Flying Dutchman chords by Tori Amos

FLYING DUTCHMAN by Tori Amos
From the U.K. single "China"
Transcribed by Justin Solonynka
jws5@lehigh.edu
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Corrections and clarifications are completely welcomed
and may be sent to jws5@lehigh.edu or to really-deep-thoughts.

Please Note: Attempting to transcribe piano music into something readable on
e-mail poses difficulties, but with a song like "Flying Dutchman" those
difficulties are multiplied greatly. To my knowledge, the sheet music has not
been published, and what appears here is what I have figured out by ear. I
have attempted to make this as complete as I could while making it legible.
In order to save my sanity, I have not transcribed the way (I think) Tori
plays all of the F-C-G vamps, since she varies it almost every time. By
experimenting with the chords I give for the "main vamp", you should be able
to come reasonably close to the way the song sounds on the recording.

INTRO:

 (F BASS)        (C BASS)
F |F F F F F F F..C |C C C C C C C..C |
C |C C C C C C C..Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G..G |
Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G..F |F F F F F F F..F |

 (G BASS)
 |C C C C C C C C |C C C C......
 |G G G G G G G G |G G G G G...
 |F F F E E D D C |C B B A B...


MAIN VAMP:

 (F BASS)        (C BASS)        (G BASS)
  F4    F   F2  F4 C7+4   F/C  C4    G7+4   C/G  G4

F |F F F F F F F F |F F F F F F F F |C C C C C C C C |
C |C C C C C C C C |C C C C C C C C |G G G G G G G G |
Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G Bb|Bb Bb Bb A A G G F |F F F E E D D F |

(First time, third measure is repeated. Second time, follow above measures
with the following:)

  G7+4   C/G  C5 D5 Eb5
         > > >
 |C C C C C C D Eb|
 |G G G G G G A Bb|
 |F F F E E C D Eb|

(VERSE ONE)
Eb     D (D C) D
Hey kid...
Eb D (C D) Eb (Ab Eb)
G2
Eb5 D5 C5
G5 C2

(CHORUS)
D        G
Take a trip...
Gb7 G
Gb7 G
A G D
F C G
F C G
F C G

(C-D-Eb riff, as shown above verse one)

(VERSE TWO)
Eb        D (D C) D
Straight suits...
Eb D (C D) Eb (Ab Eb)
G2
Eb5 D5 C5
G5 C2

(repeat chorus)

(BRIDGE)
(G)        F G F G(b5)-G5
'Cause they can't...
F G D2
F G F G(b5)-G5
F G D2

(Vamp: F C G) 2X

Bb2           C2 Eb2 G4
Keep the boy spinning...
Bb2 C2 Eb2 G4
Bb2 C2 Eb2 G4
Bb2 C2 Eb2 G4

(repeat chorus)

(CODA)
(G)       F C G F C G F C G
'Cause they can't see...
F C G
F C
G
F C
G

(Vamp: F C G) 2X

(Play following piano/violin melody second time over vamp)

F        C        G
/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|
D D D C........|..............F|F F F E E D D C|C A A C B A G |

(Vamp: F C G) 2X, end song on G chord.
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