Is It Really You
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Afinação: E A D GTecla: C#mCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Band: Loathe
Song: Is It Really You
Album: I Let It In And It Took Everything (2020)
Bassist: Feisal El-Khazragi
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Tuning: E Standard drop C# (C#, A, D, G)
Key: C#m
BPM: 110 bpm
Time Signature(s): 6/8
Isolated Track: Yes
Live performances: Yes
Covers: No
Played with: Pick
Effects: Clean (Fuzz at the Outro)
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Feisal stated on his instagram that he used drop c# for this song but i found it easier to use this tuning
in context with the rest of the album. So you are only really changing the lower string and can transition
easily into Gored :)
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[Intro]
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
[Verse 1]
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------4---|
C#|------8-------8-8---8-7-|5-----5---5-5-5-5---5-7-|8-----8---8-8-8-8---8-7-|5-----5---5-5-5-5-----7-|
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|8-----8---8-8-8-8---8-7-|5-----5---5-5-5-5---5-7-|8-----8---8-8-8-8---8-7-|5-----5---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|
[Pre Chorus]
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|2-----2-----2-2-2-2/4-4-|5-----5-----5-5-5-5-4-5-|------------------------|
C#|1-----1-----1-1-1-1-0-1-|------------------------|------------------------|3-----3----/5-----3---5-|
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|2-----2-----2-----2/4-4-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------1-----1-----1-0-1-|------------------------|1---------1-----------1-|--------1-1/4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[Chorus]
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |----------------------6-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |----------------------6-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
[Verse 2]
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------8---8-8-8-8---8-8-|8-----------------------|--3-5-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~3-5-|5---\-------1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|----------7/9-9---------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------8---8-8-8-8---8-8-|8---\-----------10-10-8-|--3-5-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~3-5-|5---\-------1-1-1-1-1-1-|
[Bridge]
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|--4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-|--8-8-8-8-8---5-5-5-5-5-|--4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-|--8-8-8-8-8---5-5-5-4-4-|
G |------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------|
D |------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------|
A |------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------|
C#|--4-4-4-2-4---5-5-5-4-5-|--8-8/12-10-8-|4-5-4-10-8-7-|4-4-4-4-2-4-5-5-5-5-5~~~|-------------|
[Chorus]
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |----------------------6-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A |----------------------7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-7-8---|------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
[Bridge 2]
No Bass
[Outro] **Any notes in () are optional** (Fuzz On)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |(7)--------------------\-|-------------------------|
A |-x-----------------------|(4)--------------------/-| x2
C#|-8---------------------\-|-0---------------------/-|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|(4)--------------------/-|
A |-------------------------|-x-----------------------| x2
C#|-13--------------------\-|-5---------------------/-|
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| (n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
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How to play Is It Really You
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.