Thursday, November 22, 2012

Sea of Crutches by Enter the Haggis

Sea of Crutches

Album: Gutter Anthems
Instruments: Guitar
Guitar tuning: DADGBD tuning
This is without any attempt at writing out timing (listen to the song!), writing out chords as:
D|A|D|G|B|D 


Intro: 
hammer on/pull off around D (you can also cheat and just do normal fingering+strategic strumming); listen for the rhythm: 

D—|-0-2-0-4-0-2-0-0-|
B—|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-|
G—|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D—|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A—|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D—|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
repeat . . . 

(la de da . . .) 
Bflat Am7 D
Bflat Am7 D
Bflat Am7 D
F Bflat A7
D pattern

Bflat x|1|3|3|3|x
Am7 x|0|2|0|1|0
F 3|3|3|2|1|0 or x|x|3|2|1|0
A7add? x|0|2|0|2|0
C x|3|2|0|1|0 

Verse: 
F Bflat F
F Bflat D
Bflat Am7 Gdim 
F Bflat F
F Bflat D
Bflat Am7 Gdim
A7 

Gdim 5|5|8|7|5|5 or 5|5|8|7|x|x 

Chorus:
D G D Asus4 A7
D G F9 G9
D
F9 G9 D 

G       x|2|0|0|3|0
Asus4 x|0|2|0|3|0
9th     3|3|5|5|x|x etc. 

Solo:
(listing first finger fret for octaves):
5 7-9
5-3 2 3 repeat many times 

octaves 0|5|x|7|x|0 etc. 

Bridge:
G C G C
D
G C G Asus4 A7 


C       X|3|0|0|3|0
Asus4 X|0|2|0|3|0

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Long Way Home by Enter the Haggis

I seem to remember getting these chords from Trevor, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't directly so maybe he posted them on facebook or something?  This song is most definitely not a single-guitar song, but if you happen to have friends who can chime in with piano, bagpipe, bass, electric guitar, etc, it would be amazing.

Verse:

                      A
I feel like I've wandered
                         D
For most of my years
                    A
Taken some wrong turns
           E
They all brought me here
(repeat same chords)
If the road is a body
Then a home is the soul
I think I can make it
But it's a long way to go

I've seen country and city
And I've made them both mine
Now the red lights are blurry
Between these white lines

Can't say I regret it
But it's taken its toll
I think I can make it
But it's a long way to go

chorus:
                   D
It's a long way to go
                    A
It's a long way to go
                    D
It's a long way to go
                   F#m
It's a long way
         D     A  
It's a long long way to go
        E            D             A
It's a long long long way home

verse:
Now I stand on your front porch
Staring back at the rain
Guess I should have called first
But it's just not my way
This suitcase of memories
Is all I have to show
I think I can make it
But it's a long way to go

outro:
A A  E E   D D  A E etc

Suburban Plains by Enter the Haggis

This is not an attempt to transcribe what's actually played in the recorded version, at all.  I have no idea how to write out strum patterns, but I generally play the 5/4 parts with accents kind of based on the recorded percussion part, ( 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +), and the 6/8 parts with accents on 1 and 4 (except for the last measure of each bridge, which is just three straight quarter notes).   When I write out the chords below, I'll write out a chord per accent.  The bridge part is in 6/8, with the same tempo as the 5/4 part (so if it was in 3/4 it would be a perfect transition, but it's in 2, so it's nicely odd).  If anyone's interested in more detail, send me an e-mail and I can try to write it out more exactly.
To play it in the same key as the recording, put the capo on the 4th fret.  I like to sing it a bit lower, so I usually do capo 2 or 1.

