Emery – Studying Politics (Guitar Acoustic)
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Song: Studying Politics (Acoustic)
Band: Emery
Album: The Question
Tabber: DriveToNowhere
Thanks to hXc_guitarist for his version of this tab. I used it as a general guide.
***IMPORTANT NOTE***: This is not the exact version that Emery plays. This is an acoustic cover of it based
on the album version of the song, and my personal tastes. Most of the notes in parentheses are explaining
how I play it; if you don’t read them it might not make a lot of sense. If you’re lost, listen to the album
version. I tried to stay fairly true to it. Thanks, Enjoy.
NH(7) = harmonic on seventh fret
G OCTAVE = x 10 x 12 x x
(Throughout verse 1 play all six strings on a seventh fret harmonic which is notated with "NH(7)".
At the places where I have chords just strum Down-Up and go right back to harmonics)
[Verse 1]
NH(7)
It’s like a pencil with erasers at both ends
NH(7)
I want it all but we’re dealing in percents
G NH(7) And these activities that you have engaged in Em NH(7) This is the politics of seeing you dance with him Bm NH(7) We began with concluding remarks Bm NH(7) Pick up the pieces and examine the parts G NH(7) Your words always cut when they're cliché Em NH(7) But here’s my knife because I came for the buffet (Switch to chorus with a G octave chord strum Up-Down-Up) It looks like this: U D U E|------------| B|------------| G|-12-12-12---| D|--x--x--x---| A|-10-10-10---| E|------------|
(The transsition chords [A and G] are strummed the same way as the G octave above,
up-down-up real quick. Also on the “uh uh” part just do two upstrokes.)
[Chorus]
Bm This is the way it goes A With you a part of it Bm Nervously saying words G That oh-so-tightly fit Em G G A mark beneath the chin (Uh Uh) Em G OCTAVE I’ve caught you once again Bm A It’s in the way you sell every word and phrase Bm G And leaving me to know how much the meaning weighs Em G G Saying that but meaning this (Uh Uh) Em Using hands for emphasis Em Bm (Oh Ho)(Oh Ho)(Oh Ho)(Oh Ho)[x2]
[Verse 2.1]
Em Em Bm Bm You’d like to think that you’re the best part of me Bm Em Em Bm Bm Bm But I confess there is nothing left of you here (nothing left of you here)
[Verse 2.2]
Em Bm These parallels and silly games Em Hide your face and say the name G OCTAVE Say the name (say the name)
[Chorus]
Bm This is the way it goes A With you a part of it Bm Nervously saying words G That oh-so-tightly fit Em G G A mark beneath the chin (Uh Uh) Em G OCTAVE I’ve caught you once again Bm A It’s in the way you sell every word and phrase Bm G And leaving me to know how much the meaning weighs Em G G Saying that but meaning this (Uh Uh) Em Using hands for emphasis [Bridge] I lead into the bridge like this: E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12---9-9-9---7-7-7-7/9\7--| D|--x--x--x--x---x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x--| A|-10-10-10-12---7-7-7---5-5-5-5/7\5--| E|------------------------------------| (Hit the Bm minor and start singing right after this) Bm A There’s that smile again Em A You fake it and I follow you right in Bm What a fool I've been A To fall for it each time [Chorus] (Arpeggiate the first half of this chorus like this) E|-----2-------2-------0-------0----| B|-----3-------3-------0-------0----| G|-----4-------4-------0-------0----| D|--4-44----4-44-------2-------2----| A|-2-2-2---2-2-2----2-22----2-22----| E|-----------------0-0-0---0-0-0----| Bm This is the way it goes with you a part of it Bm Nervously saying words that oh-so-tightly fit Em It’s in the way you sell every word and phrase Em And leaving me to know how much the meaning weighs
(back to strumming)
Bm This is the way it goes Bm With you a part of it A Nervously saying words Em That oh-so-tightly fit Bm It’s in the way you sell Bm every word and phrase A And leaving me to know Em how much the meaning weighs
(Same pattern as before but after the fifth “oh ho”, just pound the Em three
times and the Bm once, same rhythm as the album.)
Em Bm Em (Oh Ho)(Oh Ho)(Oh Ho)(Oh Ho)(Oh Ho)
Bm
And that’s it! An acoustic take on Emery’s “Studying Politics”. Enjoy!
~ Michael