Ocean Breathes Salty

On: Tiny Cities

Open D Tuning (DADF#AD)

(If you want to play along with the recording, tune everything down a half-step to an open C# chord)

The song is played in basic Travis-pick style with lots of little variations.



Here is the intro, which is slightly different from the basic pattern of the verses:


D	|-------------|---0-------------|--------------|--0-------------|
A 	|------0------|----------4------|-----0--------|--------0-------|
F#	|---------0---|-------3-----3---|---------0----|----0------0----|
D 	|----2-----2--|--------2-----2--|---5-------0--|------0-------0-|
A 	|-------------|-----0-----0-----|--------------|----------------|
D 	|--0----0-----|-----------------|--5---5-------|---0-----0------|


	|-0---------------|-0-------------|--------------|-4-------0-----|
	|---------4-------|--------2--0---|------0-------|---------------|
	|-----3-------3---|----3----------|----------0---|-----0------0--|
	|-------2----- -2-|------2--------|---5--------5-|-------5-----5-|
	|---0-------0-----|---0-----0---0-|--------------|---------------|
	|-----------------|---------------|-5-----5------|--5-------5----|


Here is the pattern for the verses-
only the first and third measures in the first line are different.
The second line is the same.


D	|-0----------------|-0-----------|-0--------------|-0-------------|
A 	|---------0--------|--------4----|---------0------|-------0-------|
F#	|-----0-------0----|-----3----3--|----0-------0---|---0------0----|
D 	|-------0--------0-|------2----2-|------5-------5-|-----0-------0-|
A 	|------------------|---0-----0---|----------------|---------------|
D 	|---0-------0------|-------------|---5-------5----|--0-----0------|


In the section that says, “That is that and this is this, you tell me what you want, and I”ll tell you what you get,”
the first two measures are the same, but in the third measure, the pattern is this:


	|-0---------------|0-----------------|--------------|--------------|
	|---------0-------|---------0--------|--------------|--------------|
	|-----1-------1---|----0---------0---|--------------|--------------|
	|-------0---------|------5---------5-|--------------|--------------|
	|-----------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
	|---2-------2---4-|-5--------5-------|--------------|--------------|

	Tell me what you want, tell you what you get


Then, on the line that begins, “You get away from me,” the pattern returns to normal again.


In the sections that begins, “That is that, and this is this, you tell me what you saw and I’ll tell you what you missed,”
the pattern is the same as for the first “That is that” section, but it changes when you get to
“time and life shook hands and said goodbye.”
The pattern for the rest of the section is like this:


	|-0----------------|--------------|--0----------------|-----------|
	|---------0--------|--------------|-----------0-------|-----------|
	|-----3-------3----|--------------|------0-------0----|-----------|
	|-------2-------2--|--REPEAT------|--------5-------5--|--REPEAT---|
	|---0-------0------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
	|------------------|--------------|----5--------5-----|-----------|


	Time and Life        shook hands       goodbye


	|-0----------------|--------------|--0----------------|-----------|
	|---------0--------|--------------|----------0--------|-----------|
	|-----3-------3----|--------------|------1-------1----|-----------|
	|-------0--------0-|--REPEAT------|--------0-------0--|--REPEAT---|
	|---4-------4------|--------------|----2-------2------|-----------|
	|------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|

  
	Folded on           itself      and said goodluck


	|-0--------------|----------------|-0-----------------|-----------|
	|---------0------|----------------|----------0--------|-----------|
	|-----3------3---|----------------|-----0-------0-----|-----------|
	|-------4------4-|--REPEAT--------|-------5-------5---|--REPEAT---|
	|---0------0-----|----------------|-------------------|-----------|
	|----------------|----------------|---5-------5-------|-----------|

	
	Heaven and hell                    are really there


	|-0--------------|----------------|-0-----------------|-----------|
	|---------0------|----------------|---------0---------|-----------|
	|-----3------3---|----------------|----0-------0------|-----------|
	|-------4------4-|--REPEAT--------|--------------5----|--REPEAt---|
	|----------------|----------------|------0------------|-----------|
	|---4------4-----|----------------|--5-------5--------|-----------|


	I wouldn't hold my breath


	You wasted life, why wouldn’t you waste death. (Chord changes on the word “death.”)
	Repeat entire previous line TWICE


	|-0---------------|-0----------------|--------------0-|------------|
	|---------0-------|----------0-------|-----0----------|-----0------|
	|-----3-------3---|-----3--------3---|---------0------|--------0---|
	|-------4-------4-|-------4--------4-|---2-------2----|---2------2-|
	|-----------------|----0-------------|----------------|------------|
	|---0-------0-----|------------5-----|-0-----0--------|-0----0-----|
	
	
	You wasted life     wouldn't           death            you wasted


	|-0---------------|-0------------|-0--------------|-------0--------|
	|---------4-------|-------0------|-------0--------|-------0--------|
	|-----3-------3---|----3-----3---|----0------0----|-------3--------|
	|-------2-------2-|-----2-----2--|-----5------5---|-------2--------|
	|---0-------0-----|---0----0-----|----------------|-------0--------|
	|-----------------|--------------|--5------5------|-------0--------|


	life		    wouldn't       death              (final chord)	







Tab by William Frey (israelhands56@yahoo.com)
I would welcome any comments or suggestions.