• Song:

    The Cynic

  • Artist:

    Kashmir

  • Album:

    The Cynic

____________________
   / Kashmir           / I think this song is about a rather cynic person’s relation to love.
  / The Cynic         /  The point is that he eventually falls in love, despite his cruel and
 / No Balance Palace /   cynic treatment of his surroundings. The song is sung with a quite
/___________________/    ironic tone to give it a humorous twist - Kashmir in their best days.



Gtr I - Lead, electric distorted
Gtr II - Rhythm, electric distorted
Gtr III - Acoustic Clean
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E


Intro/Interludes:
 Q=82 bpm
 4/4
 Gtr I
   E        +E    E    E    E   E     Q        E      +E     Q       Q        Q        E    2x
|------||------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------||o-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|-10---||--(10)---8---10---12---8----10------------|----------------------------------10----||
|--x---||---------x----x----x---x-----x-------10---|-(10)---13-------8-------10--------x----||
|--8---||o--(8)---6----8---10---6-----8--------x---|---------x-------x--------x--------8---o||
|------||--------------------------------------8---|--(8)---11-------6--------8-------------||
|
|Gtr II
|  E        +E    E    E    E   S  S  Q        S S    +E     Q       E   S S  E   E    E    2x
|------||------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------||o-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|------||------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|--8---||---(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10-------10s3-|--(3)----3-------3---3s6--6---6----8----||
|--8---||o--(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10-------10s3-|--(3)----3-------3---3s6--6---6----8---o||
|--6---||---(6)---6----6----6---6s=8--8--------8s1-|--(1)----1-------1---1s4--4---4----6----||



   +E    E    E    E   E     Q        E      +W
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(10)---8---10---12---8----10------------|------------------------------------|
|--------x----x----x---x-----x-------10---|-(10)-------------------------------|
|--(8)---6----8---10---6-----8--------x---|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8---|--(8)-------------------------------|
|
|   E    E    E    E   S  S  Q        S S    +E    Q       E   S S E   E   E
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10-------10s3-|--(3)---3-------3---3s6-6---6---6---|
|--(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10-------10s3-|--(3)---3-------3---3s6-6---6---6---|
|--(6)---6----6----6---6s=8--8--------8s1-|--(1)---1-------1---1s4-4---4---4---|




Verses:
 Gtr III (hit on every 16th part note)
    C       Bb      C       Bb      G#      Bb      G#      F
|---8---|---6---|---8---|---6---|---4---|---6---|---4---|---1---|
|---8---|---6---|---8---|---6---|---4---|---6---|---4---|---1---|
|---9---|---7---|---9---|---7---|---5---|---7---|---5---|---2---|
|--10---|---8---|--10---|---8---|---6---|---8---|---6---|---3---|
|--10---|---8---|--10---|---8---|---6---|---8---|---6---|---3---|
|---8---|---6---|---8---|---6---|---4---|---6---|---4---|---1---|




Choruses:
 Gtr II
  G5              Bb5                C5
  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E      E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---8---8---8---8---|-10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---|
|-5---5---5---5---8---8---8---8---|-10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---|
|-3---3---3---3---6---6---6---6---|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8---|


  Bb5             D#5               F5
  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------8---8---8---8---|---------------------------------|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-8---8---8---8---6---6---6---6---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-6---6---6---6-------------------|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|




Final Interlude:
 Gtr I
   E        +E    E    E    E   E     Q        E      +E     Q       Q        Q        E
|------||------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------||o-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|-10---||--(10)---8---10---12---8----10------------|----------------------------------10----||
|--x---||---------x----x----x---x-----x-------10---|-(10)---13-------8-------10--------x----||
|--8---||o--(8)---6----8---10---6-----8--------x---|---------x-------x--------x--------8---o||
|------||--------------------------------------8---|--(8)---11-------6--------8-------------||
|
|Gtr II
|  E        +E    E    E    E   S  S  Q        S S    +E     Q       E   S S  E   E    E
|------||------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------||o-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|------||------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|--8---||---(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10-------10s3-|--(3)----3-------3---3s6--6---6----8----||
|--8---||o--(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10-------10s3-|--(3)----3-------3---3s6--6---6----8---o||
|--6---||---(6)---6----6----6---6s=8--8--------8s1-|--(1)----1-------1---1s4--4---4----6----||



   +E    E    E    E    E    Q        a  E      +E     a  Q        Q        Q        E
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-(10)---8---10---12---15---12-------15s17---|-(17)------------------------12-------10---|
|--------x----x----x----x----x--------x------|--------17s15-------13--------x--------x---|
|--(8)---6----8---10---13---10-------13s15---|-(15)----x-----------x-------10--------8---|
|--------------------------------------------|--------15s13-------11---------------------|
|
|  +E    E    E    E   S  S  Q           S S    +E        Q       E   S S  E   E    E
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10----------10s3-|--(3)-------3-------3---3s6--6---6----8----|
|--(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10----------10s3-|--(3)-------3-------3---3s6--6---6----8----|
|--(6)---6----6----6---6s=8--8-----------8s1-|--(1)-------1-------1---1s4--4---4----6----|



   +E    E    E    E   E     Q        E      +W
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(10)---8---10---12---8----10------------|------------------------------------|
|--------x----x----x---x-----x-------10---|-(10)-------------------------------|
|--(8)---6----8---10---6-----8--------x---|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8---|--(8)-------------------------------|
|
|   E    E    E    E   S  S  Q        S S    +E    Q       E   S S E   E   E
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10-------10s3-|--(3)---3-------3---3s6-6---6---6---|
|--(8)---8----8----8---8s10-10-------10s3-|--(3)---3-------3---3s6-6---6---6---|
|--(6)---6----6----6---6s=8--8--------8s1-|--(1)---1-------1---1s4-4---4---4---|




Outro:
  Gtr II (Gtr I makes a lot of noise)
    W                                 W
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||--5-------------------------------|-5--------------------------------||
||o-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------o||
||--3-------------------------------|-3--------------------------------||



So pull me out of this dream
Turn off the television
Put on a romantic vinyl
And come to bed again

Please be my next morning flower
But don’t be here all the time
Leave me a couple of hours
Then bring me food and wine

Play with me, play with me
Don’t tell me how it feels
Don’t let it be for real
Don’t tell me how you feel

I’ll make this week disappear
Like I’ve erased several months
It’s turning into a year now
And I’m still a manikin

You’re so poetic when you’re sad
So tiring when you cry
We could get out and get married
I think I love you now



- 19th /October /05
Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with question, comments or corrections!
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