Sufjan Stevens - Dumb i sound
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Tuning: E A D G B E
A simple, but beautiful Sufjan Stevens song. The entire song revolves around a repeated piano line tabbed
below. This line is really just a changing bass note played under the root and third of a Bb chord, so it's a
very easy song to improvise a little in. Additionally, I added a transcrition of the piano line down an octave
if the higher one doesn't work well with your arrangement.
The recorders that join the song in the chorus are just descending down a Bb major scale (with some
embellisments) until they reach D, and then starting over again.
Enjoy!
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Piano Transcription:
Bb/D Bb/F Bb/C
e|----------10------------------10------------------10------------------10------|
B|-----11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11--------11-|
G|-7------------------10--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------10------------------10----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Alternative:
Bb/D Bb/F Bb/C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--------------------|
G|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
D|-0---------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3---------------3----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Intro]
Bb/D Bb/F Bb/C (x4)
[Verse 1]
Bb/D Something's Bb/Fsuddenly uBb/Cnclear
Bb/D Someone's Bb/Fsuddenly myBb/C fear
Bb/D My eyes deBb/Fmand like broken Bb/Ceaves
Bb/D The ladel Bb/Foverspills onBb/C eaves
[Chorus]
If yoBb/Du Bb/F Bb/C
Once knBb/Dew Bb/F Bb/C
How IBb/D Bb/F Bb/C
Loved yBb/Dou Bb/F Bb/C
[Verse 2]
Bb/D And my Bb/Fbruise-colored eBb/Cyes peel
Bb/D Every Bb/Fimage to your fBb/Cace and heel
Bb/D And if you're Bb/Fhappy I amBb/C too
Bb/D And if you're Bb/Fsleeping, I'm Bb/Fwith you
[Chorus] (x2)
But yBb/Dou Bb/F Bb/C love someone else
But yBb/Dou Bb/F want toBb/C be with someone else
And Bb/DI Bb/F can't bBb/Celieve how dumb I sound
And Bb/DI Bb/F will put my Bb/Cface over the ground
[Outro] (x6)
And loBb/Dve youBb/F and lBb/Cove you