Andrew Bird - Plasticities Tab

This is my favorite song off the new album, “Armchair Apocrypha”.  Enjoy!

Intro/Verse (slight palm-mute) (pick each note singly)

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
                                                                             
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
   7  7  7  7  7     7  7  7  7  7     7  7  7  7  7                         
  
A
  5  5  5  5  5     5  5  5  5  5     8  8  8  8  8                          
  
E
 6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  8                        

Verse (piano riff) (watch the timing, it is tricky at first)

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
                                                                             
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
         7              7 8 7              2                                 
  
A
   5  8    8     5  8         8         3    3                               
  
E
 6             6                   1  5                                      

Verse (when Andrew sings, “Chin, chin”, play this)

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
                                                                             
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
          10 7                                                               
  
A
    5  8       10 8                                                          
  
E
  6                                                                          

Pre-Chorus

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
                                                                             
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
   5    8    5    8                                                          
  
A
   5    8    5    8                                                          
  
E
   3    6    3    6                                                          

Chorus

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
                                                                             
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
     10  7     10  7  5  10  7  5     5  7 7  7 8 7 5                        
  
A
                                    8                   8                    
  
E
  6          1                                                               

Post-Chorus

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
                                                                             
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
                                                                             
  
A
                                       8                                     
  
E
  6p5 6p5  6 5 3 1    8 8 8 10 12                                            

Post Chorus (second post-chorus, end with this fill)

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
                                                                             
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
                           8                                                 
  
A
                8  10 12    12 10 8                                          
  
E
  8 8 8 10 12                        12                                      

Bridge (part 1)

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
                                                                             
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
                                                                             
  
A
                                                                             
  
E
  6     1     8     13  12                                                   

Bridge (part 2)

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
                                                                             
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
     7  5      5  3                7   8 7                                   
  
A
                            7 8 10         10  8 7                           
  
E
  6          1         8                             10                      

Bridge (riff at the very end)

  
e
                                                                             
  
B
  9h10    10p8  6  8h10                                                      
  
G
                                                                             
  
D
                                                                             
  
A
                                                                             
  
E
                                                                             

Go back to the verse after the bridge.
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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