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A Comet Appears

Shins

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The Shins - A Comet Appears Tabbed by Baunitdabaun Transcribed to native key by dampysmiff Note: This song has had many attempts before it, and let's all face it, the best thing found so far is to play it Baunitdabaun's way with a capo on the second in the key of Am. However, through the wonderful thing that is music we can figure out how to transcribe same tab into its native key. Please note that in order to get the song sounding as as possible it's probably wise for you to use the following fingerings for the chords Unfortunately, when transcribing this song I found that using open chords tended to give song less of an authentic feel, so the best thing to do is use barre chords throughout. Chords used: Bm [ x 2 4 4 3 2 ] A [ 5 7 7 6 5 5 ] G [ 3 5 5 4 3 3 ] D [ x 5 7 7 7 5 ] Maybe there's another way to play the chords to make them sound like the song, but I find it. The truth is that changing to an open chord ruins the transition from Bm -> else. It kills the fluidity of the sound of the song, which is definitely there otherwise. INTRO ----- Bm A G D Bm A D Bm A G D G A VERSE ----- Bm A G D One hand on this wily comet Bm A D Take a drink just to give me some weight Bm A G D Some uberman I'd make, I'm G A barely a vapor Bm A G D They shone a chlorine light on Bm A D a host of individual sins Bm A G D Let's carve my aging face off A D fetch us a knife A D start with my eyes A D down so the lines form a G A grimacing smile Bm A G D Close your eyes to corral a virtue Bm A D Is this fooling anyone else? Bm A G D Never worked so long and hard to G A cement a failure Bm A G D We can blow on our thumbs and posture Bm A D but the lonely is such delicate things Bm A G D The wind from a wasp could blow them A D into the sea, with A D stones on their feet A D G A lost to the light and the loving we need CHORUS ------ G D Still to come G D A the worst part and you know it G D there is a numbness G D A in you heart and it's growing Bm A G D Bm A D Bm A G D G A Bm A G D Bm A D Bm A G D G A A VERSE ----- Bm A G D With burnt sage and a forest of bygones Bm A D I click my heels get the devils in line Bm A G D A list of things I could lay the blame on might G A give me a way out Bm A G D But with each turn it's this front and center Bm A D Like a dart stuck square in your eye Bm A G D Every post you can hitch your faith on is a A D pie in the sky A D chock full of lies A D a tool we devise to make G A sinking stones fly CHORUS ------ G D Still to come G D A the worst part and you know it G D there is a numbness G D A in you heart and it's growing OUTRO (slow down on the last three chords) ----- Bm A G D Bm A D
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