(it can also kind of work with G C G D etc, or some combination of the two)
Play with the same chords as in Cameos, Lights and Cars, Devil's Son, etc:

G        3|2|0|0|3|3
Csus9 0|3|2|0|3|3
D(inv) x|0|0|2|3|2
Em      0|2|2|0|3|3


I'm not sure how to label these things since it doesn't nicely divide into verse/chorus, but you should get the idea.
Chorus 1:

         G          C    Em D D
Whenever the time is right
G      C     Em D D
I will think of you
G             C Em   D D
Whatever I might find
G      C      Em D D
I will think of you

Verse 1 (same as chorus 1)
Walking the black, steel rail across suburban plains
Watching the summer's hand bend the long, green blades
Hoping to stumble on the pieces of my youth
Cinnamon copper Queen, still so flat and smooth

Bridge 1 (6/8):
D          D            Em     Em    C       C           D    D
Pardon me, Your Majesty, for never stopping by
D      D             Em      Em  C      C         D D D
I can see you're lonely living life upon the line

Chorus 2 (same as chorus 1):
So let this be the end of everything that could
I'm so tired of all the things I'll never know

Verse 2 (same as chorus 1):
Stop on the trestle bridge, Sixteen Mile below
Whetting its appetite with the same old sticks and hopes
Are you happy upon your course, worn by centuries
Or searching beneath these stones for something else to be

Bridge 2 (same as bridge 1):
Would you take me with you on your cold and bumpy ride
If I hit the water then there's nothing to decide

Getaway Car by Enter the Haggis

capo on 2nd fret (or, played in the key of C with capo on the 4th fret) 

intro: F C G etc

verse:
    F              C             G
the getaway car in your backyard was your last resort
F            C                   G
hidden under vines and autumn leaves
F                 C                G
waiting there for you to come when it was just too hard
F                   C                G
sit there with your hands upon the wheel

F         C G
  you can run

verse:
the getaway car could take you there, any place you need
around the corner, up into the sky
somewhere on this highway you forgot that you could dream
forgot that you could break the speed of life

chorus:
G          F   C                  G
   you can run, but you won't get far
F             C                       G
   now you've locked your keys in the getaway car

verse:
drawn into the high-speed chase, fight for bottom line
sirens push the pedal to the floor
the getaway car looks rusty but you know that it can shine
fill 'er up again and let it roar

bridge:
Am                          F
everyone forgets about this place
    Am                            F
but we all need a little time and space

Love of the Century as played by ETH (Elders cover)

ETH played this during one of their hotel-room concerts a few years ago, apparently based on a version they had played in Ireland at some point.  This is based on what Trevor was playing, but I'm sure it's not exact.   ETH's version of this was rather quick and in 2/4 (or 4/4), so I was rather surprised when I actually heard the original Elders version . . .

capo on the 4th fret:
verse:
                   C                 Am               F                                G
If you could only see her face one time against the green blue sea
        C                        Am      F                        G
And hear the pipes at sunset I know you would believe
         C                           Am                          F                     G
They say she launched a thousand ships and a hundred billion tears
        C                Am                 F                 G
And in this leaky boat I’ve been nye on forty years

chorus:
C                         F                      C                              Am
I’ve seen the light in her eyes and drowned in her mystery
       C             F              Am             C
And I’ve seen those who gave up the ghost
            C                G      C
For the Love of the Century

etc

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Whistleblower by Enter the Haggis

This is my favorite ETH song, which is definitely saying something.  I love songs with odd time signatures, and the fact that Brian described the strum pattern as being like the theme to Mission Impossible is just an extra bonus.
It's in DADGAD tuning, and I really have no idea how to properly write this out since while Brian taught me to play it I don't know any of the chord names.  A note on the bridge and outro parts, Brian does the muting with the side of his finger but I'm not that coordinated, so I hold down the strings with fingers 2 and 4 and mute with 1.
Once you know what the chords are supposed to be, this is actually pretty straightforward to figure out from listening to the song.  The actual intro riff is outside my current skill range, and I'm not going to attempt to write it out.

