• Song:

    Were An American Band

  • Artist:

    Yo La Tengo

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Standard Tuning (EADGBE)



Intro (0:00-0:23): D (you can jam on it)
      (0:23-0:55): E5  F#5  E5  D5  E5 F#5 F5 E5 D5 D5



Verse (0:55-3:03):


E5               F#5       E5         D5
 Driving in the south, the motor's on fire

D5      E5     F#5   F5         E5       D5
 Let's put it out before the flames go higher


E5          F#5       E5              D5
 Monday matin?e, "Big Bully" or "White Squall"

D5   E5      F#5          F5        E5       D5
 So hard to choose, wish we could see them all


D5     E5              F#5        E5           D5
 Some college in the spring, the sound is all wrong

D5   G5       F#5          F5        E5      D5
 We set the mains to our favorite Hootie song


E5             F#5            E5        D5
 Driving (not again), they're late, car crash

D5      G5       F#5    F5          E5        D5
     D5
 We'll turn to look unless we're going too fast



First part of solo (3:03-3:44): D5  B5  F#5  F#5

Second part of solo and outro (3:44-6:25): D5  B5  F#5  G5 , but feel free to replace the
G5 with F#5 occasionally.

End in D.




If you want to give it a jazzy edge, play seventh major chords instead of normal majors
and seventh minors instead of regular minors. F?r example, replace F#5 with F#5 and F5
with FM7.

Listen to the song to get a feel for the rhythm and phrasing. Don't forget about
distortion! This is definitely one of the best, most underrated tracks from "I Can Feel the
Heart Beating as One"; the trippy, shoegaze-like atmosphere is very soothing, thanks to 
the vocal and instrumental textures, which blend beautifully.
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