Take Me To Church - Hozier
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
TAKE ME TO CHURCH
As recorded by Hozier
(From the 2014 Album HOZIER)
Words and Music by Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Andrew Hozier-Byrne - Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Andrew Hozier-Byrne - Electric Guitar w/ light distortion'

[1st Verse]
Q=66(16=s16)
Em Am Em Am G Am Em Am Em Am
3/4
Gtr I (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
H Q H Q H Q H Q H Q
e|-0----0--|-0----0--|-3----0--|-0----0--|-0----0--|
B|-0----1--|-0----1--|-0----1--|-0----1--|-0----1--|
G|-0----2--|-0----2--|-0----2--|-0----2--|-0----2--|
D|-2----2--|-2----2--|-0----2--|-2----2--|-2----2--|
A|-2----0--|-2----0--|-2----0--|-2----0--|-2----0--|
E|-0-------|-0-------|-3-------|-0-------|-0-------|

Em Am G Am Em Am D5/A C/G
4/4
H Q H Q H Q H H
e|-0----0--|-3----0--|-0----0--|-----------||
B|-0----1--|-0----1--|-0----1--|-3----1----||
G|-0----2--|-0----2--|-0----2--|-2----0----||
D|-2----2--|-0----2--|-2----2--|-0----2----||
A|-2----0--|-2----0--|-2----0--|-0----3----||
E|-0-------|-3-------|-0-------|------3----||

[2nd Verse]
Em Am Em Am G Am
3/4
H Q H Q H Q
e|-0----0--|-0----0--|-3----0--|
B|-0----1--|-0----1--|-0----1--|
G|-0----2--|-0----2--|-0----2--|
D|-2----2--|-2----2--|-0----2--|
A|-2----0--|-2----0--|-2----0--|
E|-0-------|-0-------|-3-------|

Em Am D5/A C/G
4/4
H Q H H W
e|-0----0--|-----------|------||
B|-0----1--|-3----1----|-1----||
G|-0----2--|-2----0----|-0----||
D|-2----2--|-0----2----|-2----||
A|-2----0--|-0----3----|-3----||
E|-0-------|------3----|-3----||

[Pre-Chorus]
G C G Cm G Cm
3/4
H Q H Q H Q
e|-3----0--|-3----3--|-3----3--|
B|-0----1--|-0----4--|-0----4--|
G|-0----0--|-0----5--|-0----5--|
D|-0----2--|-0----5--|-0----5--|
A|-2----3--|-2----3--|-2----3--|
E|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|

[Chorus]
$
$$
G Em B G Am
4/4
H S E. S E. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
e|-3--------------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
B|-3--------------||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
G|-4--------------||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5--------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5--------------||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3----3-2--2-1--||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
| H S E. S E. W W H H
e|----------------||--0---------------|-7---------------|-3-------5-------|
B|----------------||o-0---------------|-7---------------|-3-------5-------|
G|----------------||--0---------------|-8---------------|-4-------5-------|
D|----------------||--2---------------|-9---------------|-5-------7-------|
A|----------------||o-2---------------|-9---------------|-5-------7-------|
E|------3-2--2-1--||--0---------------|-7---------------|-3-------5-------|

[3rd Verse]
To Coda
To Coda
Em Em Am Em Am
3/4
e e e e S E. S E. H Q H Q
e|---------------------||-||--0----0--|-0----0--|
B|-5-5-5-5------------o||-||o-0----1--|-0----1--|
G|-4-4-4-4-------------||-||--0----2--|-0----2--|
D|-5-5-5-5-------------||-||--2----2--|-2----2--|
A|--------------------o||-||o-2----0--|-2----0--|
E|---------5-3--3-2----||-||--0-------|-0-------|
|
| H S E. S E. H Q H Q
e|-0-------------------||-||----------|---------|
B|-0------------------o||-||o---------|---------|
G|-0-------------------||-||----------|---------|
D|-2-------------------||-||----------|---------|
A|-2------------------o||-||o---------|---------|
E|-0-------5-3--3-2----||-||--0----5--|-0----5--|

D.S. al Coda
G Am Em Am D5/A C/G C/G
4/4
H Q H Q H H H S E. S E.
e|-3----0--|-0----0--|-------------||--------------------||
B|-0----1--|-0----1--|--3----1----o||-1------------------||
G|-0----2--|-0----2--|--2----0-----||-0------------------||
D|-0----2--|-2----2--|--0----2-----||-2------------------||
A|-2----0--|-2----0--|--0----3----o||-3------------------||
E|-3-------|-0-------|-------3-----||-3----3-2--(2)-(1)--||
|
| H Q H Q H H H S E. S E.
e|---------|---------|-------------||--------------------||
B|---------|---------|------------o||--------------------||
G|---------|---------|-------------||--------------------||
D|---------|---------|-------------||--------------------||
A|---------|---------|------------o||--------------------||
E|-3----5--|-0----5--|-10----8-----||-8----3-2--(2)-(1)--||

