Arcade Fire - Brazil
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BRAZIL - The Arcade Fire
Tabbed by: Alex W. (greensea)
Tuning: Standard
Brazil is a rearrangement of the song Aquarela do Brasil, originally written in 1939.
been recorded a whole bunch of times, and was used to great effect as a theme for Terry
1984 classic, also named Brazil. This version is the b-side for the Arcade Fire's Cold
and Rebellion (Lies) singles.
The song opens with a distinctive chromatic melody, up and down from B to C#. Here it is
a few different octaves.
Pick and choose one or more of these positions to play, depending on what you like the
of.
CHROMATIC MELODY
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|-0-1-2--0-1-2-2-1-|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-2-3-4--2-3-4-4-3-|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
e|------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------|-9-10-11--9-10-11-11-10-9|
A|------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-8-9--7-8-9-9-8-|-------------------------|
INTRO
N.C.
Play the chromatic melody twice.
EPlay the chromatic melody twice more.
VERSE
EBrazil, where hearts were entertaining F#mJune
We stood beneath an amber moon
And softly whispered, "One G#mday soon"
We F#mkissed and cG#mlung together
C#TheDn C# - tomorrow was another day D C#
The morning found me miles away D C#
With still a million things to F#msay
And Amnow, the twilight moves the sky abEove
Recalling thrills of our lF#move
There's one thing I'm certain G#mof
RetF#murn, I G#mwill, to F#mold BrazEil
BRIDGE
EPlay the chromatic melody four times.
Repeat VERSE
Repeat BRIDGE, ending on E.