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Andrew Bird - Oh No
Album: Noble Beast
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Intro
finger picking
Eb Cm (x3) Eb Bb
then, with whistling
Fm Bb (x3) Fm Bb Ab Eb (listen to the song for the timing on the last part)
Verse:
Fm Bb
In the salsify mains of what was thought but unsaid
Eb Ab
All the calcified arhythmitists were doing the math
Fm Bb
And it would take a calculated blow to the head
Eb C
To light the eyes of all the harmless sociopaths
Fm Bb
Oh arm and arm we are the harmless sociopaths
Eb Ab
Oh arm and arm with all the harmless sociopaths
Fm Bb
Calcium mines are buried deep in your chest
Eb C
Oh the calcium mines you buried deep in your chest
Chorus:
Fm Bb Fm Bb
Ooh we're deep in a mine
Fm Bb Fm Bb (Bb)
Ooh a calcium mine, oh no
Bridge:
Eb Cm
so let's get out of here, past the atmosphere
Eb Cm
squint your eyes and no one dies or goes to jail
Eb Cm
past the silver bridge, oh the silver bridge
Eb Bb (Bb)
wearing nothing but a onesie and a veil
Chorus (same chords as previous):
Ooh oh deep in a mine, oh no
Ooh oh a calcium mine, oh no
Mini verse (see first verse for chords):
Arm and arm we are the harmless sociopaths (2x)
In the calcium mines buried deep in your chest (2x)
Chrous:
Oooh oh deep in a mine, oh no
Oooh oh calcium mines, oh no
Bridge (same chords as previous):
so let's get out of here
past the atmosphere
squint your eyes and no one dies or goes to jail
past the silver bridge, oh the silver bridge
wearing nothing but a onesie and a veil
Repeating Eb Cm, whistling
Oh no .. oh no ... oh no ... oh no
This would be MUCH easier if you just put a capo on 1 and played in D. Quick transposition:
Eb = D
Cm = Bm
Bb = A
Fm = Em
Ab = G
C = B
That said, this is pretty accurate, just really hard to play without either capoing at 1 and playing in D or tuning down half a step and playing in E.
Oh, it doesn't seem so hard to me, and I'm definitely not a competent guitarist or anything. The Eb (open D shape) is a bit unusual, and jumping to it with speed takes some practice, but most everything else is common barre chords ... just kind of a workout really. :)
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BTW the charts the site is giving for Cm, and Ab, are pretty silly, as far as I know and certainly for this song ... instead Cm is just one fret up from Bm:
e
B
G
D
A
E
and Ab is
(*****4th fret*****, so one step below barre A on fret 5)
e
B
G
D
A
E
Oh, it doesn't seem so hard to me, and I'm definitely not a competent guitarist or anything. The Eb (open D shape) is a bit unusual, and jumping to it with speed takes some practice, but most everything else is common barre chords ... just kind of a workout really. :)
---|---|-x-|---|---| ---|---|---|-x-|---| ---|---|---|---|-x-| ---|---|---|---|-x-| ---|---|-x-|---|---| ---|---|---|---|---|
-x-|---|---|---|---| -x-|---|---|---|---| ---|-x-|---|---|---| ---|---|-x-|---|---| ---|---|-x-|---|---| -x-|---|---|---|---|
BTW the charts the site is giving for Cm, and Ab, are pretty silly, as far as I know and certainly for this song ... instead Cm is just one fret up from Bm:
e
B
G
D
A
E
and Ab is
(*****4th fret*****, so one step below barre A on fret 5)
e
B
G
D
A
E