[Bridge]
&
C G B7/F# Em/G C G B7/F# Em/G
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|-0--0--3--3--|-2--2--0--0--|-0--0--3--3--|-2--2--0--0--|
B|-1--1--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|-1--1--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|
G|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--0--0--|
D|-2--2--0--0--|-1--1--2--2--|-2--2--0--0--|-1--1--2--2--|
A|-3--3--2--2--|-------2--2--|-3--3--2--2--|-------2--2--|
E|-------3--3--|-2--2--3--3--|-------3--3--|-2--2--3--3--|
|
| H H H Q Q H H H Q Q
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
E|-------3-----|-2-----3--0--|-------3-----|-2-----3--0--|

C G B7/F# Em/G C G B7/F#
2/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|-0--0--3--3--|-2--2--0--0--|-0--0--3--3--|-2------|
B|-1--1--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|-1--1--0--0--|-0------|
G|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|-2------|
D|-2--2--0--0--|-1--1--2--2--|-2--2--0--0--|-1------|
A|-3--3--2--2--|-------2--2--|-3--3--2--2--|--------|
E|-------3--3--|-2--2--3--3--|-------3--3--|-2------|
|
| H H H Q Q H H H
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------|
A|-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------|--------|
E|-------3-----|-2-----3--0--|-------3-----|-2------|

[Pre-Chorus]
Em Cmaj7
4/4 3/4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e H Q
e|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-||-3----0--|
B|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-||-0----1--|
G|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-||-0----0--|
D|------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||-0----2--|
A|------------------|-------------------------||-2----3--|
E|------------------|-------------------------||-3-------|
|
| H H Q Q H W
e|------------------|-------------------------||---------|
B|------------------|-------------------------||---------|
G|------------------|-------------------------||---------|
D|------------------|-------------------------||---------|
A|------------------|-------------------------||---------|
E|-0-------10-------|--8-----8----------------||---------|

[Outro]
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
G Cm G Cm Em
4/4
H Q H Q H S S E S S E W +W
e|-3----3--|-3----3--|-3-----------------||-7--------|-(7)----*|
B|-0----4--|-0----4--|-3-----------------||-8--------|-(8)----*|
G|-0----5--|-0----5--|-4-----------------||-9--------|-(9)----*|
D|-0----5--|-0----5--|-5-----------------||-9--------|-(9)----*|
A|-2----3--|-2----3--|-5-----------------||-7--------|-(7)----*|
E|-3-------|-3-------|-3----3-2---2-1----||-0--------|-(0)----*|
|
| W W H S S E S S E W +W
e|---------|---------|-------------------||----------|--------*|
B|---------|---------|-------------------||----------|--------*|
G|---------|---------|-------------------||----------|--------*|
D|---------|---------|-------------------||----------|--------*|
A|---------|---------|-------------------||----------|--------*|
E|---------|---------|------3-2---2-1----||-0--------|-(0)----*|


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

Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is my first tab so tips are welcome.

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----------------------------0-0-3p0---------------------------0-0-----------------------------|
G|----2-2-0-2-----0-0-----0-2-0-----------2p0-2-0---0-0-----0-2-0-------2p0-2p0-2-0---0-0-----0-2-0-|
D|------------2-------0h2-------------------------------0h2-------------------------------0h2-------|
A|----------0---------------0-----------------0---------------0-----------------0---------------0---|
E|0-------------0---------------3-----------------0---------------0-----------------0---------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-3p0---------------------------------------------------0-0-----------------------------|
G|----------2p0-2-0---0-0-----0-2-0---2-2-2-0---0h2-2-2-0-0-------2p0-2p0-2-0---0-0-----0-2-0-|
D|------------------------0h2-------0-----------------------------------------------0h2-------|
A|--------------0---------------0-------------3---------------------------0---------------0---|
E|3-----------------0---------------------------------------0-----------------0---------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0----------|
B|--0-0-3p0----------------------------------------------------------------------0-----1---3p1-0----|
G|----------2p0-2-0---0-0-----0-2-0---2-2-2-0---0h2-2-2-0-0---2-2-2p0-0------0h2-0-----0-------0----|
D|------------------------0h2-------0------------------------------------0h2-----0-----2-------0----|
A|--------------0---------------0-------------3-------------3--------------------------3------------|
E|3-----------------0------------------------------------------------------------3-------------3----|


