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Fake Empire by The National
Fake Empire
Tuning: Standard
4 against 3 polyrhythm
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4-beat rhythm ||X| | |X| | |X| | |X| | ||X| | |X| | |X| | |X| | || (treble)
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3-beat rhythm ||X| | | |X| | | |X| | | ||X| | | |X| | | |X| | | || (bass)
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All chords are played with one iteration of this rhythm. To sound like the studio
recording you can omit the first treble note in the 4-beat rhythm.
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Tab:
I have tabbed two guitar parts as per reference 1
I II III (Roman numerals indicate
(Intro / Verse) (Chorus) (Bridge) the chord pattern. Used
e|----------------|----------------|----------------| in lyrics/song
G1 B|---5--5--5--5---|---5--5--3--3---|---1--1--0--0---| structure below)
& G|---5--5--5--5---|---5--5--4--4---|---2--2--0--0---|
G2 D|------3---------|------3---------|----------------|
A|---3------------|---0------------|------0---------|
E|---------3--3---|---------3--3---|---1-----3--3---|
C F G G Am F G G F Am G G (used root to write the
timing with the lyrics)
IV V VI
(Bridge2) (Bridge3) (Jam/Horns)
e|---12-10-8--7---|---8--12-7--7---|----------------|
B|---13-12-10-8---|---10-10-8--8---|----------------|
G1 G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---10----7--9---|------7--5--5---|----------------|
A|------10--------|---8------------|--/3------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|---------3--3---|----------------|
B|---17-15-13-12--|---1--1--3--3---|----------------|
G2 G|---17-16-14-12--|---2--2--0--0---|----------------|
D|----------------|---3--2--0--0---|----------------|
A|---17----12-----|------0--2--2---|----------------|
E|------15----10--|---1-----3--3---|--/8------------|
(light distortion and strumming)
Using progression from reference 1 and 2. Listen to the song for your the
arrangement you prefer.
Intro: I x 2
Verse: I x 2
C F
Stay out super late tonight
G G
Picking apples, making pies
C F G G
Put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
Chorus: II x 2
Am F G G
We're half awake in a fake empire
Am F G G
We're half awake in a fake empire
Verse: I x 2
C F
Tiptoe through our shiny city
G G
With our diamond slippers on
C F G G
Do our gay ballet on ice, bluebirds on our shoulders
Chorus: II x 2
Am F G G
We're half awake in a fake empire
Am F G G
We're half awake in a fake empire
Bridge: III x 2, IV x 2
Verse: I x 3
C F
Turn the light, out say goodnight
G G
No thinking for a little while
C F G G
Let's not try to figure out everything at once
C F G G
It's hard to keep track of you falling through the sky
Chorus: II x 2
Am F G G
We're half awake in a fake empire
Am F G G
We're half awake in a fake empire
Bridge/End: III x 1, V x 1, VI until end fade out / horn solo (one guitar can do
G2 VI or III, or any combination you wish)
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Final Notes:
If you wish to play the song solo you can cut the bridge short or just play III in
place of IV. If you want to play completely in open you can play just I, II, and
III as follows. (The fingering can be a bit tricky, I will indicate how I play it
in the column below the chord with the number corresponding to the left hand
finger. The capitol letter “O†represents open)
I II IV
(Intro / Verse) (Chorus) (Bridge)
e|---0--0--0--0---|---0--0---------|----------------|
G1 B|---1--1--1--1---|---1--1--3--3---|---1--1--0--0---|
& G|----------------|---------4--4---|---2--2--0--0---|
G2 D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|---3------------|---0------------|------0---------|
E|------1--3--3---|------1--3--3---|---1-----3--3---|
C F G G Am F G G F Am G G
O O O O O O 2 2 2 2 O O
2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 O O
4 1 4 4 O 1 1 1 1 O 3 3
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version 2
C F G
Stay out super late tonight picking apples, making pies
C F G
put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
Am F G
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
Am F G
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
C F G
Tiptoe through our shiny city with our diamond slippers on
C F G
do our gay ballet on ice bluebirds on our shoulders
Am F G
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
Am F G
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
C F G
Turn the light out say goodnight no thinking for a little while
C F G
lets not try to figure out everything at once
C F G
It™s hard to keep track of you falling through the sky
Am F G
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
Am F G
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
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version 3
Verses:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---------------3----------------5----------------|
G|-------5----5---5------2----2---2-------4----4---4-------|
D|-------5----5---5------1----1---1-------3----3---3-------|
A|---3------3---3------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------1-----1---1------3-----3---3---------|
Choruses:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----------------3----------------5-----------------|
G|-----2---2---2--------2----2---2-------4----4---4--------|
D|-----2---2---2--------1----1---1-------3----3---3--------|
A|--0----0---0---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------1-----1---1------3-----3---3----------|
The Bridge sounds like Am and G chords picked out in an extended version of the above
pattern.
