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Inaudible Melodies by Jack Johnson
Inaudible Melodies
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
F#
Brushfire fairytales
B7
Itsy bitsy diamond rings
F#
Big fat hurricanes
B7
Yellow belly given names
C#7
Well shortcuts can slow you down
B7
And in the end we're bound
F#
To rebound off of we
F#
Well dust off your thinking caps
B7
Solar powered plastic plants
F#
Pretty pictures of things we ate
B7
We are only what we hate
C#7
But in the long run we have found
B7
Silent films are full of sound
F#
Inaudibly free
[Chorus]
F# A#7
Slow down everyone you're moving too fast
B7 G#7
Frames can't catch you when you're moving like that
F#
Inaudible melodies
A#7
Some narration or strategies
B7
Unobtrusive tones
G#7
Help to notice nothing but the zone
F#
Of visual relevancy
A#7
Framelines tell me what to see
B7
Choppin' like an axe well
G#7
Maybe eyes insteadShould just relax
F# A#7
Slow down everyone you're moving too fast
B7 G#7
Frames can't catch you when you're moving like that
[Solo]
F# A#7 B7 G#
e|--11-14-11--11---11--11-14-11--------11--11-14-11--------11-11-11-11-14-|
B|--11------14-----11----------14-11---11----------14-12---11-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
F#
Well Plato's cave is full of freaks
A#7
Demanding refunds for the things they've seen
B7
I wish they could believe
G#7 G7
in all the things that never made the screen and just
[Chorus]
F# A#7
Slow down everyone you're moving too fast
B7 G#7
Frames can't catch you when you're moving like that
F# A#7
Slow down everyone you're moving too fast
B7 G#7
Frames can't catch you when you're moving like that
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Key: F#
[Verse 1]
E
Brushfire fairytales
A7
Itsy bitsy diamond rings
E
Big fat hurricanes
A7
Yellow belly given names
B7
Well shortcuts can slow you down
A7
And in the end we're bound
E B7
To rebound off of we
[Verse 2]
E
Well dust off your thinking caps
A7
Solar powered plastic plants
E
Pretty pictures of things we ate
A7
We are only what we hate
B7
But in the long run we have found
A7
Silent films are full of sound
E B7
Inaudibly free
[Chorus]
E G#
Slow down everyone you're moving too fast
A7 F#7
Frames can't catch you when you're moving like that
[Verse 3]
E
Inaudible melodies
G#
Some narration or strategies
A7
Unobtrusive tones
F#7
Help to notice nothing but the zone
E
Of visual relevancy
G#
Framelines tell me what to see
A7
Choppin' like an axe well
F#7
Maybe eyes instead should just relax
[Chorus]
E G#
Slow down everyone you're moving too fast
A7 F#7
Frames can't catch you when you're moving like that
[Solo]
E G# A7 F#
e|--11-14-11--11---11--11-14-11--------11--11-14-11--------11-11-11-11-14-|
B|--11------14-----11----------14-11---11----------14-12---11-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
E
Well Plato's cave is full of freaks
G#
Demanding refunds for the things they've seen
A7
I wish they could believe
F#7 F7
in all the things that never made the screen and just
[Break]
E
And by the way, you know that hope will make you strange
G#
Make you blink, make you blink, make you sink
A7
It will make you afraid of change
F#7
Enough to blame the box with the view of the world
E
And the walls that fill the frame I turn it up, but then I turn it off
G#
Because I can't stand When they start to talk about
A7
The hurting and killing, whose shoes are we fillin'
F#7
The damage and ruin, and the things that we're doing... Gotta
[Chorus]
E G#
Slow down everyone you're moving too fast
A7 F#7
Frames can't catch you when you're moving like that
E G#
Slow down everyone you're moving too fast
A7 F#7
Frames can't catch you when you're moving like that
[Outro]
E G#
Slow down everyone you're moving too fast
A7 F#7
Frames can't catch you when you're moving like,
E
Movin' too...
