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About Today by The National
About Today
Standard tuning, no capo.
PART 1: (repeats 5 times)
|-3------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------------1-----------------|--------------1-----------------|
|-----------2--------------------|----------2---------------------|
|-3-------3----3---3-------------|3-------3-----3---3-------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|----------1-----1---------1-----|----------1-----1---------1-----|
|------2---------------2---------|------2---------------2---------|
|----2-----2--2------2-----2---2-|----2-----2-2-------2-----2---2-|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0-------0-----0-------0---------|--------------------------------|
|------0-------------0-----------|--------------------------------|
|----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------3-----------------|--------------------------------|
PART 2:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1-------0-------1-------0-------|1-------0-------1-------0-------|
|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0---------|
|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(some times the open high E is played alternating here too, as in the end, see below)
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0---------|
|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|
|1-------------3-----------------|1-------------0-----------------|
|--------1-------------1---------|--------1-------------1---------|
|------2-------------2-----------|------2-------------2-----------|
|3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------|3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------3---------------|--1---------------0-------------|
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------0---------------0-------|----------0---------------0-----|
|------0---------------0---------|--------0---------------0-------|
|----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|------0---0---0-------0---0---0-|
|3---------------3---------------|--3---------------3-------------|
Back to part 1, and repeat...
The end of the song is PART 2 repeated two times. Also please note that he plays a
slight variation on the E minor chord where it alternates the open E string (see below)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1-------0-------1-------0-------|1-------0-------1-------0-------|
|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0---------|
|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------0-------0-------0-------|--------0-------0-------0-------|
|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0---------|
|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------|
|1-------------3-----------------|1-------------0-----------------|
|--------1-------------1---------|--------1-------------1---------|
|------2-------------2-----------|------2-------------2-----------|
|3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------|3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------3---------------|--1---------------0-------------|
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------0---------------0-------|----------0---------------0-----|
|------0---------------0---------|--------0---------------0-------|
|----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|------0---0---0-------0---0---0-|
|3---------------3---------------|--3---------------3-------------|
Today you were far away
and I didn't ask you why
What could I say
I was far away
You just walked away
and I just watched you
What could I say
How close am I to losing you
Tonight you just close your eyes
and I just watch you
slip away
How close am I to losing you
Hey, are you awake
Yeah I'm right here
Well can I ask you about today
How close am I to losing you
How close am I to losing
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version 2
Verse Riff
e -3---------3----|-0---------0----|-0--------------|----------------|
B ------1------1--|------1------1--|-----------1----|-1---------1----|
G ----2----2------|----2----2------|------2------2--|------2------2--|
D -3--------------|-3--------------|----2----2------|----2----2------|
A ----------------|----------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e -0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B -----------1----|-1---------1----|-0---------0----|-0---------0----|
G ------2------2--|------2------2--|------0------0--|------0------0--|
D ----2----2------|----2----2------|----0----0------|----0----0------|
A -0--------------|-0--------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
Chorus Riff
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B -1---------1----|-1---------1----|-1---------1----|-1---------1----|
G ------0------2--|------0------2--|------0------2--|------0------2--|
D ----2----2------|----2----2------|----2----2------|----2----2------|
A -3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B -0---------0----|-0---------0----|-0---------0----|-0---------0----|
G ------0------0--|------0------0--|------0------0--|------0------0--|
D ----2----2------|----2----2------|----2----2------|----2----2------|
A ----------------|-2--------------|----------------|-2--------------|
E -0--------------|----------------|-0--------------|----------------|
e -1---------1----|-3---------3----|-1---------1----|-0---------0----|
B ------1------1--|------1------1--|------1------1--|------1------1--|
G ----2----2------|----2----2------|----2----2------|----2----2------|
D -3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B -0---------0----|-0---------0----|-0---------0----|-0---------0----|
G ------0------0--|------0------0--|------0------0--|------0------0--|
D ----0----0------|----0----0------|----0----0------|----0----0------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E -3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3--------------|
Today you were far away
and I didn't ask you why
What could I say
I was far away
You just walked away
and I just watched you
What could I say
How close am I to losing you
Tonight you just close your eyes
and I just watch you
slip away
How close am I to losing you
Hey, are you awake
Yeah I'm right here
Well can I ask you about today
How close am I to losing you
How close am I to losing
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version 3
Listen to the song to get the rhythm and changes between the riffs...
