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Islands by The Xx
Islands
Abm F# E
C#m B E
Abm B F# E
C#m E
Abm F# E
I don't have to leave anymore
C#m B E
What I have is right here
Abm B F# E
Spend my nights and days before
C#m E
Searching the world for what's right here
Abm F# E
Underneath and unexplored
C#m B E
Islands and cities I have looked
Abm B F# E
Here, I saw
C#m E
Something I couldn't over look
E
I am yours now
Abm
So now I don't ever have to leave
B
I've been found out
C#m E
So now I'll never explore
Abm B
See what I've done
C#m
That bridge is on fire
E Abm F#
Back to where I've been
E
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave
Abm B
Where would I be
C#m
If this were to go under
Abm F#
That's a risk I'd take
E
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make
E
I am yours now
Abm
So now I don't ever have to leave
B
I've been found out
C#m E
So now I'll never explore
E
I am yours now
Abm
So now I don't ever have to leave
B
I've been found out
C#m E
So now I'll never explore
E Abm E Abm
C#m E C#m E
E Abm B C#m E
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version 2
I transcribed one of the chords notes i'd seen so that it could be played easier on a
capo on the 4th fret
Also if you play along with song and mute the string is the spots marked with an * you
can get the stop-start effect that is prominent in the song
Capo 4
[Intro]
Em D C
Am G C
Em G D C
Am C
[Verse 1]
Em D C
I don't have to leave anymore
Am G C *
What I have is right here
Em G D C
Spend my nights and days before
Am C *
Searching the world for what's right here
Em D C
Underneath and unexplored
Am G C *
Islands and cities I have looked
Em G D C
Here, I saw
Am C
Something I couldn't over look
[Chorus]
C
I am yours now
Em
So now I don't ever have to leave
G
I've been found out
Am C
So now I'll never explore
[Verse 2]
Em G
See what I've done
Am
That bridge is on fire
C * Em D
Back to where I've been
C
I'm froze by desire
*
No need to leave
Em G
Where would I be
Am
If this were to go under
* Em D
That's a risk I'd take
C
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make
[Chorus]
C
I am yours now
Em
So now I don't ever have to leave
G
I've been found out
Am C
So now I'll never explore
C
I am yours now
Em
So now I don't ever have to leave
G
I've been found out
Am C
So now I'll never explore
[Outro]
C Em C Em
Am C Am C
C Em G Am C
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Verse type bit:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------13------11------9-----9-----6-------4----9--------------------------|
A|-11-11----11/9----7--7---7-7---4-4---4-4\2---7-7--7------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------13-------16------11-----9-----6-----4-----9--------------------------|
A|-11-11----11/14-----9-9----9/7---4-4---4/2---7-7---7-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
Intro and Verse 1 - Palm Muted
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---8---6---4---4-----------4----|
D|-6---4---22--22-2---6---4-2-----|
A|------------------44---2--------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---8---11---6---4----------4----|
D|-6---9----44--22----6--6-22-----|
A|------------------44--4---------|
E|--------------------------------|
Chorus - Palm Muted
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------4444444444444444-------------------------|
G|11111111111111144444444444444444444444444444444-------4-|
D|222222222222222----------------666666666666666666666666-|
A|-----------------------------------------------4444444--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 - Un Muted
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|6-6/9-9/11-----------------6-6\4-4\2--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|x2
Chorus x2
Break - Un Muted
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----4-4-------4-4--------------------|
G|-1---4-4---1---4-4-----4-4------4-4--|
D|2-2-------2-2-------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
A|-------------------4-4------4-4------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|----4-4------4-4-----------------------|
G|-1---4-4--1---4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|2-2------2-2-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|------------------4-4------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Outro
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
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version 5
Tuning:eBGDAE
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---13---11-----9---9----6-----4----9---------------------|
A|-11---9----7-7---7---2/4---0-2--2/7----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
pm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---13---16-----11---9----9----4-----9--------------------|
A|-11---14---9-9----7---2/4--0-2--2/7----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
pm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Verse
same as intro
Chorus
e|->----->----->---->----->----->--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x2--------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x2--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
pm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|->----->---->------>----->----->-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------6--------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|--------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------|
pm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11/14-14/16-----------------11-11\9-9\7--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|->----->----->---->----->----->--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x2--------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x2--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
pm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|->----->---->------>----->----->-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------6--------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E|--------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------|
pm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Outro
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------8--8----------4--4--------------------------------|
D|--6--6--9--9-----2-2--6--6-------------------------------|
A|-7--7--------x2-4-4-------x2-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8--8---------4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------|
D|--6-6--9--9----2-2--6--6--6--6--6--6---------------------|
A|-7-7-------x2-4-4----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1-1-1-1--4----------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-6----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
pm - palm mute
> - accentuated
/ - slide
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version 6
Tuning: Standard
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---4----------------------------------------------|
G|-1------6---------4---4-------------------4-------|
D|------4-----(2)2----2------6------4--2------------|
A|--------------------- (4)4---4/6------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------2-----------------------------------------|
B|---4--0-------------------------------------------|
G|-1----------------4---4-------------------4-------|.
D|------------(2)2----2-------6------6/2------------|.
A|------------------------4-4---4-4-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
listen to the song for timing and lenght of that part.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------4-4...---------------------------------| at first let it linger
G|-1-1...----4-4...---4-4...---1-1...4--------------| only shortly, after a
D|-2-2... ------------6-6...---2-2...2--------------| while play fluently
A|--------------------------------------------------| :)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
...
D|-6-6/9-9/11---6-6\4-4\2---------------------------|
...
Outro:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------8--8------------------4--4.....-----4-4-4...8-8-8...4-4....4|
D|----6--6----6--6--(2x)----6--6----6--6...(2x)--6-6-6...9-9-9....6-6..6|
A|--4--4------------------4--4------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / 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 7
You'll need four chords: Am C G F
strumming: down, down, up, up.
Am C
I don't have to leave anymore
G F
What I have is right here
Am C
Spend my nights and days before
G F
Searching the world for what's right here
keep like this troughout the whole song, try to play G barred and F too.
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