Apartment Young the Giant
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This song can be somewhat tricky if you aren't familiar with maj7 and m7(b5) chords.
Key : D Major
Standard Tuning
Chords at their most simple expressions, you can double notes in octaves if you feel like it:
Dmaj7 (I) Em7 (II) Gmaj7(IV) A7(V) Am7(V) C#m7(b5) (VII)
D-F#-A-C# E-G-B-D G-B-D-F# A-C#-E-G A-C-E-G C#-E-G-B e|---| e|---| e|---| e|---| e|---| e|---| B|-7-| B|-8-| B|-3-| B|-5-| B|-5-| B|-5-| G|-6-| G|-7-| G|-4-| G|-6-| G|-5-| G|-4-| D|-7-| D|-9-| D|-4-| D|-5-| D|-5-| D|-5-| A|-5-| A|-7-| A|-x-| A|-x-| A|-7-| A|-4-| E|---| E|---| E|-3-| E|-5-| E|---| E|---|
Intro palm muted (The bass play the low root note) :
[Gmaj7] [Dmaj7] [C#m7(b5)] [Gmaj7] [A7] [Dmaj7] [Gmaj7]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-x-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-x-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-x-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-x-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-| x1 D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-x-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-x-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (Exact same as intro):
[Gmaj7]After leav[Dmaj7]ing [C#m7(b5)] my apartment[Gmaj7] [A7]
[A7]I feel [Dmaj7]this [Gmaj7]cold inside me
[Gmaj7]It howls [Dmaj7]away [C#m7(b5)] all through the market[Gmaj7] [A7]
[A7]It calls [Dmaj7]your [Gmaj7]name
Riff:
[Dmaj7] [Em7] [A7] [Dmaj7]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------7-7-----------8-8-----------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| G|----------6-6-----------7-7-----------6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| x 2 D|----------7-7-----------9-9-----------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-2-0-2/5--5-5--2-0-2/7--7-7--2-0-2-2--7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|--------------------------------------5-5------------------|
Verse 2 (Same as intro and verse 1):
[Gmaj7]On my way [Dmaj7]to [C#m7(b5)] your apartment[Gmaj7] [A7]
[A7]I write [Dmaj7]for [Gmaj7]fear of silence
[Gmaj7]You carved [Dmaj7]a boat[C#m7(b5)] to sail my shadow[Gmaj7] [A7]
[A7]Now I walk [Dmaj7]alone[Gmaj7]
Pre-chorus:
A7 Gmaj7 A7 Gmaj7 A7 (Progressively strum harder)
oooh al-----right, al-----right
Chorus (As shown at the beginning of the tab):
[Dmaj7] [-] [Am7] [-] [Gmaj7]
[Dmaj7]I hit the sidewalk,[Am7] and this is [Gmaj7]how it starts
[Dmaj7]Hide in a raincoat [Am7]when things are f[Gmaj7]allin apart
Solo:
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-11\9\6--11\9\6--6/9/11~------14-(14)----14-14-12-11~-| D|---------------------------12---------12--------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3: Same as the others
Riff
Pre-chorus: A7 Gmaj7 A7 Gmaj7 A7
Chorus: Dmaj7 - Am7 - Gmaj7 x8
Riff
Outro:
[Gmaj7]After leav[Dmaj7]ing [C#m7(b5)] your apartment[Gmaj7] [A7]
[A7]I hear [Dmaj7]the [Gmaj7]coast...
Cheers
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