HALIGH, HALIGH, A LIE, HALIGH
As recorded by Bright Eyes
(From the 2000 Album FEVERS AND MIRRORS)
Words by Connor Oberst
Music by Bright Eyes
Transcribed by Cameron Raines
G A F#m D
3 2 0 0 3 3 x 0 2 2 2 0 2 4 4 2 2 2 x x 0 2 3 2
Bm Dmaj7
x 2 4 4 3 2 x x 0 2 2 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Slide'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Slide 2'
Intro
Q=120(8=s8)
F#m Dmaj7 A Bm
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q Q E Q Q. E E E E
| 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| o 2 | 2 | 3p 2 3 | 3 o |
| 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 4 | 0 0 | | 4 0 |
| o | | 0 | 2 2 2h4 o |
| | | | |
Verse
F#m Dmaj7 A Bm
|-3-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E 4x
| 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| o 2 | 2 | 3 2 | 3 o |
| 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 4 |
| 4 4 | 0 0 | 2 | 4 0 |
| o | | 0 | 2 2 2h4 o |
| | | | |
F#m Dmaj7 A Bm
|-3-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E
| 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 2 | 3 |
| 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 4 |
| 4 4 | 0 0 | 2 | 4 0 |
| | | 0 | 2 2 2h4 |
| | | | |
|
| Gtr II
| Q H. +W W W
F#m Dmaj7 A Bm
|-3-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E
| 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 2 | 3 |
| 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 4 |
| 4 4 | 0 0 | 2 | 4 0 |
| | | 0 | 2 2 2h4 |
| | | | |
|
| +W W +W H H
F#m Dmaj7
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
|
| Q H. W
|
| Gtr III
| Q Q +Q Q E H..
A Bm
|---3----|
Q E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E
| | 2 |
| 3 2 | 3 |
| 2 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 0 |
| 0 | 2 2 2h4 |
| | |
|
| W Q. H +E
|
| W W
F#m Dmaj7 A N.C.
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E W
| 2 | 2 | | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 2 | |
| 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 0 |
| 4 4 | 0 0 | 2 | |
| | | 0 | |
| | | | |
|
| W E H.. W W
|
| W E H.. W W
Chorus
G5 Bm
<
Q Q Q Q Q E Q E E E
| 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 | o 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| | o 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| | |
|
| Q Q Q E E +W
A
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| | |
|
| +H H W
G
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
|
| +H Q E E +W
A
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
|
| H Q E E +W
| 10S12 | (12) |
| 12 10S12 | (12) |
| 12 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Bridge
Bm
|-3-|
Q E Q E E E Q H. +H +E E E E E
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | (2) (2) |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 o | 3 | (3) (3) |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 | (4) (4) |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 | (4) (4) 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 o | 2 | (2) (2) 2 2h4 |
| | | |
|
| >
| E Q. Q E E Q H. +W
| | | |
| 15S14 o | 12 | (12) |
| 14 9S11 | 11 | (11) |
| | | |
| o | | |
| | | |
Verse
F#m Dmaj7 A Bm
|-3-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E 4x
| 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| o 2 | 2 | 3 2 | 3 o |
| 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 4 |
| 4 4 | 0 0 | 2 | 4 0 |
| o | | 0 | 2 2 2h4 o |
| | | | |
F#m Dmaj7
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
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| Gtr II
| Q H. E Q H +E
|
| Gtr III
| Q H. E Q H +E
A Bm
|-3-|
Q E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E
| | 2 |
| 3 2 | 3 |
| 2 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 0 |
| 0 | 2 2 2h4 |
| | |
|
| W W
|
| W Q. Q. Q
F#m Dmaj7 A Bm
|-3-|
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E
| 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 2 | 3 |
| 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 4 |
| 4 4 | 0 0 | 2 | 4 0 |
| | | 0 | 2 2 2h4 |
| | | | |
|
| W W W W
|
| W W W W
F#m Dmaj7
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
|
| Q H. W
|
| Q Q +Q Q E H..
A Bm
|---3----|
Q E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E
| | 2 |
| 3 2 | 3 |
| 2 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 0 |
| 0 | 2 2 2h4 |
| | |
|
| W Q. H +E
|
| W W
F#m Dmaj7
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
|
| W Q. H +E
|
| W Q. H +E
A G
<
Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
| | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 3 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 | |
| | |
|
| W W
|
| W Q Q Q Q
Chorus
Bm
E E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | o 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | o 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
|
| H. E E +W
A
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| | |
|
| +H H W
G
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
|
| +H Q E E +W
A
Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
|
| H Q E E +W
| 10S12 | (12) |
| 12 10S12 | (12) |
| 12 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
Breakdown
F#m
Q E Q E E E 4x q q E E E E
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 o | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 4 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 o | 4 4 4 4 4 0 |
| | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
|
| E Q. Q E E 4x q q q q
| | |
| 15S14 o | 10 10 10 10\ |
| 14 9S11 | |
| | |
| o | |
| | |
|
| Gtr II
| W 4x q q q q
G A
q q E E E E q q E E E E
| 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 0 | |
|
| q q q q q q q q
|
| q q q q q q q q
D F#m
q q E E Q q q E E E E
| 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 0 |
| | 4 4 4 4 4 0 |
| | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
|
| Q. E H Q. Q Q.
|
| ~~
| W W
G A
q q E E E E q q E E E E
| 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 0 | |
|
| Q. H +E H H
|
| W Q. H +E
F#m G A
q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| | 2 2 2 2 2 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 0 | |
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| H H q q q q q q q q q q q q
| | | | |
| 5 | 10 10 10 10\ | 3 3 3 3\ | 5 5 5 5\ |
| 6 | | | |
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| W q q q q q q q q q q q q
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | 7 7 7 7\ | 4 4 4 4\ | 2 2 2 2\ |
| 7 | | | |
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Outro
D F#m G A
q q E E Q Q H. Q H. H H
| 2 2 2 2 2 | | | |
| 3 3 3 3 3 | ^2 | ^3 | 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 | ^2 | ^0 | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | ^4 | ^0 | 2 |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|
| Q. E H Q H. Q H. W
|
| ~~
| W Q H. Q H. W
Bm Bm Bm
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H.. E Q E E E E E Q Q. E E E E Q Q. E E E E Q
| | | 2 | 2 * |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 * |
| | 4 | 4 | 4 * |
| | 4 0 | 4 0 | 4 0 * |
| x | 2 2 2 4 2 | 2 2 2 4 2 | 2 2 2 4 2 * |
| | | | * |
|
| +W W W W
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| +W W W W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
<e .="">
= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths