Portrait Of A Blank Slate
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5 Successful Artists Who Have Not Made It Big in the US
Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7---7---7---7------9---10------3---3---3---3------5---6-------|
Eb|-5---5---5---5---5---7---8------1---1---1---1---1---3---4--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---7---7---7-7-5-----5-------------------9---9---9-----|
Ab|-5---5---5-------7-7-------7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
Eb|-------------------------5---5---5---------------------|
x2
[Verse 1]
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7---7---7---7------9---10------3---3---3---3------5---6-------|
Eb|-5---5---5---5---5---7---8------1---1---1---1---1---3---4--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---7---7---7-7-5-----5-------------------9---9---9-----|
Ab|-5---5---5-------7-7-------7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
Eb|-------------------------5---5---5---------------------|
x2
He told me that much and now he's dead
Taught me to kill my indulgences
With a sharp blow to the temple
Pick up the phone call and do everything he says
I could take a plastic camera
We could make such a pretty picture
Oh so happy, oh, oh so happy
I'm pretty cool once you get to know me
[Refrain]
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7---3-3-3---7-7-7---7-7-7---14-14-14-------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7---3-3-3---5-5-5---7-7-7---14-14-14-------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5---1-1-1-----------5-5-5---12-12-12-------------------|
I feel at some point I broke my mind
I'm always searching, the silent type
How do you all make it look so easy?
You open your hearts up so quickly, it scares me
[Verse 2]
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7---7---7---7------9---10------3---3---3---3------5---6-------|
Eb|-5---5---5---5---5---7---8------1---1---1---1---1---3---4--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---7---7---7-7-5-----5-------------------9---9---9-----|
Ab|-5---5---5-------7-7-------7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
Eb|-------------------------5---5---5---------------------|
x2
She's an artist, paints across my chest
Goes to parties, act like hotel guests
Wake up Monday, now it's over
Don't you know no one gets what they came here for?
I could paint her, wrapped around her
We could make such a pretty picture
Oh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy
I'm pretty cool once you get to know me
[Chorus]
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Bb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-------------------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
I’m just the same, I’ve got a boring name
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------|
Gb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9------------------------------------|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------|
Across the board from what you want and what you came here for
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Bb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-------------------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
So I’ll wait there for you, I said, "Please, just let me stay"
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9------------------------------------------|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----3-3-3---3-3-3------------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----3-3-3---3-3-3------------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----1-1-1---1-1-1------------------------|
Oh, just let me stay, oh
[Verse 3]
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7---7---7---7------9---10------3---3---3---3------5---6-------|
Eb|-5---5---5---5---5---7---8------1---1---1---1---1---3---4--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---7---7---7-7-5-----5-------------------9---9---9-----|
Ab|-5---5---5-------7-7-------7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
Eb|-------------------------5---5---5---------------------|
x2
I guess you know now what to expect
He lives your own life in retrospect
You know it bores me? His insecurities
Breaks you down just to act as the architect
I could wait here, by the west pier
Watch the flotsam float, slowly disappear
Oh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy
If only you knew just how much better things could be
[Refrain]
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-7--------5-7--------5-7--------5-7-----------|
Eb|-5-5-8------5-5-8------1-1-8------1-1-8---------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-7--------5-7---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5-8------5-5-8------1-1-4---1-1-4------------------|
x2
Another week of action
Another hypoglycemic reaction
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7---3-3-3---7-7-7---7-7-7---14-14-14-------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7---3-3-3---5-5-5---7-7-7---14-14-14-------------------|
Eb|-5-5-5---1-1-1-----------5-5-5---12-12-12-------------------|
Woo!
[Chorus]
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Bb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-------------------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
I’m just the same, I’ve got a boring name
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------|
Gb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9------------------------------------|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------|
Across the board from what you want and what you came here for
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Bb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-------------------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
So I’ll wait there for you, I said, "Please, just let me stay"
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
Gb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------------------|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
Oh, just let me stay, oh just let me!
[Outro]
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Bb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-------------------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
Gb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------------------|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
Sorry, it’s all so predictable
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Bb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-------------------|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-------------------|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
Bb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
Gb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------------------|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
I’m sorry, it’s all so predictable, I know
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---7-6-5-4-----------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---7-6-5-4-----------------------|
Eb|-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---5-4-3-2-----------------------|
How to play Portrait Of A Blank Slate
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 Eb. 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.