Tori Amos - Precious things

This is my take on this piano-centric song, trying to get a version out that makes any kind of sense on guitar. This is the song as played on Piano ... I am trying to capture the essense of the piano parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Croz1_USr3U I will not show the full song structure but will give you some key parts to work with, to get things going. Skill level is *intermediate/advanced*. A Capo goes on at fret 7 to get the song into the original key. All fingerings are relative to the Capo position. Title: Precious Things Artist: Tori Amos Album: Little Eartquakes Part 1: The main riff. I found that an up/down strum pattern with 16ths is the way to get the vibe right but you need to mute the strings that are not being used with spare bits of finger. A lighter pick cam help keep it smoother. A delay set for tempo 16ths and a single repeat gives a nice sheen and helps smooth out the transitions which are pretty quick! E|-0--0--0--7--7--7--2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2--0--0--|-0--0--0--7--7--7--2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2--0--0--| B|-0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--2--2--2--3--3--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--2--2--2--3--3--0--0--| G|-4--4--4--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--0--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--0--| D|-2--2--2-----------------------------------------|-2--2--2-----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--0--7--7--7--2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2--0--0--|-3--3--3--2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2--2--3--3--2--2--| B|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| G|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| D|-------------------------------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Part 1a (variation): This is identical to the riff above but with the last bar higher up the neck. This is closer to the original recording but only works if you have fret access above the 14th !! E|-0--0--0--7--7--7--2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2--0--0--|-0--0--0--7--7--7--2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2--0--0--| B|-0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--2--2--2--3--3--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--2--2--2--3--3--0--0--| G|-4--4--4--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--0--|-4--4--4--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--0--| D|-2--2--2-----------------------------------------|-2--2--2-----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--0--7--7--7--2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2--0--0--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| B|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-8--8--8--7--7--7--8--8--8--7--7--7--8--8--7--7--| G|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| D|-------------------------------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Part 2: This is the chorus/link after the main riff. Again, an up down pattern with muting/damping and delay carries the sound a long way. The Chords underneath the pattern are basically G-A-E-Bm C-C-D-D E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------0----3----3----3---3---|-----------------------------| G|-2----0----0----0----0---0---|-2----0----4----4----4---4---|-5----5----5----5----5---5---| D|-0----0----4----2----4---5---|-2----2----4----4----4---4---|-5----5----5----5----5---5---| A|-----------0----0----0---0---|------2----2----2----2---2---|-3----3----3----3----3---3---| E|-3----3----------------------|-0----0----------------------|-----------------------------| E|-2----2----2----2----2---2---| B|-3----3----3----3----3---3---| G|-2----2----2----2----2---2---| D|-0----0----0----0----0---0---| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|