Information Undertow Chords

artist: dada song: 'information undertow' - from the album 'dada' key: C   transcribed by jeff rutland - 05.02.03 any comments / questions / suggestions - please contact me at: datjeffrocks@yahoo.com   ** 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.   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. the basic chords involved in this song. --------------------------------------------------------------------------       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        G7       EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE 022000   x65333   2x2210     Em       EM7    F#m7b5       -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. the song structure with chords indicated --------------------------------------------------------------------------   *** VERSE 1 ***   C                  G/B    Am    Am/G i turned on...   F                  C      Dm    G i tuned in the...   C                  G/B    Am    Am/G i'm everywhere...   F                  C      Dm    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/G do people...      F               G      C do people...       *** VERSE 2 ***   C                  G/B    Am   Am/G i picked up...   F                  C      Dm   G7 my friends...   C                  G/B    Am   Am/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                  Em information...   Am                 Am/G   F  (RIFF 1) were we...   C                  Em superstardom...   Am                 Am/G   F#m7b5 tune it...      F               G      Am   Am/G do people...      F               G      Am   Am/G do people...      F               G      C do people...     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. riffage! --------------------------------------------------------------------------   ** RIFF 1 ** ** this is the quick chord riff that turns the chorus around - an ** alternate voicing of the Am and G chords for this riff, both are ** in the E form     Am Am      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---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------       ** 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----4--------3-------3-------3-------------------------------------- ----/------2---2-------0---0---0------------------------------------ ----/----0---------------------------------------------------------- ----4------------3-------2-------0---------------------------------- -------------------------------------3------------------------------ 4/4 time:1 + 2 + 3   4 + 1 + 2 + 3   4