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
F# B C# Bb G# C#7
e|-2-|-2-|-4-|-1-|-4-| |---|
B|-2-|-4-|-6-|-3-|-4-| |---|
G|-3-|-4-|-6-|-3-|-5-| |-4-|
D|-4-|-4-|-6-|-3-|-4-| |-3-|
A|-4-|-2-|-4-|-1-|-6-| |-4-|
E|-2-|-x-|-x-|-x-|-4-| |---|
[INTRO](part one):
F# C#7 A# B
e|--2--2-2h4p2---2-------|--6---6-6h9p6---6----6--|--7--7-7h9p7---7----|
B|--2----------2---------|--6h7---------6----x-6--|--7----------7----x-|
G|--3---------------x-4--|--6h7--------------x-7--|--8---------------x-|
D|--4---------------x-3--|--6h8--------------x-8--|--9---------------x-|
A|--4---------------x-4--|--6----------------x-8--|--9---------------x-|
E|--2--------------------|--6------------------6--|--7-----------------|
e|--6---4--|
B|--6---4--|
G|--7---4--| (let last chord ring)
D|--8---4--|
A|--8---6--|
E|--6---4--|
[INTRO](part two):
e|------------------2--5p2--2-------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------/5-/5--2---------2-----------------|--/5-/5--------------|
G|-----------/6-/6--2-----------4-4--2-2--------|--/6-/6---4b-2-------|
D|---------------------------------------2-3-4--|---------------4-2---|
A|----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|--0-1-2---------------------------------------|---------------------|
C#7
e|----------------------------2--5p0--------|
B|----------------------------2-------------|
G|--2h4-4--2-2---------/5-/5--2--------4----| (let last chord ring)
D|--------------2-3-4--/6-/6-----------3----|
A|-------------------------------------4----|
E|------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 1:]
F# B
e|-------------2---------|-------------------2----------|
B|-------------2---------|-------------------4---------o|
G|-------------3--Strum--|-------------------4--Strum---| (repeat once)
D|------4------4----F#---|------4--4--4------4----B-----|
A|--/6---------4---------|--/6---------------2---------o|
E|--------2----2---------|--------------2----x----------|
Brushfire fairytales, itsy bitsy diamond wells.
Big fat hurricanes, yellow bellied given names.
C# B F# C#7
e|-------------4---------|---2------------------2---------|-----|
B|-------------6---------|---4------------------2---------|-----|
G|-------------6--Strum--|---4--Strum-----------3--Strum--|--4--|(let
D|-----4-------6----C#---|---4----B-------------4----F#---|--3--| ring)
A|--/6----6-4--4---------|---2------------------4---------|--4--|
E|-------------x---------|---x------------------2---------|-----|
Where shortcuts can... and in the end...to rebound...
F#
Well dust off your thinking caps
B
solar powered plastic plants
F#
Pretty pictures of things we ate
B
we are only what we hate
C#
But in the long run we have found
B
silent films are full of sound
F# C#7 (let ring)
Inaudibly free
[CHORUS:]
F#
Slow down everyone
Bb
you're moving too fast
B
Frames can't catch you when you're
G#7
moving like that
[VERSE:]
F#
Inaudible melodies
Bb
Severe narrational strategies
B
Unobtrusive tones help to
G#7
notice nothing but the zone
F#
Of visual relevancy
Bb
Frame lines tell me what too see
B
Chopping like an axe and maybe
G#7
Eisenstein should just relax
[CHORUS:]
F#
Slow down everyone
Bb
you're moving too fast
B
Frames can't catch you when you're
G#7
moving like that
[SOLO:]
e|--11-14-11-----11-|--11-14-11-------|--11-14-11-------|-11-11-11-11-14\-|
B|--x---------11----|--x--------14-11-|--x--------14-12-|-x---------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[VERSE:] (strike all chord in this part once, then each one ring)
F#
Well Plato's cave is full of freaks
Bb
demanding refunds for the things they've seen
B
I wish they could believe
G#7 G7
In all the things that never made the screen and
[Chorus:]
F#
Slow down everyone
Bb
you're moving too fast
B
Frames can't catch you when you're
G#7
moving like that
(REPEAT CHORUS)
[OUTRO:]
F# C#7 A# B
e|--2--2-2h4p2---2-------|--6---6-6h9p6---6----6--|--7--7-7h9p7---7----|
B|--2----------2---------|--6h7---------6----x-6--|--7----------7----x-|
G|--3---------------x-4--|--6h7--------------x-7--|--8---------------x-|
D|--4---------------x-3--|--6h8--------------x-8--|--9---------------x-|
A|--4---------------x-4--|--6----------------x-8--|--9---------------x-|
E|--2--------------------|--6------------------6--|--7-----------------|
F#
e|--6---4--| |--2--|
B|--6---4--| p |--2--|
G|--7---4--| a |--3--| (let last chord ring)
D|--8---4--| u |--4--|
A|--8---6--| s |--4--|
E|--6---4--| e |--2--|
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version 4
The single vertical line is explained at the bottom.
The double vertical line indicates where Jack starts singing the first verse.
