Spoon – Chicago At Night (Guitar)

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Artist: Spoon Song: Chicago at Night Album: Girls Can Tell Notes: - This is not really a strumming song. I play something like what I've provided as "Pattern for verses", but make it your own. - The intro tab combines the organ and guitar fill. - There are some intentional F# mixed in there to match the melody. - Possible substitutions: F#m for F#5, D for Dmaj7, Dm for Dm(maj7) - The F#m(maj7) is a strange chord. Play it and the A/E with a roll for a better sound than a strum. - Studio recording ends with a slide from 1 to 7 on D string A5 577xxx A/E 0422xx B7 x2120x Bsus2 x24422 C#5 x466xx D5 xx023x Dmaj7 xx0222 Dm(maj7) xx0221 F#5 244xxx F#m(maj7) 24322x F# 2443xx

[Intro]
    >        >        >     >
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &    3  &    4  &
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9h10p9--9h10p9--7--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8-------8-------8--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

    >        >              >        >
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--------6--6--6--6--6-----------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7\\4---//6--6--6--6--6-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------0--2--4--|
                            ^ Use 7s on the D string for a twist

[Patterns for verses]
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------6----------------------2-------------|
D|-----7-----6-6-------4-------4-----3------3-3-----|
A|---7-7-0-4---------4-4-------4----4-------4-4-----|
E|-5-------------0-2-----2---2---2-2------2-----2-4-|
   Now when ...                ... wall     and she
     woke ...                  ... pall   and all
       night   the     rain    ... down     but then

   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-----------------------2-------2---------2-------2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-----4-------4---------3-------3---------2-------2-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
A|---4-4-------4-------4-----------------4---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-2-----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---0-----0---0---0--------------------|
Chicago ..   b 4 the fall      & it    don't ..  not at  all       and it
   falls     all around        in the  city      hits .. ground    and now

[Verse 1]

A5            C#5        F#5                         F#m(maj7)
Now when she went to Chicago that night, she faced a wall

        A5         C#5                 F#5                              F#m(maj7)
And she woke up outside with all those leaves in her mouth and felt the pall

        A5    C#5 F#           F#m(maj7)
And all night the rain came on down

         A5          C#5        F#5                      F#m(maj7)
But then she'd never been to Chicago at night before the fall

       A/E              B7
And it don't stop, not at all

   F#5       F#m(maj7)     A/E            B7
It falls all around in the city, hits the ground

[Chorus]

        D5             Bsus2
And now everybody's at disadvantage

Dmaj7        D      Dm(maj7)   Dm
Speaking with their second language

[Verse 2]

   A5           C#5        F#5                         F#m(maj7)
And she'd never been there before they went and set up the wall

           A5     C#5      F#5                 F#m(maj7)
And though nobody expected much from this reinvention

          A5    C#5    F#           F#m(maj7)
She still broke right  down after all

        A5             C#5       F#5                 F#m(maj7)
Because she knew that it was all over and we'd hit a wall

             A/E            B7
And like the fall, this was all

         F#5   F#m(maj7)      A/E          B7
Now it's all  around - in the city, on the ground

[Chorus]

        D5             Bsus2
And now everybody's at disadvantage

Dmaj7        D      Dm(maj7)   Dm    F#5
Speaking with their second language

[Interlude]
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-4-4---4---4-----4-4---4---4-----4-4---4---4-----4-4---4---4-----|
E-|-2-2-0-2---2---0-2-2-0-2---2---0-2-2-0-2---2---0-2-2-0-2---2-2-4-|

[Outro]

A5    C#5         F#5               F#m(maj7)
            And I never been to the wall

A5    C#5         F#5               F#m(maj7)
Never been to the wall              Never been to the wall

A5    C#5         F#5               F#m(maj7)
                  Never been to the wall

A5    C#5         F#5               F#m(maj7)
Never been to the wall              Never been to the wall

A5    C#5         F#5               F#m(maj7)   A/E    B7
                  Never been to the wall

[Chorus Riff]
e-|----------------------------------|
B-|-2/7--9-10-----9-10-----9-10------|
G-|------------10--------9-------8---|
D-|----------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------|