Tegan and Sara - Back in your head

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back in Your Head [Live] - Tegan and Sara ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: americanclassic This version is based on "Back In Your Head [Live]" on their Live Session EP [iTunes Exclusive] album, as well as both the 'The Crypt Sessions' performance on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2sz8BzpWt0] and the KEXP performance on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOglWEDxAVo]. Tuning: Standard, Capo I Chords used: E Eadd9 B A C#5 C#5* A5 B5 e|--0-----2-----x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x--| B|--0-----0-----x-----x-----x-----x------x-----x--| G|--1-----1-----8-----6-----6-----x------x-----x--| D|--2-----2-----9-----7-----6-----11-----7-----9--| A|--2-----2-----9-----7-----4-----11-----7-----9--| E|--0-----0-----7-----5-----x-----9------5-----7--| x = mute NOTE: You can totally just use E instead of Eadd9, if you want. The strumming pattern is down, down, mute, down, down, mute [keep repeating]. So: d d x, d d x, d d x, d d x, d d x This is easy to hear in "Back In Your Head [Live]" from the Live Session EP album on iTunes. Their acoustic performances on YouTube are a decent substitute though. Note: When Sara mutes chords, she uses her left hand to do so. You can watch the YouTube video I linked above to see this in action, but here's my best shot at a description: - E and Eadd9: pinky finger - strum down on the chord twice, then rest your pinky vertically on all of the strings and strum down. This is harder with Eadd9 since you use your pinky to hold down the high E string, but it just takes a bit of practice. [This is different from how Sara does it, but my hands are too small get my thumb up on the low e string like she does.] - B and A: index finger - strum down on the chord twice, then let up on the strings a bit so that your index finger is resting vertically all the way down and strum down. - C#5, C#5*, A5, and B5: middle finger - strum down on the chord twice, then let up on the strings a bit while resting your middle finger vertically across all of the strings and strum down. Intro: E - Eadd9 - B - A [Repeat x4] Strumming looks like this: E Eadd9 B A e|--0-0-x--2-2-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--| B|--0-0-x--0-0-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--| G|--1-1-x--1-1-x--8-8-x--6-6-x--| [x4] D|--2-2-x--2-2-x--9-9-x--7-7-x--| A|--2-2-x--2-2-x--9-9-x--7-7-x--| E|--0-0-x--0-0-x--7-7-x--5-5-x--| Verse 1: Play each chord 4 times [d d x, d d x, d d x, d d x] Chorus: Play each chord once [d d x] Post-chorus: Play each chord 4 times [d d x, d d x, d d x, d d x] Verse 2: Play each chord 4 times [d d x, d d x, d d x, d d x] Chorus: Play each chord once [d d x] Post-chorus: Play each chord 4 times [d d x, d d x, d d x, d d x] Bridge: Play B5 and C#5 twice each and then play A5 4 times. So it'd look like this: B5: d d x, d d x C#5: d d x, d d x A5: d d x, d d x, d d x, d d x Chorus: Play each chord once [d d x] Enjoy!