e|-----------------------------3-2-0-0--0-----0---0-----2-3-2-2--2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-------3-7---0-|
B|1h3-3p1--0----0h1-1p0-0------0----------0-0---3---0-0-------0------------0-------------0---3-3g5-----3---|
G|0--------0----0-------0------0------------------------------2------------2-------------0-----------------|
D|2--------0----2-------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-------------3---------------------------------------------2------------2-------------------------------|
E|---------3------------3------3-----0----0-------0--------------------------------------3-----------3-----|


e|--3-3-0-----0-3-3----3-2-0-0--0-----0---0-----2-3-2-2--2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-------3-7---0-|
B|3-------3-3----------0----------0-0---3---0-0-------0------------0-------------0---3-3g5-----3---|
G|---------------------0------------------------------2------------2-------------0-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------2------------2-------------------------------|
E|----3----------------3-----0----0-------0--------------------------------------3-----------3-----|


e|--3-3-0-----0-3-3--3-2-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------3-3-------------------0-0-----------------------------0-0-3p0-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2p0-2p0-2-0---0-0-----2-0-----------2p0-2-0---0-0-----0-2-0-|
D|------------------------------------------2---------0h2-2-----------------2---------0h2---2---|
A|------------------------------------------0-------------0-----------------0---------------0---|
E|----3-----------------------0-----------------0-------------3-----------------0---------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------0-0-------------------------------0-0-3p0-----------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-0---0h2-2-2p0-0-------2p0-2p0-2-0---0-0-----0-2-0-----------2p0-2-0---0-0-----0-2-0---2-2-2-0-|
D|0-------------------------------------2---------0h2---------------------2---------0h2-------0---------|
A|----------3---------------------------0---------------0-----------------0---------------0-------------|
E|------------------------0-----------------0---------------3-----------------0-------------------------|


e|----------------0-0-0---0--3-2-0-0--0-----0---0-----2-3-2-2--2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-------3-7---0-|
B|----------------------3----0----------0-0---3---0-0-------0------------0-------------0---3-3g5-----3---|
G|--0h2-2-2p0-0--------------0------------------------------2------------2-------------0-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-------------3-------------------------------------------2------------2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-----0----0-------0--------------------------------------3-----------3-----|


e|--3-3-0-----0-3-3--3-2-0-0--0-----0---0-----2-3-2-2--2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-------3-7---0-|
B|3-------3-3--------0----------0-0---3---0-0-------0------------0-------------0---3-3g5-----3---|
G|-------------------0------------------------------2------------2-------------0-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------2------------2-------------------------------|
E|----3--------------3-----0----0-------0--------------------------------------3-----------3-----|

e|--3-3-0-----0-3-3------------------------2------------------------------------------------2-------2---|
B|3-------3-3----------1-1-1p0-0---0---0h3---------0----0-------0---1-------1p0-0-------0---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------2-----2------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----2-------|
D|-------------------------------------------1------------2-----------2-----------0-----------1-------1-|
A|-------------------3---------------------2-----2------------------3-----3-----------------2-----2-----|
E|----3------------------------3-3---3------------------0-----0-----------------3-----3-----------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------2-------2---0--3--3---3--3----------|
B|0-------0---1-------1p0-0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-------3-----3-1--0--5---0--4--0-1p0-0-|
G|----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0---2---------0--0--5---0--5--0-----0-|
D|--2-----------2-----------0-----------1-----------2---------0-----0-----------------------------|
A|------------3-----3-----------------2-----2-----------------------------3-----3------3--3-------|
E|0-----0-----------------3-----3-----------------0-----0--------------------3------3-----------3-|


e|3-2-0-0--0-----0---0-----2-3-2-2--2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-------3-7---0---3-3-0-----0-3-3--|
B|0----------0-0---3---0-0-------0------------0-------------0---3-3g5-----3---3-------3-3--------|
G|0------------------------------2------------2-------------0------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2------------2--------------------------------------------------|
E|3-----0----0-------0--------------------------------------3-----------3---------3--------------|

e|3-2-0-0--0-----0---0-----2-3-2-2--2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-------3-7---0---3-3-0-----0-3-3--|
B|0----------0-0---3---0-0-------0------------0-------------0---3-3g5-----3---3-------3-3--------|
G|0------------------------------2------------2-------------0------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2------------2--------------------------------------------------|
E|3-----0----0-------0--------------------------------------3-----------3---------3--------------|

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|3-2--0-------|

Hope you liked it

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| g Grace note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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Song info
Take Me To Church
Hozier
2001
  • Blues
  • Funk / Soul
  • Rock
  • Folk Rock
  • Indie Rock
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