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Narcolepsy by Third Eye Blind
Narcolepsy
First off, the tuning is: F# A D F# A E (sidenote: this is also the tuning for Forget Myself)
It also should be known that this is played in all one part. So it goes like
this for the intro/verse:
|-0---12-0--0--7-7-7-7-7-|-0---17-0--12--7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0---0--12-0--7-7-7-7-7-|-0---0--17-0---7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0---0--0--0--7-7-7-7-7-|-0---0--0--0---7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-------0--7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-----------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0--------------------|-0-0---------------------|
|-0-0--------------------|-0-0---------------------|
That gets repeated several times. Let the chords ring and you should be able to
figure out the timing from listening to the recording.
Then comes this part:
|-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-4-4-4-2-2-0-0-2-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
"I try to keep awake..."
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|-------------------------------------------------|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
"I can feel this narcolepsy slide into another nightmare..."
Then the distortion kicks in and you strum those beginning chords
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
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That's the basis of the whole song. There is a lot that repeats. The only thing
left I think would be the solo:
(Played only on the high E string, it goes pretty fast)
e|--12/17-17-17-17-17-7-7-9b-7-5/17-17-17-17-17-7-7-9b-7-5/14-14-14-14-14-
e|-127-7-9b-7-5/17-17-17-17-17--|
I'm on a train, but there's no one at the helm
And there's a demon in my brain, that starts to overwhelm
And there it goes, my last chance for peace
You lay me down, but I get no release
And I say I
I try to keep awake, I try to swim beneath
I try to keep awake, but I
I can feel this narcolepsy slide
Into another nightmare
And there's a demon in my head who starts to play
A nightmare tape loop of what went wrong yesterday
And I hold my breath 'til it's more than I can take
And I close my eyes, I dream that I'm awake
I try to keep awake
I try to keep awake
I try to keep awake
But I, I can feel this Narcolepsy slide
Into another nightmare
I read dead Russian authors, Volumes at a time
I write everything down, except what's on my mind
'Cause my greatest fear is the sucking sound
Then I know I'll never get back out
And there's a bone in my hand that connects to a drink
In a crowded room where the glasses clink
And I'll buy you a beer and we'll drink it deep
Because that keeps me from falling asleep
I said, how'd you like to be alone and drowning
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
Still I find this narcolepsy slides, slides, into another nightmare
Keep awake, keep awake, keep awake
And I can feel this narcolepsy slide
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version 2
Chords used:
G - 320033
Cadd9 - 032030 or 032033 whatever you think sounds better. I like the first one better here.
Em7 - 022033 or Em 022000. Same comment as above.
A7 - 002020 or A 002220. Guess what :).
A7sus4 - 002030
D - 000232
C - 032010
While tabbing it I placed a CAPO on the 5th fret (kind of randomly), but it all depends
your voice. Place it wherever you feel the most comfortable!
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Intro : G, Cadd9 (x2)
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Im on a train, but theres no one at the helm
Cadd9 G
And theres a demon in my brain
Cadd9 G Cadd9
Who starts to overwhelm whelm whelm
G, Cadd9 (2x)
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
And there it goes, my last chance for peace
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
You lay me down, but I get no release
Em7 A7 A7sus4
And I say i, I try to keep awake
Cadd9 G
I try to swim beneath
A7
I try to keep awake
Em7 Cadd9
But i, I can feel this narcolepsy slide
(no guitar here)
Into another nightmare
"bridge": G, Cadd9 (2-3x)
G Cadd9
And there's a demon in my head who starts to play
G Cadd9
A nightmare tape loop of what went wrong yesterday
G Cadd9
And I hold my breath till its more than I can take
G Cadd9
And I close my eyes and dream that Im awake
D C G (not sure for D C
here)
I try to keep awake
D C G
I try to keep awake
D C
I try to keep awake
Em7 Cadd9
But i, I can feel this narcolepsy slide
(no guitar here)
Into another nightmare
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The rest of the song is pretty much the same
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I read dead Russian authors volumes at a time
I write everything down except whats on my mind
Cause my greatest fear is that sucking sound
And then I know that Ill never get back out
And there's a bone in my hand that connects to a drink
In a crowded room where the glasses clink
And Ill buy you a beer and well drink it deep
Because that keeps me from falling asleep I said
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
Still I find this narcolepsy slide slide
Into another nightmare
Keep awake, keep awake, keep awake
And I can feel this narcolepsy slide
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version 3
tuning: EADGBe
I wrote this out in standard tuning for 2 guitars
(it's really tuned in F#, not E)
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
-0---0- -12-----------------------------|-17------------------------------|
-3---2- ----10---12---12/14--12-14-12---|----15---17----12/14--12-14-12---|
-2---2- ------------------------------14|------------------------------14-|
-0---2- --------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-0---0- --------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-2---0- --------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-0--0--0--2--2--0--0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--1--1--2--2--2--2--2-|
-2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-|
-0--0--0--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-|
----------0--0----------------|
"I try to keep awake..."
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
"I can feel this narcolepsy..."
add distortion
Guitar 1
-0---0-|
-3---2-|
-2---2-|
-0---2-|
-0---0-|
-2---0-|
-0--0--0--2--2--0--0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
-2--2--2--1--1--4--4--2--2--2-| *note the change here
-2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-|
-0--0--0--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-|
----------0--0----------------|
Guitar 1
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Guitar 2
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----------------------------------------------------------11-11-9-9-9--|
-----------9-9-7-7-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-----------9-9-7-7--------------|
-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
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Solo
-12/17-17-17-17-17-7-7-9b-7-5/17-17-17-17-17-7-7-9b-7-5/14-14-14-14-14-|
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-12\7-7-9b-7-5/17-17-17-17-17------------------------------------------|
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-0---0-|
-3---2-|
-2---2-|
-0---2-|
-0---0-|
-2---0-|
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Guitar 1
-0---0-|
-3---2-|
-2---2-|
-0---2-|
-0---0-|
-2---0-|
Guitar 2
-12-5/7---7-9--7-9-7-5/17-10-12---7-9--7-9-7-5-|
------0----------------------0-----------------|
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end note
-12-
-0--
-11-
-12-
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I'm on a train, but there's no one at the helm
And there's a demon in my brain, that starts to overwhelm
And there it goes, my last chance for peace
You lay me down, but I get no release
And I say I
I try to keep awake, I try to swim beneath
I try to keep awake, but I
I can feel this narcolepsy slide
Into another nightmare
And there's a demon in my head who starts to play
A nightmare tape loop of what went wrong yesterday
And I hold my breath 'til it's more than I can take
And I close my eyes, I dream that I'm awake
I try to keep awake
I try to keep awake
I try to keep awake
But I, I can feel this Narcolepsy slide
Into another nightmare
I read dead Russian authors, Volumes at a time
I write everything down, except what's on my mind
'Cause my greatest fear is the sucking sound
Then I know I'll never get back out
And there's a bone in my hand that connects to a drink
In a crowded room where the glasses clink
And I'll buy you a beer and we'll drink it deep
Because that keeps me from falling asleep
I said, how'd you like to be alone and drowning
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
How'd you like to be alone and drowning
Still I find this narcolepsy slides, slides, into another nightmare
Keep awake, keep awake, keep awake
And I can feel this narcolepsy slide
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