Teleharmonic - The Smile

Teleharmonic

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Jonny goes to town with the up-picking.
He uses a pick for the verses and choruses
and fingers for the bridge
 
This video is a great reference to
understand the rhythm and the parts:
https://youtu.be/RDasjf7vpPI
 
Extra points if you can wear your bass
upright like Jonny :)
 
[Intro - guitar & vocals only]
 
[Verse 1 - still no bass yet]
 
"will i make the morning? i don't know..."
"tied up...in half truths"
"wanting...payback...payback"
"whining drones, on a cold sea"
"ramming down doors, piling in"
"caught in dragnets by fisherman"
"wanting payback ... payback"
"where are you taking me (x2)"
 
[Chorus 1]
 
bass comes in right after 1st "there"
1:57 on the album track
 
"somewhere you'll be there"
G|--3-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---1--1--1--1-1-1--1--1--1-1-1--1--1--|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"so long"
G|------------3--3----------------------|
D|----3-3--3----------------------------|
A|--1-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------3-3-3--3--1-3-3-3--3--3-|
A|-4-4--4--4--4-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"somewhere you'll be there"
G|---0-0--0--0-1-0----------------------|
D|-3------------------------------------|
A|-----------------1-1-1--1--1--1--1--1-|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"so long"
G|-------------3-3-3--3--3--------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1--1--1--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3|
A|-4-4--4--4--4-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"soon you'll be there"
G|-0-0-0--0-1-0-3-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------1--1--1--0-1-1--1--1--|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"so long"
G|--------------3-3-3--3--3-------------|
D|--------3--3--------------------------|
A|-1-1-1--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3|
A|-4-4--4--4--4-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"soon you'll be there"
G|-0-0-0--0-1-0-3-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge 1 - switches to fingers]
 
"in all that fire..."
G|-13-13-13-13-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|13-13-13-13-18-18-18-18-16-16-16-16---|
 
"...and ice"
G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------------|
 
"...and ice"
G|--18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18--|
 
"in all that..."
G|-13-13-13-13-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17--|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|13-13-13-13-18-18-18-18-16-16-16-16---|
 
"...fire"
G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------------|
 
"in all that..."
G|-13-13-18-18-18-18--15-15-15-15-------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|13-13-18-18-18-18--15-15-15-15--------|
 
"...ice"
G|--13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-9--9--9--9---------------|
 
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
 
[Verse 2]
G|--3-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---1--1--1--1-1-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"bury me..."
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3--3--3-------------------------|
A|--------------4-4--4--4--4------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-1-1--1--1--1-1-1--1--1--1------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"...in the way out"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---------------4-4-4--4--4------------|
E|-4-4-4--4--4--------------------------|
 
"in the past"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---4-4--4--4---6-4--4--4-6-4----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"oh lord..."
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3--3--3-------------------------|
A|--------------4-4--4--4--4------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"how should i forget"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-1-1--1--1--1-1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1----|
A|----------------------------------4-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6--6--6-8-6----------------------|
 
"hung up..."
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3--3--3-------------------------|
A|--------------4-4--4--4--4------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"pinned up..."
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-1-1--1--1--1-1-1--1--1--1------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"by hammer and nails"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---------------4----------------------|
E|-4-4-4--4--4--------------------------|
 
[Chorus 2]
 
"somewhere you'll be there"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"so long"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----3-3--3-3-3------------------------|
A|----------------1-1-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-|
A|-4-4--4--4--4-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"somewhere you'll be there"
G|---0-0--0--0-1-0----------------------|
D|-3------------------------------------|
A|-----------------1-1-1--1--1--1--1--1-|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"so long"
G|-------------3-3-3--3--3--------------|
D|--------3--3--------------------------|
A|-1-1-1--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3|
A|-4-4--4--4--4-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"soon you'll be there"
G|-0-0-0--0-1-0-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------1-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------3--3--------------------|
D|--------3-3---------------------------|
A|-1-1-1--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge 2 - switches to fingers]
 
"in all that..."
G|-13-13-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17--------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|13-13-18-18-18-18-16-16-16-16---------|
 
"...fire"
G|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------------|
 
"in all that..."
G|-13-13-18-18-18-18--15-15-15-15-------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|13-13-18-18-18-18--15-15-15-15--------|
 
"...ice"
G|--13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-9--9--9--9---------------|
 
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
 
[Verse 3]
G|--3-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-1-1--1--1---|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--3-3--3--3--3------------------------|
A|---------------4-4--4--4--4-----------|
E|-1------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-1-1--1--1--1-1-1--1--1--1------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-4--4--4------------|
E|-4-4-4--4--4-6-4----------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---4-6-4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4-6-4-------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3--3--3-------------------------|
A|--------------4-4--4--4--4------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-1-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-1--1--1-----|
A|----------------------------------4-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------8----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-6-6--6--6--6---6--6--6---------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------8------------------------|
E|-6-6-6--6--6---6----------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3--3--3-------------------------|
A|--------------4-4--4--4--4------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"where are you taking me"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-1---1----1-----1---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
"where are you taking me"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---------------4----------------------|
E|-4--4---------------------------------|

How to play Teleharmonic

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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.

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