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End Of A Spark by Tokyo Police Club
End Of A Spark
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
INTRO & CHORUS - RIFF I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-4---0-0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
SECOND PART OF RIFF I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0--------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0--0-0---0--0-0--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3/5-5--5-5\3-3--3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE - CHORDS
"spend all our sundays in a row"
refer to song for strumming pattern and repeat riff according to the song.
Em G C
e|-0---3--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---3--1------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0---0--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---0--2------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---2--3------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---3--x------------------------------------------------------------------|
PRE CHORUS RIFF
"...like the nights we spent in backs of cars"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-0--0-2-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then play RIFF I, for the chorus.
at the end of the chorus, before "under our bed, a monster lives"
there is a small riff played that goes like this...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0--0-0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-33333-3--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
then the verse comes in, "under our bed, a monster lives". you can play
the chords again like on the first verse, but on the actual song, the
guitar isn't being played.
another riff is played over the top of the lyrics:
"we fight his teeth with superglue and paper clips", which goes...
e|-12-12-12-10-8-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
the chords can be heard being played again.
"well you just start and i'll say when" is accompanied by the PRE CHORUS
RIFF.
then go into the RIFF I for the chorus again.
after this, there's a bridge part.
it starts with the lyrics, "when he put you to bed..."
play these chords.
(again, refer to the song for the strumming pattern.)
B D C
e|-2-x-x---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-7-5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-7-5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-7-5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-5-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
this is followed by a keyboard part and backing vocals can be heard
"WOO-OOH..."
you can play the VERSE CHORDS over the top, if you wish, although the
guitar doesn't play this part.
"i'm a gear, i'm a spool of thread..."
the guitar part over these lyrics is played rapidly, with lots of reverb.
e|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"it's the end of a spark" - go into RIFF I for the chorus
and the outro part, when the lyrics stop, is just RIFF I again
| / 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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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Just a few notes: the riff played at the beginning and during the chorus is pretty much
arpeggiated G6 chord (030023)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--3--0----0--------------3---0----0-------|
G|--------2-------0----------------2----0---|
D|--------------2----------------------2----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|3--3--3-----3----------3---3---3----3-----|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------0--------0----------------------|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0-0---------------0--|
D|---------------------------------0---0-|
A|--/5--5--5---3---3--3------------------|
E|-------------------------3-3-3-3--3----|
Em G6 C
spend all our Sundays in a row
Em G6 C
ten feet from Chinatown, like it's dead but we know
Em G6
'cause when he put you to bed
C
your great-grandfather always said
Em G6
wasting is an art
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-5-4-2-0---0-2-0--|
D|---------2--------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
like the nights we spent in backs of cars
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---3--0----0--------------3---0----0-------|
G|---------2-------0----------------2----0---|
D|---------------2----------------------2----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3-----3----------3---3---3----3-----|
a piece of the part
e|-----------------------|
B|-------0--------0------|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0--0-|
D|-----------------------|
A|--/5--5--5---3---3--3--|
E|-----------------------|
the end of a spark
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---3--0----0--------------3---0----0-------|
G|---------2-------0----------------2----0---|
D|---------------2----------------------2----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3-----3----------3---3---3----3-----|
a piece of the part
e|-----------------------|
B|-------0--------0------|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0--0-|
D|-----------------------|
A|--/5--5--5---3---3--3--|
E|-----------------------|
the end of a spark
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------0--------0----------------------|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0--0-------------0---|
D|---------------------------------0--0--|
A|--/5--5--5---3---3--3------------------|
E|-------------------------3-3-3-3--3----|
a spark
Em G6 C
under our bed, a monster lives
Em G6 C
we fight his teeth with superglue and paper clips
Em G6
mark the end of an age
c
the way that your handwriting changed
Em G6
we should always pretend
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-5-4-2-0---0-2-0--|
D|---------2--------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
well, you just start and I'll say when
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---3--0----0--------------3---0----0-------|
G|---------2-------0----------------2----0---|
D|---------------2----------------------2----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3-----3----------3---3---3----3-----|
a piece of the part
e|-----------------------|
B|-------0--------0------|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0--0-|
D|-----------------------|
A|--/5--5--5---3---3--3--|
E|-----------------------|
the end of a spark
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---3--0----0--------------3---0----0-------|
G|---------2-------0----------------2----0---|
D|---------------2----------------------2----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3-----3----------3---3---3----3-----|
a piece of the part
e|-----------------------|
B|-------0--------0------|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0--0-|
D|-----------------------|
A|--/5--5--5---3---3--3--|
E|-----------------------|
the end of a spark
e|--------------------------|
B|-------0--------0---------|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0--0----|
D|--------------------------|
A|--/5--5--5---3---3--3-----|
E|--------------------------|
a spark
Bm D
when he put you to bed
C
your great-grandfather always said
Bm D
wasting is an art
(P.M.) C
well, it's a good thing that I was young then
Em G6 C C Em G6 C
Ooooh Ooooh
Em
I am a gear
G6 C
I am a spool of thread
Bm D
as long as my teeth, they turn
C
we will always be newlyweds
Em
the end of spark
G6 C
a flash in the dark
Bm D
a piece of the part
C
it's the end of a spark
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--3--0----0--------------3---0----0-------|
G|--------2-------0----------------2----0---|
D|--------------2----------------------2----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|3--3--3-----3----------3---3---3----3-----|
e|---------------------------|
B|-------0--------0----------|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0-0------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--/5--5--5---3---3--3------|
E|---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--3--0----0--------------3---0----0-------|
G|--------2-------0----------------2----0---|
D|--------------2----------------------2----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|3--3--3-----3----------3---3---3----3-----|
e|-----------------------|
B|-------0--------0------|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0-0--|
D|-----------------------|
A|--/5--5--5---3---3--3--|
E|-----------------------|
Am7 Bm C D C
a piece of the part
C D C
the end of a spark
D C
a spark
D C
a spark
e|----------------------|
B|---3--0----0----------|
G|---------2-------0----|
D|---------------2------|
A|----------------------|
E|-3--3--3-----3--------|
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