    a[C]gain. [Am]
E[Em]xile. [G]      [C]      [Am]It takes your [Em]  mind..[G].     [C]again.[Am]

You got [Em]su--[C]cker's [G]luck  [D/F#]
Have you [Em]gi--[C]ven [G]up?  [D/F#]

Does it [Am]feel like a [F]trial?  [C]          [G]
Does it [Am]trouble your [F]mind the way, [C]you trouble [G]mine.    [G]

[Em]    [G]     [C]     [Am]
[Em]    [G]     [C]     [Am]

E[Em]xile. [G]      [C]      [Am]It takes your [Em]  mind..[G].    a[C]gain. [Am]
E[Em]xile. [G]      [C]      [Am]It takes your [Em]  mind..[G].     [C]again.[Am]

Oh, you [Em]meant [C]so [G]much  [D/F#]
Have you [Em]gi--[C]ven [G]up?   [D/F#]

Does it [Am]feel like a [F]trial?  [C]          [G]
Does it [Am]trouble your [F]mind the way, [C]you trouble [G]mine.    [G]
Does it [Am]feel like a [F]trial?  [C]          [G]
Now, you're [Am]thinkin' too [F]fast you're like, [C]marbles on [G]glass.   [G]

[Dm]      [Am]  Vilif[C]y.    [Em]           [Dm]        [Am]Don't even[C]  try.  [G]
[Dm]      [Am]  Vilif[C]y.    [Em]           [Dm]        [Am]Don't even[C]  try.  [G]      [G]

[Em]    [G]     [C]     [Am]
[Em]    [G]     [C]     [Am]

You got [Em]su--[C]cker's [G]luck  [D/F#]
Have you [Em]gi--[C]ven [G]up?  [D/F#]

Does it [Am]feel like a [F]trial?  [C]          [G]
Does it [Am]trouble your [F]mind the way, [C]you trouble [G]mine.
Does it [Am]feel like a [F]trial?  [C]          [G]
Did you [Am]fall far for the [F]same empti[C]nesses a[G]gain? [G]

[Dm]      [Am]  Vilif[C]y.    [Em]           [Dm]        [Am]Don't even[C]  try.  [G]
[Dm]      [Am]  Vilif[C]y.    [Em]           [Dm]        [Am]Don't even[C]  try.  [G]      [G]

[Dm]      [Am]  Vilif[C]y.    [Em]           [Dm]        [Am]Don't even[C]  try.  [G]
[Dm]      [Am]  Vilif[C]y.    [Em]           [Dm]        [Am]Don't even[C]  try.  [G]      [G]          [G]              [G]
[Em]

{sot}Piano Riff for Intro/Verse:
E------------7--------------------|
B----------------10-8-------------|
G---9------9---9------9-7-9-------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|{eot}

And that’s it! Please rate, comment and correct me!

Cheers...

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