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Secret Meeting

The National

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The National, Secret Meeting. The fundamental chord progressions in this song are very basic. But you don't hear just strumming the chords in the recording, so I would be foolish to approach this song on my own with an acoustic guitar expect to replicate what I've heard on the CD. Make it your own. The arrangement on the CD appears to be several electric guitar tracks just finger around pairs of notes so there are often added notes and suspensions that make the harmony a little more coloured. If you're it on your own just play the chords. I would assume that if you were musical enough to be able to arrange it yourself, you wouldn't looking at this page. _______________________________________________ Intro Bm D Bm D Bm I think this place is full of spies D I think they're onto me Didn't anybody, didn't anybody tell you Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room Bm D Bm D Bm D-------> I know you put in the hours to keep me in sunglasses, I know D--------------> And so and now I'm sorry I missed you D--------------> I had a secret meeting in the basement of my... D A brain Bm G D A It went the dull and wicked ordinary way Bm G D It went the dull and wicked ordinary way A And now I'm sorry I missed you Bm G Bm D I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain Bm D Bm D Bm I think this place is full of spies D-------------> I think I'm ruined D-----------> Didn't anybody, didn't anybody tell you D-----------> Didn't anybody tell you, this river's full of lost sharks Bm D Bm D Bm D I know you put in the hours to keep me in sunglasses, I know And so and now I'm sorry I missed you I had a secret meeting in the basement of my... D A brain Bm G D A It went the dull and wicked ordinary way Bm G D It went the dull and wicked ordinary way A And now I'm sorry I missed you Bm G D I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain A And now I'm sorry I missed you Bm G D A I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain Bm G D It went the dull and wicked ordinary way If you want to add a more colourful sense of harmony to the song (though I wouldn't overusing it with just an acoustic), instead of playing |D - A - Bm - G try |D/A - A - Bm - G/B These are accurate chords, but it's nigh on impossible to tab because there is so much on in and it's mixed so lo-fi. That's why it's great. Queries, jreid38@qub.ac.uk Don't forget to rate, and comment if you think I've missed something.
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