Guitar Tab:The Famous Polka
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| The Famous Polka |
| By: They Might Be Giants |
| Key: C Major |
| Year: 1987 |
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[Convention: each chord is four beats/a full measure. A dash indicates
that
the chord is held for another measure; two chords with a slash between
them are held for two beats/half a measure each.]
Intro:
D
Verse:
G - / C
C - / D
G B / Em
|: C / G D / G :|
Bridge:
|: C G / F C G / C :|
A
|: D - A D :|
Verse:
G - / C
C - / D
G B / Em
|: C / G D / G :|
Bridge:
|: C G / F C G / C :|
A
|: D - A D :|
Verse:
G - / C
The famous person wears the same size water skis as me
C - / D
She's got three cars, as many years I've lived in this city
G B / Em
Her hair is blonde and mine is brown, they both start with a B
C / G D / G
And when the phone inside her ribcage rings it's not for me
C / G D / G
And when the phone inside her ribcage rings it's not for me
HEY!
-E.M.
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The guitar melody:
e|----------------------2----2----3----3----5----|-5----3----3----2-----|0----0----|
B|-3-----3----5----5-----------------------------|----------------------|----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
e|-0----2----2----3----3----5----5----7----|-8----7----7-------|5----5---------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|----------3----|
G|----------|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
D|----------|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
A|----------|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
E|----------|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
e|----------------2----2----3----3----5----|-5----3-------3----2----0----0----|
B|3-----5----5-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|3----2----0----0----|-0----2----2----3----3----5----5----7----|-8-------
B|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
G|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
D|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
A|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
E|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
e|7----7----5----7---------|---------------------------5----5----7----8----7----7----5--------------|
B|--------------------5----|--5----7----7----8----8---------------------------------------8---------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1st bridge guitar bit:
e|------------------|-------------------|
B|--1---------------|---1---------------|
G|------0----0------|--------0----------|
D|------------------|--------------0----|
A|3---3----------3--|3----3-----------3-|
E|--------3----1----|-----------3-------|
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