Each |—| part is one 5/4 measure. 
Intro: (using hammer-ons)
D--|-----------------|------------------|
A--|-----------------|------------------|
G--|-----------------|------------------| repeat a lot
D--|-----------------|------------------|
A--|------0-------4--|------0-------4-5-|
D--|0-2-4---0-2-4----|0-2-4---0-2-4-----|

Alternate intro: (which is easier and works without the rest of the band)
D--|0----|0-0---|
A--|0----|0-0---|
G--|7----|6-7---|  repeat
D--|0----|0-0---|
A--|5----|4-5---|
D--|0----|0-0---|

verse 1:
    let ring                let ring
D--|0----|-----|0----|0----|0----|-----|0----|0----|0----|0----|0---|0---|
A--|2----|-----|2----|2----|2----|-----|2----|2----|0----|0----|2----|2---|
G--|0----|-----|0----|0----|0----|-----|0----|0----|7----|7----|0----|0---|
D--|0----|-----|0----|0----|0----|-----|0----|0----|5----|5----|0----|0---|
A--|0----|-----|0----|0----|0----|-----|0----|0----|5----|5----|0----|0---|
D--|0----|-----|0----|0----|0----|-----|0----|0----|5----|5----|0----|0---|

verse 2:
    let ring
D--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|
A--|2----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|2----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|
G--|0----|-----|11---9-9-|12---11-11-|0----|-----|11---9-9-|12---11-11-|
D--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|
A--|0----|-----|9----7-7-|10---9--9--|0----|-----|9----7-7-|10---9--9--|
D--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|

D--|0----|0----|0----|0-0---|0----|0----|
A--|0----|0----|0----|0-0---|0----|0----|
G--|7----|7----|7----|6-7---|7----|9----|
D--|5----|5----|0----|0-0---|5----|7----|
A--|5----|5----|5----|4-5---|5----|7----|
D--|5----|5----|0----|0-0---|5----|7----|

half chorus:
D--|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0----|0----|0----|0---0-|
A--|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0----|0----|0----|0---0-|
G--|9-11---|7----|9-11---|7----|9-11---|7----|6----|7----|6----|7---9-|
D--|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|4----|5----|4----|5---7-|
A--|7-9----|5----|7-9----|5----|7-9----|5----|4----|5----|4----|5---7-|
D--|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|4----|5----|4----|5---7-|
intro riff

verse 3: (same as verse 2)
    let ring
D--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|
A--|2----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|2----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|
G--|0----|-----|11---9-9-|12---11-11-|0----|-----|11---9-9-|12---11-11-|
D--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|
A--|0----|-----|9----7-7-|10---9--9--|0----|-----|9----7-7-|10---9--9--|
D--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|0----|-----|0----0-0-|0----0--0--|

D--|0----|0----|0----|0-0---|0----|0----|
A--|0----|0----|0----|0-0---|0----|0----|
G--|7----|7----|7----|6-7---|7----|9----|
D--|5----|5----|0----|0-0---|5----|7----|
A--|5----|5----|5----|4-5---|5----|7----|
D--|5----|5----|0----|0-0---|5----|7----|

full chorus:
D--|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0----|0---0-|
A--|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0----|0---0-|
G--|9-11---|7----|9-11---|7----|9-11---|7----|6----|7---9-|
D--|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|4----|5---7-|
A--|7-9----|5----|7-9----|5----|7-9----|5----|4----|5---7-|
D--|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|4----|5---7-|

D--|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0----|0----|0----|0---0-|
A--|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0----|0----|0----|0---0-|
G--|9-11---|7----|9-11---|7----|9-11---|7----|6----|7----|6----|7---9-|
D--|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|4----|5----|4----|5---7-|
A--|7-9----|5----|7-9----|5----|7-9----|5----|4----|5----|4----|5---7-|
D--|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|4----|5----|4----|5---7-|

bridge:
D--|10---9-7-|9--5--4-5-7-|10---9-7-|9--5--7-|10---9-7-|9--5--4-5-7-|
A--|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|
G--|x----x-x-|x--x--x-x-x-|x----x-x-|x--x--x-|x----x-x-|x--x--x-x-x-|
D--|10---9-7-|9--5--4-5-7-|10---9-7-|9--5--7-|10---9-7-|9--5--4-5-7-|
A--|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|
D--|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|

