Turn On The News
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TURN ON THE NEWS (Grant Hart)
Chords:
F# 2443XX A X0222X E 0221XX B X244XX C# X466XX
F#5 X9 11 11 XX A5 X 12 14 14 XX E5 X799XX
Intro:
F# A E5 E/F# E5
e:(2)------4---2--------------------|
B:(2)--2-----------2----------------|
G:-3---------------2----------------| Played
D:-4---------------2---2---2----2---| twice
A:-----------------0---2---2----2---|
E:-2-------------------0---2----0---|
F# A E
e:(2)------4---2-------0---------|
B:(2)--2-----------2---0---------|
G:-3---------------2---1---------|
D:-4---------------2---2---------|
A:-----------------0---2---------|
E:-2-------------------0---------|
F# A
If there's one thing that I can't explain
E B
Is why the world has to have so much pain
F# A
With all the ways of communicating
E C#
We can't get in touch with who we're hating (who we're hating)
and now we can't get in touch with who we ha - ay - ate
F# A
So turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)
E F#
turn on (turn on) the news
F# A
So turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)
E C#(with riff below played over)
turn on (turn on) the news
C# Riff:
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|
G:-6-b(7)--8-b(9)--9-b(10)-11b(12)-11b(12)-11b(12)-11b(13)-|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|
F# A
I hear it every day on the radio
E B
Somebody shoots a guy he don't even know
F# A
Airplanes are falling out of the sky
E B
A baby is born and another one dies
F# A
Highways fill with refugees now
E B
Doctors finding out about disease
F# A
With all this uptight pushing and shoving
E C#
Keeps us away from who we're loving (who we're loving)
That keeps us away from who we should be loving
F# A
So turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)
E F#
turn on (turn on) the news
F# A
Turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)
E F#
turn on (turn on) the news
F# A
Turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)
E F#
turn on (turn on) the news
F# A
So turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)
E C#
turn on (turn on) the news
Solo Break:
A E F#
e:----------------|------------------|------------------|
B:-2--------------|--0---------------|--2---------------|
G:-2--------------|--1---------------|--3---------------|
D:-2--------------|--2---------------|--4---------------|
A:-0--------------|--2---------------|--4---------------|
E:----------------|--0---------------|--2---------------|
A E
e:-----------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-----------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-4-b(5)--4-b(5)--2---1-|-----2---4-b(5)--2---1---2---4b|
D:-----------------------|-4-----------------------------|
A:-----------------------|-------------------------------|
E:-----------------------|-------------------------------|
F#
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:(5)------4--2--1-------1---2---4-b(5)|
D:-------------------4-----------------|
A:-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|
A
e:-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|
G:-4-\-2-/-4-\-2-/-4-/-6---|
D:-------------------------|
A:-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|
E
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:-6-b(8)--6---6-b(8)--6---9-b(10)-9---9-b(10)-9---|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
F#
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----7-p-5-------7-p-5---7-p-5-------7-p-5---7-p-5-------7-p-5-----|
G:-11----------6--------------------6-------------------6----------6-|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:-7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5---|
G:-----6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6-|
D:--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
E
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:-7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5---|
G:-----6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6-|
D:--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
F#
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:-7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5---|
G:-----6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6-| Played
D:--------------------------------------------------------| twice
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
A
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-10-10-10--12b(14)---10-10-10--12b(14)---10-10-10--12b(14)---14-14-12--|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-14--12-p10--12-p10--12-p10--12-h14--|
G:-------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|
F#
e:------------------------------------------------------2---|
B:-12-p10-\9---10-p9-\7---9-p7-\5---7-p5-\4---5-p4-\2-------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|
A
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-5-h-6-h-7-----5-h-6-h-7-p-6-p-5-----7-p-6-p-5-----7-p-6-p-5------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------4--|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-5-h-6-h-7-----5-h-6-h-7-p-6-p-5-----7-p-6-p-5-----7-p-6-p-5------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------2--|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-7-p-5-\-4-/-5-----7-p-5-p-4-------4-h-5-h-7-------4-h-5-h-7---|
G:-------------------------------4---------------4---------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------|
A E
e:-----------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
B:-7---7---7---7---|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
G:-----------------|---------------------------------|
D:-----------------|---------------------------------|
A:-----------------|---------------------------------|
E:-----------------|---------------------------------|
F#
e:-7-p-5---5---5---7-p-5---5---5---7-p-5---5---5---7-p-5---5---5---|
B:---------7---------------7---------------7---------------7-------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#(palm muted) A5(palm muted)
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-| These
A:-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-| four
E:-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-| bars
E5(palm muted) F#(palm muted)
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| are
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| played
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| twice
D:-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|
A:-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|
E:-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|
F# A
Turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)
E F#
Turn on (turn on) the news
F# A
Turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)
E F#
Turn on (turn on) the news
F# A
Turn it on (turn it on) turn it on (turn it on)
E F#
Turn it on (turn it on) the news
F# A
Turn it on (turn it on) turn it on (turn it on)
E F#
Turn it on (turn it on) the news
F# A
We've got to turn it on (got to turn it on)
E F#
Turn it on (turn it on)
Then the solo below over the following:
F#
e:-9---12--9---12--9---12--14-p12--|
B:---------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|
A E
e:-9---12--14-p12-p9---9---12--9---12--12-p9---|
B:---------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------|
F#
e:-----14--12--9---12--14--14--14--12--14--9---|
B:-10------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------|
With above solo:
F# A
Turn it on (turn it on)
E F#
Turnit on
F# A E F#
Then (without solo):
F#5 A5 E5 (played three times)
Last riff (after the final, held F#5):
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-/-9---7-p-5-\-2-|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 F#5(hold)
e:----------------------------------------|
B:--0-h-2-p-0-----------------------------|
G:--------------2-------------------------|
D:------------------4--/----------2---4---|
A:---------------------/------/---2---4---|
E:----------------------------/---0---2---|
Pick scrape
How to play Turn On The News
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. 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.