Artist: Yo La Tengo
Album: Fade (release date: January 15, 2013)
Song: Paddle Forward
All right, I think I pretty much have this down. Most of the song does consist of
chords, except for one interlude riff played here and there.
Tuning: Standard
Here are all the chords used in the song:
GAEmF#mD
|e---3---0---0---2---2---|
|B---3---2---0---2---3---|
|G---0---2---0---2---2---|
|D---0---2---2---4---0---|
|A---2---0---2---4---x---|
|E---3---x---0---2---x---|
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Verse 1:
GAGAEm
SOS, we've come unmoored
GAGAEm
Rip ride pulling, pulling away from the shore
EmF#mEmF#m
But we feel safe, inside, not a wave in sight,
Em
Hang on tight, the water's fine
Now the interlude riff is played:
|e--------0---|
|B------------|
|G--2---2-----|
|D------------|
|A------------|
|E------------|
Verse 2:
GAGAEm
Lock the boat, we've come unmoored
GAGAEm
Slipped the cleat, lost at sea, back in the centerboard
EmF#mEmF#m
But we feel safe, for now, as long as time allows,
Em
Hang on tight
Chorus:
GAGA
Rushes by too fast, never seems to last
GADADA
Every day, hanging here below the mast
Play around with the interlude riff for the next four bars:
|e---------0---|
|B-------------|
|G---2---2-----|
|D-------------| x4
|A-------------|
|E-------------|
GAGAEmGAGAEmGAGAEm
Ship of fools, we've come unmoored
GAGAEm
Rip tide pulling, pulling away from the shore
EmF#mEmF#m
But we feel safe, inside, not a wave in sight,
Em
Hang on tight, there's still time, the water's fine
Play interlude riff for two bars:
|e---------0---|
|B-------------|
|G---2---2-----|
|D-------------| x2
|A-------------|
|E-------------|
GAGAGADADA
and finish on Em
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