Alien Lanes Chords - Guided By Voices

Verse

G C E D

{tab: e|---3------------------------------------------------------------------}

{tab: B|------3--------5------------------------------------------------------}

{tab: G|-----------------5-------9--------7-----------------------------------}

{tab: D|---------------------------9--------7---------------------------------}

{tab: A|------------3-------3-7------7--5-------------------------------------}

E-3-------3------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus

G C Bm C

{tab: e|----3-------------------2--------------------------------------------}

{tab: B|------3------5------------3------5-----------------------------------}

{tab: G|---------------5-------------------5---------------------------------}

{tab: D|---------------------------------------------------------------------}

{tab: A|-----------3------3--2------2--3-------------------------------------}

E-3-------3----------------------------------------------------------- For the bridge ("I speak in monotone...") play Bb and C, strummed normally. ------------ BLIMPS GO 90 ------------ The verse is a pretty simple little riff. Play this thing a few times:

{tab: e|------------------}

{tab: B|------------------}

{tab: G|------------------}

{tab: D|---4-------4------}

A-2---2------------

{tab: E|-------0-0---0----}

Followed by:

{tab: e|----------------------------------------}

{tab: B|----------------------------------------}

{tab: G|---------------------------------------- etc.}

{tab: D|---------------------------4-------4----}

{tab: A|----6-------6-----4------2--2-----------}

{tab: E|--4---4-4-4---0-2---2----------0-0---0--}

^ (This is kind of a grace note played as you move your fingers from the G#5 to F#5) The transition from verse to chorus goes:

{tab: e|-------------------}

{tab: B|-------------------}

{tab: G|-------------------}

{tab: D|----4-----4--------}

{tab: A|--2---2-1---1-2----}

{tab: E|-------------------}

The chorus is just two note power chords: G#5 F#5 E5 G#5 E5 F#5 The violin part is basically four notes played in different orders.

{tab: e|---11---9---------- is the first riff; the violin plays these notes}

{tab: B|-----------12---9-- throughout the rest of the song.}

-------------- CLOSER YOU ARE -------------- The verse is just a change between C and G barre chords. The chorus is G C Bm Bb A For "Now you can see the boys" play C then B (It might be C then G, I'm not really sure.) The "dreaming, scheming" riff is this:

{tab: e|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------------------------------}

{tab: B|---0-------0---0-------0-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------}

{tab: G|---------------------------0-------0---0-------0---------------------}

{tab: D|---------------------------------------------------------------------}

A-0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------

{tab: E|-------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------}

The last part goes like this: C G Csus2

{tab: e|--3-----3----3---------------3----------------------3----------------}

{tab: B|--5----------3---------------3----3--3--3-----------3----------------}

{tab: G|--5--5----5--4---------------5-5-----------5--------4----------------}

{tab: D|--5----------5---------------5----------------------5----------------}

{tab: A|--3----------5---------------3----------------------5----------------}

{tab: E|-------------3--------------------------------------3----------------}

I get up Seven o'clock Drive myself up to the lookout rock ------------ LITTLE WHIRL ------------ The verse riff is: D A G E G A The chorus is: G A End on A D ----------- MY SON COOL ----------- The intro is: B D B D E The verse is: A D A F# E F# D B D And then repeat the intro. ---------- PIMPLE ZOO ---------- The first part is E then G The break in between the two main parts is B G# D# Then the final part is E then Db -------------- A SALTY SALUTE -------------- The guitar part to this is simply D and E However, I think it sounds better to follow the baseline, especially if you're just playing alone. In that case, the chords are: D A D G F# E F# G ------------------ WATCH ME JUMPSTART ------------------ The opening riff is 3 barre chords: E F# A F# E For the verse, I play the same chords, only leave the low E string open and alternate it with the chords like this: e-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------ B-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------ G-1-----1----------3-----3----------6------ D-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------ A-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------

{tab: E|---0-0---0-0- .^.^.----0-0---0-0- .^.^.----0-0--}

Followed by the main riff. For the "Shoot me down part" play E followed by A Then, for "Cause I won't be around" play a Dbm. The little riff that goes on there is just the B string; while making the Dbm, lift your middle finger on and off, like this B-5-5-5-4-5. The rest of the bridge goes like this: F# E As you run from the places you love I remember the faces that cry C D C And they're pulling me back so I have to die Comments, corrections, etc. [email protected] Special thanks to Dildozer<p> *a good flying bird/alien lanes F G bflat C F G bflat C bflat G bflat C F G bflat C F G bflat C F G bflat C F G bflat C bflat G bflat C F G bflat C F G bflat C A bflat C F ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- *don't stop now(not the one on the new album)

{tab: d|--0--0----0--0--------}

a|-0--0--0-0--0--0------ e|2--2--2-3--3--3------- (keep doin this over and over) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- *my valuable hunting knife(sort of how they play it live) first part: C E C A G hit it: F E F E F E F E G E F E F E G F third part: C A G C A G C E C A G C E C A G hit it: F E F E F E F E G E F E F E G F i will run: E F G F E F G F E F G F E F sixth part: C A G C A G never know: C A G F C A G F C A G F ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- *striped white jets/alien lanes (* = play the f over and over again at the start) F* F A G F* F A G F* F A G F* F A G -------- B A F B A --------

riff

g-------------------------3333----------------------------333----- d-3333333222222211111115555---3333333322222222111111115555---0----- a------------------------------------------------------------------0770-0550

{tab: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------1----1----}

a--0330-01111(alot of times)- e-1----1--------------------0 F* F A G F ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- *king and caroline/alien lanes this song is played on bass but it sounds fine on a six string my notes on this one are far from perfect but they're good enough for me first part: 4 times a-------222553-23232- <-this last note switches to 5 on 4th time e-333555------------- second part: 2 times a-555---33322--232323

{tab: e|----333-----5-------}

first part: 2 times second part: 2 times first part: 2 times