Blonde Redhead
Loved Despite Great Faults - Acoustic
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Standard tuning
EADGBe
3/4 timing (think waltz -- 123, 123)
(Some of the more unusual chords in the song):
Bm/A
e--0---|
B--3---|
G--4---|
D--4---|
A--0---|
E--x---
Bm7
e--2---|
B--3---|
G--2---|
D--4---|
A--2---|
E--x---
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Intro:
e--x--------------------------|
B--x--------------------------|
G--x--------------------------|
D--2~~~-----------------------|
A--2~~~-----------------------|
E--0~----2-3---22-------------|
Verse 1:
Bm E
You will move
Bm E
With me we will
G
Stay still and
G F#
Words will move around us.
Bm E
Surround us in gold
Bm E
And in our world
G F#
We will be silent.
Bm E
You will swim
Bm E
To me we will
G
Be free
G F#
And words will move around us
Bm E
Surround us in schools
Bm E
And in our cool
G F#
We'll be reminded.
Chorus 1: (switch to 2/4 time [I think].. one, two, one two, one two)
E5--F#5--G5 A5 Bm
That you re-fuse to fade away
Bm/A E
I hide to stay the same
E5-- F#5-----G5 A5 G
Where do we go from here
D
I don't know.
E5--F#5--G5 A5 Bm
For me you flower to be chosen
Bm/A E
I fall down to be noticed
E5--F# G5 A5
Where do we go from
Bm (resume original 3/4 waltz time) E
here? I don't know...
Bm E
Bm E
G G
F# F#
Verse 2:
Bm E
It was a time
Bm E
A way of life
G G
The only secrets
F#
We talked about
Bm E
Were all the fears
Bm E
In all these years
G F#
We spent together
Chorus 2: (2/4 time again)
E5--F#5--G5 A5 Bm
That you re-fuse to fade away
Bm/A E
I hide to stay the same
E5-- F#5-----G5 A5 G
Where do we go from here
D
I don't know.
E5--F#5--G5 A5 Bm
For me you flower to be chosen
Bm/A E
I fall down to be noticed
E5--F# G5 A5 G
Where do we go from here?
D
I don't know...
(hold chord on D for a few seconds, then count down the next part with palm muted strings)
Outro:
1 2 3, 1 2 3
e--x-x-x----x-x-x-------------------------|
B--x-x-x----x-x-x-------------------------|
G--x-x-x----x-x-x-------------------------|
D--x-x-x----x-x-x-------------------------|
A--x-x-x----x-x-x-------------------------|
E--x-x-x----x-x-x-------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/blonde-redhead/320644.html ]
e--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
B--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5--|--|
G--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
D--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
A--------------------------|-----------------------0--|--|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|--|
e--------------------------|-------------0-0-0-2-2-2--|--|
B--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-3-3-3--------------|--|
G--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
D--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0--------|--|
E--------------------------|-------------------3-3-3--|--|
e--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
B--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5--|--|
G--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
D--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
A--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--|
Let ring
e--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
B--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-|--------------------------|--|
G--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
D--------------------------|-2~~~---------------------|--|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2~~~---------------------|--|
E--------------------------|-0-----2-3---2---3~~~-----|--|
Very ending little bit
pulloff hammer
e--2--0----------------2--0-------------0--------|
B--------3--0----------------3--0--2/3-----------|
G--------------2/1--------------------------2----|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
Also they're lightly playing some chords over this quiet bit at the ending acoustic
melody. I think it's:
Bm, Bm7, E, Em :: repeated twice then followed by a G and end on a quiet Bm
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Anyways, that's my attempt at acoustically chording up this beautiful and sad
song. Rate if you liked it! I love Blonde Redhead and I wish more of their songs
were playable fully on an acoustic guitar. Enjoy!
By Duate
Feel free to email me with corrections, I got it as close as I could by ear. :)
Edit********
Here's all the lyrics for your convenience.
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You will move
With me we will
Stay still and
Words will move around us.
Surround us in gold
And in our world
We will be silent.
You will swim
To me we will
Be free
And words will move around us
Swim around us
Surround us in schools
And in our cool
We'll be reminded.
That you refuse to fade away
I hide to stay the same
Where do we go from here
I don't know.
For me you flower to be chosen
I fall down to be noticed
Where do we go from here
I don't know...
It was a time
A way of life
The only secrets
We talked about
Were all the fears
In all these years
We spent together
That you refuse to fade away
I hide to stay the same
Where do we go from here
I don't know...
