Artist: Dirty Projectors
Album: Bitte Orca
Song: Two Doves
Tabbed by: Kris Ellestad
Site: knilstad.blogspot.com
This is a fairly simple song that requires basic fingerpicking
technique, i.e. thumb and forefinger, however independence of
each finger on the right hand makes it more fluid.
I've nearly written out the entire song note-for-note, though
it's really the same material repeated with slight variations.
When in doubt, refer back to the recording!
LEGEND:
| s slide
| h hammer-on
Standard tuning
Capo on 6th fret
INTRO:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1-----|
B|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|---3-------------|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0-------0-------|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|
e|-0---------0-----|-1---------1-----|-----------3-----|-----------8---7-|
B|-------0-------0-|---0---0---------|------1--------1-|-----------------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|----0--------0---|-------5-----5---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7---0-------|
A|-----------------|-------------0---|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------0-------|
B|-1---------1-----|---0-------0-----|----------------|---------------3-1-|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|----------5-----|---5---------5-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|------3-------3-|-------3-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----5-------5---|-----5-------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-5------5-------|-5-------5---------|
e|-0---------0-----|-------------------|-------------0-----|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|---1---------1-----|-----1-----------1-|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-------0---------0-|---------0---------|---0-------------|
D|---------2-------|-----2---------2---|-------2-------2---|-2-----2---------|
A|-0---------------|-2-------0h2-------|-0h2---------------|-----2-----2---2-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-------|---------0---0---|
VERSE 1/3: ("Geranium kisser..."/"Your hair is like an eagle...")
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1-----|
B|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|---3-------------|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0-------0-------|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|
"Ge - ra - ni- um ..."
e|-0---------0-----|---1-------1-----|-----------3-----|-----------8---7-|
B|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|------1--------1-|-2s6---5---------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|----0--------0---|-----5-------5---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
A|-----------------|-------------0---|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------0-------|
B|-1---------1-----|---0-------0-----|------------------|---------------3-1-|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|------------5-----|---5---------5-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0---3-------|--------3-------3-|-------3-----------|
A|-----------------|-------------2---|------5-------5---|-----5-------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3s5------5-------|-5-------5---------|
e|-0---------0-----|-------------------|-------------0-----|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|---1---------1-----|-----1-----------1-|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-------0---------0-|---------0---------|---0-------------|
D|---------2-------|-----2---------2---|-------2-------2---|-2-----2---------|
A|-0---------------|-2-------0h2-------|-0h2---------------|-----2-----2---2-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-------|---------0---0---|
VERSE 2/4: ("Kiss me with your mouth open..."/"All day up in the valley")
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1-----|
B|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|---3-------------|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0-------0-------|
E|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|
"Kiss - me - with - your..."
e|-0---------0-----|---1-------1-----|-----------3-----|-----------8---7-|
B|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|------1--------1-|-2s6---5---------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0-|----0--------0---|-----5-------5---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
A|-----------------|-------------0---|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------0-------|
B|-1---------1-----|---0-------0-----|------------------|---------------3-1-|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|------------7-----|---5---------5-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0---3-------|--------5-------5-|-------3-----------|
A|-----------------|-------------2---|------7-------7---|-----5-------------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3s7------7-------|-5-------5---------|
e|-0---------0-----|-------------------|-------------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|---1---------1-----|-----1-----------1-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-------0---------0-|---------0---------|---0-------------|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|-----2---------2---|-------2-------2---|-2-----2---------|-----------------|
A|-0---------------|-2-------0h2-------|-0h2---------------|-----2-----2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-------|---------0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
CHORUS:
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------6-----|---1---------1-----|
G|-------4-------4-|-------2---------2-| X2
D|-----5-------5---|-----3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------0h1-------|
"Call on me..."
e|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------6-----|---1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|
G|-------4-------4-|-------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|
D|-----5-------5---|-----3---------3---|-------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|---------0h1-------|-0h1-------0h1-------|-0h1-------0h1-------|
"Call on me - ee - ee - ...."
e|-----------------|
B|-----------1-----|
G|-------0-------0-| X2 and then back to "VERSE 1"
D|-----2-------2---|
A|-3---------------|
E|---------3-------|
The final verse is the same as "VERSE 1/3" up until:
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|-1---------1-----|---0-------0-----|------------------|-----------------|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0---3-------|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|
A|-----------------|-------------2---|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|
E|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|
"mind like stone." ***: "Please don't defend a silver
e|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|
D|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|
A|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|
E|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|
li - - - ning.." "Around the halo..."
e|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|
D|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|
A|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|
E|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|
"Already shining" "When all the planets are a-.."
e|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------0-------|
B|------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------3-1-|
G|------------7-----|---5-------5-----|------------7-----|---5---------5-----|
D|--------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------5-------5-|-------3-----------|
A|------7-------7---|-----5-------5---|------7-------7---|-----5-------------|
E|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5-------|-5s7------7-------|-5-------5---------|
"-li - g - ning" "For an afternoon that's never
e|-0---------0-----|-------------------|-------------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|---1---------1-----|-----1-----------1-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-------0---------0-|---------0---------|---0-------------|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|-----2---------2---|-------2-------2---|-2-----2---------|-----------------|
A|-0---------------|-2-------0h2-------|-0h2---------------|-----2-----2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------0-------|---------0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
en - - - - - ding"
FINAL CHORUS:
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------6-----|---1---------1-----|
G|-------4-------4-|-------2---------2-| X2
D|-----5-------5---|-----3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------0h1-------|
"Call on me..."
e|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------6-----|---1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|
G|-------4-------4-|-------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|
D|-----5-------5---|-----3---------3---|-------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|---------0h1-------|-0h1-------0h1-------|-0h1-------0h1-------|
"Call on me - ee - ee - ...."
SLOWLY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0~~~------||
B|-----1---------1-----|-----1---------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-0~~~------||
G|---------2---------2-|---------2---------2-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-0~~~------||
D|-------3---------3---|-------3---------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-2~~~------||
A|---------------------|---------------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3~~~------||
E|-0h1-------0h1-------|-0h1-------0h1-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------||
Geranium kisser
Skin like silk and face like glass
Don't confront me with my failures
Kiss me with your mouth open
For your love, better than wine
For your cologne is really fragrant
Call on me, call on me, call on me
Your hair is like an eagle
Your two eyes are like two doves
But our bed is like a failure
All day up in the family
At the waning of the light
To the chamber that conceived me
Call on me, call on me, call on me
Geranium killer
Throat of soil of and mind like stone
Please don't defend a silver lining
Around the halo of what is already shining
When all the planets are aligning
For an afternoon that's never ending
Call on me, call on me, call on me
#----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-----------------------------#
# This represents the author's own work and interpretation of the #
# song. To be used only for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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