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From the album 'If not now, when?'
Fantastic alternative-pop song from an incredibly innovative rock band, really wanted to
pick this piece apart, so I'm sharing the tab with you.
Opening electric guitar theme (repeated) This is way I think Mike will have played it,
he seems to love these hand-spanning chords.
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------5---------5--------------------5---|
G|-----2---------2-------2-----2------2----X5|
D|--5--------5--------5-----5-----5----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
(After playing that 5 times, play this part below, for the final, sixth time of the introduction)
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------5---------5--------------------0---|
G|-----2---------2-------2-----2------2------|
D|--5--------5--------5-----5-----5----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Continue to play the above before Brandon's vocals kick in, that is:
A1 X3
A2 X1
This theme reoccurs over the chord progression many times throughout the verse, there
are variations on the theme in terms of entry, I won't patronise you by noting that here.
Piano Chord progression - I did the whole thing with lyrics, because people are kind of
romantic like that..
I only go where I'm wanted
you go only where you want
I aim to be more like you
there is a ghost in my house
rattling handles on every door
show us an open window or two
would you, ho-oh-old?
Doors are starting to close
and you drew a rose my, my
your mind it is original, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
you're a skeleton key, opening me,
my, my; your mind it is original,
girl you're the original
always were
and always will be
[Guitar solo using natural harmonics, as usual, Einzeiger is still incredibly hard to
tab, due to heavy use of delay and sh7tcool technique - It sounds like he's improvising
but I may be wrong]
*If you wish to improvise, then the changes are the same as the verse progression.
The flowers of adaptation
unfold and lovingly alarm
you effortlessly ring that bell
your stripes are yours and yours only
the bow ideal of rare birds
and now I am under your spell
oh, under your spell
Doors are starting to close
and you drew a rose my, my
your mind it is original, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
you're a skeleton key, opening me,
my, my; your mind it is original,
girl you're the original
always were
always weer-eerr
always were
always weer-eerr
always were
always weer-and will beeee
BRIDGE electric guitar:
This lovely little guitar part is filled with distortion and fuzz (that migrates to the
right pan on the recording], and sound beautiful, play it after the previous section and
into the final choruses.
E|-----------8--7--------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--5--------5--4--------------------|
D|--5--------------3-----------------|
A|--3[v]-----------3-----------------|
E|-----------------1[v]--------0--3--|
E|-----------8--7--------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--5--------5--4--------------------|
D|--5--------------3-----------------|
A|--3[v]-----------3-----------------|
E|-----------------1-----------0-----|
E|-----------8--7--------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--5--------5--4-------*77777777[b]-|
D|--5--------------------------------|
A|--3[v]-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
*slowly and gradually bending a full bend, into the chorus
Play these chronologically at first, and then play B1 and B2 in that order through the chorus.
Doors are starting to close
and you drew a rose my, my
your mind it is original, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
you're a skeleton key, opening me,
my, my; your mind it is original,
girl you're the original
always were
and always will be
Any feedback are appreciated, this isn't the most thorough tab, but I've laid down the
main themes of the song, and I hope you enjoy this tab and chord chart. xo