Pixels Mimicking Birds
Drop D tuning
Chords used:
e|--0-----x-----x-----x--| B|--3-----7-----5-----3--| G|--0-----0-----0-----0--| D|--4-----0-----0-----0--| A|--5-----9-----7-----5--| D|--0-----9-----7-----5--|
Eb7+F# G7/B Am7+D G9 <- What these chords actually are
Eb7 G7 Am7 G9 <- How I will refer to them for simplicity
Strumming pattern (capital letters are emphasized when played):
U d u D u d
e|-----------0--------| B|-----------3-----3--| G|--0--------0--0--0--| D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--| x8 A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--| D|--0-----------------|
Verse 1:
[Eb7]Cannon Beach your such a [G7]sweet life
Hard [Eb7]knowing what you're gonna [G7]be like
When your [Am7]ocean conditions are so hard to predict
All I know is that you'll[G9] be there
Know you'll always be there
And different every [Eb7]time
Bridge:
If your going by the book, this is how the bridge is played
(Play 2 measures of each with no sixth string)
[Eb7]
[Am7]
[G7]
Then do this:
U d u D u d U d u D u d
e|-------------------|------------------| B|-(10)------8-------|(7-h8-p7)-0-------| G|-(0)-------0-------|(0)-------7-------| D|--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-| A|--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-9--9--9--9--9--9-| D|--0----------------|-0----------------|
(The notes in parenthesis aren't heard on the album, but he plays them live.)
U d u D u d U d u D u d U d u D u d U d u D u d
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B|-----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------| G|-----------9-------|----------7-------|----------6-------|----------7-------| D|--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-| x2 A|--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0-| D|--5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|
If you want to give the bridge more of an impact on solo acoustic (without the electric guitar
accompaniment,) see the bottom of this tab for what I do instead
Verse 2:
Cannon Beach, Indian and short sands
Constantly moving between your coves and headlands
Protecting a section of sea from the wind
Along with me my good friends
I know they'll always be there
And the same all the time
(Bridge)
Verse 3:
Cannon Beach sorry what we're doing
Carelessly wasting and so rapidly using
And in doing so bruising your soul
Burning a hole with coal
I'm sure it's not me I'm too small
Chorus:
For the chorus, come in on 'me' with power chords on the fret indicated
Strumming pattern:
U d u D u d
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-----------9-------| x4 A|-----------9-------| D|--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
I'm sure it's not[(9)] me I'm too small
How could I affect [(7)]anything at all?
I'm one in six[(2)] billion can't be at fault
How could I affect [(5)]anything at all?
Chorus 2:
I'm sure it's not me I'm too small
How could I affect anything at all?
I'm one in six billion pixels that have evolved
Eating your skin but I'm not involved
Chorus 3:
I'm sure it's not me I'm too small
How could I affect anything at all?
I'm one in six billion can't be at fault
I'm sure it's not me I'm too small
And growing all the time
(Bridge)
Hard [Eb7]knowing what you're gonna[G7] be like
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Playing this for the bridge instead sort of captures a bit of the electric guitar's
part, and sounds better
...'time'
D x d u d u D x d u d u D x d u d u D x d u d u
e|--0----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B|--3-----3-----3----|-3-----3-----3----|-3//5--5-----5----|-5-----5-----5----| G|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-| D|--4-----4--4--4--4-|-4-----4--4--4--4-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-| A|--5-----5--5--5--5-|-5-----5--5--5--5-|-5//7-------------|-7----------------| D|--0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
D x d u d u D x d u d u D x x D x x D x x D x x
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B|--5//7--7-----7----|-7-----7-----7----|-10-------8-------|-7h8p7----0-------| G|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0--------0-------|-0--------7-------| D|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------| A|--7//9-------------|-9----------------|-9--------9-------|-9--------9-------| D|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D x d u d u D x d u d u D x d u d u D x d u d u
e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B|--0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------| G|--9-----9-----9----|-7-----7-----7----|-6-----6-----6----|-7-----7-----7----| D|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-| x2 A|--0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0--0--0-| D|--5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|
This was my first ever tab, the chords are all really awkward, and it took a hell of a
long time to do, so I could've easily slipped up. Let me know if there are any edits I
should make.
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