D--|2----|2----|2----|2----|
A--|0----|0----|0----|0----|
G--|0----|0----|0----|0----|
D--|2----|2----|2----|2----|
A--|0----|0----|0----|0----|
D--|x----|x----|x----|x----|

solo:
D--|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0----|0---0-|
A--|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0-0----|0----|0----|0---0-|
G--|6-7----|7----|6-7----|7----|6-7----|7----|6----|7---9-|
D--|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|4----|5---7-|
A--|4-5----|5----|4-5----|5----|4-5----|5----|4----|5---7-|
D--|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|0-0----|5----|4----|5---7-|

full chorus (same as above)

outro: (same as the bridge except for the end)
D--|10---9-7-|9--5--4-5-7-|10---9-7-|9--5--7-|10---9-7-|9--5--4-5-7-|
A--|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|
G--|x----x-x-|x--x--x-x-x-|x----x-x-|x--x--x-|x----x-x-|x--x--x-x-x-|
D--|10---9-7-|9--5--4-5-7-|10---9-7-|9--5--7-|10---9-7-|9--5--4-5-7-|
A--|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|
D--|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-|0----0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-|

D--|10---9-7-|9--5--4--|
A--|0----0-0-|0--0--0--|
G--|x----x-x-|x--x--x--|
D--|10---9-7-|9--5--4--|
A--|0----0-0-|0--0--0--|
D--|0----0-0-|0--0--0--|





Monday, November 12, 2012

Letters by Enter the Haggis

I started working out the chords and lyrics to this song from a few youtube videos (here and here and here).  The song is in Eflat, and in the videos Trevor plays the acoustic part with a capo on the 1st fret (so his chords are in D), but I'm still horrible at transitioning to and from Bm chords, so I've been playing it with a capo on the 3rd fret, with the chords in C.


A huge thank you to Trevor for posting the correct chords and lyrics for their not-yet-released song!


C C C C / F F a-G / C C C C / F F G Getc

verse:
C
lost, farewell
F C
under a sinking sun
G
an ocean of sky

C
dust and bones
F C
echoes of rusty guns
C G C
I'm not too young to die

half chorus:
Am G C F
your love is a compass rose
Am G C F
steadfast through this sand and stone
Am G C F G
wind carry these letters home to Joan

verse:
spinning wheels
since I was just a boy
with a travelling mind
the bright moon steals
the heart of Orion's joy
we trace a simple line

chorus:
your love is a compass rose
steadfast through the sand and stone
wind carry these letters home to Joan
old memories come to life
last dance in this amber light
wind carry these letters home tonight

instr:
Am G F F
Am G C F
Am G F F
Am G

verse:
all my days
there was a song that played
for you in my head

chorus

bridge:
Am G F
all these things on my mind
Am G F
now that I'm taking the time
C
to write

outro:
C
see these letters swirl
F Am G
like a thousand white birds in the sky up above her
C
I'm a flag unfurled
F Am G
and I'm sending my heart to a dear friend and lover
etc

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Devil's Side by Adam Ezra Group

Capo on 4th fret

verse:
Am Am C C
G G F Am

Am Am C C
G G F Am


pre-chorus:
F F G G
C Em Am Am
F F G G

chorus:
C C G G
Am Am F G

C C G G
Am Am F G
Am F G
Am F G

bridge:
Dm F C G
Dm F C E
Am C G F Am

I've got your back by Mic Christopher


This song only has two chord shapes and four chords:
A    0|7|7|6|0|0
E    0|2|2|1|0|0
G#minor  0|6|6|4|0|0
F#minor  0|4|4|2|0|0

