History Of Us

Hi, I reckon this is a fairly accurate transcription of History of 
Us. Unfortuneately, I've lent my copy of the tape to someone at the 
moment, so I can't be sure that the picking patterns in the solo 
and coda are exactly right, in fact they're probably wrong, but 
they're pretty close anyway. The picking pattern for the verses is 
slightly different each time round but I've only shown what happens 
the first time - perfectionists should refer to the tape and work the 
rest out themselves. 
If anybody knows something about this that I'm not aware of like 
funny tunings, feel free to correct it. 
Enjoy yourselves, 
            
      Paul Hutchinson. 
 
 History Of Us - Indigo Girls 
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Note the following unusual chord shapes. They come with practice. 
 
     Gmaj7            C11 
   +=========+    +=========+ 
   | | | | | |    | | | | | | 
   |(x)| | | x    | | x | | x 
   x | | | x |    | x | | x | 
 
   2(1)    4 3      2 1   4 3   (LH fingering) 
 
h=hammer on 
p=pull off 
/=slide 
 
Introduction: 
  Gmaj7                                 C11 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +       +   +   +   + 
+-2-------2-------+-2-------0---0h2h3-+-2-------2-------+ 
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------------|-----3-------3---| 
|-----0-------0---|-----0------0------|-----0-------0---| 
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-------|---0---0---0---0-| 
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-----------------| 
+-3-------3-------+-------------------+-3-------3-------+ 
 
  +   +   +   +    
+-2-------0---0h2h3-+ 
|-----3-------------| 
|-----0------0------| 
|---2---2---2-------| 
|-3-------3---------| 
+-------------------+ 
 
Verse:  (Play this twice each verse) 
  Gmaj7                                 C11 
NB- Play the note in brackets first time only 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +       +   +   +   +  
+(2)------2-------+-2-------0---0h2h3-+-2-------2-------+ 
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------------|-----3-------3---| 
|-----0-------0---|-----0------0------|-----0-------0---| 
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-------|---0---0---0---0-| 
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-----------------| 
+-3-------3-------+-------------------+-3-------3-------+ 
 
                    Am7     Bm7       C       F#7 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +  
+-2-------0-------+-----------------+-----------------+ 
|-----3-------3---|-----1-------3---|-----1-----------| 
|-----0-------0---|-------0-------2-|-------0---------| 
|---2---2---2---2-|---2-------4-----|---2-------2---2-| 
|-3-------3-------|-0-------2-------|-3-------4-------| 
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------2---+ 
 
  Bm      E7s E7    Am      D7s D7 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     
+-----------------+-----------3-2---+ 
|-----3-----0-----|-----1---------1-| 
|-----4-----2-1---|-----0-----------| 
|---4-----------0-|---2---2-0-------| 
|-2---------------|-0---------------| 
+---------0-------+-----------------+ 
 
Chorus: 
  Gsus    G         F/G               Cmaj7 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +  
+-----------------+---------1-------+-0-------0-------+ 
|-----1---0---0---|-----1---1---1---|-----0-------0---| 
|---0---0---0---0-|-2---2-------2---|-----------------| 
|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2-----| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------| 
+-3---------------+-3---------------+---------------3-+ 
 
  Cm7               Bm                E7sus   E7 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +  
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ 
|---------4-------|-3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---| 
|-----3-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2---1-------| 
|---5---5---5-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2---2-| 
|-3---------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------| 
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+ 
 
  Am7               D7s     D7 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +      
+-----------------+-----3---2---2---+ 
|-----1-------1---|---1---1---1---1-| 
|-----0-------0---|-----------------| 
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------| 
|-0-------0-------|-----------------| 
+-----------------+-----------------+ 
 
1st time: 
 
  Am7               D7s   D7           Em 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
+-----------------+-----3-2---------+-----------------+ 
|-----1-------1---|-----------1-----|-----------------| 
|-----0-------0---|---2-----2-----2-|-----0-----0-----| 
|---2---2---2---2-|-0-----------0---|-----4-2-------2-| 
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---2---------2---| 
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+ 
 
   Em 
  +   +   +   +     
+-----------------+ 
|-----------------| 
|-----0-----0-----| Go back to the verse 
|-----4-2-------2-|  
|---2---------2---| 
+-0---------------+ 
 
2nd time (Solo): 
 
  Am7               D7s   D7           Em 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
+-----------------+-----3---2-------+-----------------+ 
|-----1---1---1---|-----1---1-------|-----------0-----| 
|-----0---0---0---|---2-------------|-----0---0-----0-| 
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|-----4-2-----2---| 
|-0---------------|-----------------|---2-------------| 
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+ 
 
  NC (Em)                              Am               
  +       +       +   --3-- +      +   +   +   +     
+-----------------------------------+-------0---0---0-+ 
|-----------------------------------|-----1---1---1---| 
|-----------------------------------|-----2---2---2---| 
|---4/5---4-5/7---5---4h5p4-2---0---|---2-------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-0---------------| 
+-0---------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
               Am                D7s   D7 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
+-------0---0---0-+-----------------+-----3-2---------+ 
|-----3---3---3---|-----1-1-1-0---1-|-----------1-----| 
|-----4---4---4---|-----2-2-2---2-0-|---2-----2-----2-| 
|---4-------------|---2-------------|-0-----------0---| 
|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------| 
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ 
 
  Go back to the verse again 
 
3rd time (Coda): 
 
  Am7               D7s   D7           Em 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
+-----------------+-----3---2-------+-----------------+ 
|-----1---1---1---|-----1---1-------|-----------0-----| 
|-----0---0---0---|---2-------------|-----0---0-----0-| 
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|-----4-2-----2---| 
|-0---------------|-----------------|---2-------------| 
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+ 
 
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +    
+-----------------+-----------------+-0------+ 
|-----------0-----|-----------0---0-|--------| 
|-----0---0-----0-|-----0---0-------|--------| 
|-----4-2-----2---|-----4-2-----2---|-2------| 
|---2-------------|---2-------------|--------| 
+-0---------------+-0---------------+--------|