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Ms - Alt-J
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Tuning: DADF#AD
 
Based off of Joe's live part. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI6_F3_yFZg
but plays pretty close to the album version, other then being a bit more layered and the final riff is played
right till the end.
 
Also, he sometimes only plucks the low and high e strings together,
instead of strumming out the full main chord
 
[Intro + Verse1]
We can’t lose touch but we can let go
Blue and white gun made from Lego
All the vowels vow to hold your name
Keep your estate clean of me
I’ve pillowed you so many times this week
Close eyes, open, close again, forget and fall asleep
 
D |-7------------------|
A |-3------------------|
F#|-3------------------|
D |-3------------------|  x6
A |-3------------------|
D |-3-------8-7-0------|
 
[Chorus]
The dark seeks dark
The dark seeks dark
Darker
Darker
 
D |-5------------------|
A |-5------------------|
F#|-5------------------|
D |-5------------------|
A |-5------------------|
D |-5------------------|
 
Ooooooooohhhhh
The nights of all my youth pressed into one glass of water
 
[2:20 pre-verse 2]
D |-7-------------------7-8----|-7--------------------------------|
A |-3---------------7/8--------|-3---------------7/8--------------|
F#|-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
D |-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
A |-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
D |-3----8-7-0-----------------|-3----8-7-0-----------------------|
 
[Verse 2]
Scattered truths, bewildered beast boohoos
We have our weight: ten thousand ladybirds
All the vowels vow to guard your name
Keep your estate clean, happy
 
D |-7------------------|
A |-3------------------|
F#|-3------------------|
D |-3------------------|  x4
A |-3------------------|
D |-3-------8-7-0------|
 
[Rest]
"Some things I do, the thought is, too well"
 
Close eyes open, close again, feel as my body spell
D |-7------------------|
A |-3------------------|
F#|-3------------------|
D |-3------------------|
A |-3------------------|
D |-3-------8-7-0------|
 
[Chorus]
The dark seeks dark
The dark seeks dark
Darker
Darker
 
Ooooohooohooohho
D |-5------------------|
A |-5------------------|
F#|-5------------------|
D |-5------------------|
A |-5------------------|
D |-5------------------|
 
[Rest]
(The shadow burns across like embers tide paper)
 
[Interlude]
D |-7-------------------7-8----|-7--------------------------------|
A |-3---------------7/8--------|-3---------------7/8--7/8---------|
F#|-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
D |-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
A |-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
D |-3----8-7-0-----------------|-3----8-7-0-----------------------|
 
[in the album version it sounds like he keeps this riff going until the end]
D |-7-5-3---------------------------|------------------------------|
A |-------5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-|------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|----------3-----3-------------|  x2
A |---------------------------------|-3h5--3h5---3h5---------------|
D |---------------------------------|--------------------3----7-5--|
 
[Outro]
D |-7------------------|
A |-3------------------|
F#|-3------------------|
D |-3------------------| x4
A |-3------------------|
D |-3---------7-5------|
 
 
 
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