Intro:
A G#m A G#m etc
F#m

verse 1:
E                                F#m
We got the minds and we got the money
E                        F#m
We got plenty of time 'cause we're on it
E                      F#m
We got dreams just like the rest
                        E  F#m
But we've been 'round
E                     F#m
Not hiding our souls in the shadows
E                        F#m
We stand up and fight when it matters
E                    F#m
We like facing up to the world
                              E F#m
'Cause we've been 'round

bridge:
G#m                                  F#m
But what will we do for the crowd
G#m                                                F#m
Well you know there's no rush on us now

chorus:
                           A     G#m
'Cause we've got time dear
A                    G#m
Here when we like
                    A      G#m  A                G#m
We've got a whole lot of love on our side
                 A    G#m
We've got time dear
        A                  G#m
And we're holding on to it now
                  A    G#m
And by the way dear
A                  G#m
I've got your back
             A     G#m   A             G#m
And it's sure nice to be looking at
              A    G#m
It's what I've got
       A              G#m     F#m
and I'm holding on to it now

verse 2 (same chords as verse 1):
Stuck in a scene that is warlike
We're brushing off the things that we dislike
And now we're having a wail of a time
'Cause we've been 'round
And getting closer to our dreams
There'll be a mark here when we leave
So everybody'll know what we've been 'round

outro:

A G#m A G#m etc
F#m E


Friday, June 15, 2012

ETH cover of Fitzcarraldo by the Frames


These are the chords for the amazing cover of Fitzcarraldo ETH recorded as part of the Whitelake fundraiser.  
This is in DADGAD tuning.
I know the chord names are not entirely correct (they're something suspended, etc).  When I have numbers, I mean to use the octave shape, with the index finger on the A string on the given fret, i.e. 0|8|0|10|0|0

D 0|5|7|7|0|0
Bflat 8|8|10|10|0|0
F 3|3|3|5|x|x
G 5|5|5|7|x|x
A 7|7|7|9|x|x
Bflat2 8|8|8|10|x|x
Gsus 5|5|7|7|0|0

intro:
D Bflat
D Bflat

D                                         Bflat
Here, back, down a long and straight track, I have chose the
D                                         Bflat
long road that leads me out to god knows so I can't stop right now
8 8 7 7
8 7 5 3
Bflat

D                                                             Bflat
even the good stars can fall from grace and falter lose their faith, and
D                             Bflat
slide but I can't get an ocean that's deep enough

     F     G             A             Bflat2
for my day it's the first of the ascension
        F    G              A                    Bflat2
it's a sad way we've flown after the storm
            F    G                 A                           Bflat2
and her last words were 'I'm always thinking of you'
          F G     A       Bflat2
In my golden days I was a slave

8 8 7 7
8 7 5 3
Bflat
8 8 7 7
8 7 5 3
Bflat


D                                                                 Bflat
well now it's time for to sound your voice and capture what you're after
D                                        Bflat
my ship was sold right up the river but I'm not going
F       G            A                Bflat2
down here this journey isn't over
        F     G              A                 Bflat2
it's a long way to the house of Fitzcarraldo
            F    G                 A                           Bflat2
and her last words were I'm always thinking of you
          F G     A       Bflat2
in my golden days I was a saint

solo:
7 8 5
7 8 5
5 7 8 10 8 7 4
Bflat Gsus

7 8 5
7 8 5
5 7 8 10 8
12 12
Bflat


              F      G            A                          Bflat2
even the good stars can fall from grace and falter
       F   G            A                       Bflat2
like lap dogs that shroud that mystery
            F    G                     A                       Bflat2
and her last words were I'll see you down in history
           F G   A           Bflat2
it's the onely way that we can go

D
I shall eclipse you

outro

it's a long way to Fitzcarraldo
and I don't want to pray for you
in the name of something true


8 8 7 7
8 7 5 3
Bflat
12 12 10 10
12 10 8 7
Bflat
etc

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Wild Mountain Thyme by Enter the Haggis

