Tokyo Lianne La Havas
Intro: use which ever picking variation sounds best to you
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Verse 1: Intro picking + chords 00.31 - 00.52
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[Bm]I am neon
[F#m]Cold neon
[Em]Not a mystery[Em] [F#m]
[Bm]All I've every known is
[F#m]How to be alone
[Em]It comes naturall[Em]y[F#m]
Prechorus: Prechorus Picking + Bass notes - chords listed below are bass notes, 00.53 - 1.14
---------- literally just strumming Em here until the F# works fine
[Em] Oh [Bm]baby, can[D] I hold [Em]you?
[(Bm)]Such a [D]cold, [D]cold [Bm]night
[Em] I [Bm]thought I wou[D]ldn't need [Em]to
[(Bm)]I've got my [D]neon[D] li[Bm]ghts
[Em]I'm [Bm]longing just to [D]feel yo[Em]u
[(Bm)]To know that [D]it's [D]alrigh[Bm]t
Em Bm D F#\
Oh baby baby baby baby
Chorus: Groovy slap bass + strum chords(?) + maybe intro picking if you feel like it 1.15 - 1.41
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[Bm]I'm out of s[F#m]ight
I'm out of m[Em]ind
[Em]Alone in [F#m]Tokyo
[Bm]You're out of r[F#m]each
Wrong place, wrong [Em]time
Em F#m Bm <- let ring
Alone in Tokyo
Verse 2: Bass + piano + picking 1.42 - 2.02
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[(Bm)]Here I go again
[(F#m)]To and fro again
[Em]Overnight delivery[F#m]
[Bm]Grew a thicker skin
[F#m]But now it's wearing thin
[Em]You can see right into me[F#m]
Prechorus: Prechorus Picking + Bass notes 2.03 - 2.24
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[Em] Oh [Bm]baby, can[D] I hold [Em]you?
[(Bm)]Such a [D]cold, [D]cold [Bm]night
[Em] I [Bm]thought I wou[D]ldn't need [Em]to
[(Bm)]I've got my[D] neo[D]n l[Bm]ights
[Em]I'm [Bm]longing just to [D]feel yo[Em]u
[(Bm)]To know that [D]it's [D]alrigh[Bm]t
Em Bm D F#\
Oh baby baby baby baby
Chorus: Groovy slap bass + strum chords + maybe intro picking if you feel like it 2.25 - 3.08
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[Bm]I'm out of s[F#m]ight
I'm out of m[Em]ind
[Em]Alone in [F#m]Tokyo
[Bm]You're out of r[F#m]each
Wrong place, wrong [Em]time
[Em]Alone in T[F#m]okyo
[Bm]I'm out of s[F#m]ight
Going out of my [Em]mind
[Em]Alone in [F#m]Tokyo
[Bm]You're out of r[F#m]each
Wrong place, wrong [Em]time
[Em]Alone in T[F#m]okyo
-Solo Interlude/end- 3.09 - end
*I'm out of sight*
*I'm out of mind*
*You're out of reach*
*Wrong place, wrong time*
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PRECHORUS ADDITIONAL PARTS:
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Prechorus picking all throughout:
e|--12------|--14\----------------------------------------| B|----12----|--14\----------------------------------------| G|------12--|--15\-x5 short strums and slide down --------| D|----------|--------- to end before chorus --------------| A|----------|---------------------------------------------| E|----------|---------------------------------------------|
Prechorus Bass:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--12----7--10--12----7-7-10-10-7----12----7--10--12----7-7-10-10-7---------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------(7)-9--9--9--9--9\------------| E|--12----7--10--12----7-7-10-10-7----12----7--10----------------slide to end|
How to play prechorus if strumming: Basically Em chord throughout, changing bass
Do practice the timing as it is quite hard to note down in tab form only
Strum:
[Em] [Em] [Em] [Em] [Bm] [F#]
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Alt.Higher "bass":
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|--2--2-2-----0-0-2--2----0-0--------|--2--2-2-----0-2-4-4-4-4-4\-----------| A|---------2-2-----------2-----2--x3--|---------2-2--------------------------| E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ------------------------
CHORUS ADDITIONAL PARTS:
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Chorus Bass:
Bm F#m Em Em F#m Bm to end 2nd time through
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| D|----9----------4--------2-------2--2-----4--4----|-------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------Bm Bass let ring--| E|--7----------2-----1--0-------0-------2----------|--7~---to end chorus-----| -------------------------------
MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL PARTS:
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Verse 2 Piano part: Pizzicato(?) Picking during solo/outro
e|-------------------------2--------| e|--10-10-9-9-7-7-------------------| B|------3--------5------------------| B|----------------10-10-------------| G|--2h4------2h4-------2h4------X2--| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| D|--Palm Muted----------------------| A|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
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