Isobel Chords

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Meets up to current guidelines. Chord voicings in the beginning to avoid confusion, the second chord in the verse is corrected to an F#aug unlike a Bbdim/B or F#7 in the other versions. No unnecessary Bm11 either.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Capo:	no capo

Author nicholas72611 [a] 1,129.

1 contributor total, last edit on Jan 30, 2023

Chords

E6sus2

D#sus4

Bm6

F#aug

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The intro chords are large quartal voicings in the strings. This is the best I could replicate it on the
guitar. Chord voicings below
 
[Chord Voicings]
 
  E6sus2 D#sus4 Bm6 F#aug  E  Bm   G   A
E|--7---|------|---|-----|-7-|-7-|-3-|-5-|
B|--7---|--9---|-7-|--7--|-9-|-7-|-3-|-5-|
G|--6---|--8---|-7-|--7--|-9-|-7-|-4-|-6-|
D|------|--8---|-6-|--8--|-9-|-9-|-5-|-7-|
A|--7---|--6---|---|--9--|-7-|-9-|-5-|-7-|
E|------|------|-7-|-----|---|-7-|-3-|-5-|
 
[Intro]
 
E6sus2 D#sus4
 
[Verse]
 
     Bm6          F#aug
In a forest pitch dark
           Bm6     F#aug
Glowed the tiniest spark
   Bm6          F#aug
It burst into a flame
     Bm6
Like me
     F#aug
Like me
 
[Chorus]
 
        Bm6   F#aug
My name Isobel
        Bm6      F#aug
Married to myself
        Bm6   F#aug
My love Isobel
       Bm6       F#aug
Living by herself
 
[Interlude]
 
Bm6 F#aug Bm6 F#aug
 
[Verse]
 
     Bm6           F#aug
In a heart full of dust
        Bm6             F#aug
Lives a creature called lust
      Bm6        F#aug
It surprises and scares
     Bm6
Like me
     F#aug
Like me
 
[Chorus]
 
        Bm6   F#aug
My name Isobel
        Bm6      F#aug
Married to myself
        Bm6   F#aug
My love Isobel
       Bm6       F#aug
Living by herself
 
[Bridge]
 
E Bm E
 
E                    Bm                    E
When she does it she means to ooo-oooo-ooo-oo-oo
E                 Bm                   E
Moth delivers her message ooo-oooo-ooo-oo-oo
E                   Bm
Unexplained on your collar
G
Crawling in silence
  A
A simple excuse
 
[Interlude]
 
     Bm6     F#aug  Bm6     F#aug
Nana na na na, Nana na na na
     Bm6     F#aug  Bm6     F#aug
Nana na na na, Nana na na na
 
 
[Verse]
 
     Bm6      F#aug
In a tower of steel
  Bm6           F#aug
Nature forges a deal
   Bm6             F#aug
To raise wonderful hell
     Bm6
Like me
     F#aug
Like me
 
 
[Chorus]
 
        Bm6   F#aug
My name Isobel
        Bm6      F#aug
Married to myself
        Bm6   F#aug
My love Isobel
       Bm6       F#aug
Living by herself
 
[Bridge]
 
E Bm E
 
E                    Bm                    E
When she does it she means to ooo-oooo-ooo-oo-oo
E                 Bm                   E
Moth delivers her message ooo-oooo-ooo-oo-oo
E                   Bm
Unexplained on your collar
G
Crawling in silence
  A
A simple excuse
 
[Interlude]
 
     Bm6     F#aug  Bm6     F#aug
Nana na na na, Nana na na na
     Bm6     F#aug  Bm6     F#aug
Nana na na na, Nana na na na
     Bm6     F#aug  Bm6     F#aug
Nana na na na, Nana na na na
     Bm6     F#aug  Bm6     F#aug
Nana na na na, Nana na na na
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