Wild Mountain Thyme, as played by Enter the Haggis
G      3|2|0|0|3|3
C      0|3|2|0|3|3
Em    0|2|2|0|3|3
Am7 0|0|2|0|1|3
Bm   0|2|4|4|3|0


intro
G C G G
C C G G
C D Em Em
Am7 Am7 C C
G C G G

verse

G C G G
C C Bm Bm
C D Em Em
Am7 Am7 C C
G C G G


chorus
C C G G
C D Em Em
Am7 Am7 C C
G C G G

Fitzcarraldo by the Frames

This is the original Frame's version of Fitzcarraldo; the F chord is played with the top E open.
capo on 5th fret

intro/verse
Am F etc

chorus
C Dm Em F etc

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Takin' Off Today

Takin' Off Today Adam Ezra Group

2nd fret
intro/verse
G C D
G C D
G C D
Em C D

pre-chorus
Am C G D
Am C G D

chorus (and outro)
G Em D C D
G Em D C D

Another Sunshine

Another Sunshine, Adam Ezra Group
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
C x 3 2 0 3 3
Em x 2 2 0 3 3

intro/verse
Em C G D
chorus
G D Em C
G D Am C D

Hunter and the Phantom Limb

I'm not going to try to notate the rhythms, but those are relatively simple to figure out by 'listening obsessively'.  This is in DADGAD tuning.



The power chords can also have extra notes, i.e.:
x|x|x|5|5|5 can be played:
x|x|7|5|5|5 or
x|x|4|5|5|5 or
5|5|4|5|5|5 if you're ambitious

This isn't an attempt to write out strum patterns or rhythms; you'll have to listen to the
song to get that.  Each |--| section is four beats.
I use <> to indicate a harmonic (which is optional).

The song is:
verse 1
verse 2
instrumental riff
verse 3
verse 4
tag
solo
verse 5
verse 6 (different)
tag
instrumental riff

verse:            (keep strumming the inital D chord)     optional end bit
D--|----|x---|x---|0-------0-2-0-----------|0---|x---|x---|0-----------|0-|
A--|----|x---|x---|0-0-2-3-------3-2-0-----|0---|x---|x---|0-3-2-0-----|0-|
G--|----|x---|x---|2-------------------0-2-|2---|x---|x---|2-------0-2-|2-|
D--|----|3---|5---|0-----------------------|0---|8---|10--|0-----------|0-|
A--|----|3---|5---|0-----------------------|0---|8---|10--|0-----------|0-|
D--|----|3---|5---|0-----------------------|0---|8---|10--|0-----------|0-|

tag: instead of the optional end bit, go to this and repeat the second half of the verse
D--|x---|x---|x---|x---|0-|
A--|x---|x---|x---|x---|0-|
G--|x---|x---|x---|x---|2-|
D--|5---|5---|8---|10--|0-|
A--|5---|5---|8---|10--|0-|
D--|5---|5---|8---|10--|0-|

instrumental riff:
D--|0-0---0-0-|------0---0---0-|0-0---0-0-|-----0--<12>-|
A--|0-0---0-0-|------0---0---0-|0-0---0-0-|-----0--<12>-|
G--|2-2---2-2-|------2---2---2-|2-2---2-2-|-----2--<12>-|
D--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0---0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0--<12>-|
A--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0-3-0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0--<12>-|
D--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0---0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0--<12>-|

D--|0-0---0-0-|------0---0---0-|0-0---0-0-|-----0---|
A--|0-0---0-0-|------0---0---0-|0-0---0-0-|-----0---|
G--|2-2---2-2-|------2---2---2-|2-2---2-2-|-----2---|
D--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0---0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0---|
A--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0-3-0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0---|
D--|0-0-3-0-0-|3-5-5-0-3-0---0-|0-0-3-0-0-|5-10-0---|
solo:         (lots of left hand muting)
D--|x---|x---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
A--|x---|x---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
G--|x---|x---|0-0-5-0-5-5-|0-0-5-0-5-5-|
D--|3---|5---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
A--|3---|5---|0-0-3-0-3-3-|0-0-3-0-3-3-|
D--|3---|5---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|

