Metropolis Part1
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Metropolis Pt. 1
note : most 0's on the E string are palm muted but I am not bothering to
notate that. If a 0 is by itself, generally it is supposed to be palm muted.
*means harmonics
intro:
w/ delay
e---------
B---------
G---------
D---------
A---------
E--0-0-0--etc. (listen to record for rhythm)
(0:40) * dive w/bar
e---------------------------3------------------7\-------------
B-----------------------------3------------------\------------
G-----------------------5-------5-----------------------P-----
D------4-5-2--------4-5-5--------------4-5-2----------/7-5----
A------4-5-2--------4-5-3--------------4-5-2------------------
E--0-0-2-3-0----0-0-2-3------------0-0-2-3-0------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------- not too sure about
G----------5----------tr~~---------------------------- this part listen to
D------4-5-5--------2-4(5)\--------4-5-2------2-----2- record for rhythm
A------4-5-3---/3-5----------------4-5-2--------------
E--0-0-2-3---------------------0-0-2-3-0--0-0---0-0--- etc.
e----------------------------------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--
B-------------------------------/5----/7----/8---/10---/12------
G----------5----------------------------------------------------
D------4-5-5----5-4-2-------------------------------------------
A------4-5-3----------5-3-2-------------------------------------
E--0-0-2-3------------------5-0---------------------------------
* * * *
e---------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------w/bar---
G----------5----------tr~~----------------------5/\/\/\---
D------4-5-5--------2-4(5)-------4-5-2--------5-----------
A------4-5-3---/3-5--------------4-5-2------5-------------
E--0-0-2-3-------------------0-0-2-3-0----4---------------
DT's "Metropolis" (7:22-8:04)
(Transcribed by Brian Meloon (bmeloon@geom.umn.edu))
I love this part, so I thought I would tab it out...
Sorry that the bar lines are kinda off, but there are so many time sig
changes, that it is really hard to get it right...
|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------
|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------
|-------------------------*|-------------------|-------------------------
|-------4-----5---4---4---*|-------4-----5-----|-5---4-----4---2---------
|---------2-3---3---2---2--|---------2-3---3-2-|---2---2-0---0---0-5-2-2-
|-3-2-3--------------------|-3-2-3-------------|-------------------------
play three times...
|-------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------
|-------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------
|-------------------------|*-------------------------*|-----------------
|-5---4-----4---2---------|*-7---5-----4-------------*|-4---5-----5---7-
|---2---2-0---0---0-5-2-3-|----3---3-5---0-2-3-7-5-3--|---3---2-3---5---
|-------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------
|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------
|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------
|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------
|-----4---5---7-|-----4---5-|-----4---5---7-|-----5---7-|-----7---9-
|-2-3---3---5---|-2-3---3---|-2-3---3---5---|-3-5---5---|-5-7---7---
|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------
|------------------|--------------|-----------------------------
|------------------|--------------|-----------------------------
|------------------|-------9------|-12---11-----11---9----------
|-----9---10----12-|---------9-10-|----9----9-7----7---7-12-9-9-
|-7-9---9----10----|-10-12--------|-----------------------------
|------------------|--------------|-----------------------------
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-12---11-----11---9--------|*----14----12-------11---------------*|
|----9----9-7----7---7-12-9-|*-10----10----10-12-------9-10-14-12-*|
|---------------------------|-----------------------12-------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----15----14-------|-14----12-------|-14----12-------------|-15----14--------
|-12----12----12-10-|----10----10-10-|----10----10-15-12-12-|----12----12-13--
|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------
|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------
|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------
|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------
|-17----15----14-------|-19----17-------|-17----15-------
|----13----13----13-15-|----15----15-13-|----13----13-13-
|----------------------|----------------|----------------
|----------------------|----------------|----------------
|----------------------|----------------|----------------
|----------------------|----------------|----------------
|-20----19----17-------|-22-(^24)---------------------------------------------
|----17----17----17-17-|------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------|-9-9-9--7-11-9-7--------------------------------------
|----------------------|-----------------10-9---------------------------------
|----------------------|-----------------------7-7-7--5-9-7--7-7-7-5----------
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------9-8------
|-------------------------
|-------------------------
|--7---4------------------
|--5---2------7---6-------
|-------------5---4-------
|-------------------------
This last part I'm not too sure about (I don't even know if it's guitar
or bass playing this...), but the rest should be pretty close.
(8:04) let ring->
e--------0------------------------------------0------
B----------3---------3--------------3-------3--------
G------4-----4-----4---4----------0---0---2-------4-- repeats are similar
D----4-----------4--------------4-------0------------ with some variations
A--2-----------2--------------2-----------------0----
E---------------------------0------------------------
Have fun!!
-Ernie Lai
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How to play Metropolis Part1
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What is the starting chord?
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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.