--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sufjan Stevens - No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on a live performance Standard tuning, capo on 4 Picking pattern is quite basic. In order of string thickness (low to high): 1 3 2 4. There are some variations though, but this is a starting point. [fade-in intro] e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-2------2------2------| D|-0------2------2------| A|-0-[x2]-0-[x4]-0-[x4]-| E|-2------0------3------| 'Now that I fell...' e|-------------------------------------------| B|-3-------3-------3--------2--------2-------| G|-2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------| D|-4--[x4]-4--[x2]-4--[x2]--2--[x4]--2--[x4]-| A|-0-------2----------------0----------------| E|-----------------2-----------------3-------| 'My only lover...' e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-7------7------4------2------2------2------| D|-5------4------2------0------2------2------| A|-5-[x4]-0-[x2]-0-[x2]-0-[x2]-0-[x4]-0-[x4]-| E|-7------5------3------2------0------3------| Repeat last two bars of chords, then 'oeeee' e|-------------------------------------------| B|-3-----------------------------------------| G|-2------2------4------0------2------2------| D|-4-[x2]-4------5------4------2------2------| A|-2------4-[x2]-5-[x2]-5-[x2]-0-[x4]-0-[x4]-| E|--------2------3------5------0------3------| Repeat this thing again (so the two verse bars two times, then that choir thing) Then we arrive at the 'there's blood on that blade'-part, which just repeat those two bars of the verse again.