White Discussion Chords

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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo
Author whistlingcow [pro] 485. Last edit on May 9, 2021

Chords

E
Dsus2
C#m
C
A

Strumming

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Tune down a half step to match the recording.
 
This is how I play the main motif:
    E     Dsus2   C#m     C
    1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
    D   D U     D U     D U   U D U
eb|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
Bb|-----0-3-----3-2-----2-1---1-1-1-|
Gb|-----1-------2-1-----1-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-----2---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------|
 
It's a bit tricky at first.  For the fingering, I start with an E chord and
use the pinky for the third fret on the B string.  Then switch the index
finger to the second fret on the G string while holding the pinky for the
Dsus2 chord.  Slide the fingers for the C#m chord.  Finally, switch to the
ring finger for the C chord (it's tempting to roll the index finger over,
but I've found it's much harder to get it to sound clean).  Half the time,
I probably strum the last upstrum in the measure after having released the
ring finger to transition back to an E chord, which I don't really need to
do, since the first note is the open E string, but it sounds fine either
way.  Add the haphazardly timed vocals and you've got a fairly tricky song.
 
 
[Intro]
E Dsus2 C#m C  x4
 
[Verse]
  E       Dsus2
I talk of freedom
C#m C               E   Dsus2 C#m C
    You talk of the flag
E               Dsus2
  I talk of revolution
C#m C                 E    Dsus2 C#m C
    You'd much rather brag
           E                Dsus2
And as the decibels of this disenchanting
C#m       C                  E       Dsus2 C#m C
Discourse continue to dampen the day
    E                    Dsus2
The coin flips again and again and again
    C#m          C             E   Dsus2 C#m C
And again as our sanity walks away
E               Dsus2
All this discussion
C#m  C                E       Dsus2 C#m C
   though politically correct
E              Dsus2       C#m
Is dead beyond destruction
C                         E     Dsus2 C#m C
Though it leaves me quite erect
           E            Dsus2            C#m
And as the final sunset rolls behind the Earth
C                        E    Dsus2 C#m C
And the clock is finally dead
E                                Dsus2
I'll look at you, you'll look at me
          C#m            C                    E    Dsus2 C#m
And we'll cry a lot, but this will be what we said
C                    E
This will be what we said
 
[Solo]
E E C A  x4
E Dsus2 C#m C  x5
E E C A  x4
 
[Coda]
E                                  C    A
Look where all this talking got us baby
E                                  C    A
Look where all this talking got us baby
E                                  C    A
Look where all this talking got us baby
E                                  C    A
Look where all this talking got us baby
 
E E C A  x4
E
 
N.C.
I warned you
N.C.
I prepared you
N.C.
I instructed you
N.C.
I told you what to expect
N.C.
all the times and seasons
N.C.
brothers in jest
 
E E C A  x4
 
E                                  C    A
Look where all this talking got us baby
E                                  C    A
Look where all this talking got us baby
E                                  C    A
Look where all this talking got us baby
E                                  C    A
Look where all this talking got us baby
 
E E C A (repeatedly)
 
-- indiscriminant screaming --
-- feedback and other noises --
 
N.C.
You yourself know certain, that the day so cometh.
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