ELASTICA - "2 To 1" Tablature
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From: "Matthew Ginn" <mginn@manitouwadge.Lakeheadu.Ca>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:54:11 +0000
Subject: TAB: 2 to 1 by elastica
2:1
elastica
(from the "elastica" album, also on "Trainspotting" soundtrack)
tabbed here by Matthew Ginn (mginn@manitouwadge.lakeheadu.ca)
1997 09 24
This song uses mostly power chords. I haven't tried to note
the strumming rhythms, because they're pretty variable, and mostly
unimportant--just listen to the record--it's straight forward enough.
(This song is played with two guitars, but I've tabbed the main parts
for one. Some day, I'll tab out the other parts.)
As for the lyrics: these are the best I could make them out. I didn't
try to correlate the background vocals with the main lyrics in verse
2, just try to fit them in as you see fit. As usual, corrections are
welcome.
Chords used:
C#: x466xx
A: 577xxx
B: 799xxx
G#: 466xxx
standard tuning
INTRO:
Percussion, then bass (G# & C#'s) then:
C# A B G# G#
VERSE 1:
C#
Keeping a brave face
A
in circumstances is impossible,
cannot describe
B
so many ... decisions,
G# C#
it's impossible to know which is
the proper order,
A
the best position to be ... in,
B
take advantage, or so it seems
E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D-------------6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-------6-6-----6-6----
A-------------6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-------6-6-----6-6----
E-------------4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-------4-4-----4-4----
the way it go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oes.
INTERLUDE:
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G------6--5--6--5--6--5-----------------------------------------
D---6--6--6--6--6--6--6-----------4--6-----------4--6--6--4-----
A---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--7-----------4--7--------------7--
E---4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------4--6--------
A---------3h-4--6--------3h-4--6--6--4p-3--4--4--7--------------
E---4--4--------------4-----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------4--6--6--4--------------------------------------------
A---4--7--------------7--------3h-4--6------6/7--7--7--6--------
E------------------------4--4-----------------------------------
VERSE 2:
MAIN LYRICS | BACKGROUND
|
C# |
So it goes, at two to one, | (So just
|
A |
in the dark, dark my friend, | get down on the other side.
|
B |
strangers in my bed, | Too easy, for nobody to know.
| [too busy to notice me? at all?] |
turn my head, | You're soaking wet,
|
G# |
again. | you talk too much,
| it's not necessary.)
|
|
C# |
So he goes, | (Look for the eyes and mouth
|
|
two in two, | I just want to say
|
A |
looks content, | "This kid is yours,
|
|
feels the mood, and then | your eyes and mouth."
|
B |
fumbling 'round, | Somewhere
|
|
tumbling down | I draw the line
|
G# |
again. | like a gossip
| already.)
E------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D---------6-6-----6-6----
A---------6-6-----6-6----
E---------4-4-----4-4----
CODA:
(essentially the same as the interlude, concluding with a solid C#)
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