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| + | =====New Britain===== | ||
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| - | "New Britain" | + | Transcribed by Jon A. and Rosa |
| - | The Mountain Goats | + | |
| - | Full Force Galesburg | + | |
| - | Transcribed by Jon A. | + | |
| - | Tuning: DADGAD, capo 1 | + | Note on the tuning: This song sounds a half-step higher on the record, but John was kind enough to confirm that |
| + | it's meant to be played in straight up DADGAD. You can put a capo on the first fret if you want to play along | ||
| + | with the record. | ||
| - | Notes on the tuning: On the record, the guitar is tuned a half-step sharp of DADGAD. (The strings from low to high are Eb/ | + | DADGAD Tuning: |
| - | The easiest way to get into this tuning is get your guitar in DADGAD (tune the B string and both E strings down a whole step) and put a capo on | + | |
| - | the first fret. | + | |
| - | I don't know if John uses a capo on the record, but it's easier on your guitar to tune three strings down than to tune three strings down | + | |
| - | and three strings up. | + | |
| - | For what it's worth, in the recording of the only time this was played live, | + | D5: 000200 |
| - | John's guitar was tuned down a half step for the entirety of the show, so when | + | Bsus2: |
| - | he tuned down to play this song it was actually a half step lower than DADGAD (and a whole step lower than the record). | + | Csus2: |
| + | D7: 000230 | ||
| + | Gsus2: | ||
| + | Gsus2/ | ||
| + | Gsus2/ | ||
| - | All chords written relative to the capo. | + | Standard Tuning: |
| - | D: 000200 | + | |
| - | B9(no 3rd): x24444 | + | |
| - | C9(no 3rd): x35555 | + | |
| - | D7: 000230 | + | |
| - | Gsus2: 500000 | + | |
| - | Dadd4/F#: 400000 | + | |
| - | A7sus4/E: 200000 | + | |
| + | D: | ||
| + | Bsus2: | ||
| + | Csus2: | ||
| + | D7: x0021x | ||
| + | Gsus2: | ||
| + | Gsus2/ | ||
| + | Gsus2/ | ||
| - | D | + | D5 |
| - | B9(no 3rd) C9(no 3rd) | + | Bsus2 Csus2 |
| You've had it up to here with my west country talk | You've had it up to here with my west country talk | ||
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| You can hardly understand a word I say | You can hardly understand a word I say | ||
| - | B9(no 3rd) C9(no 3rd) | + | Bsus2 Csus2 |
| The shortest tree around here is a hundred feet tall | The shortest tree around here is a hundred feet tall | ||
| - | D | + | D5 |
| It's gonna rain today | It's gonna rain today | ||
| - | B9(no 3rd) C9(no 3rd) | + | Bsus2 Csus2 |
| - | D | + | D5 D7 D5 |
| I try and tell you secrets 'til my face turns blue | I try and tell you secrets 'til my face turns blue | ||
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| Lining up along the country' | Lining up along the country' | ||
| - | Gsus2 Dadd4/F# | + | Gsus2 Gsus2/F# |
| This morning I know | This morning I know | ||
| - | D | + | D5 |
| Who you are | Who you are | ||
| This morning I know | This morning I know | ||
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| Who you are | Who you are | ||
| - | Gsus2 Dadd4/F# | + | Gsus2 Gsus2/F# |
| - | D7 D | + | D7 D5 D7 |
| - | Gsus2 Dadd4/F# | + | Gsus2 Gsus2/F# |
| - | D | + | D5 |
| - | Gsus2 Dadd4/F# | + | Gsus2 Gsus2/F# |
| - | D | + | D5 |
| - | Gsus2 Dadd4/F# | + | Gsus2 Gsus2/F# |
| - | D | + | D5 |
| + | </ | ||
| - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
| - | New Britain | ||
| - | by The Mountain Goats | ||
| - | tabbed by Jonathan Bliss | ||
| - | and Andy Moskowitz | ||
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| - | G Ab | ||
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| - | Eb | ||
| - | you can hardly understand a word i say | ||
| - | G Ab | ||
| - | the shortest tree around here is a hundred feet tall | ||
| - | Eb | ||
| - | | ||
| - | |||
| - | G Ab Eb | ||
| - | |||
| - | G Ab | ||
| - | i try and tell you secrets 'til my face turns blue | ||
| - | Eb | ||
| - | i am not getting through to you | ||
| - | G | ||
| - | all the way across the ocean | ||
| - | Ab | ||
| - | | ||
| - | Eb | ||
| - | | ||
| - | Ab Bb Eb | ||
| - | this morning i know who you are | ||
| - | this morning i know who you are | ||
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| - | on the river, the sun is bright gold | ||
| - | and the things you try to say to me make my blood run cold | ||
| - | but i hold you anyway, and we stare into the sun all day | ||
| - | and you're about to leave again | ||
| - | | ||
| - | and i'm learning how to read your mind | ||
| - | the sun climbs the sky for us above the mississippi | ||
| - | and i feel you in my arms, but you're hardly even with me | ||
| - | this morning i know who you are | ||
| - | this morning i know who you are | ||
| - | </ | ||
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