Alien
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
From the album "First Two Pages of Frankenstein" (2023)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/sK1jTuH5yCk
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/0qombVfkoyakHvmYg65IUa?si=16f91fa219a24f92
Capo on 3rd fret. If you want to play without capo, you can set the "Transpose" button
on +3.
[Intro]
| Am |
| Am | F | C | Gadd11 G |
[Verse 1]
Am F
Try not to worry there's a voiceover
C Gadd11 G
Go on, go quiet for a change
Am F
We can dial down the daylight a little
C Gadd11 G
I think the candy blue sky's messing with our brains
[Pre-Chorus]
Am F
We must have hit our heads
C
Don't expect familiar feelings
G
No one knows what to talk about
Dm
Just come lay down here on the couch
[Chorus]
C
Drop down out of the clouds you're in
Em G
Drop down like an alien
Dm C
I'll go outside, cry, and come right back in
Em G
Drop down like an alien
[Post-Chorus]
| Am | Fmaj7 | C | G |
[Verse 2]
Am Fmaj7
I'll find you something fun to wear
C
That goes along with all your feelings
G
We'll go extremely vivid
Am
Buttoned up and unrevealing
Fmaj7
I can be your nurse or something
C
Bring you watermelon nicotine
G Am
I can hold a swimmer here to the shore by a string
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7
Hurry up, we don't have time
C
Avalanches in my mind
G
I'm getting buried in this dream
Dm
It's just as soapy as it seems
[Chorus]
C
Drop down out of the clouds you're in
Em G
Drop down like an alien
Dm C
I'll go outside, cry, and come right back in
Em G
Drop down like an alien
[Bridge]
Am F
There's this one old idea I'm having
C G Am
Stuck in a car wash somewhere and you can't stop laughing
F
Off the rails and no one's coming to get us
C Gadd11 G
I think I like it here, so I'm gonna let 'em forget us
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm C
Hurry up, we don't have time
Em
Avalanches in my mind
G
I'm getting buried in this dream
F
It's just as soapy as it seems
[Chorus]
C
Drop down out of the clouds you're in
G
Drop down like an alien
F C
I'll go outside, cry, and come right back in
Dm C G
Drop down like an alien
[Guitar Solo]
| F | C | Dm | C G |
| F | C | Dm | C G |
[Chorus]
F C
Drop down out of the clouds you're in
Dm C G
Drop down like an alien
F C
I'll go outside, cry, and come right back in
Dm C G F
Drop down like an alien
How to play Alien
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.