Brain Tag

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From: s533099@dutiws.TWI.TUDelft.NL

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Bettie Serveert - "Brain-Tag"

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from the album 'Palomine'

transcribed by Carlo Haverkamp <chaverk@cs.vu.nl>

INTRO: play Rhy. Fig.1 two times

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Rhy.

Fig.1 Em Em7 C C/9

e -|------------0-0-0--0--0--|------------3--0--0--0--|
B -|------0--0--3-3-0--3--0--|--1---1--1--1--1--3--1--|
G -|--0---0--0--0-0-0--0--0--|--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D -|--2---2--2---------------|--2---2--2--------------| (NOTE: let notes

ring)

A -|--2----------------------|--3---------------------|
E -|--0----------------------|------------------------|

1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 1: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)

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Em C

How does this rhyme?

Em C

'cause every time I see you

Em C

Well I could swear

Em C

I must have met you somewhere

Rhy.

Fig.2 G D C CM7 C

e -|-------------------|-------------------|
B -|-----------3---3---|---1---1---0---1---|
G -|---0---0---2---2---|---0---0---0---0---|
D -|---0---0---0---0---|---2---2---2---2---|
A -|---2---2-----------|---3---------------|
E -|---3---------------|-------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Rhy.

Fig3 G D Em C

e -|--3-------2--------|---0-------0-------|
B -|--3-------3--------|---0-------1-------|
G -|--0-------2--------|---0-------0-------|
D -|--0-------0--------|---2-------2-------|
A -|--2----------------|---2-------3-------|
E -|--3----------------|---0---------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Rhy.

Fig4 G D C CM7 C D

e -|--3---2-------------|---2---2-----2-2---|
B -|--3---3---1---0--1--|---3---3---3-3-3---|
G -|--0---2---0---0--0--|---2---2---2---2---|
D -|--0---0---2---2--2--|---------------0---|
A -|--2-------3---------|-------------------|
E -|--3-----------------|-------------------|

1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 & 4

CHORUS: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 1x Rhy.Fig 4)

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G D C

Down under a locking key, there's a

G D C

brain tagged to every secret

G D C

Now comes the time to figure out

G D C

whether we should keep it

G D Em C

Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more

G D C D

Have I ever laid my hands on you before?

VERSE 2: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)

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This must sound weird

it's like you appeared inside me

'Cause every time

you recognize my state of life

Rhy.

Fig5 G D C CM7 C G C G C

e -|--3---2-------------|--3---------|-0---------|-3---------|-0---------|
B -|--3---3---1---0--1--|--3---------|-1---------|-3---------|-1---------|
G -|--0---2---0---0--0--|--0---------|-0---------|-0---------|-0---------|
D -|--0---0---2---2--2--|--0---------|-2---------|-0---------|-2---------|
A -|--2-------3---------|--2---------|-3---------|-2---------|-3---------|
E -|--3-----------------|--3---------|-----------|-3---------|-----------|

1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

CHORUS 2: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 1xRhy.Fig 4 and 1x Rhy.Fig 5)

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Down under a locking key

there is a brain tagged to every secret

If I could keep my mouth shut

there's a chance that I might even keep it

Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more

Have I ever laid my hands on you before?

G D C G

Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?

C G C

'Cause I'm not sure

BRIDGE: (2x Rhy.Fig 1, doubled by heavy distorted guitar)

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VERSE 3: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 1)

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Total freedom beneath the waves

Floating through the Arkan caves

Synchronized in space and time

Leaving all besides behind

Rhy.

Fig6 G (*)-means cymbal (no other instruments)

e -|-3-------------------|-----------------------------------|
B -|-3-------------------|-----------------------------------|
G -|-0---(*)--(*)--(*)---|--(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)-(*)--|
D -|-0-------------------|-----------------------------------|
A -|-2-------------------|-----------------------------------|
E -|-3-------------------|-----------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS 3: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 2x Rhy.Fig 3, and Rhy.Fig6 on last G)

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Down under a locking key

We put a brain-tag to every secret

And now comes the time to figure out

whether we should keep it

Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more

Have I ever laid my hands on you before?

G D C D

Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?

G D C G

And have I ever laid my hands on you before?

SOLO: (not transcribed, play 4x Rhy.Fig 1)

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CHORUS 4: (with 4x Rhy.Fig 2, 1x Rhy.Fig 3, 2x Rhy.Fig 4, 1x Rhy.Fig5)

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Down under a locking key

put a brain-tag to every secret

If I can make my mind up

there's a chance that I might even keep it

Feel familiar and I wanna feel some more

G D C D

Have I ever laid my hands on you before?

G D C D

Well have I ever laid my hands on you before?

G D C G

And have I ever laid my hands on you before?