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I Am Always The One Who Calls
Pedro The Lion
Drop D Tuning
Originally recorded in F, I’ve raised the key a whole step to take advantage of open chords. But you can tune your guitar down a whole step (and then drop your 6th string to C) to play in the same key.
| Chord Guide | |||
|
111 G5: 555xxx |
111
E5: 222xxx |
1 1 1
C5: 101010xxx |
111
A5: 777xxx |
|
1 2 2 C5/B: 91010xxx |
D5: 000xxx |
3 1
G: 5x0003 |
32 1
C: x32010 |
|
1 2 Em: 2x2000 |
132
D: 000232 |
111
D#5: 111xxx |
111
Bb5: 999xxx |
| Strum Guide | |
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Verse and Prechorus Strum:
D D D D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Chorus
Strum:
D D U U D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Intro riff:
Intro Riff
G5 (1½) E5 (1½) G5 (1½) E5 (1½)
satellites mediate for us the day's events
G5 (1½) E5 (1½) G5 (1½) E5 (1½)
through fiber optics i hope we can change the same
Prechorus:
C5 G5 / A5 - - - - / - - - (C5/B) /
i wouldn't mind, but you are my only hope
C5 G5 A5 D5 (hold)
i wouldn't mind, but you are my only hope
Chorus:
G C
clear as a bell are the short breaths
Em D
that you take when you're distracted
G C
same as the way that you roll your eyes
Em D
when i've asked too many stupid questions
Intro Riff
G5 (1½) E5 (1½) G5 (1½) E5 (1½)
my faith in zeros and ones to host our romance
G5 (1½) E5 (1½) G5 (1½) E5 (1½)
rests on hope you gave that i've some claim to your heart
Prechorus (don’t hold last D5)
Chorus
D#5 Bb5 D#5 C5
i will call you in three weeks maybe then you'll have some more to say
/ G5 - - - / C5 - - - / E5 - - - / D5 - - - / x2
/ A5 - - - / (C5) (hold)
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
