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Artist: Yo La Tengo Song: We're an American Band Album: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997) Standard Tuning (EADGBE) Intro (0:00-0:23): D (you can jam on it) (0:23-0:55): Em F#m Em D | Em F#m F Em D D Verse (0:55-3:03):
Em Driving in the sF#mouth, the Emmotor's on Dfire D Let's Emput it F#mout beFfore the fEmlames go Dhigher
Em Monday matiF#mnée, &quoEmt;Big Bully"D; or "White Squall" D So Emhard to F#mchoose, wish Fwe could Emsee them Dall
D Some Emcollege in the sF#mpring, the Emsound is all Dwrong D We Gset the F#mmains to our Ffavorite EmHootie sDong
Em Driving (not aF#mgain), they're Emlate, car Dcrash D We'll Gturn to F#mlook unFless we're Emgoing too Dfast D
First part of solo (3:03-3:44): D Bm F#m F#m Second part of solo and outro (3:44-6:25): D Bm F#m G , but feel free to replace the G with F#m occasionally. End in D. If you want to give it a jazzy edge, play seventh major chords instead of normal majors and seventh minors instead of regular minors. For example, replace F#m with F#m7 and F with FM7. Listen to the song to get a feel for the rhythm and phrasing. Don't forget about distortion! This is definitely one of the best, most underrated tracks from "I Can Feel the Heart Beating as One"; the trippy, shoegaze-like atmosphere is very soothing, thanks to the vocal and instrumental textures, which blend beautifully.