About Today by The National ===================== ARTIST: THE NATIONAL SONG: ABOUT TODAY ===================== This isn't exactly what's played on the record as I think there is more than one guitar, but it's what I play at home... I find myself adding in extra notes here and there to pad it out a little and make it sound a fuller, but this is the basics Listen to the song to get the rhythm and changes between the riffs... Riff 1 F Am Am G e -3-------0-------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------| B ------1-------1--|------1--1----1--|------1--1----1--|-0----0--0----0--| G ----2-------2----|----2-------2----|----2-------2----|----0-------0----| D -3-------3-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------| Riff 2 C C Em Em e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -1----1--1----1--|-1----1--1----1--|-0----0--0----0--|-0----0--0----0--| G ----2-------2----|----2-------2----|----0-------0----|----0-------0----| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---------2-------|---------2-------| E -----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| F F G G e -1-------3-------|-1-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------| B ------1-------1--|------1-------1--|-0----0--0----0--|-0----0--0----0--| G ----2-------2----|----2-------2----|----0-------0----|----0-------0----| D -3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| Today you were far away and I didn't ask you why What could I say I was far away You just walked away and I just watched you What could I say How close am I to losing you Tonight you just close your eyes and I just watch you slip away How close am I to losing you Hey, are you awake Yeah I'm right here Well can I ask you about today How close am I to losing you How close am I to losing www.TAB6.com