The Cia
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Afinação: E A D GTecla: AbmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
the CIA - glass beach
notes from j mcclendon (the writer):
"jonas’ bass is a 5 string in standard, BEADG
layne’s guitar is in drop C, CGCFAD, he does the chord stabs in the verse, tapping in the chorus,
and low power chords in the heavy section
my guitar is in standard tuning and i do the higher guitar parts
-j"
the ' marks are eighth notes in 68 bpm, or quarter notes in 136 bpm
even though it's technically on a 5 string, you could tune down to B since the top string's never used :)
[verse 1]
can’t help but fall into your arms
blink at every false alarm
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4----------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4---x-2-x-2-x-2/4-x-4---x-5-5-5-4---x-----------6-x-6----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
there is nothing i can do
to separate myself from you
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4----------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4---x-2-x-2-x-2/4-x-4---x-5-5-5-4---x-----------6-x-6----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
(no lyrics)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4----------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4---x-2-x-2-x-2/4-x-4---x-5-5-5-4---x-----------6-x-6----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------6--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------4-x---4/6----------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4---x-2-x-2-x-2/4-x-4---x-5-5-5-4---x-----------6-x-6----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
yeah you’re my panopticon
with your radar always on
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4----------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4-x---2-x-2-x-2/4-x-4---x-5-5-5-4---x-----------6-x-6----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
empty shells in hollow dens
a reflection in your lens
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------4-x-4-4/6----------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4---x-2-x-2-x-2h4---2/4-x-5-5-5-4---x-----------6-x-6----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
[prechorus]
always...
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------|
B|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-x-4-x--|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
...terrified
under a spell
wiretap my head
i’m a chemical, well i'm...
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------7-------------|
B|-----------------5--5--4-5-5-7---9--9--9\x-------9-----9-9-9-4----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
...horrified
nothing to hide this emptiness
(always)...
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-----4---4-4---4-4-4-6---4------------|
E|---------------4/7-----4-----7-4----------------------------------|
B|-7--7--7-x----------5------------------------------------7---4----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
...terrified
under a spell
wiretap my head
i’m a chemical well
your...
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7-----------7---7---/9--7-----|
A|----------------7---7---/9--7--4----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------5-----5-x-------5-----5----------|
B|-5--5--5-5-x-----5-----5---------------------------------------5--|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
...vacant eyes
is your surveillance tenderness?
lost without your love
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------6-----6-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4----------|
E|---------------4/7-----4-4---7-4----------------------------------|
B|-7--7--7\x-----------------------------------------------7-7-4-4--|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
[instrumental]
(no lyrics)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------6------------|
A|-----------6-x-------4-------6---x---------6-x---------------8----|
E|-----------------------------------------------4-x-4---4----------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4-----2-x-2---2/4-x-------5-5-5-4---------------6-x------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
there’s a war inside us
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-----6-x-------4-------6---x--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------4-----------------2-4---4-6-7-0-9------|
B|-x-5---5-4-----2-x-2---2/4---------5-5-5-4-------------------6-6--|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
[verse 2]
i can’t help but volunteer this heart
for the fear when we’re apart
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------6------------|
A|-----------6-x-------4-------6---x---------6-x---------------8----|
E|-----------------------------------------------4-x-4---4----------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4-----2-x-2---2/4-x-------5-5-5-4---------------6-x------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
in the belly of the beast
born are we as ambergris
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------8-6--|
A|-----------6-x-------4-------6---x-----------------1-2-4-6--------|
E|---------------------------------------------2-4------------------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4-----2-x-2---2/4-x-------5-5-5-4-x---------------4------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
happy in your eagle eye
'til the aqueducts run dry
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------6------------|
A|---7-------6-x-------4-------6---x-7-------6-x---------------8----|
E|-----4-------------------------------4---------4-x-4---4----------|
B|-------5-4-----2-x-2---2/4-x-----------5-4---------------6-x------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
hung on every word you say
oh we love the CIA
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------6-x-------4--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4----------|
B|-x-5-5-5-4-----2-x-2---2/4-x-4---x-5-5-5-4---x-----------6-x-6----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
[prechorus]
always...
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------|
B|-----------------4--4--2-8---4----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
...terrified
under a spell
wiretap my head
i’m a chemical, well i'm...
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------7-------------|
B|-5--5--5\x-------5--5--4-5---7---9--9--9\x-------9-----9-9---4----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
...horrified
nothing to hide this emptiness
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-4-4----------|
E|---------------4/7-7---4-----7-4----------------------------------|
B|-7--7--7-x----------7------------------------------------7-7-4-4--|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
terrified
under a spell
wiretap my head
i’m a chemical well
your...
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7----7----------7---/9--7-----|
A|----7----7-----7----7---/9--7--4-------------------------------4--|
E|---------------------------------5-----5----5-5--5-----5----------|
B|-5-----5----5----5-----5------------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
...vacant eyes
is your surveillance tenderness?
lost without your love
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6h7-4h6-2h4---1--|
E|-----------------7--7--4---5-7-4-----------------------------2----|
B|-7--7--7-7--7--8-----3--------------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
[instrumental 2]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------4---4----|
E|-4-------------------------------5-----5-----5--------------------|
B|-------5-----5----------------------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------------------------------------3--|
B|-------------3---------------3---2---------------4-----------4----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------4---4----|
E|-4-----------------------------4-5-----5-----5-----5--------------|
B|-------5-----5---------------5------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-------------------------------------------------------------3--|
B|-------------3-----3-----3---3---2---2---2---2--/4---4---4---4----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
[bridge]
in your teeth, on your mind
your sympathy’s a waste of time
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--4--4---4-4-0-2--2--2---2-2---------------------------------3--|
B|-------------------------------4-5--5--5---5-5-5-4--4--4---4-4----|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
little blinking light you hide behind
i can’t help it i keep coming back to you
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------1---2--1---------------------------------------------|
E|-4--4--4---4------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0---0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-x-4---------------------------4-x-4-x--------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-x-4-x-------------------------4-x-4----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------4-----2-----1----------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
[breakdown]
tempo speeds up! 68/136 bpm ==> 95/190 bpm
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
B|-1/12\0-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0---4-------------3---\---------0---4-------------3---\--|
B|-2---4-------------2-x-4-x-------2-x-4-x-----------2-x-4-x--------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0---4-------------3---\---------0---4-------------3---\--|
B|-2---4-------------2---4---------2---4-------------2---4----------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------9\-|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0---4-------------3---\---------0---4-------------3---\--|
B|-2---4-------------2-x-4-x-------2---4-------------2-x-4-x--------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------4---4-x------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-----------------3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4------------------|
B|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-----------------5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4--|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----2-----1----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------4-----3----/6-------2-------1------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3/4--------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---4---4---4------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------5---5---5---5---5---4---x--------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---4---4---4---------------------------/9\------|
B|---------------------------------5---5---5---5---5---4------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---4---4---4------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------5---5---5---5---5---4---x--------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-4----------------------------|
B|-----------5------------------|
' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
************************************
| x mute string
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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How to play The Cia
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.