Iris Chords

by Goo Goo Dolls
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: no capo
Author Rachmede [a] 82.
4 contributors total, last edit on Jul 12, 2024
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Chords

B
C
D
D3
E
G
G2
A
D2
B2

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IRIS
GOO GOO DOLLS
Album : Dizzy up the Girl (1998)
Tabbed by : Alexandre Blanchet
Comments or anything : rachmede@hotmail.com
 
View to all the critics, I decided to make some corrections to make it easier to read.
 
PRECISIONS ON CHORDS: It is hard to figure out how to name these chords with such a
tuning. So I just decided to name them according to the prominent bass note and I gave for
a number if necessary. Also, when the chord includes notes that are at 10th fret or more,
decided to put – between the strings to avoid confusion (example: D1 : 0-12-12-000). It
is really easy to play, but just have the patience to figure out with the chords. If it is
too confusing for you, take a pen and write over each chords the way to play it so you don't
have to get back to the list all the time.
 
TUNING : BDDDDD (E down to B; A down to D; D stays the same;
                 G down to D; B UP to D; E down to D)
 
[Chords]
B   000000
C   2x0000
D   x00000
D1  0-12-12-000
D2  x12-11-000
D3  3x0000
E   5x0000
G   8x0000
G1  x55000
G2  x54000
 
 
[Intro]
D1 D2 D1 G1 G2 D  x2
 
[Verse 1]
         D3         E        G
And I’d give up forever to touch you
         B             A          G
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
            D3         E           G
You’re the closest to heaven that I’ll ever be
       B          A             G
And I don’t wanna go home right now
 
[Verse 2]
     D3          E             G
And all I could taste is this moment
     B         A               G
And all I can breathe is your life
     D3        E         G
And sooner or later it’s over
        B           A          G
I just don’t wanna miss you tonight
 
[Chorus]
       D1             D2       G
And I don’t want the world to see me
         B2              C            G
Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
     D1           D2          G
When everything’s made to be broken
        B2          C         G
I just want you to know who I am
 
[Interlude]
D1 D2 D1 G1 G2 D  x2
 
[Verse 3]
         D3             E                 G
And you can’t fight the tears that ain’t coming
        B         A             G
Or the moment of truth in your lies
     D3         E               G
When everything feels like the movies
          B             A            G
Yeah, you bleed just to know you’re alive
 
[Chorus]
       D1             D2       G
And I don’t want the world to see me
         B2              C            G
Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
     D1           D2          G
When everything’s made to be broken
        B2          C         G
I just want you to know who I am
 
Create your solo as you wish.
End of solo and transition to the last chorus:
B  C   E
 
[Chorus]
       D1             D2       G
And I don’t want the world to see me
         B2              C            G
Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
     D1           D2          G
When everything’s made to be broken
        B2          C         G
I just want you to know who I am
 
       D1             D2       G
And I don’t want the world to see me
         B2              C            G
Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
     D1           D2          G
When everything’s made to be broken
        B2          C         G
I just want you to know who I am
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41 comments
Rachmede
A clearer version of the tab will appear soon. But please consider 2 things: 1. I?m french speeking so it is evident that I will do some grammatical mistakes. But I think that if you just forget about those mistakes, you will understad me easely, wich is the most important thing by the way. 2. It is hard to figure out how to name theese chords with such a weard tuning. So I just decided to name them according to the proeminent bass note and I gave for each a number if necessary. Also, when the chord includes note that are at 10th fret or more, I decided to put ? between the strings to avoid confusion (exemple: E2 x12-12-000). It is really easy to play, but just have the patience to figure out with the chords. If it is too confusing for you, take a pen and write over each chords the way to play it so you won?t have to get back to the list all the times.
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Rachmede
Oh, an other thing, this is the exact way of playing it. All other tabs that were done after mine, using the tuning I propose, sound good, but they are not exactly what Rzeznick do. Finaly, if you have psychological problems and need to expulse your frustration its all right, but please have the decency to respect others and post constructive comments if you have something to say.
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Cap'n Crunch
Everyone has grammatical problems at times. Not to be too critical, aznman, but "your" does not mean "you are"--"you're" does. The point is that everyone expresses themselves differently online. As long as you get the point across, which apparently this tabber has, it's all good. As for bashing people for not knowing English perfectly, you ought to appreciate the time people from other countries take to post something we can understand. They could just post in German and let you figure it out for yourself. I look at the comments section to see if there's anything anyone has added to the tab that was either left out of the tab or incorrect in it, not to see people disrespecting others because of a lack of manners. This is a community where people donate their time to write out music for you to look at and play. I think that you might try to realize that it's a wonderful gift to have this many people spread across so many musical genres from all around the world. Have some respect.
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