D--|x---|x---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
A--|x---|x---|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
G--|x---|x---|0-0-5-0-5-5-|0-0-5-0-5-5-|
D--|8---|10--|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|
A--|8---|10--|0-0-3-0-3-3-|0-0-3-0-3-3-|
D--|8---|10--|0-0---0-----|0-0---0-----|

verse 6 (not including tag):
D--|----|x---|x---|0--x--|x--x--|x---|x---|
A--|----|x---|x---|0--x--|x--x--|x---|x---|
G--|----|x---|x---|2--x--|x--x--|x---|x---|
D--|----|3---|5---|0--5--|3--10-|8---|10--|
A--|----|3---|5---|0--3--|3--8--|8---|10--|
D--|----|3---|5---|0--2--|3--7--|8---|10--|

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Cynical

Here's a video of Brian teaching Cynical; this and the chords below are courtesy of Mary Bertke (thank you!).

Cynical
Enter the Haggis

Intro:
Em7  Em6
Em7  Em6
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7
C wAm


        Em7
I'm an actor, a web-voyeur
       Am7
I'm a fall-down follow-through
                Em7
Trying hard to find somebody
    G
And be somebody
           Am7             C   wAm
Like we're all supposed to do
    Em7
Any day now the lights will change
          Am7
And we'll all be forced to go
                  Em
Running with our heads down
            G              wAm       C wAm
Hiding our eyes from people we don't know

 Am7             D
Maybe I'm just cynical
         Em       walk to G
I could care less than I do
        Am7                D
It's a feeling I've grown tired of
        Emsus2
Haven't you?
         Am7            D
And if I ever leave it all behind
      Em                D
Maybe you'll be leaving too
          C             G
But it's obvious you're cynical
     C                D
You don't believe in miracles

Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7
C wAm


      Em7
It's amazing colour dreams of things
      Am7
I can see in monochrome
             Em7
I can buy a prime-time body
      G
With part-time money
         Am7           C   wAm
From the comfort of my home
         Em7
We're so lazy, we're soap-box heroes
          Am7
And we've got so much to say
                Em
But if I never cast my ballot
   G                wAm   C wAm
I wash my hands and walk away

wEm
Maybe it's a dream it's a nightmare
              Am7
Figure we've fallen asleep, we've fallen asleep
          wEm
And if I close my eyes, I'm alone in the room
       Am7
Can it go any deeper, go any deeper?

 Am7            D
Maybe I'm just cynical
         Em       walk to G
I could care less than I do
        Am7                D
It's a feeling I've grown tired of
        Emsus2
Haven't you?
         Am7                 D
And when I finally leave it all behind
       Em                D
Maybe you'll be leaving too
          C             G
But it's obvious you're cynical
     C                Em
You don't believe in miracles
       Am7                D
If you can't believe your eyes
           Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
What can I do?

Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7 walk to C to lazy Am
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7 walk to C to lazy Am

Chord Naming:
Em7 022030
Em6 022020
Em 0220000
Emsus2 099070
hEm7 055030
Am7 002010
hAm7 077050
G 320030
wAm 002030
C 032030
wEm 024030


Intro:
Em7  Em6
Em7  Em6
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7
C wAm

Verse
Em7 Am7
Em7 G Am7 C wAm

Chorus:
Am7 D Em walk to G
Am7 D Emsus2
Am7 D Em D
[C G C D
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7
C wAm]

Last chor end, in place of [] above:
C G C Em Am7 D
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7 walk to C? to lazy Am
Emsus2 hEm7 Am7
Emsus2 hEm7 Emsus2 hAm7 walk to C to lazy Am

Bridge:
wEm, Am w/B or E string walk-down