Riff 1
F Am Am G
e -3-------0-------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B ------1-------1--|------1--1----1--|------1--1----1--|-0----0--0----0--|
G ----2-------2----|----2-------2----|----2-------2----|----0-------0----|
D -3-------3-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
Riff 2
C C Em Em
e -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -1----1--1----1--|-1----1--1----1--|-0----0--0----0--|-0----0--0----0--|
G ----2-------2----|----2-------2----|----0-------0----|----0-------0----|
D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
F F G G
e -1-------3-------|-1-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ------1-------1--|------1-------1--|-0----0--0----0--|-0----0--0----0--|
G ----2-------2----|----2-------2----|----0-------0----|----0-------0----|
D -3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
Today you were far away
and I didn't ask you why
What could I say
I was far away
You just walked away
and I just watched you
What could I say
How close am I to losing you
Tonight you just close your eyes
and I just watch you
slip away
How close am I to losing you
Hey, are you awake
Yeah I'm right here
Well can I ask you about today
How close am I to losing you
How close am I to losing
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version 4
Chords Used:
EADGBe
Am: 002210
C: 032010
Em: 022000
F: 133211
G: 320033
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Standard Tuning
Intro:
F Am Am G
Verse 1:
F Am Am G
Today
F Am Am G
You were far away
F Am Am G
And I
F Am Am G
Didn't ask you why
C C Em Em
What could I say
F F G G
I was far away
Verse 2:
F Am Am G
You just walked away
F Am Am G
And I just watched you
F Am Am G
What could I say
C C Em Em
How close am I
F F G G
To losing you
Verse 3:
F Am Am G
Tonight
F Am Am G
You just close your eyes
F Am Am G
And I just watch you
F Am Am G
Slip away
C C Em Em
How close am I
F F G G
To losing you
Verse 4:
F Am Am G
F Am Am G
F Am Am G
Hey, are you awake Yeah I'm right here, Well can I ask you
F Am Am G
About today
C C Em Em
How close am I
F F G G
To losing you
Outro:
C C Em Em
How close am I
F F G G
To losing
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version 5
Riff 1
e3-----0-----0-----------0----------------------|
b----1-----1-----1-1---1-----1-1---1-0---0-0---0|
g--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0--|
d-----------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e------------------------0-----------0----------|
b1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-----0-0---0-----0-0---0|
g--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
d-----------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
e0-----3-----1-----0-----------3-----1-----0----|
b----1-----1-----1-----1-0---0-----0-----0-----0|
g--2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
d-----------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Today you were far away
and I didn't ask you why
What could I say
I was far away
You just walked away
and I just watched you
What could I say
How close am I to losing you
Tonight you just close your eyes
and I just watch you
slip away
How close am I to losing you
Hey, are you awake
Yeah I'm right here
Well can I ask you about today
How close am I to losing you
How close am I to losing
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version 6
Chords used:
EADGBe
Am: 002210
C: 032010
F: 133211
G: 320033
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Standard Tuning
Intro: F - Am - Am - G x2
Verse & choruses:
F Am G F Am G
Today you were far away
F Am G C G
And I didn't ask you why
F Am G
What could I say
F Am G
I was far away
F Am G
You just walked away
F Am G
and I just watched you
C G
What could I say
F Am G F Am G
How close am I to losing you
F Am G F Am G
Tonight you just close your eyes
F Am G C G
And I just watch you slip away
F Am G F Am G F Am G
How close am I to losing you
Bridge:
F Am G
Hey, are you awake, yeah I'm right here
F Am G C G
Well can I ask you about today
F Am G F Am G
How close am I to losing you
F Am G
How close am I to losing
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