Andrew Bird - Roma fade
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Tuning: D A D G B E
// Bird does a number of little specific things to his songs to make them sound the way the do.
// "Roma Fade" uses a guitar along with Bird strumming the violin. A vibraphone also follows the progression.
// This is my attempt to translate it all to a playable guitar piece for one person.
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// Chords used. (Personal preference due to easy placement of fingers)
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// (Dmrop Dm)
// Dm Dmsus2 F F7 F#dim Bb Gm G#dim Amaj Amaj7 C EMaj7
// e|-1--|----|----|----|-----|----|----|-----|--0--|--0--|-0--|--0--|
// B|-3--|-3--|----|----|-----|-3--|----|-----|--2--|--2--|-1--|--0--|
// G|-2--|-2--|-2--|-2--|--2--|-3--|-3--|--4--|--2--|--0--|-0--|--1--|
// d|-0--|-0--|-3--|-2--|--4--|-3--|-5--|--6--|--2--|--2--|-2--|--0--|
// A|-0--|-0--|-3--|-3--|--3--|-1--|-5--|--5--|--0--|--0--|-3--|--2--|
// D|-0--|-0--|-3--|-3--|--4--|----|-5--|--6--|--2--|--2--|----|--2--|
Andrew Bird - "Roma Fade"
[Whistling Intro]
Dm F
Bb Gm Amaj7 C
F EMaj7 Dmsus G#dim
Am Amaj7
[Intro Solo]
Dm F F7 Bb Gm Amaj Amaj7
[Verse]
See her Dmlight, how it reigns
So hard on your Fhigh F7plains
So you Bbtake such Gmpains
GmThat she won't nAmajotice you Amaj7
And your Dmx-rays
Of your Paleo Fman
All gF7aze
How they Bbrest, and Gmplay
Slowly corrupting Amaj7you
I wConder what the chance is you Fwanted to
EMaj7 Am
A thousand vacant stares won't make it true
Make it Amaj7true
[Pre-Chorus]
GmYou need a Cwitness just to know you're FthereF#dim
GmFrom the tips of your Cfingers, every strand of FhairAmaj7
GmYou know someone's Cwatching you watching Fme watching you
And F#dimall that we look upon
GmYou may notC know me but you feel my Amaj7stare
[Chorus]
And if she Dmsees you, it changes you
Rearranges your FmoleculesF7
And if youBb see her, itGm changes her
GmShe's a danger now, Amajafter schoAmaj7ol
And if she Dmsees you, it changes you
Rearranges your FmoleculesF7
And if youBb see her, itGm changes her
GmShe'll be seeing you Amajafter school
HerCe's where gentlemen avFert their eyes
EMaj7 Am
Maybe she's a gentleman in disguise
InAmaj7 disguise
[Pre-Chorus]
GmYou need a Cwitness just to know you're FthereF#dim
GmFrom the tips of your Cfingers, every strand of FhairAmaj7
GmYou know someone's Cwatching you watching Fme watching you
And F#dimall that we look upon
GmYou may notC know me but you feel my Amaj7stare
[Second Solo]
[Interlude]
And if I see Dmyou, how it changes Fme F7
Bb Gm AMaj
And if you see me, how it changes you
AMaj7
Changes you
[Outro]
Dm F F7 Bb Gm Amaj Amaj7
Dm F F7 Bb Gm Amaj Amaj7
Dm