Reaching Out chords by Matthew Sweet

REACHING OUT


INTRO:
The actual chord is Dminor with a diminished fifth, D minor will do just as
well. To do the real one, you need to make the D minor shape, but move the
finger on the G string down to the first fret (Ab not A) It occurs in the
song proper too, so I'll label this D* and you can play whichever. If you
strum it 3 times then remove your pinkie from the E string, pick that and
then pick the B string (note should be D) then play an A chord. There you
have the intro. Play that 3 times then play an F power chord 8 times then
slide up to G and play that thrice.

SONG PROPER - at this point you're still on G.

       A             F   E
You've ...
                A     (a sus)
That you ...
A                    F              Em
Broken when everyone ...
                A
It gave ...
A/B C/G           D7               Em F
To find something strong ...
                 Em            F
You're ...
                 Em            F
You're ...
                 F G A (A7, A7Sus4)
You're ....

SECOND VERSE IS SAME PATTERN AS FIRST.

Beaten by a ....

REFRAIN
D*               A
  And if I ...
D*                A
All my dreams ...
D*           A                    F
Every waking hour is ....
    G
I'm dead

3RD VERSE AS FIRST
2ND REFRAIN AS FIRST PLUS...

     A
I'm dead.

There. Simple Eh? A few tips. The A/B is an A with the finger taken off the
D string and put on the B to give a B root. It's not strictly necessary, but
it helps step up to the C/G, and you can just pluck the B note.
The C/G is simply a C with the E string fingered at the third fret too. It's
just the way I always play C chords, and isn't necessary either.

The A sus and so on in brackets are suggeastions for optional 'twiddly bits'
to help give the song that Robert Quine vibe. I think it also sounds nice if
you play the F chords by hooking your thumb over the top, and gripping the
neck with a fist. That way you can leave the little E string unfingered and
it sounds really cool, especially on the slide up to G. If you then slide up
to A you need th press the E down too though, 'cos that doesn't sound as
very good without.

If playing open G chords, try the finger on the thrid fret of the B string too.


Submitted by: Meantabber90