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Civilian by Wye Oak
Civilian
Capo on 4th
Em* = fingers at the 2nd fret of the bottom two strings, with hammer ons to the bottom e string
if this doesn't sound right just use a normal Em chord.
hammer-ons are littered throughout the song, most are progressive to building the
chord, so just flow on with the chord progressions.
Chord progression is Em* - Dsus2 - Am - C
I am nothing without pretend
I know my faults
Can't live with them
I am nothing without a man
I know my thoughts
But I can't hide them
I still keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth
Little break down bit
E--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
B--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--| Em
G--9--9--9--9--|--7--7--7--7--| with Hammer-ons x 4
D--------------|--------------| (listen for exact rhythm etc.)
A--------------|--------------|
E--------------|--------------|
I don't need another friend
When most of them
I can barely keep up with them
Perfectly able to hold my own hand,
But I still can't kiss my own neck
I wanted yo give you everything
But I still stand in awe of superficial things
I wanted to love you like my mother's mother's mother did
Civilian, civilian.
(Solo to finish, basic Am scale progression with big distortion )
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version 2
D A D G B E
Tune to Drop D
Capo on 3
EM D
I am nothing without pretend
AM
I know my faults
C
Can't live with them
EM D
I am nothing without a man
AM
I know my thoughts
C
But I can't hide them
EM D
I still keep my baby teeth
AM C
In the bedside table with my jewelry
EM D
You still sleep in the bed with me,
AM C
My jewelry, and my baby teeth
I don't need another friend
When most of them
I can barely keep up with
I'm perfectly able to hold my own hand,
but I still can't kiss my own neck
I wanted to give you everything
but I still stand in awe of superficial things
I wanted to love you like my mother's mother's mothers did
Civilian
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version 3
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: 4th Fret
INTRO:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------| Repeat 4x
G|------0---------------------0-------------|
D|----------------2--------------------2----|
A|----2---------2-----------2--------2------|
D|-2--------0h2---------2--------0h2--------|
Verse/Chorus main picking pattern:
Em Dsus2/A
e|---------------------------------------|---------------(0)-----------------|
B|---------------------------------------|------3---------3-----3----------- |
G|------0---------------------0----------|---------------------------0---0---|
D|---------------2--------------------2--|----0-------0-------0--------------|
A|---2--------2----------2---------2-----|-0-------0-------0-------3---2-----|
D|-2------0h2---------2--------0h2-------|-----------------------------------|
Am C
e|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------1---------1--------1----------|-----1--------1------1--------0----|
G|----------------2--------------------0-|------------0---------------0------|
D|-----2------0h2---------2----------0---|---2----0h2-------2----0h2---------|
A|--0-------------------0--------0h2-----|-3--------------3------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| / 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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