MGMT
"Future Reflections"
The chords in this song are damn near impossible
to hear, but after listening to many live perfomances
of this song, I think I've come up with an accurate
tab. The first tab for this song is completely wrong
by the way. It's also really important to listen to
the song while playing along with this tab, due to the
fact that it's pretty insane. Also, this is tuned down
half a step from the actual song.
Intro
F#m (244222@1)D#m (xx4342@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) G#m (133111@4) F# (244322@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) A# (x1333x@1) Ae|--9-----11----9-----11----11----9-----7----7----5----6----5----------------| (x02220@1)B|--10----11----9-----12----12----11----9----7----5----6----5----------------|
G|--11----11----9-----13----13----11----9----8----6----7----6----------------|
D|--11----13----11----13----13----11----9----9----7----8----7----------------|
A|--9-----13----11----11----11----9-----7----9----7----8----7----------------|
E|--------11----9----------------------------7----5----6----5----------------|
Verse
A (x02220@1) Ee|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (022100@1)B|----5---------------------9------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---------------------9------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---------------------9------------------------------------------------|
A|----0----0-----0----------7------------------------------------------------|
E|------------0------------------0-0-0-0---0---------------------------------|
AAnd (x02220@1)there were future reflections
EOn (022100@1)the face and the hands
AOn (x02220@1)a green colored island
EOn (022100@1)a primitive man
AIt (x02220@1)was the future reflecting
EIt (022100@1)felt familiar but new
AA (x02220@1)street was missing a building
EThe (022100@1)kids had something to do
F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) There was a feeling the spirit was leaving
ARed (x02220@1)like a marker
F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) So my tribe, with my knife
B (x2444x@1) ACut (x02220@1)the heart from a lonely life
This part is especially weird, so I just play basically
the bassline (which I mapped out for guitar)
throughout this verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9--9-----9--9------9--9------9--9-----------------------------------|
D|-------9--9-----9--9------9--9------9--9-----------------------------------|
A|-------7--7-----7--7------7--7------7--7-----------------------------------|
E|----7--------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
I saw patterns on floorboards
Deep in the dust was a leader
Someone was walking on floorboards
Turned them from oak to cedar
He can assess the situation
I wrapped a string around my finger
Into the forest with the young ones
I don't expect to be a winner
F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) But as long as you feel it
BI'm (x2444x@1)a believer
AMy (x02220@1)heart is phosphor
F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1)
Sea rolls, death tolls
B (x2444x@1) ABreak (x02220@1)the surface don't break my bones
F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) Off of the trail and off of your hands and
AOnto (x02220@1)a new plan
F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) Is the cost to stay lost
B (x2444x@1) AForever (x02220@1)in an empty skin
A#Pale (x1333x@1)and thin
B (x2444x@1) A# (x1333x@1) If it's good, or if it's fortune, I can't tell
A (x02220@1) EBut (022100@1)pieces come together for some reason just as well
B (x2444x@1) Their guns couldn't see us
A#There's (x1333x@1)a sea outside my door
A (x02220@1) And one day I'll appreciate
E (022100@1) C (x32010@1) C#m (x13321@4) BThe (x2444x@1)rush of blood and the washed out beat of the shore
A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)remember what it felt like
C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)
To be alone
A (x02220@1) ESitting (022100@1)in the sunlight
C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) EAll (022100@1)alone
Just end on that progression: C#m, B, A, E