F# F#7 D#m A# B
e--2--2-2h4p2---2----x-x----x-------6------6-6h9p6---6---x-x----x-6-7-------|
B--2----------2------x-x----x-2-----6--h7----------6-----x-x----x-6-7-------|
G--3-----------------x-x----x-4-----6--h8----------------x-x----x-7-8-------|
D--4-----------------x-x----x-3-----6--h8----------------x-x----x-8-9-------|
A--4-----------------x-x----x-4-----6--------------------x-x----x-8-9-------|
E--2-----------------x-x----x-------6--------------------x-x----x-6-7-------|
?
A# G#m7 rake
e--7-7h9p7---7----x-x----x-6-4-----|----------------------x-2--5p2-2--------|
B----------7------x-x----x-6-4-----|-------------1/5-1/5--x-2--------2------|
G-----------------x-x----x-7-4-----|-------------2/6-2/6--x-2----------4----|
D-----------------x-x----x-8-4-----|----------------------x-x---------------|
A-----------------x-x----x-8-6-----|----------------------x-x---------------|
E-----------------x-x----x-6-4-----|--0--1--2-------------x-x---------------|
e------------------------------x-------------------------------------------|
B---------------------1/5-1/5--x-----------------------------------1/5-1/5-|
G--44--2----2---------2/6-2/6--x-4b5b5p2---2h4--44--2----2---------2/6-2/6-|
D-------------2-3-4------------x---------4------------------2-3-4----------|
A------------------------------x-------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------x-------------------------------------------|
F#7 F#(very staccato)
e--x-2----5p0----------||--------------------2------------------------------|
B--x-2-----------------||--------------------2------------------------------|
G--x-2----------4------||--------------------3------------------------------|
D--x-x----------3------||----------4---------4----x-x--x------4--4----------|
A--x-x----------4------||---4/6--------------4----x-x--x-4/6--------2-------|
E--x-x-----------------||-------------2------2----0-2--0-2------------------|
^ This slide is a
bit tricky, listen to the song
B F# B
e--2-----------------------2------------------------2---------------------|
B--4-----------------------2------------------------4---------------------|
G--4---x-x--x--------------3------------------------4---x-x--x------------|
D--4---x-x--x-------4------4----x-x--x------4-4-----4---x-x--x------4-4-3-|
A--2---0-2--0-2/6----------4----x-x--x-4/6------2---2---0-2--0-2/6--------|
E----------------------2---2----0-2--0------------------------------------|
C# C# B B F#
e--4-----x-x---x-x---4-4---x-x--2------------2-2---x-x--2----------------|
B--6-----x-x---x-x---6-6---x-x--4------------4-4---x-x--2----------------|
G--6-----x-x---x-x---6-6---x-x--4------------4-4---x-x--3----------------|
D--6-----x-x---x-x---6-6---x-x--4------------4-4---x-x--4----------------|
A--4-----x-x---x-x---4-4---x-x--2---0-2-0-2--2-2---x-x--4----------------|
E--4-----x-x---x-x---4-4---x-x--2------------2-2---x-x--2---0-2-0-2------|
F# F#7
e--2-2---x-x-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--2-2---x-x--2----------------------------------------------------------|
G--3-3---x-x--4----------------------------------------------------------|
D--4-4---x-x--3----------------------------------------------------------|
A--4-4---x-x--4----------------------------------------------------------|
E--2-2---x-x-------------------------------------------------------------|
--2nd Verse--
F#
Well dust off your thinking caps
B
Solar powered plastic plants
F#
Pretty pictures of things we ate
B
We are only what we hate
C#
But in the long run we have found
B
Silent films are full of sound
F#
Inaudibly free
--Chorus--
F#
Slow down everyone you're
Bb
Moving too fast
B
Frames can't catch you when you're
G#
Moving like that
--3rd Verse--
F#
Inaudible melodies
Bb
Severe narrational strategies
B
Unobtrusive tones help to
G#
Notice nothing, but the zone of
F#
visual relevancy
Bb
Frame lines tell me what to see
B
Chopping like an axe and maybe
G#
Eisenstein should just relax
Chorus
Solo
rake rake rake rake
e--11--14-11----11--11--14-11--------11--14-11---------11-11-11-11-11-11-14\-|
B---x--------11------x--------14-11---x--------14-12----x--x--x--x--x--x-----|
G---x----------------x----------------x-----------------x--------------------|
D---x----------------x----------------x-----------------x--------------------|
A---x----------------x----------------x-----------------x--------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--Bridge--
F#
Well Plato's cave is full of freaks
Bb
Demanding refunds for the things they've seen
B
I wish they could believe in all the
G# G
Things that never made the screen
--Chorus x2--
--Outro--
Intro F#
(For the outro, simply play the intro, except once you get to the single
vertical line, finish the song with an F#)
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