Brain Tag Tab by Bettie Serveert
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Bettie Serveert - "Brain-Tag"
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from the album 'Palomine'
transcribed by Carlo Haverkamp
INTRO: play Rhy. Fig.1 two times
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Rhy.
Fig.1 Em Em7 C C/9
e -|------------0-0-0--0--0--|------------3--0--0--0--|
B -|------0--0--3-3-0--3--0--|--1---1--1--1--1--3--1--|
G -|--0---0--0--0-0-0--0--0--|--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D -|--2---2--2---------------|--2---2--2--------------| (NOTE: let notes
ring)
A -|--2----------------------|--3---------------------|
E -|--0----------------------|------------------------|
1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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Em C
How does this rhyme?
Em C
'cause every time I see you
Em C
Well I could swear
Em C
I must have met you somewhere
Rhy.
Fig.2 G D C CM7 C
e -|-------------------|-------------------|
B -|-----------3---3---|---1---1---0---1---|
G -|---0---0---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---|
D -|---0---0---0---0---|---2---2---2---2---|
A -|---2---2-----------|---3---------------|
E -|---3---------------|-------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Rhy.
Fig3 G D Em C
e -|--3-------2--------|---0-------0-------|
B -|--3-------3--------|---0-------1-------|
G -|--0-------2--------|---0-------0-------|
D -|--0-------0--------|---2-------2-------|
A -|--2----------------|---2-------3-------|
E -|--3----------------|---0---------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Rhy.
Fig4 G D C CM7 C D
e -|--3---2-------------|---2---2-----2-2---|
B -|--3---3---1---0--1--|---3---3---3-3-3---|
G -|--0---2---0---0--0--|---2---2---2---2---|
D -|--0---0---2---2--2--|---------------0---|
A -|--2-------3---------|-------------------|
E -|--3-----------------|-------------------|
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 & 4
CHORUS: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 1x Rhy.Fig 4)
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G D C
Down under a locking key, there's a
G D C
brain tagged to every secret
G D C
Now comes the time to figure out
G D C
whether we should keep it
G D Em C
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
G D C D
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
VERSE 2: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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This must sound weird
it's like you appeared inside me
'Cause every time
you recognize my state of life
Rhy.
Fig5 G D C CM7 C G C G C
e -|--3---2-------------|--3---------|-0---------|-3---------|-0---------|
B -|--3---3---1---0--1--|--3---------|-1---------|-3---------|-1---------|
G -|--0---2---0---0--0--|--0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|
D -|--0---0---2---2--2--|--0---------|-2---------|-0---------|-2---------|
A -|--2-------3---------|--2---------|-3---------|-2---------|-3---------|
E -|--3-----------------|--3---------|-----------|-3---------|-----------|
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
CHORUS 2: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 1xRhy.Fig 4 and 1x Rhy.Fig 5)
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Down under a locking key
there is a brain tagged to every secret
If I could keep my mouth shut
there's a chance that I might even keep it
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C G
Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?
C G C
'Cause I'm not sure
BRIDGE: (2x Rhy.Fig 1, doubled by heavy distorted guitar)
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VERSE 3: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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Total freedom beneath the waves
Floating through the Arkan caves
Synchronized in space and time
Leaving all besides behind
Rhy.
Fig6 G (*)-means cymbal (no other instruments)
e -|-3-------------------|-----------------------------------|
B -|-3-------------------|-----------------------------------|
G -|-0---(*)--(*)--(*)---|--(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)--|
D -|-0-------------------|-----------------------------------|
A -|-2-------------------|-----------------------------------|
E -|-3-------------------|-----------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 3: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 2x Rhy.Fig 3, and Rhy.Fig6 on last G)
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Down under a locking key
We put a brain-tag to every secret
And now comes the time to figure out
whether we should keep it
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C D
Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C G
And have I ever laid my hands on you before?
SOLO: (not transcribed, play 4x Rhy.Fig 1)
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CHORUS 4: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 2x Rhy.Fig 4, 1x Rhy.Fig5)
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Down under a locking key
put a brain-tag to every secret
If I can make my mind up
there's a chance that I might even keep it
Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more
G D C D
Have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C D
Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?
G D C G
And have I ever laid my hands on you before?
