How To Talkbox
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Em7 D7 Cmaj7 B7b9
Em7 D7 Cmaj7 B7b9
Ok!
[Verse 1]
C D
This is the story of a song
Em Bm
That started out as a remix
C D
But they wouldn't release it
A Bm
Such a shame, such a shame
C D
Then I said to myself:
Em Bm
Shouldn't I just finish it anyway
C D A
And make it a song for myself?
Bm
So that is what I did
Em7
And in this track
D7
Step by step
Cmaj7
I will explain
B7b9
How this works
A7add11
'What?', you say
Dm7/G Cmaj9 B7
Well I'm talking about the Talkbox! Here goes:
[Chorus]
Em7 D7
Cause when you talkbox, this is what you do:
Cmaj7 B7b9
You play your notes on your keyboard
A7add11 Dm7/G Cmaj9
What you play comes out of the tube, not the other way round
B7 Bdim/F
Which is a common misconception
Em7 D7
So to clarify: No, you're not singing
Cmaj7 B7b9
You make the lyrics with your mouth
A7add11 Dm7/G
But you cannot use your vocal cords
Cmaj9 B7
Which is hard, which is hard
[Verse 2]
C D Em Bm
Some of the fun things you can do with a talkbox:
C D
You can hold a note for as long as you
A Bm C D Em
liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike
Bm
Because you need no breath
C D A B7
Or I can do this for a more speech-like sound. Wow!
[Chorus]
Em7 D7
Cause when you talkbox, this is what you do
Cmaj7 B7b9
You play your notes on your keyboard (on your keyboard)
A7add11 Dm7/G Cmaj9
What you play comes out of the tube, not the other way round (no no no no)
B7 Bdim/F
Which is a common misconception (oh dear)
Em7 D7
So to clarify: No, you're not singing
Cmaj7 B7b9
You make the lyrics with your mouth
A7add11 Dm7/G
But you cannot use your vocal cords (no no no)
Cmaj9 B7
And it's hard, so so so hard
[Bridge]
N.C.
What else is there to say?
Em
If you wanna do harmonies I'd rather not play them all at once
C/E D/E
I mean you can, but you're getting a lot of distortion
Em7 D7 Cmaj7
Let me demonstrate: Oooooooh Oooooooh Oooooooh
B7b9 A7add11
Actually that sounds lovely!
Dm7/G Cmaj9 B7 Bdim/F
But for a cleaner sound you'll need overdubs. That's all!
[Chorus]
Em7 D7
Cause when you talkbox, this is what you do (what you do)
Cmaj7 B7b9
You play your notes on your keyboard (on the keyboard)
A7add11 Dm7/G Cmaj9
What you play comes out of the tube, not the other way round (no no no no)
B7 Bdim/F
Which is a common misconception (oh dear)
Em7 D7
So to clarify: No, you're not singing
Cmaj7 B7b9
You make the lyrics with your mouth
A7add11 Dm7/G
But the talkbox part is over now
Cmaj9 B7
I'm gonna play some synthesizers
Bdim/F
Bye!
[Outro]
Em7 D7 Cmaj7 B7b9
A7add11 Dm7/G Cmaj9 B7 Bdim/F
Em
How to play How To Talkbox
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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.