Information Undertow chords by Dada

Chords with lyrics

artist: dada
song: 'information undertow' - from the album 'dada'
key: C majorC
 
transcribed by jeff rutland - 05.02.03
any comments / questions / suggestions - please contact me at:
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** I have broken the tab out here into three sections. Section 1
** illustrates the chords used in the song. Section 2 has the song
** structure laid out with the chords indicated timed with the vocal
** line. Section 3 has any riffs (minus guitar solos) that are more
** than just chord strums.
 

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1. the basic chords involved in this song.
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EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
x32010   x2003x   x02210   3x2210   x33211   xx0231   320003   320001
 
  C       G/B       Am      Am/G      F        Dm       G        G7G7
 
 
 
EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
022000   x65333   2x2210
 
  Em       EM7    F#m7b5
 
 
 
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2. the song structure with chords indicated
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*** VERSE 1 ***
 
C                  G/B    Am    Am/GAm/G
i turned on...
 
F                  C      Dm    G+G
i tuned in the...
 
C                  G/B    Am    Am/GAm/G
i'm everywhere...
 
F                  C      Dm    G+G
i'm faded...
 
 
*** CHORUS ***
 
C                  Em
information...
 
Am                 Am/G   F   (RIFF 1)
i think...
 
C                  Em
superstardom...
 
Am                 Am/G   F#m7b5
tune it...
 
   F               G      Am   Am/GAm/G
do people...
 
   F               G      C majorC
do people...
 
 
 
*** VERSE 2 ***
 
C                  G/B    Am   Am/GAm/G
i picked up...
 
F                  C      Dm   G7G7
my friends...
 
C                  G/B    Am   Am/GAm/G
i lit up...
 
F                  C      Dm   G
she reads...
 
 
 
*** REPEAT CHORUS ***
 

*** BREAK *** (see RIFF 2)
 
EM7                C      EM7  C
oh i can...
 
F                  C      F    C
i'm gonna...
 
(RIFF 3)
my fifteen...
 
 
*** OUTRO CHORUS ***
 
C                  E minorEm
information...
 
Am                 Am/G   F  (RIFF 1)
were we...
 
C                  Em
superstardom...
 
Am                 Am/G   F#m7b5
tune it...
 
   F               G      Am   Am/GAm/G
do people...
 
   F               G      Am   Am/GAm/G
do people...
 
   F               G      C majorC
do people...
 
 

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3. riffage!
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** RIFF 1 **
** this is the quick chord riff that turns the chorus around - an
** alternate voicing of the A minorAm and G+G chords for this riff, both are
** in the E MajorE form
 
  A minorAm Am      G  G+G
--5--5-------3--3---------------------------------------------------
--5--5-------3--3---------------------------------------------------
--5--5-------4--4---------------------------------------------------
--7--7-------5--5---------------------------------------------------
--7--7-------5--5---------------------------------------------------
--5--5-------3--3---------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
** RIFF 2 **
** this is the spacy break section. playing the EM7 chord in the
** indicated manner will get you the sound that is on the record
 
  EM7         C(implied)   EM7         C(implied)
--3-----------0------------3-----------0----------------------------
----3---------1--------------3---------1----------------------------
------3-------0----------------3-------0----------------------------
--------5-----2------------------5-----2----------------------------
----------6---3--------------------6---3----------------------------
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** RIFF 3 **
** this riff brings us out of the break on the 'fifteen minutes'
** line - the rhythm is indicated underneath the tablature, and
** the implied chords are indicated above the tab
 
         Dm      Cadd9   G/B     Am  G+G
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----4--------3-------3-------3--------------------------------------
----/------2---2-------0---0---0------------------------------------
----/----0----------------------------------------------------------
----4------------3-------2-------0----------------------------------
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4/4 time:1 + 2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4