Thursday, March 6, 2008

Brothers on A hotel Bed : Chords

today's post is gonna be more of a howto sort of thing, i get a lot (a loooooooot) of comments on my youtube videos asking for tablature or chords to the songs that i cover. i decided that since so many people seem to be interested in how to play these songs i might as well put them up here in case other people are interested too! plus now i can direct people here instead of typing it out every time.

oh yeah, here's the video of my playing it so you can have some context :)




i play it in the key of e, and the chords are a kind of C#minor 2nd, B suspended, A2nd.

C#minor 2nd = 4th fret A string, 2nd fret D string, 4th fret G string, and the B and E strings open.

Bsus = 2nd fret A string, 4th fret D string, 4th fret G string, and the last two strings open

A2nd = open A string, 2nd fret D string, and 4th fret G string, with B and E left open.

on all these chords I don't play the low E string.

so the intro is 4 beats on the A2, 2 beats on the C#minor2, and 2 beats on the Bsus. i play that two or four times depending on how long it takes me to remember the words, haha.


A2_____________C#m2______Bsus___________A2
you may tire of me, as our december sun is setting
_________________________Bsus___A2
cuz i'm not who i used to be
A2__________________C#m2____________Bsus__________A2
no longer easy on the eyes, these wrinkles masterfully disguise
A2____________Bsus
the youthful boy below
A2_____________________C#m2_________Bsus___________A2
who turned your way and saw, something he was not looking for
_________________________Bsus__A2
both a beginning and an end
A2_________________C#m2_______Bsus________A2
but now he lives inside, someone he does not recognize
__________________________Bsus_____A2
when he catches his reflection on...accident.

A2 x 4
Bsus x 2
C#m2 x 2


A2 x 4
Bsus x 2
C#m2 x 2

A2___________________C#m2_________Bsus__________A2
on the back of a motor bike, arms outstretched trying to take flight
A2___________________Bsus_____A2
leaving everything behind
A2___________________C#m2__________Bsus_____________A2
but even at our swiftest speed, we couldn't break from the concrete
A2______________________Bsus
in the city where we still reside
A2_____________C#m2______Bsus___________A2
and i have learned, that even landlocked lovers yearn
A2____________________Bsus______A2
for the sea like navy men
A2_________________C#m2_______Bsus_________A2
'cuz now we say goodnight, from our own separate sides
A2_________________C#m2___Bsus___A2
like brothers on a hotel bed
A2_________________C#m2___Bsus___A2
like brothers on a hotel bed
A2_________________C#m2___Bsus___A2
like brothers on a hotel bed
A2_________________C#m2___Bsus
like brothers on a hotel bed
A2
you may tire of me, as our december sun is setting
A2
cuz i'm not who i used to be

2 comments:

Ken said...

Absolutely amazing job!

Jack said...

You should consider posting a tab for your original pieces! I'd love to learn Serenade!