St. Vincent – The Powers Out (Guitar)
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by St. Vincent
tabbed by: Jim Ferraiolo ([email protected])
An excellently moody cut off of All Born Screaming (2024), replete with some real Robert Fripp-like guitar
screeching in the background and throughout the track. The basic song form is fairly simple, however.
The chords in the chorus are a little tricky to notate, because Annie elongates the word "power" and I didn't
want to type 57 o's into the lyrics - just listen to the rhythm of the changes and you should be able to nail
it.
[Intro]
Just a heavily distorted and vibratoed G note at the 12th fret that slowly becomes an Ab as the verse begins.
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|--12~~~~~13----------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Ab Fm Monday morning, subway station Bbm Db Eb Pushers pushing, racers racing Ab Fm Came the message on the station Bbm Db Eb "The power's out across the nation" Bbm Eb And, "Ladies and gentleman, it seems we got a problem" Bbm Gb Eb The man on my screen said, just as somebody shot him Bbm And the mothers gasped, the children cried Gb Eb Almost could not believe my eyes
[Chorus]
Ab Bbm Db The power's out Ab And no one can save us Ab Bbm Db No one can blame us now Bbm Gb Eb That the power's out
[Verse 2]
Ab Fm It was pouring like a movie Bbm Db Eb Every stranger looked like they knew me Ab Fm Handsome cowboys praying, Gothic Bbm Db Eb Said, "I just remembered being happy" Bbm Eb And "Ladies and gentleman, do remember me smiling" Bbm Gb Eb The queer on the train said as she jumped off the platform Bbm Bbm And some blind folks held the police, crying Gb Eb I swear to you I would not lie
[Chorus]
Ab Fm Bbm Db Eb The power's out Ab And no one can save us Fm Bbm Db Eb No one can blame us now Ab Fm Bbm Db Eb Cause the power's out Ab Fm Bbm Db Eb The power's out Ab And no one can save us Fm Bbm Db Eb No one can blame us now Bbm Eb That the power's out Eb N.C. That's why I never came home
[Outro]
This is kind of the main riff at the end of the song and reflects the bassline throughout. It is also played
during the second chorus in the background. The song is in 3/4 time so I've tried to tab the rhythm as best
as I can.
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------3----3---3-5-6---8----------| D|---------------------------1----1---1-3-4---6----------| A|--6----6---6-8-3---3---3-6-----------------------------| E|--4----4---4-6-1---1---1-4-----------------------------| x2
Repeat Bbm to Eb progression during fade out.