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Blue
The Seatbelts
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This has been a difficult song to transcribe (as evidenced by the lack of tabs available
as the complex chords are often masked by layers of shoegaze-like droning and distorted fuzz.
I feel this underrated and beautiful song deserves a good transcription. I am not 100%
that this tab is completely accurate yet, so if you have any suggestions, please leave a
or e-mail eldufo@hotmail.com.
TUNING: Standard
Capo on 1st fret
(all Chord names relative to Capo)
CHORDS USED:
G 320033
Gsus2 300033
Cadd99 032033
Csus2 030033
Em7 022033
D 200232
D7sus4 200213
Cm 335543
Fadd9 13x3213
Note that the guitarist keeps his/her little finger on the high G through much of the song.
FILLS USED:
Throughout the verses, the guitar improvises a few hammer-on riffs and fills in the
Chords:
Fill 1
e |-3------3----------3----3----|
b |-3------3----------3----3----|
g |-0------0----------0----0h2--|
d |-2------0----------0h2-------|
a |-3------3--------------------|
e |-0------0--------------------|
Fill 2
e |-3------3------------3-------|
b |-3------3------------3-------|
g |-0------0------------2-------|
d |-2------0------------0-------|
a |-3------3------------3-------|
e |-0------0------------0-------|
INTRO (choir)
G, Cadd9,
Em7, Cadd9,
Em7, Cadd9,
D7sus4, G
x 2
VERSE 1
G, Cadd9,
x 2
G Cadd9
Never seen a bluer sky
G Cadd9
Yeah I can feel it reaching out
Em7 Cadd9
And moving closer
G
There's something about blue
Cadd9, G
x2
VERSE 2
Cadd9
Asked myself what it's all for
G Cadd9
You know the funny thing about it
Em7 D
I couldn't answer
G Cadd9
No I couldn't answer
VERSE 3
G Cadd9
Things have turned a deeper shade of blue
G Cadd9
And images that might be real may be
Cadd9 Csus2 Cadd9e D
illusion keep flashing
G Gsus2 G Cadd9
off and on
CHORUS
(Note: judging from both the studio and live recordings of the song, the guitarist
to strum a G chord throughout the chorus as the other instruments, particularly the bass,
beneath it. However, this doesn't sound particularly good in solo arrangements, so I've
out the changing chords as best I can.)
G
Free... Wanna be
D7sus4
free... Gonna be
Em7
free... and
Cm
move among the stars
Fadd9
You know they really aren't so far
G
Feels so free... Gotta know
D7sus4
free
Em7
Please
Cm
Don't wake me from the dream
Fadd9
It's really everything it seemed
G
I'm so free
D7sus4
No black and white
in the blue...
BRIDGE (same as intro)
G, Cadd9,
Em7, Cadd9,
Em7, Cadd9,
D7sus4, G
x 3
Cadd9
FINAL VERSE
G Cadd9
Everything is clearer now
G Cadd9
Life is just a dream you know
Em7 Cadd9
That's never ending
G
I'm ascending.