Lyrics:
Stay out super late tonight
picking apples, making pies
put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
Tiptoe through our shiny city
with our diamond slippers on
do our gay ballet on ice
bluebirds on our shoulders
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
Turn the light out say goodnight
no thinking for a little while
lets not try to figure out everything at once
It™s hard to keep track of you falling through the sky
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
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version 4
Drop D
C C/F C/G
e|----|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-|
B|----|-|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|-|
G|----|o|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|o|
D|----|o|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|o|
A|--3-|-|--3---3---3-----|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|-|
D|----|-|--------------3-|--3---3---3---5-|--5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5-----|-|
Verse 1
C C/F C/G
e|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-|----------------|
B|-|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|-|5---5---5---5---|
G|o|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|o|5---5---5---5---|
D|o|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|o|5---5---5---5---|
A|-|--3---3---3-----|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|-|--------------0-|
D|-|--------------3-|--3---3---3---5-|--5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5-----|-|--5---5---5-----|
Stay out super-late tonight
Picking apples, making pies
Put a little something in our lemonade,
Take it with us
Chorus
Am/G C/F G |1.--------------|-|--------------2.|
e|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-|----------------|
B|-|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|-|3---3---3---3---|
G|o|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|o|4---4---4---4---|
D|o|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|o|5---5---5---5---|
A|-|--0---0---0-----|----------------|----------------|--------------0-|-|--------------3-|
D|-|--------------3-|--3---3---3---5-|--5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5-----|-|--5---5---5-----|
We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire
Verse 2
Tiptoe through our shiny city
With our diamond slippers on
Do our gay ballet on ice
Bluebirds on our shoulders
Chorus 2
Am/G C/F G
e|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-|
B|-|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|-|
G|o|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|4---4---4---4---|4---4---4---4---|o|
D|o|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|o|
A|-|--0---0---0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|-|
D|-|--------------3-|--3---3---3---5-|--5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5-----|-|
We're half awake in a fake empire
We're half awake in a fake empire
Bridge/Outro
e|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------x2|
B|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-|
G|o|2---22222---2222/5---55555---5555\4---44444---4444|4---44444---4444|o|
D|o|3---33333---3333/7---77777---7777\5---55555---5555|5---55555---5555|o|
A|-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-|
D|-|3---33333---3333/7---77777---7777\5---55555---5555|5---55555---5555|-|
-|-|let ring~~~~~~~~|let ring~~~~~~~~x3|
e|-|----------------|----------------|-|----------------|----------------|
B|-|----------------|----------------|-|----------------|----------------|
G|o/5---------------\4---------------|o|5---55555---5555\4---44444---4444|
D|o/7---------------\5---------------|o|7---77777---7777\5---55555---5555|
A|-|----------------|----------------|-|----------------|----------------|
D|-/7---------------\5---------------|-|7---77777---7777\5---55555---5555|
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version 5
Tuning: Standard
Just a quick overview of the song. The tab is shabby but I only spent a few minutes on
- it is pretty simple to pick up. 4 over 3 pattern with the index and middle fingers on
4 and thumb on the 3. Fun little tune
good luck!
e|-0---0---0---0---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---1---1---1-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3----3----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1----1----1-----3----3----3-----3----3----3---------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1----1----1-----3----3----3-----3----3----3---------------|
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version 6
C F G
Stay out super late tonight picking apples, making pies
put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
F C G
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
Tiptoe through our shiny city with our diamond slippers on
do our gay ballet on ice bluebirds on our shoulders
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
Turn the light out say goodnight no thinking for a little while
lets not try to figure out everything at once
It™s hard to keep track of you falling through the sky
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
we™re half-awake in a fake empire
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