Brain-Tag
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Bettie Serveert - "Brain-Tag"
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from the album 'Palomine'
transcribed by Carlo Haverkamp
INTRO: play Rhy. Fig.1 two times
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Rhy.
Fig.1 Em Em7 C C/9
e - ------------0-0-0--0--0-- ------------3--0--0--0--
B - ------0--0--3-3-0--3--0-- --1---1--1--1--1--3--1--
G - --0---0--0--0-0-0--0--0-- --0---0--0--0--0--0--0--
D - --2---2--2--------------- --2---2--2-------------- (NOTE: let notes
ring)
A - --2---------------------- --3---------------------
E - --0---------------------- ------------------------
1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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Em C
How does this rhyme?
Em C
'cause every time I see you
Em C
Well I could swear
Em C
I must have met you somewhere
Rhy.
Fig.2 G D C CM7 C
e - ------------------- -------------------
B - -----------3---3--- ---1---1---0---1---
G - ---0---0---2---2--- ---0---0---0---0---
D - ---0---0---0---0--- ---2---2---2---2---
A - ---2---2----------- ---3---------------
E - ---3--------------- -------------------
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Rhy.
Fig3 G D Em C
e - --3-------2-------- ---0-------0-------
B - --3-------3-------- ---0-------1-------
G - --0-------2-------- ---0-------0-------
D - --0-------0-------- ---2-------2-------
A - --2---------------- ---2-------3-------
E - --3---------------- ---0---------------
12341234
Rhy.
Fig4 G D C CM7 C D
e - --3---2------------- ---2---2-----2-2---
B - --3---3---1---0--1-- ---3---3---3-3-3---
G - --0---2---0---0--0-- ---2---2---2---2---
D - --0---0---2---2--2-- ---------------0---
A - --2-------3--------- -------------------
E - --3----------------- -------------------
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 & 4
CHORUS: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 1x Rhy.Fig 4)
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G D C
Down under a locking key, there's a
G D C
brain tagged to every secret
G D C
Now comes the time to figure out
G D C
whether we should keep it
G D Em C
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
G D C D
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
VERSE 2: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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This must sound weird
it's like you appeared inside me
'Cause every time
you recognize my state of life
Rhy.
Fig5 G D C CM7 C G C G C
e - --3---2------------- --3--------- -0--------- -3--------- -0---------
B - --3---3---1---0--1-- --3--------- -1--------- -3--------- -1---------
G - --0---2---0---0--0-- --0--------- -0--------- -0--------- -0---------
D - --0---0---2---2--2-- --0--------- -2--------- -0--------- -2---------
A - --2-------3--------- --2--------- -3--------- -2--------- -3---------
E - --3----------------- --3--------- ----------- -3--------- -----------
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
CHORUS 2: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 1xRhy.Fig 4 and 1x Rhy.Fig 5)
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Down under a locking key
there is a brain tagged to every secret
If I could keep my mouth shut
there's a chance that I might even keep it
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C G
Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?
C G C
'Cause I'm not sure
BRIDGE: (2x Rhy.Fig 1, doubled by heavy distorted guitar)
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VERSE 3: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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Total freedom beneath the waves
Floating through the Arkan caves
Synchronized in space and time
Leaving all besides behind
Rhy.
Fig6 G (*)-means cymbal (no other instruments)
e - -3------------------- -----------------------------------
B - -3------------------- -----------------------------------
G - -0---(*)--(*)--(*)--- --(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)--
D - -0------------------- -----------------------------------
A - -2------------------- -----------------------------------
E - -3------------------- -----------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 3: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 2x Rhy.Fig 3, and Rhy.Fig6 on last G)
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Down under a locking key
We put a brain-tag to every secret
And now comes the time to figure out
whether we should keep it
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C D
Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C G
And have I ever laid my hands on you before?
SOLO: (not transcribed, play 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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CHORUS 4: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 2x Rhy.Fig 4, 1x Rhy.Fig5)
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Down under a locking key
put a brain-tag to every secret
If I can make my mind up
there's a chance that I might even keep it
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
G D C D
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C D
Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C G
And have I ever laid my hands on you before?