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Guitar Tab for An Island by Owen

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G
C
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C
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An Island - Owen

Found on:
Live at The Lexington(2021-11-17)
Colossal / Owen(2016-09-16)
The King of Whys(2016-07-29)
Tuning: CGCGCD from low to high (C Modal).
Capo: 3rd fret.

Note that when Mike Kinsella plays the song live, he tunes his guitar to C#G#C#G#C#D#
and places the capo on the 2nd fret. However, I recommend tuning a half-step down to
CGCGCD and placing the capo on the 3rd fret to avoid having to tune the 3rd string up
a half-step and the 2nd up a whole step.

I have tried to make the tab consistent with the timing of the song. The song is played
in 4/4. A space of two dashes (--) between notes indicates an eighth note. I left two
dashes at beginning and end of each bar to make the tab easier to read. You'll have to
listen to the song to get the timing exact, however.

Fret numbers are relative to the capo.

[Intro/Verse]

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0----------------------|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------9-------------------|--------9-----------0-------|
C|--0-----------0-----0-------|--11----------11------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0-----------------0----|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------10------------------|--------9-----9-----0-------|
C|--9-----------9-----9-------|--7-------------------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|-----------------------4----|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------(0)---|
C|-----0-----------0-----0----|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------5-----------5-------|--------5-----------5-------|
C|-0h5----------5-------------|--5-----------5-------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------| [x6]
C|-----0-----------0-----0----|-----0-----------0-----0----| 
G|--------5-----------5-------|--------5-----------5-------|
C|--5-----------5-------------|--5-----------5-------------|

[Pre-chorus]

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0----------------------|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------9-------------------|--------9-----------0-------|
C|--0-----------0-----0-------|--11----------11------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0-----------------0----|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------10------------------|--------9-----9-----0-------|
C|--9-----------9-----9-------|--7-------------------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|-----------------------4----|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0-----------0-----0----|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------5-----------5-------|--------5-----------5-------|
C|-0h5----------5-------------|--5-----------5-------------|

D|-----------0----------------|
C|-----------------------0----|
G|----------------------------|
C|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------5-----------5-------|
C|--5-----------5-------------|

[Chorus]

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|-----------------------4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0--------0----------|-----------0-----------0----|
C|--4h-5-----0h-5-------------|--------------------4-------|
G|--2-------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0--------5----|
C|--------0----------0---4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0---------0---------|-----------0--------4-------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------5-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0----------0---4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0---------0---------|-----------0-----------0----|
C|-----------------0----------|--------------------4-------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|--------3--------0----------|
C|--------0--------------4----|-----------4--------0-------|
G|--------0-------------------|--------------0-------------|
C|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|-----4----------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|
C|--------0-------------------|
G|--------0--------------9----|
C|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|

[Verse]

The chorus segues directly back into the intro/verse guitar part.
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0----------------------|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------9-------------------|--------9-----------0-------|
C|--0-----------0-----0-------|--11----------11------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|------------0---------------|
C|-----0-----------------0----|-----0---(0)-----0----------|
G|--------10------------------|--------9-----9-----0-------|
C|--9-----------9-----9-------|--7-------------------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|-----------------------4----|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0-----------0-----0----|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------5-----------5-------|--------5-----------5-------|
C|-0h5----------5-------------|--5-----------5-------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------| [x2]
C|-----0-----------0-----0----|-----0-----------0-----0----| 
G|--------5-----------5-------|--------5-----------5-------|
C|--5-----------5-------------|--5-----------5-------------|

[Bridge]

D|----------------------------|-----------------0----------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0-----------9----|
C|-----0-----------------0----|-----0----------------------|
G|--------9-------------------|--------9-------------------|
C|--0-------------------------|--11------------------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------| [x4]
C|-----0-----------------0----|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------9-------------------|--------10----10------------|
C|--0-------------------------|--10----------------10\9----|

D|----------------------------|-----------------0----------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0-----------9----|
C|-----0-----------------0----|-----0----------------------|
G|--------9-------------------|--------9-------------------|
C|--0-------------------------|--11------------------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|-----------------------0----|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0-----------------0----|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------9-------------------|--------10----------10------|
C|--0-------------------------|--10----------10------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|----------------------------|
C|-----0-----------0----------|----------------------------|
G|--------10------------------|----------------------------|
C|--9-----------9------9\-7---|--0-------------------------|

[Chorus]

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0--------------4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0-------------------|-----------0-----------0----|
C|----------------------------|--------------------4-------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-/5-------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0--------5----|
C|--------0----------0---4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0---------0---------|-----------0--------4-------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|----------------------------|

D|--------------------5-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0----------0---4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0---------0---------|-----------0-----------0----|
C|-----------------0----------|--------------------4-------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0--------------4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0-------------------|-----------0-----------0----|
C|----------------------------|--------------------4-------|
G|--2-------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|--4-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0--------------4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0-------------------|-----------0-----------0----|
C|----------------------------|--------------------4-------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0--------5----|
C|--------0--------------4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0-------------------|-----------0--------4-------|
C|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------5-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0----------0---4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0---------0---------|-----------0-----------0----|
C|-----------------0----------|--------------------4-------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0--------------4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0-------------------|-----------0----------------|
C|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|--4-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0--------------4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0-------------------|-----------0-----------0----|
C|----------------------------|--------------------4-------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0--------5----|
C|--------0----------0---4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0---------0---------|-----------0--------4-------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|----------------------------|

D|--------------------5-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0----------0---4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0---------0---------|-----------0-----------0----|
C|-----------------0----------|--------------------4-------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|--0-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|-----3--------0-------------|
C|--------0--------------4----|--------4--------0----------|
G|--------0-------------------|-----------0----------------|
C|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|--4-------------------------|

D|--------------------0-------|
C|--------0-------------------|
G|--------0--------------9----|
C|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
C|--5-------------------------|

[Outro]

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0----------------------|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------9-------------------|--------9-----------0-------|
C|--0-----------0-----0-------|--11----------11------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-----------------0----------|----------------------------|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0-----------------0----|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------10------------------|--------9-----9-----0-------|
C|--9-----------9-----9-------|--7-------------------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|-----------------------4----|
G|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------|
C|-----0-----------0-----0----|-----0-----------0----------|
G|--------5-----------5-------|--------5-----------5-------|
C|-0h5----------5-------------|--5-----------5-------------|

D|-----------0----------------|----------------------------|
C|----------------------------|--0-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|--0-------------------------|
C|-----0----------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------5-----5/-7p0--------|----------------------------|
C|--5-----------5/-7p0--------|----------------------------|

CGCGCD Resources

More CGCGCD Resources

Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • -2
  • -2
  • 0
  • 1
  • -2
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