Tab: "Children in Bloom" Counting Crows Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur (mmazur@wpi.edu) All guitars tuned down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Intro: Guitar 2 plays a Dsus2/A and sustains it with feedback Guitar 1 plays the part below: ||--------------------------------|-----------0-----0-----| ||------3-----3-----3\2--------2--|--0-----0-----------0--| ||*--2-----2-----2-------2--2-----|-----2--------2--------| ||*-------------------------------|-----------------------| ||--------------------------------|-----------------------| ||--------------------------------|-----------------------|
( First ending ) |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-----3-----3-----3\2--------2--|--0-----0--0-----0-----0---|| |--2-----2-----2-------2--2-----|-----2--------2-----2-----*|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------*|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|| ( Second ending ) |-----------------| |--0-----0--------| |-----2-----------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| Verse: (Guitar 1 just plays E-D, Guitar 2 doubles it, then picks through Dmaj7sus2 at the end) (Dmaj7sus2 = xx0220) E D Dmaj7sus2 Children in ... waiting for ... leave my ... she don't ... she is ... we are ... Chorus: Guitar 1 plays intro riff Bm A Esus4 I gotta ... I gotta ... I gotta ... It's ... I gotta ... All these ... waiting for ... bring me ... because i'm dying ... I gotta get ... I gotta ... I gotta ... It's melting ... I gotta ... Solo: (Guitar 1 plays E D, guitar 2 plays solo) |----------7-------------------------------------------| |--7----------7----------------------------------------| |--9b(11)--------(11)r9--9~~~--9~~~--9~~~--9h11--7~~~--| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---------7---------7---------0--| |--6b(7)-----6b(7)-----(7)r6--4--| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |--7b(9)r7--9b(10)r9--10~~~--|--10h12~~~--12~~~--12~~~--10h12--| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--12b(14)--12b(14)--12b(14)--(14)r12p10--| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--12----------12----------12----------12----------12----------| |--15b(17)~~~--15b(17)~~~--15b(17)~~~--15b(17)~~~--15b(17)~~~--| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--14-------14-------14-------19p14----------|--17b(19)--------| |--17b(19)--17b(19)--17b(19)---------17--15--|-----------------| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------------|-----------------| Bass interlude, both guitars tacet eight measures Guitar 1 plays E D as usual, guitar 2 plays the part below: Where's the ... The fairground's ... Nicole's my ... but the ... Guitar 2's part over third verse: (Begins just before the verse) |--------|------------------------| |--------|--9--10--9--9--10p9--9--| |--------|--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--| |--------|------------------------| |--x--x--|------------------------| |--------|------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--10h12--12--12--12p10--10--10p9--9--|--9h10--10--10--10p9--9h10--| |--9------9---9---9--9---9---9--9--9--|--9-9---9---9---9--9--9-9---| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|--7--7--------| |--5/7--7--7--7\5--5--5--5h7--|--9--9--------| |--7/9--9--9--9\7--7--7--7----|--9--9--------| |-----------------------------|--------------| |-----------------------------|--------------| |-----------------------------|--------------| |----------10------------------|--7--7-----| |------------------------------|--9--9-----| |--9b(11)------9b(11)--(11)r9--|--9--9-----| |------------------------------|-----------| |------------------------------|-----------| |------------------------------|-----------| |--7\5-----------------|----| |--9\7-----------------|----| |--9\7-----7b(9)r7-----|----| |-------------------7--|/9--| |----------------------|----| |----------------------|----| I gotta ... I gotta ... I gotta ... It's melting ... I gotta ... Guitar 1 plays Bm A E until end * (Guitar 2 begins the outro solo here) Home, home, home... I can't ... Guitar 2 plays this, starting where marked: |--------------------------|----------0------------------| |--------3-----------------|-------------0-------0-------| |-----------4--------2-----|-----------------------------| |-----4-----------2-----2--|-------6--------6h7-----6\2--| |--2-----------4-----------|--4/7------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------3-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------4--------2-----|----------9-------9--7h9--| |-----4-----------2-----2--|-------6--9--6/7--9--7h9--| |--2-----------4-----------|--4/7---------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |------7-------------5--------|----7-------------5\---0--| |---------7-------------5-----|-------9------------0-----| |--/7--------7--7\6--------6--|/9--------9---/7----------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |--10-------------5--------|-------7--------7-----| |------10------------5-----|----------9--------9--| |----------11--6--------6--|--6/9--------9--------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |--9b(10)--9b(10)--9b(10)--9--7\5h|--7~~~--7~~~--7p5~~~--5p3~~~--| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--4--4/6--6--6/7--7/9--9--|--9--9/11--11--11\9--9/11--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |--11/13--13\11--11--11/13--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--13/14--14\13--13/14--14/16--16\14--14/16--16--| *This measure and |------------------------------------------------| the next are |------------------------------------------------| tremlo picked |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------ |--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16 |------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------ |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16--| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--19b(22)--19--17--19b(22)r19--17--19--17--19~~~--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--19p17--17p15--15--15p14--14\12--12h14--| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------14-----------16-----------17---------------| |--14b(16)------14b(16)------14b(16)------14b(16)--14--| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |---------------|-----------10---------------------------------| |--14~~~--14~~~\|--10b(12)------(12)r10p8--10b(12)r10p8-----8--| |---------------|----------------------------------------9-----| |---------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------|----------------------------------------------| |---------------|----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--9p7-----7~~~--9p7-----7~~~--7p9--7-----7--| |-------9-------------9----------------9-----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--9--7------------------7-------------| |--------9--8--7\5--7/9-----9\7--5-----| |-----------------------------------7--| |--------------------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------10b(12)r10---------|--10b(12)--| |----------------7/9--11--------------11--9--|-----------| |----------7--9------------------------------|-----------| |--5--7/9------------------------------------|-----------| |--------------------------------------------|-----------|
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