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Wilco by Wilco
Wilco
Tuning: Standard, down 1 whole step
The general rhythm of the song is 4:4, 2 chords per measure, all done as
bar chords. The "A G E" sequence is better transcribed as:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A/A/A/A G/G/G/G E/E/F/E -/E/Esus2/E
A 5776xx
G 3554xx
E 0769xx
F 887Txx (T=10)
Esus2 096xxx
It sounds OK using normal shapes, playing the Esus2 as Em. Other bar
chords are documented below:
Am 57755x
B 799877
F#m 244222
C#m 9EE999 (E=11)
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INTRO:
[A] [G] [E] (4x)
VERSE 1:
[A] - Are you [G] under the im-[E]-pression
[A] - This [G] isn't your [E] life
[A] - Do you [G] dabble in de-[E]-pression
[Am] Is someone twisting a [E] knife in your back
[B] - Are you being at-[E]-tacked
[B] - Oh this is a [F#m] fact, that you need to
[A] Know, oh, oh, oh, oh
Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co will love you
INSTRUMENTAL:
[A] Baby [G] [E]
[A] [G] [E]
VERSE 2:
[A] - When [G] times getting [E] tough,
[A] - All the [G] roads you [E] travel rough,
[A] - Have you [G] had e-[E]-nough uh-oh,
[Am]- Tired of being ex-[E]-posed to the cold,
[B] - Stare at your [E] stereo,
[B] - Put on your head-[F#m]-phones, don't pull out your
[A] Hair, oh, oh, oh, oh
Col-[E]-bert, Col-[E]-bert, Col-[E]-bert will love you
INSTRUMENTAL:
[A] Baby [G] [E]
[A] [B] [C#m]
BRIDGE:
[C#m] - So many wars that just can't be
[E] Won, ahh [F] ahh, [E] ahh,
[C#m] - Even before the battles be-
[E]-gun, oh [F] oh, [E] oh,
[C#m] - This is another with arms open
[F#m] Wide, a sonic shoulder for you to [A] cry on,
Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co will love you
INSTRUMENTAL:
[A] Baby [G] [E]
[A] [G] [E]
[A] [G] [E]
FINALE:
[Am] Is someone twisting a [E] knife in your back
[B] - Are you being at-[E]-tacked
[B] - Oh this is a [F#m] fact, that you need to
[A] Know, oh, oh, oh, oh
Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co,
Wil-[E]-co will love you
[A] Baby [G] [E]
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version 2
Tuning-Drop D
Intro x4
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------9-9-7-0-7-7-5-0--7-7-7--7---7-5-0-----------------------------|
a-------x-x-x-0-x-x-x-0--9-9-10-9---9-7-0-----------------------------|
d-------5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0--0-0-0--0---0-0-0-----------------------------|
Verse(part 1) x3
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------9-9-7-0-7-7-5-0--7-7-7--7---7-5-0-----------------------------|
a-------x-x-x-0-x-x-x-0--9-9-10-9---9-7-0-----------------------------|
d-------5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0--0-0-0--0---0-0-0-----------------------------|
Verse(part 2)-(Just listen it's easy to figure out)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--7-7-77-7--4-4-x-4--11-11-1111-11--4-4-x-4--11-11-1111-11--4-4-x-4--|
a--x-x-xx-x--0-0-x-0--x--x--x-x--x---0-0-x-0--x--x--x-x--x---0-0-x-0--|
d--3-3-33-3--0-0-x-0--7--7--7-7--7---0-0-x-0--7--7--7-7--7---0-0-x-0--|
Pre-chorus
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--9-77-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
a--x-xx-10-9--0-------------------------------------------------------|
d--5-55-5--5--0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--7-7----7-7----7-7--5-0---------------------------------------------|
a--109-00-109-00-109--7-0---------------------------------------------|
d--0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0--0-0---------------------------------------------|
Song Order
Intro
Verse(Part 1)
Verse(Part 2)
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Listen for the rest of the cycle.
Intro works well as an outro
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version 3
Tuning: Drop D
A# 88(12)xxx
Dadd4 004000
Dsus2 002000
D 000000
A 77(11)xxx
Em 225xxx
G 558xxx
Bm 99(12)xxx
riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--9-9-7-0-7-7-5-0-7-7-9--7---7\5-0-|
A|--x-x-x-0-x-x-x-0-9-9-10-9---9\7-0-|
D|--5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--0---0---0-|
riff 1 x 4
riff 1
Are you under the impression
riff 1
This isn't your life?
riff 1
Do you dabble in depression?
A# Dadd4 Dsus2 D
Is someone twisting a knife in your back?
A Dadd4 Dsus2 D
Are you being attacked?
A Em
Oh, this is a fact
G
That you need to know oh, oh, oh, oh
riff 2
Wilco, Wilco, Wilco will love you, baby
riff 2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-9--7---9--7---9--7\-4-|
A|-10-9---10-9---10-9\-5-|
E|-0--0---0--0---0--0--0-|
riff 1 x 2
riff 1
Are times getting tough?
riff 1
Are the roads you travel rough?
riff 1
Have you had enough of the old?
A# Dadd4 Dsus2 D
Tired of being exposed to the cold?
A Dadd4 Dsus2 D
Stare at your stereo
A Em
Put on your headphones
G
Before you explode oh, oh, oh, oh
riff 2
Wilco, Wilco, Wilco will love you, baby
riff 2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-9--7---9--7---9--7\-4-|
A|-10-9---10-9---10-9\-5-|
E|-0--0---0--0---0--0--0-|
riff 1
G A
Bm Dadd4 Dsus2 D
There's so many wars that just can't be won oh, oh, oh
Bm Dadd4 Dsus2 D
Even before the battle's begun oh, oh, oh
Bm Em
This isn't all of our arms open wide
G
A sonic shoulder for you to cry ah, ah, ah, oh
riff 3
Wilco Wilco will love you, baby
riff 3
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-9--7---9--7\-4-|
A|-10-9---10-9\-5-|
E|-0--0---0--0--0-|
riff 1 x 3
A# Dadd4 Dsus2 D
Is someone twisting a knife in your back?
A Dadd4 Dsus2 D
Are you being attacked?
A Em
Oh, this is a fact
G
That you need to know oh, oh, oh, oh
riff 4
Wilco, Wilco, Wilco, Wilco will love you, baby
riff 4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9--7---9--7---9--7---9--7\-4-|
A|-10-9---10-9---10-9---10-9\-5-|
E|-0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0--0-|
riff 1
| / 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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