Original key is D-Minor, but it's played with standard open chords with capo 5.
The song is very easy to play. Only tricky thing is the rhythm. It's a Johnny Cashish
polka style beat.
There is a lot of muting going on in the verse, but chorus is played open. All is played
with pick.
Listen to the song to get it right (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FcmcI6BvQQ)
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Intro/ReIntro Riff
Am C G Am
e|-----0--3--0---|-----0--3--0----|-----0--3--0----|-----0----0--|
B|-----1------1--|-----1------1---|-----0------0---|-----1----1--|
G|-----2-------2-|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|-----2----2--|
D|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
A|--0------------|--3-------------|----------------|--0----------|
E|---------------|----------------|--3-------------|-------------|
Verse Style (lots of muted strings to get the rhythm pumped):
Am C G Am
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 + 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 + 4
e|----x-----x---|-----x-----x-x--|-----x------x---|-----x-----x-x--|--|
B|----x-----x---|-----x-----x-x--|-----x------x---|--- -x-----x-x--|--|
G|----2-----2---|-----0-----0-0--|-----0------0---|-----2-----2-2--|--|
D|----2-----2---|-----2-----2-2--|-----0------0---|-----2-----2-2--|--|
A|-0-----0------|--3-----3-------|-----x------x---|--0------0------|--|
E|--------------|----------------|--3------3------|----------------|--|
D D D D D D D U D D D D D D D D U D
(strum pattern)
Chorus Stlye (strummed, let ring)
Fj7
1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 +
e|-------0-----0---0--|------0-------0-----0--|-----0----0---0--|----0----0---0---|
B|-------1-----1---1--|------1-------1--1--1--|-----1----1---1--|----1----1---1---|
G|-------2-----2-2-2--|------2-------2--2--2--|-----2----2-2-2--|----2----2-2-2---|
D|--3---(3)----3-3-3--|--3-----------3--3--3--|--2---------2----|-2---------2-----|
A|--3------------3----|--3--------------3-----|--0---------0----|-0---------0-----|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D D U D U D D U D U D D U D U D D U D U
(strum pattern)
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| D down stroke
| U up stroke
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Young Chinese Dogs - Sweet Little Lies
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Standard Tuning. Capo 5
Intro
||Am|C |G |Am|| 2x
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/y/young-chinese-dogs/387783.html ]
Verse1
Am C G Am
Something in your eyes, something on your mind
Am C G Am
Something at your back, you`re trying to forget
Am C G Am
Something in your heart, that once i tore apart
Am C G
Something tells me that we`re all lies.
ReIntro
||Am|C |G |Am|| 2x
Verse2
Am C G Am
Something in your past, a thing that didn’t last
Am C G Am
Something that you dreamt, something that you felt
Am C G Am
Something that you said, 'bout things we never had
Am C G
Something tells me that we`re all lies.
ReIntro
||Am|C|G|Am|| 2x
Chorus
F Am
Sweet little lies, words come and go
F Am
Sweet little lies, and i taught you so
F Am
Sweet little lies, and i wouldn’t mind
G
If there wasn’t something, If there wasn’t something in your eyes
Bridge
Am C G Am
Ooooooh, Ooooooh
Am C G Am
Ooooooh, Ooooooh
Verse3
Am C G Am
Something during night, something you decide
Am C G Am
something`s haunting me, a thing i can not see
Am C G Am
Something in the dark, seems to fall apart
Am C G
Something tells me that we`re all lies
ReIntro
||Am|C|G|Am|| 2x
Chorus
Sweet little lies ...
Bridge
Ooooooh, Ooooooh (4x)
Interlude ||Am |Am |Am |Am ||
(Downer) Chorus
Fj7 Am
Sweet little lies, words come and go
Fj7 Am
Sweet little lies, and i taught you so
Fj7 Am
Sweet little lies, and i wouldn’t mind
G
If there wasn’t something, If there wasn’t something in your eyes
Chorus (back to normal)
Sweet little lies ..
Bridge
Ooooooh, Ooooooh (4x)
||Am|| END
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Chords
Am C G F Fj7
e|---0---|---0---|---3---|---1---|---0---|----------------------------------------------|
B|---1---|---1---|---0---|---1---|---1---|----------------------------------------------|
G|---2---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---2---|----------------------------------------------|
D|---2---|---2---|---0---|---3---|---3---|----------------------------------------------|
A|---0---|---3---|---2---|---3---|---3---|----------------------------------------------|
E|---x---|---x---|---3---|---x---|---x---|----------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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