Mysterons - Portishead

Mysterons

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Intro/Verse: (clean for the first bar, then with rap sounds)
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Bbm Bm Bbm Bm
e:----------1--------------2--|----------1--------------2--4----|
B:----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G:-------3--------------5-----|-------3--------------5----------|
D:----3--------------5--------|----3--------------5-------------|
A:-1-----------1--2-----------|-1-----------1--2----------------|
E:----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 
Play over 4th bar of intro: (second guitar)
 
Bbm Bm Bbm Bm
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|---------------16//21-~~---|
G:----10~~//15~~~~---10-11~//16~~--16-18-|---10~~//15~~~-------------|
D:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
Verse 1: (played as in intro tab)
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Bbm Bm
Inside you're pretending,
Bbm Bm
Look 'round you've been swept aside,
Bbm Bbm
Somewhere, where they can forget
 
Bbm Bm
Divine, a buried chain
Bbm Bm
Still holding on,
This ocean will not be grasped
 
All for nothing
 
 
Chorus 1: (play without words once)
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Ebm Ebmsus2 Bb
e:----------------------------------------|
B:---7-----6--7--6--7---------------------|
G:---8--8--------------8---7--------------|
D:---8---------------------8--8--9--8-----|x2
A:---6---------------------8-----------8--|
E:-------------------------6--------------|
 
 
Did you really want (*4)
 
 
Can also be played:
Ebm Bb
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--7-----6--7--6--7--------------------|
G:--8--8--------------8--7--7--8--7-----|
D:--8--------------------6-----------6--|x2
A:--6--------------------5--------------|
E:-----------------------6--------------|
 
Play intro again
 
Verse 2: (same chords as verse 1)
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Refuse to surrender,
Strung out until ripped apart,
Who dares,
Who dares to condemn?
 
All for nothing
 
Chorus 2: (same as chorus 1)
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Did you really want (*4)
 
Solo: (played over intro Bbm Bm) Lots of echo
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Notes: ~~~ vibrato
------ /// and \\\ sliding
 
Bbm Bm Bbm Bm
e:-------------------------|-----------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------------|
G:10~~~-\\3~~~//11~~11//13-|-10~~~~\3--4~~~--|
D:-------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------|-----------------|
E:-------------------------|-----------------|
 
 
e:-----------------------------------|
B:-18~~~\\11~~/19~~/21--18-~~~~~~~~~-|
G:-----------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|
 
 
e:--------------------------------------|------------------------|------
-----|
B:--18~~~~\\11~/19~~~/21--18~~\11~/12~~-|------------------------|------
-----|
G:--------------------------------------|---10~~~~~--11--10~~~~--|---4--
~~--3|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----|
A:--------------------------------------|------------------------|------
-----|
E:--------------------------------------|------------------------|------
-----|
 
 
e:----------|----|-----------------------------|
B:----------|----|--18-19-18-19-18--11---------|
G:~~~~~~----|----|---------------------10~~~~--|
D:----------|-x4-|-----------------------------|
A:----------|----|-----------------------------|
E:----------|----|-----------------------------|
 
 
e:---14~---18~---19-~~~------------|
B:---------------------------------|
G:-----------------------4~--3~~~~~|
D:---------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|
 
Fade out...
 
Tabbed by Frederic Maquet
f.maquet@ic.ac.uk
 
 


How to play Mysterons

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 Bbm. 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.

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