Tau / A song about a circle constant, written and sung by Victoria "Vi" Hart - http://vihart.com/ Capo on 5th fret song uses variations of normal chords, as I have a limited "chord vocabulary" they will be listed as numbers above the song. chord "1" - 202220 - use thumb chord "2" - 222100 - use thumb chord "3" - 422100 - awkward, but that is what is played chord "4" - 022102 chord "5" - 202100 - use thumb they're not perfect, but that's as close as I could get them with my fingers - verse 1 E (022100@1) Bwhen (x2444x@1)you want to make a circle, how is it done? A (x02220@1) EWell (022100@1)you probably will start, with the radius 1 E (022100@1) BUse (x2444x@1)a compass or a string, use a paper or the ground A (x02220@1) Band (x2444x@1)if the radius is 1, how far did you go around? - Chorus 1 A (x02220@1) 1 AIt's (x02220@1)Tau! six point two eight, yeah! E (022100@1) 1 E (022100@1) 1 E (022100@1) Ait's (x02220@1)Tau, six point two eight three one eight E (022100@1) 2 3 4 E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) Efive (022100@1)three oh seven, one seven nine five eight - Verse 2 E (022100@1) 4 If you pick a certain distance, and you pick a certain spot A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)and you put the two together, then what have you got? E (022100@1) 4 it makes a very special shape, and now you are the inventor, A (x02220@1) if you pick all of the points a certain distance from your center, 4 E (022100@1) Aand (x02220@1)you got a great collection, and it is a great invention, E (022100@1) 4 Eand (022100@1)it makes a lovely circle, well depending on dimension, E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Ethat (022100@1)makes, one, two, three Eand (022100@1)there's four and even more. 4 but for a circle, and other circles, if you take the distance and compare. - Chorus 2 A (x02220@1) 1 AIt's (x02220@1)Tau! six point two eight, yeah! E (022100@1) 1 E (022100@1) 1 E (022100@1) Ait's (x02220@1)Tau, six point two eight, three one eight E (022100@1) 2 3 4 E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) Efive (022100@1)three oh seven, one seven-nine-five-eight A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) Asix (x02220@1)four seven, six nine two five two eight. - Verse 3 E (022100@1) BI (x2444x@1)know what you are thinking, what about that other guy? Athe (x02220@1)one that's sometimes pronounced "pee". Eand (022100@1)it's sometimes pronounced "pie" E (022100@1) 4 BI (x2444x@1)mean it's fine when you are building, but it does not belong in math Aall (x02220@1)the equations make more sense when you use taw or you use taff 4 E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) Eand (022100@1)while you get the same answer, no matter which way. E (022100@1) 4 Eyou (022100@1)get further from the truth when we obscure what we say E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Eand (022100@1)know it now makes sense. Ewhen (022100@1)it's beautiful and pure 4 but please don't make it ugly with your bad notation and awful curriculum. - Chorus 2 A (x02220@1) 1 AUse (x02220@1)Tau! six point two eight, yeah! E (022100@1) 1 E (022100@1) 1 E (022100@1) AUse (x02220@1)Tau, six point two eight, three one eight E (022100@1) 2 3 4 E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) Efive (022100@1)three oh seven, one seven-nine-five-eight A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) Esix (022100@1)four seven, six nine two five two eight. A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1)six seven six six five five nine oh! A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) Eoh (022100@1)five seven six eight 2 4 5 E (022100@1) 2 4 three nine four three three eight E235 E235 seven five oh! 5 Etwo (022100@1)one
