• Song:

    Paddle Forward

  • Artist:

    Yo La Tengo

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Artist: Yo La Tengo
Album: Fade (release date: January 15, 2013)
Song: Paddle Forward

All right, I think I pretty much have this down. Most of the song does consist of 
chords, except for one interlude riff played here and there.

Tuning: Standard

Here are all the chords used in the song:

G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)Em (022000@1)F#m (244222@1)D|e---3---0---0---2---2---| (xx0232@1)|B---3---2---0---2---3---|
|G---0---2---0---2---2---|
|D---0---2---2---4---0---|
|A---2---0---2---4---x---|
|E---3---x---0---2---x---|

Verse 1:

G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)        EmSOS, (022000@1)             we've come unmoored
G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)          EmRip (022000@1)ride pulling, pulling away from the shore
Em (022000@1)              F#m (244222@1)   Em (022000@1)          F#mBut (244222@1)we feel safe, inside, not a wave in sight,
EmHang (022000@1)on tight, the water's fine

Now the interlude riff is played:

|e--------0---|
|B------------|
|G--2---2-----|
|D------------|
|A------------|
|E------------|

Verse 2:

G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)  EmLock (022000@1)the boat,       we've come unmoored
G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)  EmSlipped (022000@1)the cleat, lost at sea, back in the centerboard
Em (022000@1)              F#m (244222@1)    Em (022000@1)            F#mBut (244222@1)we feel safe, for now, as long as time allows,
EmHang (022000@1)on tight

Chorus:

G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)       Rushes by too fast,        never seems to last
G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)       Every day, hanging here below the mast

Play around with the interlude riff for the next four bars:

|e---------0---|
|B-------------|
|G---2---2-----|
|D-------------|  x4
|A-------------|
|E-------------|

G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)name="chord_320003@1">G   A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)  EmShip (022000@1)of fools,   we've come unmoored
G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)          EmRip (022000@1)tide pulling, pulling away from the shore
Em (022000@1)              F#m (244222@1)   Em (022000@1)          F#mBut (244222@1)we feel safe, inside, not a wave in sight,
EmHang (022000@1)on tight, there's still time, the water's fine

Play interlude riff for two bars:

|e---------0---|
|B-------------|
|G---2---2-----|
|D-------------|  x2
|A-------------|
|E-------------|

G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G   A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G   A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)and finish on Em

Thank you! Include comments/corrections if you think you find any.
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